GWRE vs HCI vs NP Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Hci and Neptune Insurance Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HCI HCI Group, Inc.
$198.43 +12.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.47B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.13M
Div. yield
0.81%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hci leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hci 7, Neptune Insurance Holdings 3, Guidewire Software 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWREHCINPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.13B $2.47B $3.95B GWRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 96.8x 8.2x 88.4x HCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x 8.9x 49.6x HCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +22.8% +33.8% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 31.3% 22.7% HCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 28.7% 512.4% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.9x — HCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.81% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.1% -1.3% +13.9% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr +8.2%/yr — HCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.7% 29.3% 60.7% HCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 87/100 39/100 HCI

Percentile Scorecard

GWREHCINP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGWREHCINP
Valuation 42 #58 of 99 77 #28 of 119 3 #115 of 119
Growth 88 #12 of 94 98 #3 of 114 81 #22 of 114
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 98 #3 of 106 99 #2 of 106
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 97 #4 of 104 5 #99 of 104
Shareholder Returns 53 #29 of 60 64 #39 of 105 4 #101 of 105
Overall 67 87 39
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HCI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGWREHCINPSPY
1 month +12.4%+12.6%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months +4.5%+9.0%-9.1% +3.7%
6 months +15.7%+29.2%+14.6% +7.1%
Year to date -20.4%+3.5%-1.3% +12.8%
1 year -33.1%-1.3%+13.9% +11.9%
3 years +84.5%+246.3%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.7%+51.3%— +22.8%
5 years +27.3%+48.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.0%+8.2%— +10.9%
10 years +176.1%+649.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%+22.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGWREHCINPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.7%29.3%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.1%28.9%56.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.040.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.040.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-79.2%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-4.0%-17.9% -1.2%
52-week high $239.49$206.71$35.05 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$148.98$17.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGWREHCINP
P/E now vs peer median 96.8xmedian 19.5x 8.2xmedian 10.7x 88.4xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.4x 20.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 61.3xmedian 17.8x 3.3xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 16.1x 6.4xmedian 8.5x 48.2xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 1.5x -18.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 0.98 0.05median 0.60 —median 0.60

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGWREHCINP
Revenue $1.48B $952.13M $197.00M
Gross profit $947.37M $697.37M –
Operating income $149.87M $464.99M $81.30M
Net income $139.28M $343.83M $44.74M
Free cash flow $377.66M $388.86M $82.04M
R&D $340.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $23.55 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $872.34M $17.43M
Total debt $678.09M $36.00M $922.00M
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 12.66M 146.39M
Enterprise value $9.69B -$1.77B $3.90B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGWREHCINP
P/E 96.8x 8.2x 88.4x
P/FCF 34.8x 6.4x 48.2x
P/Operating cash flow 33.7x 6.0x 48.2x
P/S 8.9x 2.6x 20.1x
P/B 11.0x 2.1x -18.7x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 2.1x -18.6x
EV/EBITDA 61.3x 3.3x –
EV/EBIT 87.1x 3.4x 51.0x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 1.7x 21.1x
EV/FCF 34.6x 4.1x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 3.8x 50.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 0.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWREHCINP
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 22.8% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 23.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 60.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 60.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% 103.4% 7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 322.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% 117.6% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 185.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 109.9% 197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 162.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% -15.3% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% 204.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% -16.7% 53.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 169.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWREHCINP
Gross margin 64.2% 73.2% –
EBITDA margin 14.4% 49.8% –
Operating margin 10.2% 48.8% 41.3%
Pretax margin 11.1% 48.4% 34.1%
Net margin 9.4% 31.3% 22.7%
FCF margin 25.6% 40.8% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 43.2% 41.6%
Return on equity 11.1% 29.3% –
Return on assets 5.4% 13.1% 43.4%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 28.7% 512.4%
Return on capital employed 7.9% – 3,191%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 1.3% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWREHCINP
Debt / assets 26.3% 1.4% 206.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 0.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 55.7% 303.6%
Equity / assets 46.3% 44.3% -203.6%
Interest coverage 11.2x 115.2x 5.4x
Current ratio 1.8x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.15 – 5.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWREHCINP
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 3.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGWREHCINP
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2027 8.9xFY2026 49.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $22.21FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 -2.2%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% -15.2% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $1.02BFY2026 $195.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +13.2%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +7.0% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWREHCINP
Held by institutions 99.3% 75.5% 71.7%
Institutions holding 547 287 136
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +7.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 249 163 105
Institutions selling 226 83 24
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.96 4.38

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GWREHCINP
GWRE 1.00 0.20 0.20
HCI 0.20 1.00 0.17
NP 0.20 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, HCI and NP?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.13B, Hci (HCI) $2.47B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, HCI and NP?

Hci (HCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 96.8x, Hci (HCI) 8.2x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 88.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hci (HCI) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 39.0x, Hci (HCI) 8.9x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 49.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Hci (HCI) +22.8%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hci (HCI) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Hci (HCI) 31.3%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Hci (HCI) 28.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.1%, Hci (HCI) -1.3%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +13.9%. Over five years, Hci (HCI) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +5.0%/yr, Hci (HCI) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hci (HCI) 0.81%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hci (HCI) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.7%, Hci (HCI) 29.3%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWRE, HCI and NP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hci (HCI) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.