GWRE vs SE vs BWIN Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Sea and Baldwin Insurance Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$74.67 -27.8% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.99B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sea leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sea 5, Guidewire Software 4, Baldwin Insurance 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWRESEBWINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.51B $43.99B $2.97B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 111.3x 26.2x -36.5x SE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.1x 19.9x 14.9x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +43.5% +7.6% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 6.3% -611.2% GWRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — -1.5% GWRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 28.2x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.1% -52.2% +30.9% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr -26.8%/yr -3.7%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.2% 52.3% 58.9% SE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 71/100 17/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

GWRESEBWIN

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

AxisGWRESEBWIN
Valuation 38 #61 of 98 78 #37 of 167 3 #116 of 119
Growth 88 #12 of 94 68 #49 of 153 35 #77 of 117
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 68 #49 of 153 9 #107 of 117
Financial Health 74 #28 of 105 70 #54 of 179 4 #113 of 118
Shareholder Returns 54 #29 of 62 – 37 #68 of 108
Overall 66 71 17
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGWRESEBWINSPY
1 month +23.6%-27.8%+0.3% -1.0%
3 months +36.7%-25.4%+20.7% +2.9%
6 months +35.4%-12.6%+27.2% +6.4%
Year to date -6.0%-41.5%+33.0% +11.4%
1 year -25.1%-52.2%+30.9% +13.1%
3 years +111.3%+64.9%+50.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +28.4%+18.2%+14.6% +21.5%
5 years +53.1%-79.0%-17.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.9%-26.8%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years +227.2%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.6%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGWRESEBWINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.2%52.3%58.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.4%54.9%50.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.29-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-1.000.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-90.3%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-53.4%-0.1% -2.5%
52-week high $253.05$160.10$32.00 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$74.67$16.50 $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.

MultipleGWRESEBWIN
P/E now vs peer median 114.2xmedian 21.5x 26.4xmedian 17.5x -36.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 335.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 72.5xmedian 15.7x —median 14.9x 83.6xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 16.4x 8.8xmedian 11.2x 102.0xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 1.9x —median 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.41median 1.06 0.36median 0.42 -1.65median 0.47

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 monthsGWRESEBWIN
Revenue $1.48B $26.55B $13.29M
Gross profit $947.37M $12.29B –
Operating income $149.87M $2.28B -$119.63M
Net income $139.28M $3.91B -$127.55M
Free cash flow $377.66M $5.22B $43.71M
R&D $340.10M $1.17B –
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $2.64 $-0.88
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $3.53B $184.50M
Total debt $2.71B $2.37B $8.10B
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 638.23M 92.76M
Enterprise value $12.07B $3.88B $2.42B

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
MetricGWRESEBWIN
P/E 114.2x 26.4x -36.5x
P/FCF 41.0x 8.8x 102.0x
P/Operating cash flow 39.8x 8.8x 49.1x
P/S 10.5x 1.7x 335.2x
P/B 13.0x – 3.1x
P/Tangible book 13.2x – -154.4x
EV/EBITDA 72.5x – 83.6x
EV/EBIT 102.9x 16.2x -56.2x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 1.4x 505.9x
EV/FCF 40.8x 7.1x 153.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.6x 7.1x 74.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.41 0.36 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWRESEBWIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 43.5% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 27.7% -76.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 41.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -83.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% 57.3% -227.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 26.1% -3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% -97.5% -331.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 26.3% 15.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 31.1% -235.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 73.7% 22.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% 14.3% 279.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% 56.7% 34.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% 14.3% 146.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 56.7% 36.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWRESEBWIN
Gross margin 64.2% 46.3% –
EBITDA margin 14.4% – 605.3%
Operating margin 10.2% 8.6% -900.0%
Pretax margin 11.1% 11.6% -2,082%
Net margin 9.4% 6.3% -611.2%
FCF margin 25.6% 19.6% 328.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 19.6% 682.9%
Return on equity 11.1% – -8.9%
Return on assets 5.4% 12.5% -2.2%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – -1.5%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 15.0% -2.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.3x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% – 563.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWRESEBWIN
Debt / assets 26.3% 1.0% 39.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 28.2x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 0.1x 56.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 59.2% 77.0%
Equity / assets 46.3% – 23.0%
Interest coverage 11.2x 123.4x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.17 – 0.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWRESEBWIN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusGWRESEBWIN
Forward P/E 46.1xFY2027 19.9xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $3.75FY2026 $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +17.3% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $30.91BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +34.7%FY2026 +38.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +21.1% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWRESEBWIN
Held by institutions 99.3% 63.6% 64.5%
Institutions holding 546 773 229
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.6% +0.2%
Institutions buying 248 436 112
Institutions selling 226 223 76
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.96 1.47

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.

GWRESEBWIN
GWRE 1.00 0.19 0.21
SE 0.19 1.00 0.07
BWIN 0.21 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, SE and BWIN?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $15.51B, Sea (SE) $43.99B, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, SE and BWIN?

Sea (SE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 111.3x, Sea (SE) 26.2x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 46.1x, Sea (SE) 19.9x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -611.2%). On return on invested capital, Guidewire Software (GWRE) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -25.1%, Sea (SE) -52.2%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +30.9%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.9%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.8%/yr, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sea (SE) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.2%, Sea (SE) 52.3%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWRE, SE and BWIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sea (SE) leads on 5. 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.