GWRE vs SE vs HCI Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Sea and Hci Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$76.56 -22.4% 1M -50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.08B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
HCI HCI Group, Inc.
$198.43 +12.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.13M
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hci leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Hci 9, Sea 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWRESEHCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.67B $44.08B $2.42B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 98.1x 26.2x 8.1x HCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x 20.2x 8.9x HCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +43.5% +22.8% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 6.3% 31.3% HCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 28.7% HCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -1.9x HCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.1% -50.9% -1.3% HCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr -26.0%/yr +8.2%/yr HCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.7% 52.2% 29.3% HCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 71/100 87/100 HCI

Percentile Scorecard

GWRESEHCI

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

AxisGWRESEHCI
Valuation 42 #58 of 99 77 #39 of 166 77 #28 of 119
Growth 88 #12 of 94 68 #49 of 153 98 #3 of 114
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 69 #48 of 153 98 #3 of 106
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 69 #56 of 179 97 #4 of 104
Shareholder Returns 53 #29 of 60 – 64 #39 of 105
Overall 67 71 87
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • HCI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGWRESEHCISPY
1 month +12.4%-22.4%+12.6% +0.7%
3 months +4.5%-27.9%+9.0% +3.7%
6 months +15.7%-9.8%+29.2% +7.1%
Year to date -20.4%-40.0%+3.5% +12.8%
1 year -33.1%-50.9%-1.3% +11.9%
3 years +84.5%+84.7%+246.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.7%+22.7%+51.3% +22.8%
5 years +27.3%-77.7%+48.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.0%-26.0%+8.2% +10.9%
10 years +176.1%—+649.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%—+22.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGWRESEHCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.7%52.2%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.1%55.2%28.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.270.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.97-0.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-90.3%-79.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-51.5%-4.0% -1.2%
52-week high $239.49$157.76$206.71 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$74.01$148.98 $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.

MultipleGWRESEHCI
P/E now vs peer median 96.8xmedian 19.5x 27.1xmedian 16.7x 8.2xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 61.3xmedian 17.8x —median 12.7x 3.3xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 16.1x 9.0xmedian 10.5x 6.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.0x —median 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 0.98 0.37median 0.39 0.05median 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 monthsGWRESEHCI
Revenue $1.48B $26.55B $952.13M
Gross profit $947.37M $12.29B $697.37M
Operating income $149.87M $2.28B $464.99M
Net income $139.28M $3.91B $343.83M
Free cash flow $377.66M $5.22B $388.86M
R&D $340.10M $1.17B –
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $2.64 $23.55
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $3.53B $872.34M
Total debt $678.09M $2.37B $36.00M
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 638.23M 12.66M
Enterprise value $10.24B $3.97B -$1.92B

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
MetricGWRESEHCI
P/E 96.8x 27.1x 8.2x
P/FCF 34.8x 9.0x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.7x 9.0x 6.0x
P/S 8.9x 1.8x 2.6x
P/B 11.0x – 2.1x
P/Tangible book 11.2x – 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 61.3x – 3.3x
EV/EBIT 87.1x 16.7x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 34.6x 7.3x 4.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 7.3x 3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 0.37 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWRESEHCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 43.5% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 27.7% 23.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 41.1% 60.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -83.4% 60.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% 57.3% 103.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 26.1% 322.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% -97.5% 117.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 26.3% 185.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 31.1% 109.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 73.7% 162.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% 14.3% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% 56.7% 204.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% 14.3% -16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 56.7% 169.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWRESEHCI
Gross margin 64.2% 46.3% 73.2%
EBITDA margin 14.4% – 49.8%
Operating margin 10.2% 8.6% 48.8%
Pretax margin 11.1% 11.6% 48.4%
Net margin 9.4% 6.3% 31.3%
FCF margin 25.6% 19.6% 40.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 19.6% 43.2%
Return on equity 11.1% – 29.3%
Return on assets 5.4% 12.5% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 28.7%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 15.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWRESEHCI
Debt / assets 26.3% 1.0% 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 59.2% 55.7%
Equity / assets 46.3% – 44.3%
Interest coverage 11.2x 123.4x 115.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 6.15 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWRESEHCI
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 3.3% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% – 3.8%
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.

ConsensusGWRESEHCI
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2027 20.2xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $3.79FY2026 $22.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 +8.3%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +14.2% -15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $30.91BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +34.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +21.1% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWRESEHCI
Held by institutions 99.3% 63.6% 75.5%
Institutions holding 547 774 287
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.6% +7.6%
Institutions buying 249 437 163
Institutions selling 226 223 83
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.96 1.96

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.

GWRESEHCI
GWRE 1.00 0.18 0.20
SE 0.18 1.00 0.03
HCI 0.20 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, SE and HCI?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.67B, Sea (SE) $44.08B, Hci (HCI) $2.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, SE and HCI?

Hci (HCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 98.1x, Sea (SE) 26.2x, Hci (HCI) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hci (HCI) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 39.0x, Sea (SE) 20.2x, Hci (HCI) 8.9x). 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%, Hci (HCI) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hci (HCI) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, Hci (HCI) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Hci (HCI) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Hci (HCI) 28.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hci (HCI) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.1%, Sea (SE) -50.9%, Hci (HCI) -1.3%. Over five years, Hci (HCI) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +5.0%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.0%/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: Guidewire Software (GWRE) 0.00%, Sea (SE) 0.00%, Hci (HCI) 0.01%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Sea (SE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hci (HCI) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.7%, Sea (SE) 52.2%, Hci (HCI) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.