GWRE vs VRSK vs ARX Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Verisk Analytics and Accelerant Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$195.88 +14.0% 1M -16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.66B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
5 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.77 +0.2% 1M +59.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Verisk Analytics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Verisk Analytics 5, Accelerant Holdings 3, Guidewire Software 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWREVRSKARXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.51B $25.66B $4.33B VRSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 111.3x 29.0x -3.2x VRSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.1x 24.6x 23.0x ARX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +5.0% +54.6% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 28.2% -119.3% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 31.9% -179.7% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x 1.0x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.1% -16.6% +59.4% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr -1.8%/yr — GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.2% 37.2% 67.4% VRSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 55/100 12/100 GWRE

Percentile Scorecard

GWREVRSKARX

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

AxisGWREVRSKARX
Valuation 38 #61 of 98 28 #682 of 945 0 #119 of 119
Growth 88 #12 of 94 47 #440 of 822 10 #106 of 117
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 97 #27 of 835 3 #113 of 117
Financial Health 74 #28 of 105 33 #604 of 905 29 #84 of 118
Shareholder Returns 54 #29 of 62 72 #201 of 726 19 #88 of 108
Overall 66 55 12
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • VRSK ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGWREVRSKARXSPY
1 month +23.6%+14.0%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months +36.7%-2.7%+38.8% +2.9%
6 months +35.4%+10.3%+50.6% +6.4%
Year to date -6.0%-12.4%+20.9% +11.4%
1 year -25.1%-16.6%+59.4% +13.1%
3 years +111.3%-14.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +28.4%-5.2%— +21.5%
5 years +53.1%-8.5%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.9%-1.8%— +10.9%
10 years +227.2%+141.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.6%+9.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGWREVRSKARXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.2%37.2%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.4%38.7%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.70-0.470.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.450.88 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-51.2%-68.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-16.6%-0.6% -2.5%
52-week high $253.05$234.94$19.89 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$156.84$9.36 $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.

MultipleGWREVRSKARX
P/E now vs peer median 114.2xmedian 21.5x 28.9xmedian 13.4x -3.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 72.5xmedian 15.7x 17.1xmedian 5.9x -1.8xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 16.4x 20.6xmedian 11.1x 93.6xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 1.9x -21.4xmedian 1.2x 5.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.41median 1.06 1.16median 0.89 —median 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 monthsGWREVRSKARX
Revenue $1.48B $3.14B $1.15B
Gross profit $947.37M $2.20B $885.00M
Operating income $149.87M $1.38B -$1.53B
Net income $139.28M $885.50M -$1.28B
Free cash flow $377.66M $1.24B $45.80M
R&D $340.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $6.77 $-6.22
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $551.40M $1.66B
Total debt $2.71B $11.77B $120.10M
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 130.85M 219.69M
Enterprise value $12.07B $20.30B -$2.34B

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
MetricGWREVRSKARX
P/E 114.2x 28.9x -3.2x
P/FCF 41.0x 20.6x 93.6x
P/Operating cash flow 39.8x 17.0x 93.6x
P/S 10.5x 8.1x 3.7x
P/B 13.0x -21.4x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 13.2x -17.0x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 72.5x 17.1x -1.8x
EV/EBIT 102.9x 21.4x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 9.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 40.8x 23.8x 60.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.6x 19.6x 60.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.41 1.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWREVRSKARX
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 5.0% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 6.2% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% 4.8% -1,080%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% -3.3% -2,833%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 3.7% -2,986%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 25.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% 21.1% -94.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% 11.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% 21.2% -94.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 14.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWREVRSKARX
Gross margin 64.2% 70.2% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 55.0% -130.1%
Operating margin 10.2% 43.9% -133.6%
Pretax margin 11.1% 37.0% -110.8%
Net margin 9.4% 28.2% -119.3%
FCF margin 25.6% 39.4% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 47.9% 4.0%
Return on equity 11.1% – -176.3%
Return on assets 5.4% 19.5% -14.7%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 31.9% -179.7%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 40.1% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 1.8% 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWREVRSKARX
Debt / assets 26.3% 99.5% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x -3.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.6x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 126.4% 91.7%
Equity / assets 46.3% -26.4% 8.3%
Interest coverage 11.2x 7.0x -143.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 7.17 6.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWREVRSKARX
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 7.3% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 8.3% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusGWREVRSKARX
Forward P/E 46.1xFY2027 24.6xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $7.97FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +5.1% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $3.33BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +8.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +6.7% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWREVRSKARX
Held by institutions 99.3% 97.6% 54.5%
Institutions holding 546 953 118
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -0.4% +16.0%
Institutions buying 248 487 80
Institutions selling 226 349 27
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.40 2.96

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.

GWREVRSKARX
GWRE 1.00 0.52 0.25
VRSK 0.52 1.00 0.29
ARX 0.25 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, VRSK and ARX?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $15.51B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.66B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, VRSK and ARX?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 111.3x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 46.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 24.6x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Accelerant Holdings (ARX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -25.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -16.6%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +59.4%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.2%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWRE, VRSK and ARX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 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.