GWRE vs VRSK vs BWIN Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Verisk Analytics and Baldwin Insurance Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.82B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
1.02%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGWREVRSKBWINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.13B $24.82B $4.44B VRSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 96.8x 28.2x -20.5x VRSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x 23.9x 14.9x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +5.0% +4,094.7% BWIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 28.2% — VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 31.9% — VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x — GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.02% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.1% -8.3% +41.0% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr -1.9%/yr -2.7%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.7% 35.8% 58.6% VRSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 56/100 — GWRE

Percentile Scorecard

GWREVRSKBWIN

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

AxisGWREVRSKBWIN
Valuation 42 #58 of 99 32 #640 of 941 1 #118 of 119
Growth 88 #12 of 94 47 #328 of 615 14 #98 of 114
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 97 #21 of 586 –
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 33 #447 of 667 –
Shareholder Returns 53 #29 of 60 72 #197 of 704 –
Overall 67 56 –
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGWREVRSKBWINSPY
1 month +12.4%+14.9%+0.2% +0.7%
3 months +4.5%-4.8%+19.3% +3.7%
6 months +15.7%+3.4%+40.1% +7.1%
Year to date -20.4%-14.7%+32.5% +12.8%
1 year -33.1%-8.3%+41.0% +11.9%
3 years +84.5%-15.0%+54.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.7%-5.3%+15.5% +22.8%
5 years +27.3%-9.3%-12.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.0%-1.9%-2.7% +10.9%
10 years +176.1%+134.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%+8.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGWREVRSKBWINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.7%35.8%58.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.1%36.3%50.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.67-0.48-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.230.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-51.2%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-15.3%-0.5% -1.2%
52-week high $239.49$225.07$32.00 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$156.84$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.

MultipleGWREVRSKBWIN
P/E now vs peer median 96.8xmedian 19.5x 28.2xmedian 13.0x -20.5xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 9.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 61.3xmedian 17.8x 16.7xmedian 7.7x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 16.1x 20.1xmedian 10.7x 101.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.0x -20.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 0.98 1.12median 0.90 -6.16median 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 monthsGWREVRSKBWIN
Revenue $1.48B $3.14B $490.48M
Gross profit $947.37M $2.20B –
Operating income $149.87M $1.38B –
Net income $139.28M $885.50M –
Free cash flow $377.66M $1.24B –
R&D $340.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $6.77 $-1.55
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $551.40M –
Total debt $678.09M $11.77B –
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 130.85M 92.76M
Enterprise value $9.69B $19.46B $4.44B

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
MetricGWREVRSKBWIN
P/E 96.8x 28.2x -20.5x
P/FCF 34.8x 20.1x 101.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.7x 16.5x –
P/S 8.9x 7.9x 9.0x
P/B 11.0x -20.9x –
P/Tangible book 11.2x -16.5x –
EV/EBITDA 61.3x 16.7x –
EV/EBIT 87.1x 20.9x –
EV/Revenue 8.8x 9.2x 9.0x
EV/FCF 34.6x 23.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 1.12 -6.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWREVRSKBWIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 5.0% 4,095%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 6.9% -20.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% 4.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% -3.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 3.7% -279.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 25.0% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% 11.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% 21.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 14.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWREVRSKBWIN
Debt / assets 26.3% 99.5% –
Debt / equity 0.6x -3.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 126.4% –
Equity / assets 46.3% -26.4% –
Interest coverage 11.2x 7.0x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 6.15 6.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWREVRSKBWIN
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% 7.5% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 8.6% –
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.

ConsensusGWREVRSKBWIN
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2027 23.9xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $7.97FY2026 $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +5.1% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $3.33BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +8.6%FY2026 +38.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +6.7% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWREVRSKBWIN
Held by institutions 99.3% 97.6% 93.3%
Institutions holding 547 954 230
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -0.4% +0.2%
Institutions buying 249 488 112
Institutions selling 226 349 76
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.40 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.

GWREVRSKBWIN
GWRE 1.00 0.53 0.21
VRSK 0.53 1.00 0.27
BWIN 0.21 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, VRSK and BWIN?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.13B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.82B, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $4.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, VRSK and BWIN?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 96.8x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 39.0x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, 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?

Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +4,094.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +41.0%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +5.0%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 1.02%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWRE, VRSK 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, 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.