GWRE vs XZO Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software and Exzeo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$16.57 +8.9% 1M
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionGWREXZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.87B $1.49B GWRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 102.2x 16.8x XZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 17.3x XZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +21.8% GWRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 39.1% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.2% — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.8% 61.9% XZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 83/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

GWREXZO

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

AxisGWREXZO
Valuation 40 #60 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Growth 88 #12 of 94 81 #19 of 94
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 75 #27 of 105 89 #13 of 105
Shareholder Returns 63 #23 of 61 –
Overall 69 83
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGWREXZOSPY
1 month +16.1%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months +6.1%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months +22.0%-1.1% +8.2%
Year to date -15.9%-31.7% +12.9%
1 year -33.2%— +12.3%
3 years +96.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%— +23.3%
5 years +35.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.2%— +10.9%
10 years +194.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGWREXZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.8%61.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.3%65.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.661.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-31.7% -1.2%
52-week high $253.05$24.25 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$12.55 $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.

MultipleGWREXZO
P/E now vs peer median 102.2xmedian 20.0x 16.8xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.3x 6.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 64.8xmedian 17.5x 12.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 15.9x 18.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.0x 5.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 1.03 —median 1.03

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 monthsGWREXZO
Revenue $1.48B $221.80M
Gross profit $947.37M $138.23M
Operating income $149.87M $107.60M
Net income $139.28M $86.81M
Free cash flow $377.66M $81.53M
R&D $340.10M $9.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $136.73M
Total debt $678.09M –
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 88.23M
Enterprise value $10.43B $680.22M

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
MetricGWREXZO
P/E 102.2x 16.8x
P/FCF 36.7x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 17.9x
P/S 9.4x 6.7x
P/B 11.6x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 64.8x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 92.0x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 6.1x
EV/FCF 36.5x 16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWREXZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 49.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 37.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWREXZO
Gross margin 64.2% 62.3%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 49.8%
Operating margin 10.2% 48.5%
Pretax margin 11.1% 52.4%
Net margin 9.4% 39.1%
FCF margin 25.6% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 37.7%
Return on equity 11.1% 30.8%
Return on assets 5.4% 22.7%
Return on invested capital 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% 37.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWREXZO
Debt / assets 26.3% –
Debt / equity 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 25.3%
Equity / assets 46.3% 74.7%
Interest coverage 11.2x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 6.47 11.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWREXZO
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% –
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.

ConsensusGWREXZO
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2027 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $232.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWREXZO
Held by institutions 99.3% 7.1%
Institutions holding 546 84
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -11.5%
Institutions buying 248 58
Institutions selling 226 22
Buyers to sellers 1.10 2.64

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.

GWREXZO
GWRE 1.00 0.25
XZO 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE and XZO?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.87B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE and XZO?

Exzeo (XZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 102.2x, Exzeo (XZO) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exzeo (XZO) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 41.3x, Exzeo (XZO) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%).

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Exzeo (XZO) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.8%, Exzeo (XZO) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do GWRE and XZO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.25, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, GWRE and XZO?

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