ICE vs VRSK vs YB Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Exchange, Verisk Analytics and Yuanbao Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$189.80 +13.1% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$24.84B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
YB Yuanbao Inc.
$11.10 -8.1% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$402.95M
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$721.91M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Yuanbao leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Yuanbao 5, Intercontinental Exchange 4, Verisk Analytics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICEVRSKYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.14B $24.84B $402.95M ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 28.1x 1.0x YB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 23.8x 2.6x YB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +5.0% +37.2% YB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 28.2% 57.3% YB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 31.9% — VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.3x — VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -18.2% -52.1% ICE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr -2.0%/yr — ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 37.5% 51.1% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 56/100 89/100 YB

Percentile Scorecard

ICEVRSKYB

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

AxisICEVRSKYB
Valuation 62 #37 of 96 32 #645 of 941 86 #15 of 99
Growth 45 #36 of 65 48 #333 of 636 94 #7 of 94
Profitability 86 #10 of 65 97 #21 of 612 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 35 #60 of 92 33 #467 of 693 87 #15 of 105
Shareholder Returns 49 #20 of 38 71 #206 of 706 81 #12 of 59
Overall 55 56 89
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • YB ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICEVRSKYBSPY
1 month +2.0%+13.1%-8.1% +0.9%
3 months +1.1%-11.0%-17.3% +5.9%
6 months -0.1%+0.9%-29.4% +8.5%
Year to date -3.6%-15.2%-45.2% +13.3%
1 year -0.8%-18.2%-52.1% +12.4%
3 years +49.0%-15.2%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.2%-5.4%— +23.5%
5 years +12.7%-9.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.4%-2.0%— +11.0%
10 years +191.3%+133.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.3%+8.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureICEVRSKYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%37.5%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%39.3%51.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.16-0.480.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.49-1.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-51.2%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-18.2%-52.1% -0.9%
52-week high $175.10$232.13$23.19 $779.14
52-week low $122.91$156.84$11.08 $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.

MultipleICEVRSKYB
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 30.1x 28.0xmedian 12.9x 1.0xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.0x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.1x 16.6xmedian 7.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.8x 20.0xmedian 10.8x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x -20.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.54 1.12median 0.87 —median 1.01

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 monthsICEVRSKYB
Revenue $13.43B $3.14B $721.91M
Gross profit – $2.20B –
Operating income $5.47B $1.38B –
Net income $4.10B $885.50M $277.06M
Free cash flow $5.08B $1.24B –
R&D – – $59.06M
EPS (diluted) $7.13 $6.77 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $1.07B $551.40M $168.92M
Total debt $19.85B $11.77B –
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 130.85M 47.65M
Enterprise value $86.88B $19.48B -$1.97B

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
MetricICEVRSKYB
P/E 21.8x 28.0x 1.0x
P/FCF 17.2x 20.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 16.4x –
P/S 6.5x 7.9x 0.7x
P/B 3.0x -20.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.9x -16.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 16.6x –
EV/EBIT 19.3x 20.8x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 7.9x 9.1x -0.3x
EV/FCF 20.8x 23.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 19.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 1.12 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICEVRSKYB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 5.0% 37.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.4% 4.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% -3.3% 63.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 36.6% 3.7% 438.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 25.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 11.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 21.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 14.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICEVRSKYB
Gross margin – 70.2% –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 55.0% –
Operating margin 40.7% 43.9% –
Pretax margin 39.7% 37.0% 34.1%
Net margin 30.1% 28.2% 57.3%
FCF margin 37.8% 39.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.1% 47.9% –
Return on equity 13.9% – 50.4%
Return on assets 2.3% 19.5% 33.2%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 31.9% –
Return on capital employed 9.7% 40.1% 45.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICEVRSKYB
Debt / assets 11.4% 99.5% –
Debt / equity 0.7x -3.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 126.4% 36.8%
Equity / assets 17.0% -26.4% 63.2%
Interest coverage 6.8x 7.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.9x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 0.73 6.85 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICEVRSKYB
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 11.4%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 7.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 8.6% 11.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –

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.

ConsensusICEVRSKYB
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 2.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.69FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +553.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.2% +5.1% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.54BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $881.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +6.7% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICEVRSKYB
Held by institutions 92.5% 97.6% 10.3%
Institutions holding 1,653 953 23
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -0.4% +20.8%
Institutions buying 735 487 14
Institutions selling 694 349 5
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.40 2.80

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.

ICEVRSKYB
ICE 1.00 0.39 0.00
VRSK 0.39 1.00 0.01
YB 0.00 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICE, VRSK and YB?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $93.14B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.84B, Yuanbao (YB) $402.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, ICE, VRSK and YB?

Yuanbao (YB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 23.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.1x, Yuanbao (YB) 1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yuanbao (YB) is cheapest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.0x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.8x, Yuanbao (YB) 2.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yuanbao (YB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Yuanbao (YB) +37.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest net margin (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Yuanbao (YB) 57.3%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) returned the most: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -0.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -18.2%, Yuanbao (YB) -52.1%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.4%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%, Yuanbao (YB) 0.00%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) and Yuanbao (YB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, Yuanbao (YB) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICE, VRSK and YB?

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