MCO vs TW vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Moodys, Tradeweb Markets and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$505.87 +14.6% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$86.92B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
6 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$124.02 +21.3% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.86B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$201.50 +23.0% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.84B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Moodys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Moodys 6, Verisk Analytics 3, Tradeweb Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCOTWVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.92B $26.86B $25.84B MCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.1x 29.5x 29.2x VRSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 29.5x 25.3x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +14.4% +5.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.3% — 28.2% MCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.9% — 31.9% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 2.3x MCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% MCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +17.7% -7.9% TW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +6.0%/yr -1.2%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 31.0% 35.8% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 42/100 56/100 MCO

Percentile Scorecard

MCOTWVRSK

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

AxisMCOTWVRSK
Valuation 19 #767 of 941 37 #61 of 96 32 #640 of 941
Growth 71 #178 of 615 69 #21 of 65 47 #328 of 615
Profitability 96 #24 of 586 – 97 #21 of 586
Financial Health 55 #303 of 667 – 33 #447 of 667
Shareholder Returns 61 #278 of 704 21 #32 of 40 72 #197 of 704
Overall 60 42 56
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCOTWVRSKSPY
1 month +14.6%+21.3%+23.0% -2.3%
3 months +4.7%+22.8%+4.3% -0.7%
6 months +12.5%+10.2%+12.8% +4.8%
Year to date -1.0%+15.3%-9.9% +10.3%
1 year +5.3%+17.7%-7.9% +10.3%
3 years +52.6%+34.9%-12.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +15.1%+10.5%-4.4% +20.1%
5 years +30.9%+33.6%-6.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.5%+6.0%-1.2% +10.1%
10 years +416.4%—+145.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +17.8%—+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMCOTWVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%31.0%35.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%31.2%36.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.46-0.27-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.57-0.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-48.8%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-2.0%-10.5% -3.5%
52-week high $539.61$126.57$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $412.23$91.50$156.84 $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.

MultipleMCOTWVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 13.0x 27.8xmedian 29.6x 28.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.2x 12.2xmedian 3.1x 7.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 7.7x —median 13.0x 16.7xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 10.7x 20.6xmedian 16.5x 20.1xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 1.2x —median 2.3x -20.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 0.90 0.78median 0.48 1.12median 0.90

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 monthsMCOTWVRSK
Revenue $8.18B $2.28B $3.14B
Gross profit $6.10B – $2.20B
Operating income $3.64B $1.01B $1.38B
Net income $2.89B $1.03B $885.50M
Free cash flow $2.98B $1.15B $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $16.64 $4.27 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $2.11B $551.40M
Total debt $6.91B – $4.47B
Shares (diluted) 173.30M 212.80M 130.85M
Enterprise value $79.84B $18.66B $20.48B

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
MetricMCOTWVRSK
P/E 29.3x 27.8x 28.2x
P/FCF 28.3x 20.6x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x – 16.5x
P/S 10.3x 12.2x 7.9x
P/B 24.7x – -20.9x
P/Tangible book 49.1x – -16.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x – 16.7x
EV/EBIT 24.6x – 20.9x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 12.2x 9.2x
EV/FCF 30.1x – 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x – 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 0.78 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCOTWVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 14.4% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 21.9% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.0% 25.4% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 30.3% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% – -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% – 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 45.8% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 35.8% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% – 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% – 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.1% – 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCOTWVRSK
Gross margin 74.6% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 50.6% – 55.0%
Operating margin 44.6% – 43.9%
Pretax margin 45.2% – 37.0%
Net margin 35.3% – 28.2%
FCF margin 36.4% – 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% – 47.9%
Return on equity 87.8% – –
Return on assets 19.6% – 19.5%
Return on invested capital 27.9% – 31.9%
Return on capital employed 31.8% – 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCOTWVRSK
Debt / assets 46.6% – 99.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x – -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.0% – 126.4%
Equity / assets 23.0% – -26.4%
Interest coverage – – 7.0x
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 7.72 – 6.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCOTWVRSK
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.5% – 7.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 0.5% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –

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.

ConsensusMCOTWVRSK
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.93FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% +17.1% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.69BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +21.0% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCOTWVRSK
Held by institutions 90.8% 100.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 1,405 562 954
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +0.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 645 301 488
Institutions selling 522 211 349
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.43 1.40

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.

MCOTWVRSK
MCO 1.00 0.27 0.59
TW 0.27 1.00 0.33
VRSK 0.59 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCO, TW and VRSK?

Moodys (MCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moodys (MCO) $86.92B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $26.86B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCO, TW and VRSK?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Moodys (MCO) 30.1x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Moodys (MCO) 28.2x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest net margin (Moodys (MCO) 35.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Moodys (MCO) 27.9%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tradeweb Markets (TW) returned the most: Moodys (MCO) +5.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +17.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -7.9%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (Moodys (MCO) +5.5%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.0%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest dividend yield: Moodys (MCO) 0.01%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (Moodys (MCO) 28.4%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCO, TW and VRSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Moodys (MCO) leads on 6. 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.