MRSH vs RYAN vs HGTY Stock Comparison

Marsh & Mclennan Companies, Ryan Specialty Holdings and Hagerty Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HGTY Hagerty, Inc.
$15.58 +13.4% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.62B
P/E
91.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marsh & Mclennan Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marsh & Mclennan Companies 6, Hagerty 4, Ryan Specialty Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRSHRYANHGTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.63B $5.58B $1.62B MRSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 56.4x 91.8x MRSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 18.9x 519.3x RYAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +14.4% +5.2% RYAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 3.1% 1.2% MRSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 8.7% 6.4% MRSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 4.6x -0.9x HGTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% MRSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.0% -17.8% +39.4% HGTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr +3.6%/yr +9.2%/yr HGTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 44.8% 34.0% MRSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 35/100 49/100 HGTY

Percentile Scorecard

MRSHRYANHGTY

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

AxisMRSHRYANHGTY
Valuation 9 #108 of 119 9 #109 of 119 8 #110 of 119
Growth 16 #99 of 117 53 #55 of 117 67 #39 of 117
Profitability 77 #28 of 117 52 #57 of 117 53 #55 of 117
Financial Health 21 #94 of 118 2 #116 of 118 68 #39 of 118
Shareholder Returns 55 #49 of 108 62 #42 of 108 –
Overall 35 35 49
  • MRSH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HGTY ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRSHRYANHGTYSPY
1 month +15.9%+20.8%+13.4% -1.0%
3 months +9.3%+4.6%+33.3% +2.9%
6 months +16.1%+26.2%+45.6% +6.4%
Year to date +6.5%-15.4%+15.9% +11.4%
1 year +5.0%-17.8%+39.4% +13.1%
3 years +4.5%-5.8%+100.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +1.5%-2.0%+26.0% +21.5%
5 years +16.5%+19.3%+55.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.1%+3.6%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years +203.7%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.8%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMRSHRYANHGTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%44.8%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%46.9%33.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.32-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.401.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-61.3%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-25.2%-1.3% -2.5%
52-week high $199.34$58.38$15.79 $779.14
52-week low $157.32$29.39$9.67 $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.

MultipleMRSHRYANHGTY
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 10.5x 55.3xmedian 10.5x 89.7xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 8.0x 19.2xmedian 8.0x 58.1xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 8.4x 22.7xmedian 8.4x 19.2xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.5x 11.0xmedian 1.5x 8.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.48median 0.47 -12.57median 0.47 7.13median 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 monthsMRSHRYANHGTY
Revenue $28.46B $3.22B $1.43B
Operating income $6.09B $477.27M –
Net income $4.12B $242.82M $70.03M
Free cash flow $4.15B $492.78M $278.49M
EPS (diluted) $8.44 $0.75 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $140.12M $298.30M
Total debt $20.53B $3.63B $215.95M
Shares (diluted) 479.00M 131.33M 101.80M
Enterprise value $84.79B $4.96B $662.18M

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
MetricMRSHRYANHGTY
P/E 23.3x 55.3x 89.7x
P/FCF 22.6x 22.7x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 20.0x 17.4x
P/S 3.3x 3.5x 3.7x
P/B 6.3x 11.0x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 12.6x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 19.2x 58.1x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 30.7x 95.2x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 4.6x 3.7x
EV/FCF 27.1x 29.7x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 26.2x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.48 -12.57 7.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRSHRYANHGTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 14.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 19.4% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.0% -1.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 12.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.9% 26.8% -31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 7.5% 125.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% 271.3% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -4.4% 12.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.1% -2.2% 101.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 21.0% 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -3.3% 111.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 18.7% 118.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRSHRYANHGTY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 24.6% 23.7% 6.3%
Operating margin 21.4% 14.8% –
Pretax margin 18.9% 8.8% 2.4%
Net margin 14.2% 3.1% 1.2%
FCF margin 14.6% 15.3% 19.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 17.4% 21.4%
Return on equity 27.2% 21.7% 10.8%
Return on assets 6.9% 2.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 8.7% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 16.2% 9.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.3x 4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.1% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRSHRYANHGTY
Debt / assets 34.3% 30.4% 10.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 3.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 4.6x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 7.4x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 91.5% 69.8%
Equity / assets 24.9% 8.5% 30.2%
Interest coverage 6.3x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.79 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRSHRYANHGTY
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 3.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.6% 27.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 43.3% 13.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.4% 13.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 65.1% –

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.

ConsensusMRSHRYANHGTY
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 519.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.20FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 -92.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.5% +10.8% +1,900.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.19BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +10.4% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRSHRYANHGTY
Held by institutions 93.9% 45.6% 90.6%
Institutions holding 1,496 369 129
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +5.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 624 198 67
Institutions selling 652 134 34
Buyers to sellers 0.96 1.48 1.97

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.

MRSHRYANHGTY
MRSH 1.00 0.60 0.35
RYAN 0.60 1.00 0.29
HGTY 0.35 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRSH, RYAN and HGTY?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $92.63B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.58B, Hagerty (HGTY) $1.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRSH, RYAN and HGTY?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 22.9x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 56.4x, Hagerty (HGTY) 91.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) is cheapest (Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 19.4x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 18.9x, Hagerty (HGTY) 519.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%, Hagerty (HGTY) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest net margin (Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%, Hagerty (HGTY) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) leads (Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 13.1%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%, Hagerty (HGTY) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hagerty (HGTY) returned the most: Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +5.0%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -17.8%, Hagerty (HGTY) +39.4%. Over five years, Hagerty (HGTY) compounded fastest (Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +3.1%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +3.6%/yr, Hagerty (HGTY) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest dividend yield: Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 0.02%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%, Hagerty (HGTY) 0.00%. Hagerty (HGTY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has been the steadiest (Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 25.8%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.8%, Hagerty (HGTY) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRSH, RYAN and HGTY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 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.