MRX vs VRSK vs BMO Stock Comparison

Marex, Verisk Analytics and Bank Of Montreal Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRX Marex Group Ltd
$69.50 -2.5% 1M +125.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
0.89%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$187.73 +10.9% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.43B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
1.04%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$172.12 -0.1% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$122.02B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
3.88%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of Montreal leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of Montreal 6, Marex 5, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRXVRSKBMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.07B $24.43B $122.02B BMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 27.7x 18.8x MRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 23.6x 17.0x MRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.8% +5.0% -4.6% MRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.4% 28.2% 14.9% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.9% 36.3% BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x -4.8x BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.89% 1.04% 3.88% BMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +125.4% -19.7% +35.2% MRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.2%/yr +8.9%/yr BMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 37.5% 20.5% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 56/100 61/100 MRX

Percentile Scorecard

MRXVRSKBMO

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

AxisMRXVRSKBMO
Valuation 98 #3 of 96 32 #641 of 940 39 #219 of 360
Growth 80 #14 of 66 47 #348 of 655 70 #59 of 191
Profitability 54 #30 of 64 97 #22 of 633 83 #29 of 168
Financial Health – 33 #482 of 714 53 #82 of 175
Shareholder Returns 24 #29 of 38 72 #202 of 709 59 #139 of 341
Overall 64 56 61
  • MRX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • BMO ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRXVRSKBMOSPY
1 month -2.5%+10.9%-0.1% -0.2%
3 months +8.3%-11.6%-4.7% +3.9%
6 months +31.7%+6.3%+13.6% +8.2%
Year to date +81.2%-16.1%+32.6% +12.9%
1 year +125.4%-19.7%+35.2% +12.3%
3 years —-16.1%+131.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-5.7%+32.4% +23.3%
5 years —-10.3%+53.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-2.2%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years —+131.1%+165.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.7%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRXVRSKBMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%37.5%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%39.1%22.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.78-0.480.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.80-0.531.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-51.2%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-19.7%-7.4% -1.2%
52-week high $78.27$233.68$185.81 $779.14
52-week low $30.20$156.84$119.92 $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.

MultipleMRXVRSKBMO
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 28.3x 27.7xmedian 13.0x 18.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.9x 7.8xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 13.5x 16.4xmedian 7.4x -1.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x 19.8xmedian 10.8x 3.4xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x -20.5xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 1.11median 0.87 4.65median 1.34

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 monthsMRXVRSKBMO
Revenue $2.45B $3.14B $44.39B
Gross profit – $2.20B –
Operating income – $1.38B –
Net income $426.20M $885.50M $6.62B
Free cash flow – $1.24B $35.64B
EPS (diluted) $5.59 $6.77 $9.14
Cash & equivalents $3.85B $551.40M $52.88B
Total debt – $11.77B $13.94B
Shares (diluted) 76.13M 130.85M 723.27M
Enterprise value -$7.86B $19.07B -$656.33B

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
MetricMRXVRSKBMO
P/E 11.7x 27.7x 18.8x
P/FCF – 19.8x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.3x 3.4x
P/S 2.1x 7.8x 2.7x
P/B – -20.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book – -16.3x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.1x 16.4x -1.6x
EV/EBIT 1.1x 20.6x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 9.0x -1.4x
EV/FCF – 22.9x -1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.9x -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.11 4.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRXVRSKBMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.8% 5.0% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.3% -3.3% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% 7.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.2% 3.7% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.1% 2,208%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.2% 9,217%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 27.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRXVRSKBMO
Gross margin – 70.2% –
EBITDA margin 45.1% 55.0% 86.3%
Operating margin – 43.9% –
Pretax margin 21.7% 37.0% 20.1%
Net margin 17.4% 28.2% 14.9%
FCF margin – 39.4% 80.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 47.9% 81.9%
Return on equity – – 10.6%
Return on assets 1.1% 19.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – 31.9% 36.3%
Return on capital employed – 40.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRXVRSKBMO
Debt / assets – 99.5% 1.3%
Debt / equity – -3.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x -4.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets – 126.4% 94.4%
Equity / assets – -26.4% 5.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x 7.0x 1.3x
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 6.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRXVRSKBMO
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.0% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 7.7% -0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 8.7% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 56.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 23.0%

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.

ConsensusMRXVRSKBMO
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 23.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $10.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.5% +5.1% +24.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +6.7% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRXVRSKBMO
Held by institutions 79.7% 97.6% 46.5%
Institutions holding 219 953 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% -0.4% +2.3%
Institutions buying 146 487 304
Institutions selling 53 349 211
Buyers to sellers 2.75 1.40 1.44

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.

MRXVRSKBMO
MRX 1.00 -0.07 0.21
VRSK -0.07 1.00 -0.18
BMO 0.21 -0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRX, VRSK and BMO?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marex (MRX) $5.07B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.43B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $122.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRX, VRSK and BMO?

Marex (MRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marex (MRX) 11.7x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 27.7x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marex (MRX) is cheapest (Marex (MRX) 10.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.6x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marex (MRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marex (MRX) +37.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Marex (MRX) 17.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marex (MRX) returned the most: Marex (MRX) +125.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -19.7%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +35.2%. Over five years, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.2%/yr, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has the highest dividend yield: Marex (MRX) 0.89%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 1.04%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 3.88%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Marex (MRX) 44.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRX, VRSK and BMO?

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