MSCI vs VRSK vs TW Stock Comparison

Msci, Verisk Analytics and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$601.75 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$43.54B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
5 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$187.73 +10.9% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.60B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.67 +18.3% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.37B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Msci leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Msci 5, Tradeweb Markets 4, Verisk Analytics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCIVRSKTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.54B $24.60B $25.37B MSCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 27.8x 28.3x VRSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 23.6x 28.5x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +5.0% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 28.2% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% 31.9% — MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.3x — VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -19.7% +8.9% MSCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr -2.2%/yr +6.5%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.9% 37.5% 31.0% MSCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 56/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

MSCIVRSKTW

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

AxisMSCIVRSKTW
Valuation 23 #727 of 940 32 #641 of 940 48 #50 of 96
Growth 58 #275 of 655 47 #348 of 655 63 #25 of 66
Profitability 97 #19 of 633 97 #22 of 633 95 #4 of 64
Financial Health 26 #526 of 714 33 #482 of 714 98 #3 of 93
Shareholder Returns 61 #275 of 709 72 #202 of 709 60 #16 of 38
Overall 53 56 73
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSCIVRSKTWSPY
1 month +9.1%+10.9%+18.3% -0.2%
3 months +3.8%-11.6%+14.8% +3.9%
6 months +1.2%+6.3%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +4.9%-16.1%+11.3% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%-19.7%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years +26.4%-16.1%+36.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.1%-5.7%+10.9% +23.3%
5 years -8.2%-10.3%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.7%-2.2%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +656.0%+131.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.4%+8.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSCIVRSKTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.9%37.5%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%39.1%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.30-0.48-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.530.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-51.2%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-19.7%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $643.83$233.68$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$156.84$91.50 $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.

MultipleMSCIVRSKTW
P/E now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 13.0x 27.7xmedian 13.0x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 3.2x 7.8xmedian 3.2x 12.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 7.4x 16.4xmedian 7.4x 21.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 10.8x 19.8xmedian 10.8x 24.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -14.3xmedian 1.2x -20.5xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 0.87 1.11median 0.87 0.73median 0.54

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 monthsMSCIVRSKTW
Revenue $3.43B $3.14B $2.21B
Gross profit $2.85B $2.20B –
Operating income $1.91B $1.38B $963.90M
Net income $1.38B $885.50M $1.02B
Free cash flow $1.58B $1.24B $1.14B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 $6.77 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $551.40M $2.06B
Total debt $6.72B $11.77B –
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 130.85M 212.80M
Enterprise value $42.02B $19.24B $17.38B

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
MetricMSCIVRSKTW
P/E 31.4x 27.7x 28.3x
P/FCF 27.4x 19.8x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 26.7x 16.3x 23.4x
P/S 12.6x 7.8x 12.7x
P/B -14.3x -20.5x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -11.0x -16.3x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 23.4x 16.4x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 26.0x 20.6x 26.9x
EV/Revenue 14.5x 9.0x 11.8x
EV/FCF 31.5x 22.9x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.7x 18.9x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 1.11 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 5.0% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 6.9% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 4.8% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 6.6% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% -3.3% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 20.7% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 3.7% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 25.0% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 21.1% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 11.4% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 21.2% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 14.6% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKTW
Gross margin 82.9% 70.2% –
EBITDA margin 61.6% 55.0% 54.9%
Operating margin 55.7% 43.9% 43.7%
Pretax margin 47.3% 37.0% 58.9%
Net margin 40.3% 28.2% 40.7%
FCF margin 45.9% 39.4% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% 47.9% 54.2%
Return on equity – – 13.9%
Return on assets 24.7% 19.5% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 44.1% 31.9% –
Return on capital employed 47.5% 40.1% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.8% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKTW
Debt / assets 120.0% 99.5% –
Debt / equity -2.2x -3.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 126.4% 11.1%
Equity / assets -53.9% -26.4% 88.9%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.0x 469.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 6.21 6.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKTW
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 7.7% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 8.7% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.1% – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.0% – 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusMSCIVRSKTW
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 23.6xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +5.1% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +6.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCIVRSKTW
Held by institutions 92.4% 97.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,080 953 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -0.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 512 487 300
Institutions selling 407 349 211
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.40 1.42

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.

MSCIVRSKTW
MSCI 1.00 0.55 0.39
VRSK 0.55 1.00 0.32
TW 0.39 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, VRSK and TW?

Msci (MSCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $43.54B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.60B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, VRSK and TW?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 31.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 27.8x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 29.0x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.6x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). 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: Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Msci (MSCI) returned the most: Msci (MSCI) +10.0%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -19.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +8.9%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) -1.7%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.2%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Msci (MSCI) has been the steadiest (Msci (MSCI) 30.9%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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