NP vs WDH vs XP Stock Comparison

Neptune Insurance Holdings, Waterdrop and Xp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WDH Waterdrop Inc.
$1.00 -4.8% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$361.53M
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$732.27M
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins
XP XP Inc.
$15.70 -23.5% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.48B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.59B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Xp leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Xp 4, Waterdrop 4, Neptune Insurance Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPWDHXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.87B $361.53M $8.48B XP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.6x 6.3x 8.4x WDH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.8x 11.1x 7.0x XP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +76.3% +24.5% WDH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 7.8% 63.3% XP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 512.4% 6.8% -1.2% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -73.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% -43.8% -10.6% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -14.2%/yr -14.2%/yr XP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 37.3% 86.4% WDH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 78/100 52/100 WDH

Percentile Scorecard

NPWDHXP

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

AxisNPWDHXP
Valuation 3 #115 of 119 93 #9 of 119 69 #31 of 97
Growth 78 #26 of 115 71 #34 of 115 31 #47 of 68
Profitability 99 #2 of 113 50 #57 of 113 62 #26 of 67
Financial Health 10 #103 of 114 84 #19 of 114 14 #84 of 97
Shareholder Returns 4 #103 of 107 93 #8 of 107 82 #8 of 40
Overall 39 78 52
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WDH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • XP ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPWDHXPSPY
1 month +3.1%-4.8%-23.5% -0.8%
3 months -8.0%-12.3%-6.2% +3.5%
6 months +7.1%-40.5%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date -2.7%-47.4%-4.1% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%-43.8%-10.6% +13.0%
3 years —-4.8%-22.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-1.6%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years —-53.5%-53.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-14.2%-14.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureNPWDHXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%37.3%86.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.0%42.1%105.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.821.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-1.17-0.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-71.7%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-48.7%-51.8% -1.8%
52-week high $35.05$1.95$32.60 $779.14
52-week low $17.14$0.97$14.94 $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.

MultipleNPWDHXP
P/E now vs peer median 87.1xmedian 10.6x 6.3xmedian 10.6x 8.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x -85.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 3.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 1.08median 0.52 0.52median 0.52

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 monthsNPWDHXP
Revenue $197.00M $732.27M $1.59B
Gross profit – – $505.22M
Operating income $81.30M $55.97M -$769.94M
Net income $44.74M $78.34M $1.03B
Free cash flow $82.04M – $2.44B
R&D – $36.89M –
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $0.15 $1.89
Cash & equivalents $17.43M $154.67M $1.54B
Total debt $922.00M $125.58M $224.00B
Shares (diluted) 146.39M 371.35M 531.92M
Enterprise value $3.82B -$300.32M -$13.35B

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
MetricNPWDHXP
P/E 87.1x 6.3x 8.2x
P/FCF 47.5x – 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 47.5x – 3.3x
P/S 19.8x 0.5x 5.1x
P/B -18.4x 0.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -18.4x 0.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -85.5x
EV/EBIT 50.4x 4.4x -78.3x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 0.3x 37.9x
EV/FCF 49.9x – 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.9x – 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.08 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPWDHXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 76.3% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.5% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -100.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -89.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% 59.6% -100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% -58.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.1% 30.5% 27.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% 87.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 197.9% 14.0% 20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% – 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 24.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% – 30.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPWDHXP
Gross margin – – 31.8%
EBITDA margin – – -44.4%
Operating margin 41.3% 7.6% -48.4%
Pretax margin 34.1% 10.5% 68.1%
Net margin 22.7% 7.8% 63.3%
FCF margin 41.6% – 153.2%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% – 155.8%
Return on equity – 10.2% 24.5%
Return on assets 43.4% 6.9% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 512.4% 6.8% -1.2%
Return on capital employed 3,191% 7.2% –
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPWDHXP
Debt / assets 206.9% 6.0% 72.2%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.1x 11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -73.9x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 23.3x
Liabilities / assets 303.6% 32.6% 93.9%
Equity / assets -203.6% 67.4% 6.1%
Interest coverage 5.4x – -8.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.2x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 5.39 1.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPWDHXP
Dividend yield – 6.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNPWDHXP
Forward P/E 49.8xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $0.09FY2026 $2.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.0%FY2026 +350.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% +44.4% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $194.58MFY2026 $796.48MFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +40.1%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +32.4% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPWDHXP
Held by institutions 48.8% 6.9% 63.1%
Institutions holding 136 40 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +1.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 105 18 146
Institutions selling 24 8 132
Buyers to sellers 4.38 2.25 1.11

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.

NPWDHXP
NP 1.00 0.08 0.03
WDH 0.08 1.00 0.14
XP 0.03 0.14 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NP, WDH and XP?

Xp (XP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.87B, Waterdrop (WDH) $361.53M, Xp (XP) $8.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, NP, WDH and XP?

Waterdrop (WDH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 86.6x, Waterdrop (WDH) 6.3x, Xp (XP) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xp (XP) is cheapest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 49.8x, Waterdrop (WDH) 11.1x, Xp (XP) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waterdrop (WDH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Waterdrop (WDH) +76.3%, Xp (XP) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xp (XP) has the highest net margin (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Waterdrop (WDH) 7.8%, Xp (XP) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Waterdrop (WDH) 6.8%, Xp (XP) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +7.6%, Waterdrop (WDH) -43.8%, Xp (XP) -10.6%. Over five years, Xp (XP) compounded fastest (Waterdrop (WDH) -14.2%/yr, Xp (XP) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waterdrop (WDH) has been the steadiest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Waterdrop (WDH) 37.3%, Xp (XP) 86.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NP, WDH and XP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Xp (XP) leads on 4. 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.