NP vs WTW vs AJG Stock Comparison

Neptune Insurance Holdings, Willis Towers Watson and Arthur J. Gallagher Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTW Willis Towers Watson Plc
$319.66 +8.7% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.69B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.10B
Div. yield
1.19%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
6 wins
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$259.04 +12.1% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$66.39B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.75B
Div. yield
1.06%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Willis Towers Watson leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Willis Towers Watson 6, Neptune Insurance Holdings 4, Arthur J. Gallagher 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPWTWAJGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.05B $29.69B $66.39B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 90.5x 19.2x 42.4x WTW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.8x 15.7x 18.8x WTW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +3.0% +26.3% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 15.5% 10.0% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 512.4% 12.5% 5.7% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 3.0x WTW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.19% 1.06% WTW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% -2.2% -7.2% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.2%/yr +9.6%/yr AJG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 31.8% 32.8% WTW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 44/100 25/100 WTW

Percentile Scorecard

NPWTWAJG

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

AxisNPWTWAJG
Valuation 3 #116 of 119 17 #99 of 119 6 #112 of 119
Growth 79 #25 of 114 75 #29 of 114 50 #57 of 114
Profitability 100 #1 of 110 72 #32 of 110 31 #76 of 110
Financial Health 10 #99 of 110 21 #87 of 110 7 #102 of 110
Shareholder Returns 4 #102 of 106 37 #67 of 106 32 #72 of 106
Overall 39 44 25
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WTW ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPWTWAJGSPY
1 month +7.0%+8.7%+12.1% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%+1.1%-2.4% +3.9%
6 months +10.7%+9.9%+21.4% +8.2%
Year to date +1.1%-2.7%+0.1% +12.9%
1 year +15.6%-2.2%-7.2% +12.3%
3 years —+39.6%+13.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+11.8%+4.3% +23.3%
5 years —+28.6%+57.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+5.2%+9.6% +10.9%
10 years —+154.4%+438.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.8%+18.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNPWTWAJGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%31.8%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.0%33.4%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.18-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.07-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-30.8%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-8.9%-7.2% -1.2%
52-week high $35.05$350.75$279.00 $779.14
52-week low $17.14$242.12$192.00 $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.

MultipleNPWTWAJG
P/E now vs peer median 90.5xmedian 10.5x 19.2xmedian 10.5x 42.4xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 4.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 12.9xmedian 7.6x 19.7xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.3xmedian 8.5x 17.6xmedian 8.5x 29.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median -19.1xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.53 1.05median 0.53 6.93median 0.53

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 monthsNPWTWAJG
Revenue $197.00M $10.10B $15.75B
Operating income $81.30M $2.25B –
Net income $44.74M $1.58B $1.57B
Free cash flow $82.04M $1.69B $2.29B
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $16.65 $6.07
Cash & equivalents $17.43M $1.63B $1.39B
Total debt $922.00M $6.53B $13.48B
Shares (diluted) 146.39M 94.00M 258.70M
Enterprise value $3.99B $21.18B $60.83B

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
MetricNPWTWAJG
P/E 90.5x 19.2x 42.4x
P/FCF 49.3x 17.6x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 49.3x 15.4x 27.1x
P/S 20.5x 2.9x 4.2x
P/B -19.1x 3.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -19.1x 4.7x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA – 12.9x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 52.2x 15.4x 29.8x
EV/Revenue 21.5x 3.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 51.7x 20.5x 34.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.7x 18.0x 32.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.05 6.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPWTWAJG
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 3.0% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% 140.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.1% 972.1% -4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 197.9% 1,115% -3.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% 36.7% 15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% 43.3% 15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPWTWAJG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 26.4% 25.2%
Operating margin 41.3% 22.2% –
Pretax margin 34.1% 19.8% 12.6%
Net margin 22.7% 15.5% 10.0%
FCF margin 41.6% 16.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 19.0% 15.5%
Return on equity – 19.9% 6.6%
Return on assets 43.4% 5.2% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 512.4% 12.5% 5.7%
Return on capital employed 3,191% 15.1% 7.1%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 1.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPWTWAJG
Debt / assets 206.9% 21.4% 16.5%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 3.9x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 303.6% 74.6% 71.0%
Equity / assets -203.6% 25.4% 29.0%
Interest coverage 5.4x 7.9x 4.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.68 1.38 1.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPWTWAJG
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 5.7% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.9% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.7% 44.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.1% 30.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% 16.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 15.4%

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.

ConsensusNPWTWAJG
Forward P/E 50.8xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $20.42FY2026 $13.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +28.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +8.1% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $195.39MFY2026 $10.10BFY2026 $17.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +16.0% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPWTWAJG
Held by institutions 71.7% 97.1% 93.0%
Institutions holding 136 692 1,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +0.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 105 314 621
Institutions selling 24 280 483
Buyers to sellers 4.38 1.12 1.29

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.

NPWTWAJG
NP 1.00 0.22 0.33
WTW 0.22 1.00 0.72
AJG 0.33 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NP, WTW and AJG?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $4.05B, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) $29.69B, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $66.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, NP, WTW and AJG?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 90.5x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 19.2x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is cheapest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 50.8x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.7x, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +3.0%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.5%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 12.5%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +15.6%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) -2.2%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) -7.2%. Over five years, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) compounded fastest (Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +5.2%/yr, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has the highest dividend yield: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 1.19%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 1.06%. Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has been the steadiest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 31.8%, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NP, WTW and AJG?

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