NP vs WTW vs RYAN Stock Comparison

Neptune Insurance Holdings, Willis Towers Watson and Ryan Specialty Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTW Willis Towers Watson Plc
$324.67 +10.4% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$29.70B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Willis Towers Watson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Willis Towers Watson 7, Neptune Insurance Holdings 4, Ryan Specialty Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPWTWRYANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.93B $29.70B $5.26B WTW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 88.0x 19.0x 53.1x WTW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.9x 15.9x 19.2x WTW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +3.0% +14.4% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 15.5% 3.1% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 512.4% 12.5% 8.7% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 4.6x WTW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% RYAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% -1.1% -16.5% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.2%/yr +3.8%/yr WTW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 31.8% 44.9% WTW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 44/100 35/100 WTW

Percentile Scorecard

NPWTWRYAN

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

AxisNPWTWRYAN
Valuation 3 #115 of 119 17 #99 of 119 8 #110 of 119
Growth 78 #26 of 115 74 #31 of 115 53 #55 of 115
Profitability 99 #2 of 113 70 #35 of 113 48 #59 of 113
Financial Health 10 #103 of 114 23 #88 of 114 3 #111 of 114
Shareholder Returns 4 #103 of 107 36 #69 of 107 62 #41 of 107
Overall 39 44 35
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WTW ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPWTWRYANSPY
1 month +3.1%+10.4%+17.4% -0.8%
3 months -8.0%+7.3%+2.9% +3.5%
6 months +7.1%+12.2%+28.0% +7.0%
Year to date -2.7%-1.2%-13.9% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%-1.1%-16.5% +13.0%
3 years —+41.8%-1.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+12.4%-0.6% +23.1%
5 years —+35.1%+20.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.2%+3.8% +11.0%
10 years —+157.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNPWTWRYANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%31.8%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.0%33.5%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.18-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.04-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-30.8%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-7.4%-23.8% -1.8%
52-week high $35.05$350.75$58.38 $779.14
52-week low $17.14$242.12$29.39 $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.

MultipleNPWTWRYAN
P/E now vs peer median 87.1xmedian 10.6x 19.5xmedian 10.6x 56.2xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 13.1xmedian 7.6x 19.5xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 8.6x 17.9xmedian 8.6x 23.1xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x 11.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 1.06median 0.52 -12.80median 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 monthsNPWTWRYAN
Revenue $197.00M $10.10B $3.22B
Operating income $81.30M $2.25B $477.27M
Net income $44.74M $1.58B $242.82M
Free cash flow $82.04M $1.69B $492.78M
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $16.65 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $17.43M $1.63B $140.12M
Total debt $922.00M $6.53B $3.63B
Shares (diluted) 146.39M 94.00M 131.33M
Enterprise value $3.88B $21.10B $4.63B

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
MetricNPWTWRYAN
P/E 87.1x 19.5x 56.2x
P/FCF 47.5x 17.9x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 47.5x 15.7x 20.3x
P/S 19.8x 3.0x 3.5x
P/B -18.4x 3.9x 11.2x
P/Tangible book -18.4x 4.8x 12.8x
EV/EBITDA – 13.1x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 50.4x 15.6x 31.1x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 3.5x 4.6x
EV/FCF 49.9x 20.7x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.9x 18.2x 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.06 -12.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPWTWRYAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 3.0% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% 140.2% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.1% 972.1% 26.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 197.9% 1,115% 271.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% 36.7% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% 43.3% -3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPWTWRYAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 26.4% 23.7%
Operating margin 41.3% 22.2% 14.8%
Pretax margin 34.1% 19.8% 8.8%
Net margin 22.7% 15.5% 3.1%
FCF margin 41.6% 16.7% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 19.0% 17.4%
Return on equity – 19.9% 21.7%
Return on assets 43.4% 5.2% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 512.4% 12.5% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 3,191% 15.1% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 1.9% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPWTWRYAN
Debt / assets 206.9% 21.4% 30.4%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.8x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 3.9x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 303.6% 74.6% 91.5%
Equity / assets -203.6% 25.4% 8.5%
Interest coverage 5.4x 7.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.39 1.39 1.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPWTWRYAN
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 5.6% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.8% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.7% 27.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.1% 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusNPWTWRYAN
Forward P/E 48.9xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $20.42FY2026 $2.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +8.1% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $195.39MFY2026 $10.10BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +16.0% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPWTWRYAN
Held by institutions 48.8% 97.1% 45.6%
Institutions holding 136 692 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +0.8% +5.0%
Institutions buying 105 314 198
Institutions selling 24 280 134
Buyers to sellers 4.38 1.12 1.48

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.

NPWTWRYAN
NP 1.00 0.22 0.22
WTW 0.22 1.00 0.50
RYAN 0.22 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NP, WTW and RYAN?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.93B, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) $29.70B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, NP, WTW and RYAN?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 88.0x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 19.0x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 53.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is cheapest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 48.9x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.9x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 19.2x). 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%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%.

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%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 12.5%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +7.6%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) -1.1%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -16.5%. Over five years, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) compounded fastest (Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +6.2%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) has the highest dividend yield: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 0.01%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%. 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%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.