SE vs VRSK vs GWRE Stock Comparison

Sea, Verisk Analytics and Guidewire Software Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SE Sea Ltd
$74.67 -27.8% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.99B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$195.88 +14.0% 1M -16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.66B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sea leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sea 5, Verisk Analytics 4, Guidewire Software 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEVRSKGWRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.99B $25.66B $15.51B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 29.0x 111.3x SE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 24.6x 46.1x SE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +5.0% +22.7% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 28.2% 9.4% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.9% 6.6% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x -0.4x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.2% -16.6% -25.1% VRSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr -1.8%/yr +8.9%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 37.2% 62.2% VRSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 55/100 66/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

SEVRSKGWRE

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

AxisSEVRSKGWRE
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 28 #682 of 945 38 #61 of 98
Growth 68 #49 of 153 47 #440 of 822 88 #12 of 94
Profitability 68 #49 of 153 97 #27 of 835 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 70 #54 of 179 33 #604 of 905 74 #28 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 72 #201 of 726 54 #29 of 62
Overall 71 55 66
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VRSK ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEVRSKGWRESPY
1 month -27.8%+14.0%+23.6% -1.0%
3 months -25.4%-2.7%+36.7% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%+10.3%+35.4% +6.4%
Year to date -41.5%-12.4%-6.0% +11.4%
1 year -52.2%-16.6%-25.1% +13.1%
3 years +64.9%-14.9%+111.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.2%-5.2%+28.4% +21.5%
5 years -79.0%-8.5%+53.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -26.8%-1.8%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years —+141.1%+227.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.2%+12.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSEVRSKGWRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%37.2%62.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%38.7%63.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.29-0.470.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.45-0.40 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-51.2%-60.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.4%-16.6%-25.3% -2.5%
52-week high $160.10$234.94$253.05 $779.14
52-week low $74.67$156.84$102.69 $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.

MultipleSEVRSKGWRE
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 17.5x 28.9xmedian 13.4x 114.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 8.1xmedian 3.2x 10.5xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 17.1xmedian 5.9x 72.5xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.2x 20.6xmedian 11.1x 41.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x -21.4xmedian 1.2x 13.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.42 1.16median 0.89 2.41median 1.06

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 monthsSEVRSKGWRE
Revenue $26.55B $3.14B $1.48B
Gross profit $12.29B $2.20B $947.37M
Operating income $2.28B $1.38B $149.87M
Net income $3.91B $885.50M $139.28M
Free cash flow $5.22B $1.24B $377.66M
R&D $1.17B – $340.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $6.77 $1.63
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $551.40M $372.89M
Total debt $2.37B $11.77B $2.71B
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 130.85M 85.41M
Enterprise value $3.88B $20.30B $12.07B

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
MetricSEVRSKGWRE
P/E 26.4x 28.9x 114.2x
P/FCF 8.8x 20.6x 41.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 17.0x 39.8x
P/S 1.7x 8.1x 10.5x
P/B – -21.4x 13.0x
P/Tangible book – -17.0x 13.2x
EV/EBITDA – 17.1x 72.5x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 21.4x 102.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 9.4x 10.5x
EV/FCF 7.1x 23.8x 40.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 19.6x 39.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 1.16 2.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEVRSKGWRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 5.0% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 6.9% 17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 6.2% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 8.3% 27.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% 4.8% 264.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 6.6% 44.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% -3.3% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 20.7% 48.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 3.7% 100.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 25.0% 47.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 21.1% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 11.4% 116.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 21.2% 28.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 14.6% 126.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEVRSKGWRE
Gross margin 46.3% 70.2% 64.2%
EBITDA margin – 55.0% 14.4%
Operating margin 8.6% 43.9% 10.2%
Pretax margin 11.6% 37.0% 11.1%
Net margin 6.3% 28.2% 9.4%
FCF margin 19.6% 39.4% 25.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 47.9% 26.4%
Return on equity – – 11.1%
Return on assets 12.5% 19.5% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – 31.9% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 40.1% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEVRSKGWRE
Debt / assets 1.0% 99.5% 26.3%
Debt / equity – -3.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 3.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 126.4% 53.7%
Equity / assets – -26.4% 46.3%
Interest coverage 123.4x 7.0x 11.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.93 7.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEVRSKGWRE
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 7.3% 2.8%
Shareholder yield – 8.3% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusSEVRSKGWRE
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 46.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $4.10FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +5.1% +34.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +6.7% +30.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEVRSKGWRE
Held by institutions 63.6% 97.6% 99.3%
Institutions holding 773 953 546
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -0.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 436 487 248
Institutions selling 223 349 226
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.40 1.10

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.

SEVRSKGWRE
SE 1.00 0.02 0.19
VRSK 0.02 1.00 0.52
GWRE 0.19 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, VRSK and GWRE?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $43.99B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.66B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $15.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, VRSK and GWRE?

Sea (SE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.2x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 111.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sea (SE) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.9x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 24.6x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 46.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sea (SE) +43.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisk Analytics (VRSK) returned the most: Sea (SE) -52.2%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -16.6%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -25.1%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.8%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.8%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SE, VRSK and GWRE?

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