VRSK vs DEFT vs SPGI Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Defi Technologies and S&P Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$187.73 +10.9% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.67B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.40 -20.0% 1M -80.9% 1Y
Market cap
$138.38M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$448.95 +11.3% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$132.52B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

S&P Global leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (S&P Global 4, Defi Technologies 2, Verisk Analytics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRSKDEFTSPGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.67B $138.38M $132.52B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.9x 4.1x 23.6x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x — 23.8x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 55.3% — DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.7% -80.9% -9.6% SPGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -29.4%/yr -0.9%/yr SPGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 104.3% 30.8% SPGI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 41/100 — VRSK

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKDEFTSPGI

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

AxisVRSKDEFTSPGI
Valuation 32 #641 of 940 62 #70 of 181 9 #856 of 940
Growth 47 #348 of 655 – –
Profitability 97 #22 of 633 48 #67 of 129 –
Financial Health 33 #482 of 714 49 #85 of 164 –
Shareholder Returns 72 #202 of 709 4 #72 of 75 10 #641 of 709
Overall 56 41 –
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • DEFT ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SPGI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRSKDEFTSPGISPY
1 month +10.9%-20.0%+11.3% -0.2%
3 months -11.6%-7.0%+5.8% +3.9%
6 months +6.3%-47.6%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date -16.1%-47.0%-14.1% +12.9%
1 year -19.7%-80.9%-9.6% +12.3%
3 years -16.1%+344.4%+31.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.7%+64.5%+9.4% +23.3%
5 years -10.3%-82.5%-4.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.2%-29.4%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +131.1%+419.5%+265.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%+17.9%+13.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRSKDEFTSPGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%104.3%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%103.7%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.484.110.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.78-0.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-98.4%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-80.9%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $233.68$2.09$546.35 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$0.39$386.35 $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.

MultipleVRSKDEFTSPGI
P/E now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 13.0x 4.1xmedian 34.2x 23.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 3.2x 2.5xmedian 4.9x 7.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 7.4x 3.7xmedian 11.7x —median 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 10.8x -1.9xmedian 13.2x 20.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 6.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 0.87 —median 0.91 —median 0.87

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 monthsVRSKDEFTSPGI
Revenue $3.14B $60.57M –
Gross profit $2.20B – –
Operating income $1.38B $19.23M –
Net income $885.50M $23.57M $5.37B
Free cash flow $1.24B -$81.53M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $0.09 –
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $60.31M $2.44B
Total debt $11.77B – –
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 377.53M 295.50M
Enterprise value $19.31B -$239.35M $132.52B

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
MetricVRSKDEFTSPGI
P/E 27.7x 4.1x 23.6x
P/FCF 19.8x -1.9x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x -1.9x –
P/S 7.8x 2.5x 7.2x
P/B -20.5x 1.1x 6.7x
P/Tangible book -16.3x 0.9x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 3.7x –
EV/EBIT 20.6x 3.9x –
EV/Revenue 9.0x 1.2x –
EV/FCF 22.9x -0.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x -0.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKDEFTSPGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% – 17.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% -2.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKDEFTSPGI
Gross margin 70.2% – –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 33.3% –
Operating margin 43.9% 31.8% –
Pretax margin 37.0% 8.4% –
Net margin 28.2% 55.3% –
FCF margin 39.4% -134.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% -134.6% –
Return on equity – 15.8% 20.9%
Return on assets 19.5% 3.9% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – –
Return on capital employed 40.1% 11.1% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 12.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKDEFTSPGI
Debt / assets 99.5% – –
Debt / equity -3.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 3.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 75.1% 47.6%
Equity / assets -26.4% 24.9% 41.3%
Interest coverage 7.0x 4.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 6.82 0.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKDEFTSPGI
Dividend yield 1.0% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 7.7% -66.4% –
Shareholder yield 8.7% -66.4% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusVRSKDEFTSPGI
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 – 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $18.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -123.5%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% – +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $38.25MFY2026 $15.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -61.8%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +14.0% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKDEFTSPGI
Held by institutions 97.6% – 87.5%
Institutions holding 953 – 2,002
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% – +1.6%
Institutions buying 487 – 872
Institutions selling 349 – 876
Buyers to sellers 1.40 – 1.00

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.

VRSKDEFTSPGI
VRSK 1.00 -0.05 0.61
DEFT -0.05 1.00 0.18
SPGI 0.61 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, DEFT and SPGI?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.67B, Defi Technologies (DEFT) $138.38M, S&P Global (SPGI) $132.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, DEFT and SPGI?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 27.9x, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.6x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year S&P Global (SPGI) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -19.7%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.9%, S&P Global (SPGI) -9.6%. Over five years, S&P Global (SPGI) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.2%/yr, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.4%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, S&P Global (SPGI) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, DEFT and SPGI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, S&P Global (SPGI) 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.