VRSK vs MA vs TW Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Mastercard and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$197.85 +21.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.75B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
0.99%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$672.46 +19.1% 1M +21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$582.08B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
0.52%
Payment Networks Financial Services
8 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$126.99 +18.6% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$29.48B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
0.43%
Exchanges Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 8, Verisk Analytics 3, Tradeweb Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRSKMATWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.75B $582.08B $29.48B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 35.0x 29.7x VRSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 32.0x 30.2x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +15.3% +14.4% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 46.7% 39.8% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% 56.6% — MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.5x — MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% 0.52% 0.43% VRSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +21.7% +21.1% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr +14.0%/yr +6.1%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 23.4% 31.0% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKMATW

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

AxisVRSKMATW
Valuation 29 #684 of 963 14 #831 of 963 50 #52 of 103
Growth 44 #460 of 823 64 #297 of 823 67 #24 of 70
Profitability 97 #30 of 845 99 #12 of 845 95 #5 of 74
Financial Health 31 #617 of 896 53 #421 of 896 98 #3 of 99
Shareholder Returns 72 #206 of 731 25 #549 of 731 56 #18 of 40
Overall 55 51 73
  • VRSK ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • MA ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRSKMATWSPY
1 month +21.2%+19.1%+18.6% -1.0%
3 months +4.8%+17.9%+24.1% -0.4%
6 months +15.7%+36.7%+16.0% +4.5%
Year to date -11.6%+17.8%+18.1% +12.4%
1 year -10.1%+21.7%+21.1% +13.6%
3 years -14.2%+74.2%+38.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year -5.0%+20.3%+11.4% +20.8%
5 years -7.8%+92.8%+34.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.6%+14.0%+6.1% +10.4%
10 years +142.0%+552.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.2%+20.6%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureVRSKMATWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%23.4%31.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%22.7%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.460.28-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.920.68 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-28.6%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%0.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $225.07$672.46$126.99 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$471.55$91.50 $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.

MultipleVRSKMATW
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 13.8x 35.0xmedian 13.8x 29.7xmedian 29.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.3x 16.0xmedian 3.3x 12.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 6.0x 23.7xmedian 6.0x 21.9xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 11.0x 36.2xmedian 11.0x 25.5xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -21.7xmedian 1.3x 86.2xmedian 1.3x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 0.95 1.91median 0.95 0.83median 0.55

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 monthsVRSKMATW
Revenue $3.14B $36.29B $2.28B
Gross profit $2.20B – –
Operating income $1.38B $21.27B $1.01B
Net income $885.50M $16.96B $1.03B
Free cash flow $1.24B $16.08B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $19.20 $4.27
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $10.15B $2.11B
Total debt $4.47B $23.94B –
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 883.00M 212.80M
Enterprise value $20.39B $542.16B $22.00B

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
MetricVRSKMATW
P/E 29.2x 35.0x 29.7x
P/FCF 20.8x 36.2x 25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 34.5x 24.5x
P/S 8.2x 16.0x 12.9x
P/B -21.7x 86.2x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -17.1x 554.9x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 23.7x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 28.0x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 16.4x 12.0x
EV/FCF 24.0x 37.1x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 35.3x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 1.91 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKMATW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 15.3% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 14.2% 21.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 18.6% 25.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 15.4% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 19.0% 44.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 15.8% 35.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 22.0% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 18.3% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -3.5% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 15.5% 19.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% -5.4% 10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 15.2% 18.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKMATW
Gross margin 70.2% – –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 69.2% 54.8%
Operating margin 43.9% 58.6% 44.1%
Pretax margin 37.0% 57.6% 57.8%
Net margin 28.2% 46.7% 39.8%
FCF margin 39.4% 44.3% 50.6%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 46.5% 52.6%
Return on equity – 274.4% 14.1%
Return on assets 19.5% 29.3% 12.4%
Return on invested capital 31.9% 56.6% –
Return on capital employed 40.1% 63.1% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.8% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKMATW
Debt / assets 99.5% 41.2% –
Debt / equity -3.8x 3.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 88.4% 13.0%
Equity / assets -26.4% 11.6% 87.0%
Interest coverage 7.0x 26.2x 490.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 6.96 10.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKMATW
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 7.3% 2.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 3.1% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 16.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusVRSKMATW
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 32.0xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% +14.7% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +0.4% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKMATW
Held by institutions 97.6% 87.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 955 3,588 563
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +0.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 489 1,590 302
Institutions selling 349 1,530 211
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.04 1.43

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.

VRSKMATW
VRSK 1.00 0.35 0.33
MA 0.35 1.00 0.28
TW 0.33 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, MA and TW?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.75B, Mastercard (MA) $582.08B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $29.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, MA and TW?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.2x, Mastercard (MA) 35.0x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 24.8x, Mastercard (MA) 32.0x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 39.8%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -10.1%, Mastercard (MA) +21.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +21.1%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.6%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.0%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest dividend yield: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.99%, Mastercard (MA) 0.52%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.43%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.7%, Mastercard (MA) 23.4%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, MA and TW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mastercard (MA) leads on 8. 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.