VRSK vs MCO vs TW Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Moodys and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$189.80 +13.1% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$24.70B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
1.03%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$477.35 +3.7% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$82.30B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.84%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.82 +18.9% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.05B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.45%
Exchanges Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tradeweb Markets leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tradeweb Markets 5, Verisk Analytics 4, Moodys 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRSKMCOTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.70B $82.30B $28.05B MCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 28.6x 28.4x VRSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 26.6x 28.5x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +9.0% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 35.3% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% 27.9% — VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x — MCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 0.84% 0.45% VRSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.2% -2.7% +10.9% TW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr +3.4%/yr +6.1%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 28.4% 30.9% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 60/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKMCOTW

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

AxisVRSKMCOTW
Valuation 32 #645 of 941 19 #763 of 941 51 #48 of 96
Growth 48 #333 of 636 73 #172 of 636 64 #24 of 65
Profitability 97 #21 of 612 96 #25 of 612 94 #5 of 65
Financial Health 33 #467 of 693 53 #325 of 693 98 #3 of 92
Shareholder Returns 71 #206 of 706 61 #279 of 706 60 #16 of 38
Overall 56 60 73
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 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

PeriodVRSKMCOTWSPY
1 month +13.1%+3.7%+18.9% +0.9%
3 months -11.0%-1.2%+10.8% +5.9%
6 months +0.9%+3.7%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date -15.2%-6.6%+11.4% +13.3%
1 year -18.2%-2.7%+10.9% +12.4%
3 years -15.2%+58.1%+36.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.4%+16.5%+11.0% +23.5%
5 years -9.7%+18.1%+34.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.0%+3.4%+6.1% +11.0%
10 years +133.3%+371.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.8%+16.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVRSKMCOTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%28.4%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%30.4%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.49-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.100.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-41.8%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-11.5%-5.3% -0.9%
52-week high $232.13$539.61$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$412.23$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.

MultipleVRSKMCOTW
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 12.9x 28.6xmedian 12.9x 28.4xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.2x 10.1xmedian 3.2x 12.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.5x 21.2xmedian 7.5x 21.5xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 10.8x 27.6xmedian 10.8x 24.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -20.8xmedian 1.2x 24.1xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.87 1.08median 0.87 0.73median 0.54

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 monthsVRSKMCOTW
Revenue $3.14B $8.18B $2.21B
Gross profit $2.20B $6.10B –
Operating income $1.38B $3.64B $963.90M
Net income $885.50M $2.89B $1.02B
Free cash flow $1.24B $2.98B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $16.64 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $1.51B $2.06B
Total debt $11.77B $6.91B –
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 173.30M 212.80M
Enterprise value $19.34B $75.36B $20.77B

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
MetricVRSKMCOTW
P/E 28.0x 28.6x 28.4x
P/FCF 20.0x 27.6x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 24.7x 23.5x
P/S 7.9x 10.1x 12.7x
P/B -20.8x 24.1x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -16.4x 47.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 21.2x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 24.0x 27.0x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 10.7x 11.8x
EV/FCF 23.1x 29.4x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 26.3x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 1.08 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKMCOTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 9.0% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 12.6% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 10.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 16.0% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 23.3% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 28.5% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 24.0% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 33.1% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 26.5% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% 22.5% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 17.5% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 24.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 18.8% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKMCOTW
Gross margin 70.2% 74.6% –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 50.6% 54.9%
Operating margin 43.9% 44.6% 43.7%
Pretax margin 37.0% 45.2% 58.9%
Net margin 28.2% 35.3% 40.7%
FCF margin 39.4% 36.4% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 40.7% 54.2%
Return on equity – 87.8% 13.9%
Return on assets 19.5% 19.6% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 31.9% 27.9% –
Return on capital employed 40.1% 31.8% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.8% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKMCOTW
Debt / assets 99.5% 46.6% –
Debt / equity -3.8x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 77.0% 11.1%
Equity / assets -26.4% 23.0% 88.9%
Interest coverage 7.0x – 469.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 6.85 7.61 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKMCOTW
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.8% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 3.6% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 4.4% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.6% 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.8% 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.0% 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% 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.

ConsensusVRSKMCOTW
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $17.93FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% -1.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $8.69BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -2.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKMCOTW
Held by institutions 97.6% 90.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 953 1,404 561
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -1.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 487 644 300
Institutions selling 349 522 211
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.23 1.42

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.

VRSKMCOTW
VRSK 1.00 0.59 0.32
MCO 0.59 1.00 0.26
TW 0.32 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, MCO and TW?

Moodys (MCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.70B, Moodys (MCO) $82.30B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $28.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, MCO and TW?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.0x, Moodys (MCO) 28.6x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.8x, Moodys (MCO) 26.6x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Moodys (MCO) 35.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Moodys (MCO) 27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tradeweb Markets (TW) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -18.2%, Moodys (MCO) -2.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +10.9%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.0%/yr, Moodys (MCO) +3.4%/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) 1.03%, Moodys (MCO) 0.84%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, Moodys (MCO) 28.4%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, MCO 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, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 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.