VRSK vs TRU vs MCO Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, TransUnion and Moodys Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.68B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win
TRU TransUnion
$75.49 +17.4% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.70B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
4 wins
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$488.83 +7.5% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$85.07B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Moodys leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Moodys 7, TransUnion 4, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRSKTRUMCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.68B $14.70B $85.07B MCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 18.4x 29.5x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 14.6x 27.3x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +13.4% +9.0% TRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 15.8% 35.3% MCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% 7.7% 27.9% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.9x 1.3x MCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% MCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% -6.1% +3.6% MCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -8.1%/yr +3.9%/yr MCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 43.1% 28.3% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 66/100 60/100 TRU

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKTRUMCO

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

AxisVRSKTRUMCO
Valuation 32 #640 of 941 47 #499 of 941 19 #767 of 941
Growth 47 #328 of 615 91 #58 of 615 71 #178 of 615
Profitability 97 #21 of 586 68 #187 of 586 96 #24 of 586
Financial Health 33 #447 of 667 57 #289 of 667 55 #303 of 667
Shareholder Returns 72 #197 of 704 68 #223 of 704 61 #278 of 704
Overall 56 66 60
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MCO 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

PeriodVRSKTRUMCOSPY
1 month +14.9%+17.4%+7.5% +0.7%
3 months -4.8%-5.9%+1.3% +3.7%
6 months +3.4%+6.3%+5.8% +7.1%
Year to date -14.7%-12.0%-4.3% +12.8%
1 year -8.3%-6.1%+3.6% +11.9%
3 years -15.0%+74.3%+59.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.3%+20.4%+16.9% +22.8%
5 years -9.3%-34.5%+21.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%-8.1%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +134.4%+143.6%+383.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.9%+9.3%+17.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRSKTRUMCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%43.1%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%43.5%29.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.840.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.140.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-63.7%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-14.2%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $225.07$87.97$539.61 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$61.15$412.23 $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.

MultipleVRSKTRUMCO
P/E now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 13.0x 18.1xmedian 13.0x 29.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 7.7x 11.9xmedian 7.7x 21.6xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 10.7x 15.8xmedian 10.7x 28.3xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 24.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.90 0.20median 0.90 1.11median 0.90

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 monthsVRSKTRUMCO
Revenue $3.14B $5.04B $8.18B
Gross profit $2.20B – $6.10B
Operating income $1.38B $973.60M $3.64B
Net income $885.50M $812.20M $2.89B
Free cash flow $1.24B $910.10M $2.98B
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $4.14 $16.64
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $883.10M $1.51B
Total debt $11.77B $5.46B $6.91B
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 192.60M 173.30M
Enterprise value $20.32B $11.39B $78.00B

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
MetricVRSKTRUMCO
P/E 28.2x 18.1x 29.3x
P/FCF 20.1x 15.8x 28.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 11.9x 25.3x
P/S 7.9x 2.9x 10.3x
P/B -20.9x 2.9x 24.7x
P/Tangible book -16.5x 9.2x 49.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 11.9x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 19.5x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 3.8x 11.0x
EV/FCF 23.2x 20.8x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 15.7x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 0.20 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUMCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 13.4% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 10.1% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 18.0% 16.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 66.5% 23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 86.3% 28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 93.7% 24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 94.3% 33.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 89.7% 26.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% 31.0% 22.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 21.5% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 58.1% 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 36.9% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUMCO
Gross margin 70.2% – 74.6%
EBITDA margin 55.0% 31.7% 50.6%
Operating margin 43.9% 19.3% 44.6%
Pretax margin 37.0% 19.5% 45.2%
Net margin 28.2% 15.8% 35.3%
FCF margin 39.4% 18.1% 36.4%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 24.0% 40.7%
Return on equity – 16.2% 87.8%
Return on assets 19.5% 6.7% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 31.9% 7.7% 27.9%
Return on capital employed 40.1% 8.8% 31.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.0% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUMCO
Debt / assets 99.5% 45.1% 46.6%
Debt / equity -3.8x 1.1x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 6.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 58.6% 77.0%
Equity / assets -26.4% 41.4% 23.0%
Interest coverage 7.0x 3.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.86 2.40 7.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUMCO
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 7.5% 2.6% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 3.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.9% 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.6% 23.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.2% 3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 8.8%

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.

ConsensusVRSKTRUMCO
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $17.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% +8.5% -1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $4.91BFY2026 $8.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +17.1% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKTRUMCO
Held by institutions 97.6% 100.0% 90.8%
Institutions holding 954 525 1,405
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +0.0% -1.6%
Institutions buying 488 242 645
Institutions selling 349 212 522
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.14 1.24

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.

VRSKTRUMCO
VRSK 1.00 0.52 0.58
TRU 0.52 1.00 0.64
MCO 0.58 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, TRU and MCO?

Moodys (MCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.68B, TransUnion (TRU) $14.70B, Moodys (MCO) $85.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, TRU and MCO?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x, TransUnion (TRU) 18.4x, Moodys (MCO) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x, Moodys (MCO) 27.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TransUnion (TRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Moodys (MCO) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Moodys (MCO) 35.3%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%, Moodys (MCO) 27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moodys (MCO) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, TransUnion (TRU) -6.1%, Moodys (MCO) +3.6%. Over five years, Moodys (MCO) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -8.1%/yr, Moodys (MCO) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest dividend yield: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.01%, Moodys (MCO) 0.01%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.1%, Moodys (MCO) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, TRU and MCO?

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