VRSK vs TRU vs SPGI Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, TransUnion and S&P Global 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
TRU TransUnion
$74.32 +12.3% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.17B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.68%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
4 wins
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$449.27 +13.5% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$132.44B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.86%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionVRSKTRUSPGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.70B $14.17B $132.44B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 17.8x 23.6x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 14.4x 23.8x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +13.4% — TRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 15.8% — VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% 7.7% — VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.9x — VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 0.68% 0.86% VRSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.2% -10.4% -9.0% SPGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr -8.4%/yr -1.1%/yr SPGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 43.1% 30.8% SPGI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 66/100 — TRU

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKTRUSPGI

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

AxisVRSKTRUSPGI
Valuation 32 #645 of 941 46 #513 of 941 8 #864 of 941
Growth 48 #333 of 636 91 #56 of 636 –
Profitability 97 #21 of 612 67 #202 of 612 –
Financial Health 33 #467 of 693 57 #299 of 693 –
Shareholder Returns 71 #206 of 706 69 #219 of 706 9 #640 of 706
Overall 56 66 –
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • 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

PeriodVRSKTRUSPGISPY
1 month +13.1%+12.3%+13.5% +0.9%
3 months -11.0%-11.3%+7.0% +5.9%
6 months +0.9%+5.5%+3.7% +8.5%
Year to date -15.2%-13.3%-14.0% +13.3%
1 year -18.2%-10.4%-9.0% +12.4%
3 years -15.2%+70.5%+31.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.4%+19.5%+9.5% +23.5%
5 years -9.7%-35.5%-5.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.0%-8.4%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years +133.3%+139.8%+267.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.8%+9.1%+13.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVRSKTRUSPGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%43.1%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%43.5%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.850.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.24-0.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-63.7%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-15.5%-17.8% -0.9%
52-week high $232.13$87.97$546.35 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$61.15$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.

MultipleVRSKTRUSPGI
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 12.9x 17.8xmedian 12.9x 23.6xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x 7.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.5x 11.7xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 10.8x 15.6xmedian 10.8x 20.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median -20.8xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.87 0.20median 0.87 —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 monthsVRSKTRUSPGI
Revenue $3.14B $5.04B –
Gross profit $2.20B – –
Operating income $1.38B $973.60M –
Net income $885.50M $812.20M $5.37B
Free cash flow $1.24B $910.10M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $4.14 –
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $883.10M $2.44B
Total debt $11.77B $5.46B –
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 192.60M 295.50M
Enterprise value $19.34B $11.02B $137.79B

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
MetricVRSKTRUSPGI
P/E 28.0x 17.8x 23.6x
P/FCF 20.0x 15.6x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 11.7x –
P/S 7.9x 2.8x 7.2x
P/B -20.8x 2.8x 6.7x
P/Tangible book -16.4x 9.0x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 11.7x –
EV/EBIT 20.8x 19.3x –
EV/Revenue 9.1x 3.7x –
EV/FCF 23.1x 20.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 15.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUSPGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 13.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 10.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 18.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 66.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 86.3% 17.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 93.7% 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 94.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 89.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% 31.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 21.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 58.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 36.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUSPGI
Gross margin 70.2% – –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 31.7% –
Operating margin 43.9% 19.3% –
Pretax margin 37.0% 19.5% –
Net margin 28.2% 15.8% –
FCF margin 39.4% 18.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 24.0% –
Return on equity – 16.2% 20.9%
Return on assets 19.5% 6.7% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 31.9% 7.7% –
Return on capital employed 40.1% 8.8% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUSPGI
Debt / assets 99.5% 45.1% –
Debt / equity -3.8x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 58.6% 47.6%
Equity / assets -26.4% 41.4% 41.3%
Interest coverage 7.0x 3.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 6.85 2.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKTRUSPGI
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 8.6% 3.3% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –

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.

ConsensusVRSKTRUSPGI
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $5.16FY2026 $18.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% +8.5% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $4.91BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +17.1% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKTRUSPGI
Held by institutions 97.6% 100.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 953 524 2,002
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +0.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 487 242 872
Institutions selling 349 211 876
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.15 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.

VRSKTRUSPGI
VRSK 1.00 0.52 0.60
TRU 0.52 1.00 0.62
SPGI 0.60 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, TRU and SPGI?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.70B, TransUnion (TRU) $14.17B, S&P Global (SPGI) $132.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, TRU and SPGI?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.0x, TransUnion (TRU) 17.8x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.8x, TransUnion (TRU) 14.4x, 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 growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year S&P Global (SPGI) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -18.2%, TransUnion (TRU) -10.4%, S&P Global (SPGI) -9.0%. Over five years, S&P Global (SPGI) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.0%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -8.4%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) -1.1%/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%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.68%, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.86%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, S&P Global (SPGI) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.1%, 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, TRU 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.