VRSK vs VALU vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Value Line and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$189.80 +13.1% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$24.86B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
VALU Value Line Inc
$41.64 +6.9% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$390.67M
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.89M
Div. yield
3.30%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 6, Value Line 4, Verisk Analytics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRSKVALUCBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.86B $390.67M $32.80B CBOE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 19.7x 24.3x VALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x — 24.2x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% -5.5% +11.7% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 60.3% 26.6% VALU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — 18.1% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — -0.5x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.30% 0.01% VALU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.2% +7.2% +34.5% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr +3.9%/yr +19.5%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 35.0% 36.1% VALU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 48/100 70/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKVALUCBOE

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

AxisVRSKVALUCBOE
Valuation 32 #645 of 941 29 #38 of 53 55 #44 of 96
Growth 48 #333 of 636 26 #33 of 44 70 #20 of 65
Profitability 97 #21 of 612 73 #12 of 42 97 #3 of 65
Financial Health 33 #467 of 693 93 #5 of 61 82 #17 of 92
Shareholder Returns 71 #206 of 706 20 #21 of 26 46 #21 of 38
Overall 56 48 70
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VALU ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRSKVALUCBOESPY
1 month +13.1%+6.9%+26.7% +0.9%
3 months -11.0%+17.5%+4.3% +5.9%
6 months +0.9%+20.6%+5.0% +8.5%
Year to date -15.2%+8.4%+27.8% +13.3%
1 year -18.2%+7.2%+34.5% +12.4%
3 years -15.2%+8.2%+98.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.4%+2.6%+25.8% +23.5%
5 years -9.7%+20.9%+143.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.0%+3.9%+19.5% +11.0%
10 years +133.3%+131.3%+407.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.8%+8.7%+17.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVRSKVALUCBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%35.0%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%33.3%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.08-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.490.210.95 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-68.3%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-6.3%-12.5% -0.9%
52-week high $232.13$44.44$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$32.00$231.51 $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.

MultipleVRSKVALUCBOE
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 12.9x 19.7xmedian 18.7x 24.9xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.2x 11.9xmedian 0.6x 6.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 7.5x 69.7xmedian 10.6x 17.4xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 10.8x 22.0xmedian 8.9x 17.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -20.8xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.87 —median 0.49 0.89median 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 monthsVRSKVALUCBOE
Revenue $3.14B $32.89M $5.06B
Gross profit $2.20B – $2.74B
Operating income $1.38B $3.56M $1.76B
Net income $885.50M $19.83M $1.35B
Free cash flow $1.24B $17.73M $1.87B
EPS (diluted) $6.77 – $12.84
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $16.02M $2.28B
Total debt $11.77B – $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 130.85M – 104.90M
Enterprise value $19.50B $137.98M $24.45B

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
MetricVRSKVALUCBOE
P/E 28.0x 19.7x 24.9x
P/FCF 20.0x 22.0x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 22.0x 17.1x
P/S 7.9x 11.9x 6.6x
P/B -20.8x 3.6x 6.0x
P/Tangible book -16.4x 3.6x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 69.7x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 94.8x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 10.3x 6.4x
EV/FCF 23.1x 19.1x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 19.1x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 – 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUCBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% -5.5% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -5.9% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% -36.8% 35.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -32.7% 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% -6.7% 50.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 2.4% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% – 50.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -15.7% 4,740%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -0.3% 52.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% -15.0% 1,757%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -0.3% 55.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUCBOE
Gross margin 70.2% – 54.1%
EBITDA margin 55.0% 14.7% 37.1%
Operating margin 43.9% 10.8% 34.7%
Pretax margin 37.0% 40.5% 37.4%
Net margin 28.2% 60.3% 26.6%
FCF margin 39.4% 53.9% 37.0%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 53.9% 38.8%
Return on equity – 5.5% 24.6%
Return on assets 19.5% 3.9% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 18.1%
Return on capital employed 40.1% 2.7% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUCBOE
Debt / assets 99.5% – 13.6%
Debt / equity -3.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 28.5% 47.0%
Equity / assets -26.4% 71.5% 53.0%
Interest coverage 7.0x – 33.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.85 7.35 5.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUCBOE
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 0.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 3.6% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.8% 22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.2% 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.9% 14.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% –

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.

ConsensusVRSKVALUCBOE
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 – 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 – $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% – +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 – $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 – +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% – +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKVALUCBOE
Held by institutions 97.6% 5.6% 88.4%
Institutions holding 953 53 985
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.8% +1.2%
Institutions buying 487 16 523
Institutions selling 349 18 342
Buyers to sellers 1.40 0.89 1.53

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.

VRSKVALUCBOE
VRSK 1.00 0.08 0.17
VALU 0.08 1.00 -0.06
CBOE 0.17 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, VALU and CBOE?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.86B, Value Line (VALU) $390.67M, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $32.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, VALU and CBOE?

Value Line (VALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.1x, Value Line (VALU) 19.7x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.8x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Value Line (VALU) -5.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Value Line (VALU) 60.3%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -18.2%, Value Line (VALU) +7.2%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +34.5%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.0%/yr, Value Line (VALU) +3.9%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest dividend yield: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%, Value Line (VALU) 3.30%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Value Line (VALU) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, Value Line (VALU) 35.0%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, VALU and CBOE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads on 6. 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.