VRSK vs VALU vs MSCI Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Value Line and Msci Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.82B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
1.02%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
VALU Value Line Inc
$41.64 +3.2% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$390.67M
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.89M
Div. yield
3.30%
Publishing Communication Services
5 wins
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$618.71 +14.6% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.36B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.28%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionVRSKVALUMSCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.82B $390.67M $44.36B MSCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x 19.7x 32.2x VALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x — 29.8x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% -5.5% +12.3% MSCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 60.3% 40.3% VALU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — 44.1% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 3.1x VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 3.30% 1.28% VALU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% +12.3% +9.0% VALU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +3.9%/yr -1.4%/yr VALU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 34.7% 29.5% MSCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 51/100 53/100 VRSK

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKVALUMSCI

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

AxisVRSKVALUMSCI
Valuation 32 #640 of 941 31 #37 of 53 23 #727 of 941
Growth 47 #328 of 615 26 #33 of 44 58 #258 of 615
Profitability 97 #21 of 586 76 #11 of 42 97 #19 of 586
Financial Health 33 #447 of 667 93 #5 of 61 27 #485 of 667
Shareholder Returns 72 #197 of 704 28 #19 of 26 62 #272 of 704
Overall 56 51 53
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VALU ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • MSCI 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

PeriodVRSKVALUMSCISPY
1 month +14.9%+3.2%+14.6% +0.7%
3 months -4.8%+19.7%+7.5% +3.7%
6 months +3.4%+18.3%+4.6% +7.1%
Year to date -14.7%+8.4%+7.8% +12.8%
1 year -8.3%+12.3%+9.0% +11.9%
3 years -15.0%+7.9%+28.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.3%+2.6%+8.7% +22.8%
5 years -9.3%+20.9%-6.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+3.9%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +134.4%+131.3%+683.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.9%+8.7%+22.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRSKVALUMSCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%34.7%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%32.7%31.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.080.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.360.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-68.3%-43.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-6.3%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $225.07$44.44$643.83 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$32.00$511.84 $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.

MultipleVRSKVALUMSCI
P/E now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 13.0x 19.7xmedian 18.7x 32.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.2x 11.9xmedian 0.6x 12.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 7.7x 69.7xmedian 10.6x 24.0xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 10.7x 22.0xmedian 9.0x 28.2xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.6x -14.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.90 —median 0.49 1.94median 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 monthsVRSKVALUMSCI
Revenue $3.14B $32.89M $3.43B
Gross profit $2.20B – $2.85B
Operating income $1.38B $3.56M $1.91B
Net income $885.50M $19.83M $1.38B
Free cash flow $1.24B $17.73M $1.58B
R&D – – $184.30M
EPS (diluted) $6.77 – $19.14
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $16.02M $261.00M
Total debt $11.77B – $6.72B
Shares (diluted) 130.85M – 72.30M
Enterprise value $19.46B $137.98M $42.84B

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
MetricVRSKVALUMSCI
P/E 28.2x 19.7x 32.2x
P/FCF 20.1x 22.0x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 22.0x 27.5x
P/S 7.9x 11.9x 12.9x
P/B -20.9x 3.6x -14.7x
P/Tangible book -16.5x 3.6x -11.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 69.7x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 94.8x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 10.3x 14.8x
EV/FCF 23.2x 19.1x 32.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 19.1x 31.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 – 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUMSCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% -5.5% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -5.9% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% -36.8% 15.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -32.7% 13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% -6.7% 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 2.4% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% – 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -15.7% 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -0.3% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% -15.0% 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -0.3% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUMSCI
Gross margin 70.2% – 82.9%
EBITDA margin 55.0% 14.7% 61.6%
Operating margin 43.9% 10.8% 55.7%
Pretax margin 37.0% 40.5% 47.3%
Net margin 28.2% 60.3% 40.3%
FCF margin 39.4% 53.9% 45.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 53.9% 47.0%
Return on equity – 5.5% –
Return on assets 19.5% 3.9% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 44.1%
Return on capital employed 40.1% 2.7% 47.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUMSCI
Debt / assets 99.5% – 120.0%
Debt / equity -3.8x – -2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 28.5% 153.9%
Equity / assets -26.4% 71.5% -53.9%
Interest coverage 7.0x – 6.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.86 7.35 6.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKVALUMSCI
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 7.5% 0.2% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 3.6% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.8% 42.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.2% 37.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.9% 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 10.5%

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.

ConsensusVRSKVALUMSCI
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 – 29.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 – $20.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – +20.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% – +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 – $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 – +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% – +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKVALUMSCI
Held by institutions 97.6% 5.6% 92.4%
Institutions holding 954 53 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 488 16 513
Institutions selling 349 18 407
Buyers to sellers 1.40 0.89 1.26

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.

VRSKVALUMSCI
VRSK 1.00 0.08 0.55
VALU 0.08 1.00 0.03
MSCI 0.55 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, VALU and MSCI?

Msci (MSCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.82B, Value Line (VALU) $390.67M, Msci (MSCI) $44.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, VALU and MSCI?

Value Line (VALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2x, Value Line (VALU) 19.7x, Msci (MSCI) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, Msci (MSCI) 29.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Msci (MSCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Value Line (VALU) -5.5%, Msci (MSCI) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Value Line (VALU) 60.3%, Msci (MSCI) 40.3%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Msci (MSCI) 44.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Value Line (VALU) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Value Line (VALU) +12.3%, Msci (MSCI) +9.0%. Over five years, Value Line (VALU) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Value Line (VALU) +3.9%/yr, Msci (MSCI) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest dividend yield: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 1.02%, Value Line (VALU) 3.30%, Msci (MSCI) 1.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Msci (MSCI) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Value Line (VALU) 34.7%, Msci (MSCI) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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