VRSK vs XZO vs CME Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Exzeo and Cme Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$211.47 +28.0% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$27.52B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
0.92%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.15 +13.8% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.82M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
3 wins
CME Cme Group Inc.
$307.24 +13.7% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$109.81B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.25%
Exchanges Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cme leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cme 8, Exzeo 3, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRSKXZOCMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.52B $1.54B $109.81B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.2x 17.0x 24.9x XZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x 17.9x 26.2x XZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +6.5% +9.0% CME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 39.7% 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — 11.7% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 0.2x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.92% — 3.25% CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% -18.4% +14.6% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr — +6.7%/yr CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 63.3% 25.4% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 69/100 61/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKXZOCME

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

AxisVRSKXZOCME
Valuation 28 #697 of 965 71 #29 of 99 41 #61 of 103
Growth 45 #452 of 825 57 #41 of 94 25 #53 of 70
Profitability 97 #31 of 848 96 #5 of 90 90 #8 of 74
Financial Health 32 #613 of 899 86 #16 of 105 57 #44 of 100
Shareholder Returns 68 #235 of 730 36 #40 of 62 92 #4 of 40
Overall 54 69 61
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRSKXZOCMESPY
1 month +28.0%+13.8%+13.7% -5.9%
3 months +11.4%+5.0%+16.2% -4.6%
6 months +21.1%+23.0%+7.1% +0.2%
Year to date -5.5%-29.3%+12.5% +7.5%
1 year -1.2%-18.4%+14.6% +8.2%
3 years -8.4%—+44.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.9%—+13.0% +19.0%
5 years -1.5%—+38.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.3%—+6.7% +9.4%
10 years +158.6%—+198.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.0%—+11.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVRSKXZOCMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%63.3%25.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%67.7%27.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.571.64-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.290.58 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-48.2%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-29.3%-5.9% -5.9%
52-week high $225.07$24.25$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$12.55$218.58 $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.

MultipleVRSKXZOCME
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 13.3x 17.0xmedian 22.5x 24.9xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 3.2x 6.9xmedian 2.1x 15.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 6.0x 13.0xmedian 23.6x 22.8xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 10.4x 18.6xmedian 17.3x 25.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -23.1xmedian 1.2x 5.2xmedian 1.7x 4.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.25median 0.89 —median 0.64 1.82median 0.47

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 monthsVRSKXZOCME
Revenue $3.14B $221.82M $6.97B
Gross profit $2.20B $138.70M –
Operating income $1.38B $106.50M $4.58B
Net income $885.50M $88.00M $4.42B
Free cash flow $1.24B $82.62M $4.33B
R&D – $8.89M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $1.01 $12.31
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $116.40M $2.20B
Total debt $4.47B – $3.43B
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 87.48M 358.64M
Enterprise value $22.16B $748.74M $98.15B

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
MetricVRSKXZOCME
P/E 31.2x 17.0x 24.9x
P/FCF 22.3x 18.6x 25.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 18.3x 24.8x
P/S 8.8x 6.9x 15.8x
P/B -23.1x 5.2x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -18.3x 5.2x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 13.0x 22.8x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 13.4x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 10.0x 6.4x 15.9x
EV/FCF 25.4x 17.2x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 17.0x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.25 – 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOCME
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 6.5% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 20.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 12.4% 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 21.4% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 9.3% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -23.0% 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% -21.9% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOCME
Gross margin 70.2% 62.5% –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 49.3% 69.8%
Operating margin 43.9% 48.0% 65.7%
Pretax margin 37.0% 53.1% 82.8%
Net margin 28.2% 39.7% 63.3%
FCF margin 39.4% 37.2% 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 37.8% 63.5%
Return on equity – 30.0% 16.6%
Return on assets 19.5% 22.5% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 11.7%
Return on capital employed 40.1% 35.8% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.2% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOCME
Debt / assets 99.5% – 1.8%
Debt / equity -3.8x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 25.0% 86.2%
Equity / assets -26.4% 75.0% 13.8%
Interest coverage 7.0x – 26.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.15 11.20 0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOCME
Dividend yield 0.9% – 3.3%
Net buyback yield 6.8% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 7.7% 0.6% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusVRSKXZOCME
Forward P/E 26.5xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% +24.0% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $232.90MFY2026 $7.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +4.5% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKXZOCME
Held by institutions 97.6% 7.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 955 84 1,694
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -11.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 488 58 824
Institutions selling 350 22 656
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.64 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.

VRSKXZOCME
VRSK 1.00 0.16 0.23
XZO 0.16 1.00 0.03
CME 0.23 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, XZO and CME?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $27.52B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.54B, Cme (CME) $109.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, XZO and CME?

Exzeo (XZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.2x, Exzeo (XZO) 17.0x, Cme (CME) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exzeo (XZO) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 26.5x, Exzeo (XZO) 17.9x, Cme (CME) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cme (CME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Exzeo (XZO) +6.5%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.7%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%, Exzeo (XZO) -18.4%, Cme (CME) +14.6%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -0.3%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.92%, Cme (CME) 3.25%. Exzeo (XZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 36.2%, Exzeo (XZO) 63.3%, Cme (CME) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, XZO and CME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cme (CME) leads on 8. 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.