VRSK vs XZO vs MA Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Exzeo and Mastercard Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$197.85 +21.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.75B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
0.99%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$19.40 +26.1% 1M
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
4 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$672.46 +19.1% 1M +21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$582.08B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
0.52%
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionVRSKXZOMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.75B $1.75B $582.08B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 19.7x 35.0x XZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 20.2x 32.0x XZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +21.8% +15.3% XZO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 39.1% 46.7% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — 56.6% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 0.5x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% — 0.52% VRSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% — +21.7% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr — +14.0%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 62.2% 23.4% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 82/100 51/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKXZOMA

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

AxisVRSKXZOMA
Valuation 29 #684 of 963 65 #35 of 99 14 #831 of 963
Growth 44 #460 of 823 77 #22 of 94 64 #297 of 823
Profitability 97 #30 of 845 96 #5 of 90 99 #12 of 845
Financial Health 31 #617 of 896 89 #13 of 105 53 #421 of 896
Shareholder Returns 72 #206 of 731 – 25 #549 of 731
Overall 55 82 51
  • VRSK ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRSKXZOMASPY
1 month +21.2%+26.1%+19.1% -1.0%
3 months +4.8%+20.6%+17.9% -0.4%
6 months +15.7%+12.3%+36.7% +4.5%
Year to date -11.6%-20.0%+17.8% +12.4%
1 year -10.1%—+21.7% +13.6%
3 years -14.2%—+74.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year -5.0%—+20.3% +20.8%
5 years -7.8%—+92.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.6%—+14.0% +10.4%
10 years +142.0%—+552.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.2%—+20.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureVRSKXZOMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%62.2%23.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%65.6%22.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.461.500.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28—0.92 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-48.2%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-20.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $225.07$24.25$672.46 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$12.55$471.55 $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.

MultipleVRSKXZOMA
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 13.8x 19.7xmedian 21.9x 35.0xmedian 13.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.3x 7.9xmedian 2.3x 16.0xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 6.0x 14.6xmedian 16.4x 23.7xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 11.0x 21.5xmedian 17.4x 36.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -21.7xmedian 1.3x 6.1xmedian 1.7x 86.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 0.95 —median 0.91 1.91median 0.95

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 monthsVRSKXZOMA
Revenue $3.14B $221.80M $36.29B
Gross profit $2.20B $138.23M –
Operating income $1.38B $107.60M $21.27B
Net income $885.50M $86.81M $16.96B
Free cash flow $1.24B $81.53M $16.08B
R&D – $9.00M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $0.98 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $136.73M $10.15B
Total debt $4.47B – $23.94B
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 88.23M 883.00M
Enterprise value $20.39B $935.48M $542.16B

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
MetricVRSKXZOMA
P/E 29.2x 19.7x 35.0x
P/FCF 20.8x 21.5x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 20.9x 34.5x
P/S 8.2x 7.9x 16.0x
P/B -21.7x 6.1x 86.2x
P/Tangible book -17.1x 6.1x 554.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 14.6x 23.7x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 15.0x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 7.3x 16.4x
EV/FCF 24.0x 19.8x 37.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 19.3x 35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 – 1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 21.8% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 49.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 45.0% 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 53.5% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 37.0% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% – -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% – -5.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOMA
Gross margin 70.2% 62.3% –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 49.8% 69.2%
Operating margin 43.9% 48.5% 58.6%
Pretax margin 37.0% 52.4% 57.6%
Net margin 28.2% 39.1% 46.7%
FCF margin 39.4% 36.8% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% 37.7% 46.5%
Return on equity – 30.8% 274.4%
Return on assets 19.5% 22.7% 29.3%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 56.6%
Return on capital employed 40.1% 37.0% 63.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.9% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOMA
Debt / assets 99.5% – 41.2%
Debt / equity -3.8x – 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 25.3% 88.4%
Equity / assets -26.4% 74.7% 11.6%
Interest coverage 7.0x – 26.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.96 12.74 10.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKXZOMA
Dividend yield 1.0% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 7.3% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 8.2% – 3.1%
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.

ConsensusVRSKXZOMA
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% +24.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $232.90MFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +4.5% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKXZOMA
Held by institutions 97.6% 7.1% 87.5%
Institutions holding 955 84 3,588
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -11.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 489 58 1,590
Institutions selling 349 22 1,530
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.64 1.04

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.

VRSKXZOMA
VRSK 1.00 0.20 0.35
XZO 0.20 1.00 0.35
MA 0.35 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, XZO and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.75B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.75B, Mastercard (MA) $582.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, XZO and MA?

Exzeo (XZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.2x, Exzeo (XZO) 19.7x, Mastercard (MA) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exzeo (XZO) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 24.8x, Exzeo (XZO) 20.2x, Mastercard (MA) 32.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Exzeo (XZO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -10.1%, Mastercard (MA) +21.7%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.6%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest dividend yield: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.99%, Mastercard (MA) 0.52%. Exzeo (XZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.7%, Exzeo (XZO) 62.2%, Mastercard (MA) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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