VRSK vs YB vs ICE Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Yuanbao and Intercontinental Exchange Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$201.50 +23.0% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.22B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
0.97%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
YB Yuanbao Inc.
$10.99 -15.1% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$506.42M
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$721.91M
Div. yield
11.46%
Insurtech Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionVRSKYBICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.22B $506.42M $96.65B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.8x 1.0x 23.3x YB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 2.6x 19.8x YB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +37.2% +12.1% YB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 57.3% 29.6% YB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — 8.5% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 2.9x VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.97% 11.46% 1.18% YB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% -51.9% +17.8% ICE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr — +4.7%/yr ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 51.4% 26.0% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 89/100 54/100 YB

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKYBICE

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

AxisVRSKYBICE
Valuation 26 #695 of 939 86 #15 of 99 56 #43 of 96
Growth 44 #453 of 814 93 #8 of 94 46 #37 of 68
Profitability 97 #28 of 828 99 #2 of 90 83 #13 of 70
Financial Health 32 #610 of 898 87 #15 of 105 36 #64 of 99
Shareholder Returns 72 #202 of 725 80 #13 of 61 50 #21 of 41
Overall 54 89 54
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • YB ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVRSKYBICESPY
1 month +23.0%-15.1%+14.7% -2.3%
3 months +4.3%-23.1%+13.5% -0.7%
6 months +12.8%-28.1%+10.1% +4.8%
Year to date -9.9%-45.8%+6.4% +10.3%
1 year -7.9%-51.9%+17.8% +10.3%
3 years -12.6%—+59.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.4%—+16.9% +20.1%
5 years -6.0%—+25.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -1.2%—+4.7% +10.1%
10 years +145.1%—+224.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.4%—+12.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVRSKYBICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%51.4%26.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%51.4%27.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.370.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-1.010.68 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-64.4%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-51.6%-1.6% -3.5%
52-week high $225.07$22.73$175.10 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$10.99$122.91 $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.

MultipleVRSKYBICE
P/E now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 13.6x 1.0xmedian 20.4x 23.3xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 3.3x 0.7xmedian 2.2x 6.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 6.0x —median 13.7x 16.2xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 11.0x —median 16.4x 18.3xmedian 16.8x
P/B now vs peer median -22.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 0.92 —median 1.02 1.18median 0.52

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 monthsVRSKYBICE
Revenue $3.14B $721.91M $14.05B
Gross profit $2.20B – –
Operating income $1.38B – $5.70B
Net income $885.50M $277.06M $4.23B
Free cash flow $1.24B – $5.28B
R&D – $59.06M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $8.68 $7.35
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $168.92M $936.00M
Total debt $4.47B – $23.30B
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 47.65M 566.00M
Enterprise value $20.86B -$1.87B $89.60B

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
MetricVRSKYBICE
P/E 29.8x 1.0x 23.3x
P/FCF 21.2x – 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x – 16.8x
P/S 8.4x 0.7x 6.9x
P/B -22.1x 0.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -17.5x 0.9x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – 16.2x
EV/EBIT 21.9x -1.0x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 9.6x -0.3x 8.4x
EV/FCF 24.4x – 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x – 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 – 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKYBICE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 37.2% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% – 19.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 16.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 63.3% 31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 295.7% 33.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% – 17.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% – 17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 15.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRSKYBICE
Gross margin 70.2% – –
EBITDA margin 55.0% – 51.7%
Operating margin 43.9% – 40.6%
Pretax margin 37.0% 34.1% 39.1%
Net margin 28.2% 57.3% 29.6%
FCF margin 39.4% – 37.6%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% – 41.0%
Return on equity – 50.4% 14.2%
Return on assets 19.5% 33.2% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 8.5%
Return on capital employed 40.1% 45.5% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKYBICE
Debt / assets 99.5% – 13.2%
Debt / equity -3.8x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 126.4% 36.8% 83.1%
Equity / assets -26.4% 63.2% 16.9%
Interest coverage 7.0x – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.8x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.01 3.52 0.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKYBICE
Dividend yield 1.0% 11.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 7.1% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 11.5% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.7%

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.

ConsensusVRSKYBICE
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 2.6xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $4.25FY2026 $8.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +553.8%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% +21.2% -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $881.23MFY2026 $10.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +22.9% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKYBICE
Held by institutions 97.6% 10.3% 92.5%
Institutions holding 955 23 1,655
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +20.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying 489 14 736
Institutions selling 349 5 695
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.80 1.06

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.

VRSKYBICE
VRSK 1.00 0.01 0.41
YB 0.01 1.00 0.01
ICE 0.41 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, YB and ICE?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $26.22B, Yuanbao (YB) $506.42M, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $96.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, YB and ICE?

Yuanbao (YB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.8x, Yuanbao (YB) 1.0x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yuanbao (YB) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 25.3x, Yuanbao (YB) 2.6x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yuanbao (YB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Yuanbao (YB) +37.2%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Yuanbao (YB) 57.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 29.6%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) returned the most: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -7.9%, Yuanbao (YB) -51.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +17.8%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest dividend yield: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.97%, Yuanbao (YB) 11.46%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Yuanbao (YB) 51.4%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, YB and ICE?

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