VRSK vs YB vs MA Stock Comparison

Verisk Analytics, Yuanbao and Mastercard 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
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
MA Mastercard Inc
$658.39 +19.2% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$573.26B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
0.53%
Payment Networks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionVRSKYBMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.22B $506.42M $573.26B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.8x 1.0x 34.2x YB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 2.6x 31.4x YB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +37.2% +15.3% YB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 57.3% 46.7% YB
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 0.97% 11.46% 0.53% YB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% -51.9% +19.3% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr — +14.9%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 51.4% 23.1% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 89/100 51/100 YB

Percentile Scorecard

VRSKYBMA

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

AxisVRSKYBMA
Valuation 26 #695 of 939 86 #15 of 99 12 #825 of 939
Growth 44 #453 of 814 93 #8 of 94 64 #298 of 814
Profitability 97 #28 of 828 99 #2 of 90 99 #12 of 828
Financial Health 32 #610 of 898 87 #15 of 105 53 #421 of 898
Shareholder Returns 72 #202 of 725 80 #13 of 61 25 #541 of 725
Overall 54 89 51
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • YB ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA 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

PeriodVRSKYBMASPY
1 month +23.0%-15.1%+19.2% -2.3%
3 months +4.3%-23.1%+15.3% -0.7%
6 months +12.8%-28.1%+30.4% +4.8%
Year to date -9.9%-45.8%+15.3% +10.3%
1 year -7.9%-51.9%+19.3% +10.3%
3 years -12.6%—+70.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.4%—+19.5% +20.1%
5 years -6.0%—+99.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -1.2%—+14.9% +10.1%
10 years +145.1%—+533.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.4%—+20.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVRSKYBMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%51.4%23.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%51.4%22.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.370.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-1.010.83 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-64.4%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-51.6%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $225.07$22.73$658.39 $779.14
52-week low $156.84$10.99$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.

MultipleVRSKYBMA
P/E now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 13.6x 1.0xmedian 20.4x 34.2xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 3.3x 0.7xmedian 2.2x 15.8xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 6.0x —median 13.7x 23.4xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 11.0x —median 16.4x 35.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -22.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 84.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 0.92 —median 1.02 1.87median 0.92

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 monthsVRSKYBMA
Revenue $3.14B $721.91M $36.29B
Gross profit $2.20B – –
Operating income $1.38B – $21.27B
Net income $885.50M $277.06M $16.96B
Free cash flow $1.24B – $16.08B
R&D – $59.06M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $8.68 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $551.40M $168.92M $10.15B
Total debt $4.47B – $23.94B
Shares (diluted) 130.85M 47.65M 883.00M
Enterprise value $20.86B -$1.87B $533.34B

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
MetricVRSKYBMA
P/E 29.8x 1.0x 34.2x
P/FCF 21.2x – 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x – 34.0x
P/S 8.4x 0.7x 15.8x
P/B -22.1x 0.9x 84.9x
P/Tangible book -17.5x 0.9x 546.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – 23.4x
EV/EBIT 21.9x -1.0x 27.6x
EV/Revenue 9.6x -0.3x 16.2x
EV/FCF 24.4x – 36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x – 34.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 – 1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRSKYBMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 37.2% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% – 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 63.3% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.7% 295.7% 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
MetricVRSKYBMA
Gross margin 70.2% – –
EBITDA margin 55.0% – 69.2%
Operating margin 43.9% – 58.6%
Pretax margin 37.0% 34.1% 57.6%
Net margin 28.2% 57.3% 46.7%
FCF margin 39.4% – 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 47.9% – 46.5%
Return on equity – 50.4% 274.4%
Return on assets 19.5% 33.2% 29.3%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 56.6%
Return on capital employed 40.1% 45.5% 63.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRSKYBMA
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% 36.8% 88.4%
Equity / assets -26.4% 63.2% 11.6%
Interest coverage 7.0x – 26.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.01 3.52 10.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRSKYBMA
Dividend yield 1.0% 11.5% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 7.1% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 11.5% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusVRSKYBMA
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 2.6xFY2026 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $4.25FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +553.8%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% +21.2% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.33BFY2026 $881.23MFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +22.9% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRSKYBMA
Held by institutions 97.6% 10.3% 87.5%
Institutions holding 954 23 3,585
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +20.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 488 14 1,590
Institutions selling 349 5 1,527
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.80 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.

VRSKYBMA
VRSK 1.00 0.01 0.35
YB 0.01 1.00 -0.02
MA 0.35 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRSK, YB and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $26.22B, Yuanbao (YB) $506.42M, Mastercard (MA) $573.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRSK, YB and MA?

Yuanbao (YB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.8x, Yuanbao (YB) 1.0x, Mastercard (MA) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yuanbao (YB) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 25.3x, Yuanbao (YB) 2.6x, Mastercard (MA) 31.4x). 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%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest net margin (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Yuanbao (YB) 57.3%, 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) -7.9%, Yuanbao (YB) -51.9%, Mastercard (MA) +19.3%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.9%/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%, Mastercard (MA) 0.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Yuanbao (YB) 51.4%, Mastercard (MA) 23.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRSK, YB 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 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.