XZO vs GWRE vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Exzeo, Guidewire Software and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.68 +21.7% 1M
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
4 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.68B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionXZOGWREVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.57B $13.67B $25.68B VRSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 98.1x 29.0x XZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 39.0x 23.9x XZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% +22.7% +5.0% GWRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 39.1% 9.4% 28.2% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 31.9% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 2.3x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -33.1% -8.3% VRSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.0%/yr -1.9%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 62.7% 35.8% VRSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 67/100 56/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

XZOGWREVRSK

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

AxisXZOGWREVRSK
Valuation 63 #37 of 99 42 #58 of 99 32 #640 of 941
Growth 81 #19 of 94 88 #12 of 94 47 #328 of 615
Profitability 96 #5 of 90 76 #22 of 90 97 #21 of 586
Financial Health 89 #13 of 105 76 #26 of 105 33 #447 of 667
Shareholder Returns – 53 #29 of 60 72 #197 of 704
Overall 82 67 56
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • VRSK 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

PeriodXZOGWREVRSKSPY
1 month +21.7%+12.4%+14.9% +0.7%
3 months +11.9%+4.5%-4.8% +3.7%
6 months +9.1%+15.7%+3.4% +7.1%
Year to date -27.1%-20.4%-14.7% +12.8%
1 year —-33.1%-8.3% +11.9%
3 years —+84.5%-15.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+22.7%-5.3% +22.8%
5 years —+27.3%-9.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+5.0%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years —+176.1%+134.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+10.7%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXZOGWREVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%62.7%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.7%64.1%36.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.67-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.53-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-60.8%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-33.1%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $24.25$239.49$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $12.55$102.69$156.84 $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.

MultipleXZOGWREVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 19.5x 96.8xmedian 19.5x 28.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.2x 8.9xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 17.8x 61.3xmedian 17.8x 16.7xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 16.1x 34.8xmedian 16.1x 20.1xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.0x 11.0xmedian 2.0x -20.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.98 2.04median 0.98 1.12median 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 monthsXZOGWREVRSK
Revenue $221.80M $1.48B $3.14B
Gross profit $138.23M $947.37M $2.20B
Operating income $107.60M $149.87M $1.38B
Net income $86.81M $139.28M $885.50M
Free cash flow $81.53M $377.66M $1.24B
R&D $9.00M $340.10M –
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $1.63 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $136.73M $372.89M $551.40M
Total debt – $678.09M $11.77B
Shares (diluted) 88.23M 85.41M 130.85M
Enterprise value $758.26M $10.24B $20.32B

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
MetricXZOGWREVRSK
P/E 18.0x 96.8x 28.2x
P/FCF 19.6x 34.8x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 33.7x 16.5x
P/S 7.2x 8.9x 7.9x
P/B 5.5x 11.0x -20.9x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 11.2x -16.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 61.3x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 13.5x 87.1x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 8.8x 9.2x
EV/FCF 17.9x 34.6x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 33.5x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.04 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXZOGWREVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% 22.7% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 49.9% 26.0% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.0% 264.9% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.3% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.5% 99.5% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.0% 100.7% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.5% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 116.5% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.3% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXZOGWREVRSK
Gross margin 62.3% 64.2% 70.2%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 14.4% 55.0%
Operating margin 48.5% 10.2% 43.9%
Pretax margin 52.4% 11.1% 37.0%
Net margin 39.1% 9.4% 28.2%
FCF margin 36.8% 25.6% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.7% 26.4% 47.9%
Return on equity 30.8% 11.1% –
Return on assets 22.7% 5.4% 19.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 31.9%
Return on capital employed 37.0% 7.9% 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 12.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXZOGWREVRSK
Debt / assets – 26.3% 99.5%
Debt / equity – 0.6x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 25.3% 53.7% 126.4%
Equity / assets 74.7% 46.3% -26.4%
Interest coverage – 11.2x 7.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 11.79 6.15 6.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXZOGWREVRSK
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.3% 7.5%
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 8.6%
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.

ConsensusXZOGWREVRSK
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 39.0xFY2027 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +34.9% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $232.90MFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +30.2% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXZOGWREVRSK
Held by institutions 7.1% 99.3% 97.6%
Institutions holding 84 547 954
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.5% -1.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying 58 249 488
Institutions selling 22 226 349
Buyers to sellers 2.64 1.10 1.40

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.

XZOGWREVRSK
XZO 1.00 0.25 0.20
GWRE 0.25 1.00 0.53
VRSK 0.20 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XZO, GWRE and VRSK?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Exzeo (XZO) $1.57B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.67B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, XZO, GWRE and VRSK?

Exzeo (XZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Exzeo (XZO) 18.1x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 98.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exzeo (XZO) is cheapest (Exzeo (XZO) 18.4x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 39.0x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisk Analytics (VRSK) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +5.0%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has been the steadiest (Exzeo (XZO) 62.0%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads on 4. 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.