XZO vs VRSK vs GWRE Stock Comparison

Exzeo, Verisk Analytics and Guidewire Software Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.15 +13.8% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.82M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
3 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$211.47 +28.0% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.65B
P/E
30.1x
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, Guidewire Software 4, Exzeo 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXZOVRSKGWRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.42B $26.65B $13.57B VRSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 30.1x 97.5x XZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 26.5x 41.1x XZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +5.0% +22.7% GWRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 39.7% 28.2% 9.4% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.9% 6.6% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x -0.4x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.4% -1.2% -24.0% VRSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.3%/yr +5.9%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.3% 36.2% 62.9% VRSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 54/100 69/100 GWRE

Percentile Scorecard

XZOVRSKGWRE

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

AxisXZOVRSKGWRE
Valuation 71 #29 of 99 28 #697 of 965 40 #60 of 99
Growth 57 #41 of 94 45 #452 of 825 89 #11 of 94
Profitability 96 #5 of 90 97 #31 of 848 83 #16 of 90
Financial Health 86 #16 of 105 32 #613 of 899 75 #27 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #40 of 62 68 #235 of 730 59 #26 of 62
Overall 69 54 69
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXZOVRSKGWRESPY
1 month +13.8%+28.0%+1.7% -5.9%
3 months +5.0%+11.4%+4.6% -4.6%
6 months +23.0%+21.1%+19.9% +0.2%
Year to date -29.3%-5.5%-16.7% +7.5%
1 year -18.4%-1.2%-24.0% +8.2%
3 years —-8.4%+85.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-2.9%+22.9% +19.0%
5 years —-1.5%+33.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-0.3%+5.9% +9.4%
10 years —+158.6%+194.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+10.0%+11.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureXZOVRSKGWRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.3%36.2%62.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.7%36.3%64.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.64-0.570.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.03-0.38 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-51.2%-60.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.3%-6.0%-24.8% -5.9%
52-week high $24.25$225.07$222.51 $779.14
52-week low $12.55$156.84$102.69 $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.

MultipleXZOVRSKGWRE
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 22.5x 31.2xmedian 13.3x 101.2xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.1x 8.8xmedian 3.2x 9.3xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 23.6x 18.2xmedian 6.0x 64.1xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 17.3x 22.3xmedian 10.4x 36.3xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.7x -23.1xmedian 1.2x 11.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 1.25median 0.89 2.14median 0.64

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 monthsXZOVRSKGWRE
Revenue $221.82M $3.14B $1.48B
Gross profit $138.70M $2.20B $947.37M
Operating income $106.50M $1.38B $149.87M
Net income $88.00M $885.50M $139.28M
Free cash flow $82.62M $1.24B $377.66M
R&D $8.89M – $340.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.01 $6.77 $1.63
Cash & equivalents $116.40M $551.40M $372.89M
Total debt – $4.47B $678.09M
Shares (diluted) 87.48M 130.85M 85.41M
Enterprise value $632.46M $21.29B $10.14B

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
MetricXZOVRSKGWRE
P/E 17.0x 31.2x 101.2x
P/FCF 18.6x 22.3x 36.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 18.3x 35.2x
P/S 6.9x 8.8x 9.3x
P/B 5.2x -23.1x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 5.2x -18.3x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 18.2x 64.1x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 22.9x 91.1x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 10.0x 9.3x
EV/FCF 17.2x 25.4x 36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 20.9x 35.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.25 2.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXZOVRSKGWRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 5.0% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.8% 6.2% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 27.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% 4.8% 264.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 44.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.4% -3.3% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% 48.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 3.7% 100.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 47.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.0% 21.1% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% 116.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.9% 21.2% 28.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 126.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXZOVRSKGWRE
Gross margin 62.5% 70.2% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 49.3% 55.0% 14.4%
Operating margin 48.0% 43.9% 10.2%
Pretax margin 53.1% 37.0% 11.1%
Net margin 39.7% 28.2% 9.4%
FCF margin 37.2% 39.4% 25.6%
Operating cash flow margin 37.8% 47.9% 26.4%
Return on equity 30.0% – 11.1%
Return on assets 22.5% 19.5% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – 31.9% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 35.8% 40.1% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.8% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXZOVRSKGWRE
Debt / assets – 99.5% 26.3%
Debt / equity – -3.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 25.0% 126.4% 53.7%
Equity / assets 75.0% -26.4% 46.3%
Interest coverage – 7.0x 11.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 11.20 7.15 6.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXZOVRSKGWRE
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 6.8% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 7.7% 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.

ConsensusXZOVRSKGWRE
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 26.5xFY2026 41.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $4.07FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +18.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +5.1% +35.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $232.90MFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +6.7% +30.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXZOVRSKGWRE
Held by institutions 7.1% 97.6% 99.3%
Institutions holding 84 955 548
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.5% -0.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 58 488 249
Institutions selling 22 350 227
Buyers to sellers 2.64 1.39 1.10

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.

XZOVRSKGWRE
XZO 1.00 0.16 0.26
VRSK 0.16 1.00 0.52
GWRE 0.26 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XZO, VRSK and GWRE?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Exzeo (XZO) $1.42B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $26.65B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, XZO, VRSK and GWRE?

Exzeo (XZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Exzeo (XZO) 16.2x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 30.1x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 97.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exzeo (XZO) is cheapest (Exzeo (XZO) 17.9x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 26.5x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 41.1x). 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) +6.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Exzeo (XZO) 39.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisk Analytics (VRSK) returned the most: Exzeo (XZO) -18.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -24.0%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -0.3%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +5.9%/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) 63.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 36.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.