YB vs GWRE vs NP Stock Comparison

Yuanbao, Guidewire Software and Neptune Insurance Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YB Yuanbao Inc.
$11.09 -9.2% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$511.03M
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$721.91M
Div. yield
11.36%
Insurtech Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Yuanbao leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yuanbao 6, Neptune Insurance Holdings 2, Guidewire Software 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionYBGWRENPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $511.03M $13.87B $4.05B GWRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.0x 102.2x 90.5x YB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 41.3x 50.8x YB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% +22.7% +33.8% YB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 57.3% 9.4% 22.7% YB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 512.4% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.36% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.8% -33.2% +15.6% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 62.8% 60.7% YB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 89/100 69/100 39/100 YB

Percentile Scorecard

YBGWRENP

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

AxisYBGWRENP
Valuation 86 #15 of 99 40 #60 of 99 3 #116 of 119
Growth 93 #8 of 94 88 #12 of 94 79 #25 of 114
Profitability 99 #2 of 90 76 #22 of 90 100 #1 of 110
Financial Health 87 #15 of 105 75 #27 of 105 10 #99 of 110
Shareholder Returns 82 #12 of 61 63 #23 of 61 4 #102 of 106
Overall 89 69 39
  • YB ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodYBGWRENPSPY
1 month -9.2%+16.1%+7.0% -0.2%
3 months -16.7%+6.1%-7.4% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%+22.0%+10.7% +8.2%
Year to date -45.3%-15.9%+1.1% +12.9%
1 year -53.8%-33.2%+15.6% +12.3%
3 years —+96.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year —+25.3%— +23.3%
5 years —+35.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+6.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+194.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureYBGWRENPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%62.8%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%64.3%56.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.660.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.05-0.530.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-60.8%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-33.2%-15.9% -1.2%
52-week high $24.00$253.05$35.05 $779.14
52-week low $11.08$102.69$17.14 $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.

MultipleYBGWRENP
P/E now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 20.0x 102.2xmedian 20.0x 90.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 9.4xmedian 2.3x 20.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 64.8xmedian 17.5x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x 36.7xmedian 15.9x 49.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.0x 11.6xmedian 2.0x -19.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.03 2.16median 1.03 —median 0.53

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 monthsYBGWRENP
Revenue $721.91M $1.48B $197.00M
Gross profit – $947.37M –
Operating income – $149.87M $81.30M
Net income $277.06M $139.28M $44.74M
Free cash flow – $377.66M $82.04M
R&D $59.06M $340.10M –
EPS (diluted) $8.68 $1.63 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $168.92M $372.89M $17.43M
Total debt – $678.09M $922.00M
Shares (diluted) 47.65M 85.41M 146.39M
Enterprise value -$1.86B $10.43B $3.99B

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
MetricYBGWRENP
P/E 1.0x 102.2x 90.5x
P/FCF – 36.7x 49.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 49.3x
P/S 0.7x 9.4x 20.5x
P/B 0.9x 11.6x -19.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 11.8x -19.1x
EV/EBITDA – 64.8x –
EV/EBIT -0.9x 92.0x 52.2x
EV/Revenue -0.3x 9.3x 21.5x
EV/FCF – 36.5x 51.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.4x 51.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricYBGWRENP
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% 22.7% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 26.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 264.9% 7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 63.3% 99.5% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 438.0% 100.7% 197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.5% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 116.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% 53.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricYBGWRENP
Gross margin – 64.2% –
EBITDA margin – 14.4% –
Operating margin – 10.2% 41.3%
Pretax margin 34.1% 11.1% 34.1%
Net margin 57.3% 9.4% 22.7%
FCF margin – 25.6% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.4% 41.6%
Return on equity 50.4% 11.1% –
Return on assets 33.2% 5.4% 43.4%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 512.4%
Return on capital employed 45.5% 7.9% 3,191%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.3% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricYBGWRENP
Debt / assets – 26.3% 206.9%
Debt / equity – 0.6x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 53.7% 303.6%
Equity / assets 63.2% 46.3% -203.6%
Interest coverage – 11.2x 5.4x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.5x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.53 6.47 5.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricYBGWRENP
Dividend yield 11.4% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 11.4% 3.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusYBGWRENP
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 41.3xFY2027 50.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.25FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +553.8%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +34.9% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $881.23MFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $195.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +30.2% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersYBGWRENP
Held by institutions 10.3% 99.3% 71.7%
Institutions holding 23 546 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.8% -1.0% +3.3%
Institutions buying 14 248 105
Institutions selling 5 226 24
Buyers to sellers 2.80 1.10 4.38

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.

YBGWRENP
YB 1.00 0.01 0.16
GWRE 0.01 1.00 0.20
NP 0.16 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, YB, GWRE and NP?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Yuanbao (YB) $511.03M, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.87B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $4.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, YB, GWRE and NP?

Yuanbao (YB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Yuanbao (YB) 1.0x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 102.2x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 90.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yuanbao (YB) is cheapest (Yuanbao (YB) 2.6x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 41.3x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 50.8x). 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: Yuanbao (YB) +37.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest net margin (Yuanbao (YB) 57.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Yuanbao (YB) -53.8%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.2%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +15.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Yuanbao (YB) 11.36%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yuanbao (YB) has been the steadiest (Yuanbao (YB) 51.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.8%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, YB, GWRE and NP?

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.