VRSK
Verisk Analytics
$193.12
▲ 1.8%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
VRSK at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 52/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 43.3% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$23.53B
P/E
26.89x
Forward P/E (est.)
27.96x
ROE
324.3%
Revenue Growth
5.9%
EPS Growth
-3.9%
Profit Margin
29.3%
FCF Yield
3.5%
Debt / Equity
15.33x
ROIC
29.0%
Interest Coverage
11.64x
Current Ratio
1.02x
Dividend Yield
1.2%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
3.7%
Rating Score
52/100
Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is a large-cap company in the Research & Consulting Services industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $23.53B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $3.07B in revenue and $908.30M in net profit.
Our model rates VRSK Neutral (52/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
43.2% average over the last 3 years
±7.2 pts around 40.2% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
29.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what VRSK's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. VRSK trades near $193.12, around its 50-day average ($176.29) and 200-day average ($204.13). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 57 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. VRSK's is $6.35 (~3.3% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month VRSK found buyers near $168.18 (support) and sellers near $190.02 (resistance); its 52-week range is $155.94–$310.20. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.6× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
5.7%
Revenue moved from $2.00B in 2016 to $3.07B in 2025, a 4.9% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 5.9% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
70.0%
Operating Margin
43.7%
Net Margin
29.6%
ROE
324.3%
Verisk Analytics keeps about 29.3% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 70.0% gross margin and 43.7% operating margin. Return on equity is 324.3% and return on invested capital about 29.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$4.77B
Net Debt
$4.25B
Net Debt / EBITDA
3.16x
Debt / Equity
15.33x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 15.3x, and operating profit covers interest about 11.6x, with a current ratio of 1.0x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $4.77B of total debt against $524.50M of cash.
Operating CF
$1.44B
Free Cash Flow
$1.19B
FCF Margin
38.8%
In the latest year Verisk Analytics produced about $1.44B of operating cash flow and $1.19B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.5% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.2%
Total paid (latest FY)
$251.10M
History on record
7 years
dividend uses 21% of free cash flow
28% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 6 years in a row
no cuts in the last 7 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
26.89x
P/S
7.66x
P/B
—
EV / EBITDA
—
VRSK trades at 26.9x trailing earnings (about 28.0x on estimated forward earnings), 7.7x sales. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 3.7% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$173.47
Current price
$193.12
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.19B
Growth, years 1–5
5.9%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where VRSK sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How VRSK stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), VRSK ranks #63 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (26.9x P/E vs. 32x median) with a higher return on equity (324.3% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (5.9% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
26.9x
median 32x
ROE vs sector
324.3%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
5.9%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#63
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $193.12 today · expected CAGR -3% – 7%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.26B | $3.45B | $3.66B | $3.88B | $4.11B |
| Net income | $977.12M | $1.04B | $1.10B | $1.16B | $1.23B |
| EPS | $8.02 | $8.50 | $9.01 | $9.55 | $10.12 |
| Share price (low) | $128.30 | $136.00 | $144.16 | $152.81 | $161.97 |
| Share price (high) | $216.50 | $229.49 | $243.26 | $257.86 | $273.33 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -34% / 12% | -16% / 9% | -9% / 8% | -6% / 7% | -3% / 7% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for VRSK:
- High net margins (29.3%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (324.3%) shows capital is put to work well.
The case against VRSK:
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 15.3x) adds financial risk.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 15.3x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Verisk Analytics is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 26.9x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (52/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 26 Wall Street analysts covering VRSK recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+8 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
VRSK's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
VRSK — frequently asked questions
Is VRSK a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Verisk Analytics Neutral (52/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is VRSK's rating on The Stocks School?
Verisk Analytics currently scores 52/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does VRSK's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Verisk Analytics's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for VRSK calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this VRSK analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell VRSK. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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