Verisk Analytics

VRSK

Software - Services · Technology

Price

$200.68

-0.81 (-0.40%)

Market Cap

$26.29B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−14.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 163.3M (2021) → 139.1M (2025)

Verisk Analytics, Inc. provides data analytics solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides predictive analytics and decision support solutions to customers in rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, global risk analytics, natural resources intelligence, economic forecasting, commercial banking and finance, and various other fields. It operates in three segments: Insurance, Energy and Specialized Markets, and Financial Services. The Insurance segme

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$525M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Verisk Analytics is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

69.8%

Premium pricing power — 69.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

45.0%

Excellent — 45.0% operating margin

ROCE

10.6%

Below par — 10.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.9%

Slow sales growth (5.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

-4.2%

Earnings shrinking (-4.2% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

152%

Turns 152% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

36.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (36.3%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Interest Cover

7.83x

Adequate interest coverage (7.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

30.5x

Pricey — P/E 30.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+11.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (30.5 → 19.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.01%

Small dividend — 1.01% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+13.1%

Dividend growing fast (13.1% YoY)

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