Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Software - Services industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Verisk Analytics, Inc. is a global leader in providing advanced data analytics. It offers predictive insights and decision-making tools to a diverse clientele across numerous sectors. These include risk assessment (such as rating, underwriting, and claims), catastrophe and weather risk management, global risk analytics, natural resource intelligence, economic forecasting, commercial banking, finance, and many other specialized areas.
Is Verisk Analytics, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 5, 2026, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) trades at 25.2× earnings (P/E), against a median of 35.2× across the 250 technology companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. Kaplio's verdict: cheap. At the decade median (40.3×) $262 (+60 %); at its sector median (35.2×) $229 (+40 %).
Kaplio overview: Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Market cap $21B · 52 weeks $157 – $252 (33 % below the high) · P/E 25.2× · 2027 expected P/E 18.9× · Dividend 1.2 % · 6 years rising · Next earnings November 4, 2026 · expected EPS $1.92 · Price as of Oct 5 · accounts published Jul 29.
- Valuation: P/E 25.2× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 34 % (excellent).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.7× (fragile).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (40.3×) $262 (+60 %); at its sector median (35.2×) $229 (+40 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in technology: 5 of 8 pass
- 3y revenue growth 11.8 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.7×, fails.
- Gross margin 67.3 %, borderline.
- Rule of 40 (SaaS only) 51, passes.
- FCF / Revenue 38.8 %, passes.
- ROIC 34.2 %, passes.
- SBC / Revenue 1.8 %, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 15.3×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Verisk Analytics, Inc.: P/E 25.2×; EV/EBITDA 15.3×; ROIC 34.2 %; $21.3B. Veralto Corporation (P/E 23.9×; EV/EBITDA 18.9×; ROIC 16.1 %; $23.1B), Hubbell Incorporated (P/E 28.2×; EV/EBITDA 19.2×; ROIC 13.8 %; $25.1B), Equifax Inc. (P/E 24.6×; EV/EBITDA 11.4×; ROIC 7.9 %; $16.4B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 25.2× · median 40.3× · minimum 22.2× · maximum 75.5× · cheap below 34.0× · expensive above 52.2×. It has been cheaper than today only 7% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 1.19 % ($1.81 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 6 · paying since 2019 · 5-year growth +11 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 4.4× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $11.90 a year ($0.99 a month).
Kaplio's reading: Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Updated on October 1, 2026 · accounts published on July 29, 2026
Reading of October 1, 2026: A highly profitable business with margins above its long-run average
Verisk Analytics trades at a P/E of 25.8, 36 % below its ten-year median of 40.3, with a 45 % operating margin over the last 12 months.
- Is Verisk Analytics expensive or cheap? Its P/E of 25.8 is 36 % below its ten-year median and 23 % below the sector median of 33.3.
- How is the business doing? Operating margin is 45 % over the last 12 months, above its 41 % average for fiscal 2014-2025.
- Is it growing with real cash or by diluting shareholders? Free cash flow was 39 % of revenue in fiscal 2025, while stock-based pay cost only 1.8 % of revenue.
- How strong is the balance sheet? Net debt is $21.79 per share in fiscal 2025, 13 % of the current price, at 1.7× EBITDA.
- What to expect from the next earnings? Analysts expect EPS of $1.92 on November 4, 2026; the company has beaten estimates in 8 of the last 8 quarters.
Is Verisk Analytics expensive or cheap?
Over the last 12 months Verisk Analytics trades at a P/E of 25.8. Its ten-year median is 40.3, and its weekly P/E has ranged from 22.2 to 75.5 over the decade. It has traded at a lower P/E only 7 % of the time in the last ten years. The sector median is 33.3, so the stock is also cheaper than its peers. EV/EBITDA of 15.6× is well below its five-year average of 24.3×, and the free cash flow yield is 5.9 %. The lower multiple comes with a 33 % drop in the share price over 12 months, leaving it 33 % below its 52-week high of $251.51.
How is the business doing?
Revenue grew 6.6 % over the last 12 months while EPS fell 3.3 %, so sales are rising faster than profit per share. Profitability is the strong point. The operating margin of 45 % over the last 12 months compares with a 41 % average for fiscal 2014-2025 and 45 % in fiscal 2025, and the net margin is 28 %. ROIC of 34 % is 26 points above the sector median of 8 % across 466 companies. It has stayed above 10 % in 9 of the last 10 fiscal years, with the weakest year at 9.0 % in 2019. Returns like these, held for this long, point to a business with lasting economics.
Is it growing with real cash or by diluting shareholders?
Generic ratios tell only part of the story in technology. The sector looks at growth, pricing power and how much stock-based pay dilutes shareholders. Verisk Analytics turned 39 % of revenue into free cash flow in fiscal 2025, about twice the 20 % healthy mark. Stock compensation was 1.8 % of revenue, far below the 10 % line. Its Rule of 40 score of 51 in fiscal 2025 clears the elite level of 40. There are two weak spots. Revenue per share grew 11.8 % a year over fiscal 2022-2025, short of the 15 % healthy mark, and the 67 % gross margin is just under the 70 % bar for software.
How strong is the balance sheet?
The company carries debt, but at a manageable level. Net debt of $21.79 per share in fiscal 2025 equals 13 % of the share price. Net debt of 1.7× EBITDA is a bit above the 1.5× considered tolerable for software. An Altman Z of 6.3 over the last 12 months puts it in the safe zone. A current ratio of 1.01 leaves little short-term cushion, though, and the Piotroski score is a middling 4 of 9. The dividend yields 1.2 % and has risen for 6 consecutive fiscal years through 2025. It takes only 28 % of earnings, which leaves room to keep raising it.
What to expect from the next earnings?
Verisk Analytics reports on November 4, 2026, and analysts expect EPS of $1.92 for the quarter. Its record is consistent: it beat EPS estimates in each of the last 8 quarters. On July 29, 2026 it reported $1.98 against $1.93 expected, a 2.6 % beat. Thirteen analysts put fiscal 2026 EPS at $7.71, and that consensus has not moved in the last 16 days. Revenue estimates are just as stable. With expectations steady, the things to watch are whether the margin holds and whether EPS starts growing again alongside revenue.
How this was prepared: the data comes from companies' official filings, collected by a professional provider, and from Kaplio's analysis engine (trailing-12-month ratios, 10 years of history and sector medians computed across US-listed companies). The text is written from that data alone, every figure is checked against it before publication, and it is reviewed when the company reports results. This is not investment advice.
Investor methods verdict
Would Peter Lynch approve Verisk Analytics today?
The Lynch Method would wait for a better price for Verisk Analytics: P/E 25.8 with 8% growth; it asks that the P/E not exceed growth. Business quality: 72 out of 100 (price not included). Lynch classifies it as a stalwart. Kaplio assessment with data from the week of 2026-10-05; not investment advice.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -211.97% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 34.17% |
| Return on Assets | 19.70% |
| Gross Margin | 67.66% |
| Operating Margin | 44.68% |
| Net Margin | 28.24% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | -3.88 |
| Current Ratio | 1.01 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.25 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -12.12% |
| 3 months | -13.91% |
| Year-to-date | -27.01% |
| 1 year | -33.37% |
| 3 years | -31.96% |
| 5 years | -21.02% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.9500 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.5000 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.5000 |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.5000 |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-06-13 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.4500 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.3900 |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.3900 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.3900 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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