VRSK
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
VRSK's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 31x earnings, below its usual 45x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
VRSK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
VRSK's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
VRSK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $206 | — |
| Cheap | 29x | $191 | -7.4% |
| Current | 31x | $206 | — |
| Fair | 45x | $294 | +42% |
| Expensive | 59x | $386 | +87% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRSK's PE is in its cheap range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings.
VRSK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VRSK, with profitability improving.
VRSK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.42 | +28% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.59 | +0.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.50 | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.56 | -4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.48 | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.57 | +3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.50 | +6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.84 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.71 | +61% |
VRSK earned $6.59 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
VRSK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $809M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $806.3M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $782.6M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $778.8M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $768.3M | +5.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $772.6M | +7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $753M | +7% |
| Q4 2024 | $735.6M | +8.6% |
VRSK's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $809M last quarter, up 5.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 45% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 45% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 46% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 44% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 43% | +6 points |
VRSK's operating margin was 45% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
VRSK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $200M | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $297.9M | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $326.4M | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $276.1M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.1M | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $188.7M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $391M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $200M | +2% |
VRSK's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.1B over the past year, down 1.4% from the year before.
VRSK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -1.6M shares |
| 1 year | -7.7% | -10.7M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -16.5M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -33.6M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -37.3M shares |
VRSK has 129M diluted shares, down 7.7% from a year ago, with $1.9B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $170.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2025 | $223.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $100.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $170.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $315M |
VRSK spent $1.9B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 177% from the year before.
VRSK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
VRSK's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.6 years a year ago.
VRSK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.3 | Neutral |
VRSK's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (neutral).
VRSK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRSK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 24x | 30% above |
| PE % | 23 | 58 | 35 pts below |
VRSK is trading at 31x earnings, a 30% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
VRSK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $188.1 | 9.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $188.3 | 9.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $191.7 | 7.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $234.5 | 12% below |
| 200 week MA | $236.2 | 13% below |
VRSK has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 13% below its 200-week average.
VRSK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $148.6 | $201.2 | +35% |
| 2021 | $201.2 | $225.5 | +12% |
| 2022 | $225.5 | $175.6 | -22% |
| 2023 | $175.6 | $238.9 | +36% |
| 2024 | $238.9 | $277.3 | +16% |
| 2025 | $277.3 | $220.3 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $220.3 | $206.3 | -6.4% |
VRSK has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 6.4% so far in 2026.