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Verisk Analytics

VRSK
57
Software - Services · Technology
Also trades as: 0LP3.L GBP 1.89 (+0.55%)
Price
$190.90
+3.57 (+1.91%)
Market Cap
$24.85B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
23/30
Growth
Mixed
8/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Good
5/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Weak
1/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

57 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 57.

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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)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Verisk Analytics helps insurance companies, financial firms, and energy businesses make smarter decisions using data and software. Its core products include tools that help insurers figure out how risky a customer is, how much to charge for coverage, and how to handle claims. Verisk is one of the largest data analytics providers to the insurance industry in the United States.

The company makes money mainly through subscriptions and long-term data licenses, which means customers pay recurring fees to access Verisk's databases and software tools. It operates primarily in the U.S. but has some international presence, and it generates strong profits — over 44 cents of operating income for every dollar of revenue. Its main competitive advantage is its massive, hard-to-replicate collection of historical insurance and risk data, built up over decades. The key risk is that large insurers could invest in building their own in-house data capabilities, reducing their dependence on Verisk over time.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-3.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$260M/ year

8.5% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$551M 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

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
71.1%
Premium pricing power — 71.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
45.1%
Excellent — 45.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
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 growth
Sales YoY
+5.0%
Slow sales growth (+5.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+0.0%
Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
170%
Turns 170% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
39.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (39.4%)

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

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
15.81
Heavy debt load (15.81)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
15.66x
Comfortably covers interest (15.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
29.3x
Growth-priced — P/E 29.3

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+11.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (29.3 → 17.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.22%
Small dividend — 1.22% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+12.1%
Dividend growing fast (12.1% YoY)
Payout Ratio
29%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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