Verisk Analytics, Inc.
VRSK · Price history
Price at last available close
$189.80
+$23.86 (+14.38%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
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.
How they make money
Verisk operates as a data analytics and technology provider for the global insurance industry. The company generates revenue primarily through subscription-based access to its proprietary databases, software platforms, and predictive analytics solutions, which help clients manage underwriting, rating, claims, and risk assessment processes.
Products & services
Verisk provides predictive analytics, decision support software, and data management solutions for insurance underwriting, claims processing, catastrophe modeling, and fraud detection.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Customer concentration
The company does not report a single customer accounting for 10% or more of its total consolidated revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Cloud and IT infrastructure providers — The company relies on third-party cloud computing and data center services to host its software solutions and maintain its databases.Source
Strengths
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
36
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
59
Fair
Financial Strength
43
Business Quality / Moat
68
Management
65
Growth Quality
49
Risk / Durability
83
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
32
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
40/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 40/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for VRSK
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can VRSK maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is VRSK's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is VRSK's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify VRSK's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
36
Opportunity Score
32
Market Cap
$24.70B
P/E Ratio
30.2
EPS
$6.52
52-Week High
$235.89
52-Week Low
$155.94
Beta
0.69
Intrinsic Value
$148.79
Analyst Target
$226.50
Shares Outstanding
139.1M
Total Revenue
$3.14B
Total Debt
$4.62B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.03%
Liquidation Value / Share
$-8.55
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$1.95
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for VRSK
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on VRSK.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Proprietary data assets and industry-specific databases.
- +High recurring revenue model from long-term subscription contracts.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Software - Services industry.
- −Dependence on the insurance industry and regulatory environment.
- −Cybersecurity risks and potential data breaches.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
38
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-1.1
points
Current Score
36
Oct 26, 2026
Category Changes
VRSK decreased 1.1 points because Capital declined by 5 points, Valuation declined by 5.9 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Capital declined by 5 points
- − Valuation declined by 5.9 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
35
Projected Change
-1.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$189.80
Model Intrinsic Value
$148.79
Difference
+$41.01
+27.6% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-27.6%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.14B | $3.07B | $2.88B | $2.68B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.01B | $925.5M | $901.1M | $876.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $2.12B | $2.15B | $1.98B | $1.80B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $260.3M | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $473.4M | $442.9M | $408.7M | $391.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $720.6M | $803.3M | $726.7M | $673.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $1.68B | $1.48B | $1.66B | $1.42B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $1.40B | $1.34B | $1.25B | $1.13B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $195.1M | $170.9M | $124.6M | $115.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $1.16B | $1.17B | $1.23B | $1.03B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $123.8M | $263.0M | $277.9M | $258.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $885.5M | $908.3M | $957.5M | $614.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $6.52 | $6.51 | $6.74 | $4.19 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 131M | 139M | 142M | 147M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 131M | 139M | 143M | 147M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$806.3M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.75
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+34.7%
Cash Change
-12.3%
Margin Change
-4.4 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 4.4%. EPS declined 3.3%. Cash declined 12.3%. Total debt increased 34.7%. Net income margin declined by 4.4 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
56
Smart Money
56
Number of Gurus
7
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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10 Years
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Conservative Projection Rate
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