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title: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) — intrinsic value and fair price
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/vrsk
ticker: VRSK
as_of: 2026-10-18
sector: Technology
industry: Software - Services
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# Verisk Analytics (VRSK)

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) closed at $190.90 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 11% vs its model value of $171.24 (from a five-year discounted cash flow).

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Last close | $190.90 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $171.24 |
| Price vs model | overvalued by 11% vs model |
| Range of that model | $101.83 – $489.19 |
| Market value | $24.8B |
| P/E (fiscal 2025) | 29.5 |
| Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 29.6% |
| Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $1.2B |
| Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 1.02% |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Cost of capital (WACC) | 7.67% |
| Business classification | Mature & Stable (Low/slowing growth (~7% recent), High profitability (30% net margin), Pays dividends, Highly cyclical earnings, High leverage (D/E 15.3x)) |

## Dividends

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Trailing dividend yield | 1.02% |
| Dividends per share, last 12 months | $1.95 |
| Dividends / free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | 21.1% |
| Raised | 6+ years in a row |
| Growth over 5 years | 11.3% a year |
| Latest payment | $0.50, ex-date Sep 15, 2026, paid Sep 30, 2026 |

| Year of payments | Dividends per share |
| --- | ---: |
| To Sep 14, 2021 | $1.14 |
| To Sep 14, 2022 | $1.22 |
| To Sep 14, 2023 | $1.33 |
| To Sep 13, 2024 | $1.51 |
| To Sep 15, 2025 | $1.74 |
| Trailing twelve months (to Sep 15, 2026) | $1.95 |

## Valuation models

Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 18, 2026.

| Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $171.24 | $101.83 | $489.19 |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $189.02 | $115.89 | $519.29 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $291.80 | $225.72 | $369.11 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $295.36 | $215.87 | $399.75 |
| P/E · peers | cross check | $226.12 | $189.57 | $230.06 |
| P/E · own history | cross check | $301.78 | $240.45 | $362.11 |
| PEG | sanity check | $114.56 | $114.56 | $114.56 |
| EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $258.45 | $194.62 | $266.82 |
| EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $198.98 | $150.60 | $274.86 |
| Earnings power value | cross check | $64.73 | $51.15 | $84.92 |
| Dividend discount | cross check | $51.23 | $34.04 | $89.90 |

## Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Past 90 days: 0 open-market buys ($0) and 8 open-market sales ($3.1M); 10b5-1 plan sales included.

| Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Mann Elizabeth | Chief Financial Officer | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 400 | $73,940 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Patiath Pradip | Director | Grant / award | 156 | $0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Hendrick Gregory | Director | Grant / award | 179 | $0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Purtill Sabra R. | Director | Grant / award | 194 | $0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | PERRY CHRISTOPHER JOHN | Director | Grant / award | 156 | $0 |

## Recent SEC filings

| Filed | Form | What | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 8-K | 5.02 Departure/Election of Directors or Officers; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1442145/000119312526385242/d133172d8k.htm |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 8-K | 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1442145/000119312526355652/d172499d8k.htm |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1442145/000143774926024749/vrsk20260630_10q.htm |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1442145/000143774926024748/vrsk20260526_8k.htm |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 8-K | 5.02 Departure/Election of Directors or Officers; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1442145/000119312526321243/d86289d8k.htm |

## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F)

| Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Jensen | 2026-06-30 | 379,127 | $68.1M |
| Thomas Gayner | 2026-06-30 | 155,950 | $28.0M |
| Bridgewater | 2026-06-30 | 83,031 | $14.9M |
| Soros | 2026-06-30 | 33,267 | $6.0M |

7 tracked managers in all.

## About

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. The company's operations are organized into three primary divisions: Insurance, Energy and Specialized Markets, and Financial Services. Within the Insurance segment, Verisk assists property and casualty insurers by focusing on anticipating potential losses, accurately selecting and pricing risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This division develops sophisticated machine learning and artificial intelligence models to predict various scenarios and genera…

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