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Verisk Analytics, Inc.

$VRSK·$26B·Software - Services·Technology
$194.85-2.7%YTD-9.3%1Y-30.1%
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VRVRSK
$VRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.
$194.85-2.75%52 posts+206%
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AI analysis

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Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-07-31

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Verisk just beat Q2 on insurance growth but the CIO is departing Aug 3 — the data-analytics compounder is coiling near the 200-day.

Verisk Analytics is a data-and-analytics business primarily serving the insurance industry via subscription products. This year has been ugly — down 9% YTD and 27% T12M — as growth normalization tempered the setup, though Q2 beat.

  • The Q2 print was a clean beat: Q2 2026 earnings surpassed estimates on insurance-growth, reported July 29 — the specific pattern of a mature data-analytics business where insurance-vertical software growth and subscription-mix continue to drive modest revenue growth with strong margins.
  • The Q1 fundamentals are steady: revenue of $783M grew 4% YoY with 70% gross margins and 45% operating margins, EPS of $1.73 — the shape of a subscription-analytics business where the specific insurance-mix product suite drives durable high-margin revenue and 29% ROIC.
  • The C-suite transition is meaningful: on July 28 Verisk disclosed CIO Nick Daffan will depart effective August 3, with Jeff Negrete named interim — a C-level transition that creates modest execution uncertainty, though the interim arrangement suggests continuity rather than disruption.

The stock is at $200.35 at the 31st percentile of the 52-week range and near both moving averages — the coiling pattern where the Q2 beat is being digested against the CIO transition. What extends the move is specific Nov 4 Q3 guidance revision or continued subscription-analytics growth acceleration; what breaks the setup is a soft Q3, prolonged CIO transition, or any specific customer-churn commentary.

What to watch: The Nov 4 Q3 print — specifically subscription-analytics growth, CIO transition update, and any customer-churn commentary. A beat plus rising subscription mix extends the coiling; a soft Q3, prolonged CIO transition, or customer-churn issues break the setup.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Data analytics company providing risk modeling, underwriting data, and decision support tools primarily to insurance and energy sectors.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $VRSK.

Software - Services · Technology

No material change from last week — Verisk's analytics data business earns monopoly-like returns on insurance, energy, and financial services data while QCLS holds early-stage rights to laser..

What this means for $VRSK

Partial — Data analytics company providing risk modeling, underwriting data, and decision support tools primarily to insurance and energy sectors; partial earnings exposure to software - services demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
-21.0%YTD
-13.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
27.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
28.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
44.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
7.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-21.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
67.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-4.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$1.98$1.93+2.6%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$1.82$1.74+4.6%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$1.82$1.61+13.0%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$1.72$1.70+1.2%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $1.93

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$782.6M+3.9%69.8%45.0%$1.73$326.4M
Q4 FY25$778.8M+5.9%59.6%43.6%$1.42$276.1M
Q3 FY25$768.3M+5.9%70.1%45.0%$1.62$336.1M
Q2 FY25$772.6M+7.8%70.3%45.9%$1.81$188.7M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 13 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.2B$3.2B – $3.2B$7.67$7.52 – $7.7513
FY27$3.4B$3.4B – $3.5B$8.67$8.31 – $8.8813
FY28$3.7B$3.6B – $3.7B$9.72$9.04 – $10.0512
FY29$3.9B$3.9B – $4.0B$10.97$10.82 – $11.1011
FY30$4.2B$4.2B – $4.3B$12.35$12.19 – $12.506

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.31%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+8.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 15Elizabeth MannCFO400 sh$77KSellJun 15Elizabeth MannCFO400 sh$72KSellJun 5Samuel G LissDirector4.7K sh$851KSellJun 2Samuel G LissDirector6.8K sh$1.2MSellJun 1Hansen Bruce EdwardDirector2.3K sh$409KSellMay 22Hansen Bruce EdwardDirector2.3K sh$400KSellMay 15Elizabeth MannCFO400 sh$64KSellApr 15Elizabeth MannCFO400 sh$69KSellMar 17Elizabeth MannCFO400 sh$82KBuyFeb 20Perry Christopher JohnDirector1.0K sh$180K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 288-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Verisk Analytics, Inc. disclosed on July 28, 2026 under Item 5.02 that Nick Daffan, its Chief Information Officer, will depart the company effective August 3, 2026. Jeff Negrete has been named interim Chief Information Officer to fill the role while a permanent search is conducted. Daffan's departure is characterized as a routine executive transition rather than a dispute, and the company has an internal succession plan in place through Negrete's interim appointment. Verisk is a global data analytics and risk assessment company serving insurance, energy, and financial services markets; CIO transitions at data-centric firms are closely watched by investors given technology's centrality to the business model.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 263
AI summary

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) filed a Form 3 on May 26, 2026 reporting initial beneficial ownership for a newly appointed director, officer, or 10%+ holder. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only SEC cover-page header.

8-KShareholder voteMay 218-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) reported annual meeting vote results (Item 5.07) in an 8-K filed May 21, 2026. Body unavailable — excerpt cuts off before specific vote tallies are disclosed.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationMar 24S-3ASR
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Feb 25424B5
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Feb 23424B5
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 238-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 11 other (3 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Madison Mid Cap Fund Q2 2026 Portfolio Activityseekingalpha.com·16h agoVerisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·2d agoVerisk Analytics Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·2d agoVerisk Earnings Surpass Estimates in Q2 on Insurance Growthzacks.com·3d agoVerisk Analytics (VRSK) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimateszacks.com·3d ago

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