ICF International, Inc. (ICFI) vs Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK)

ICF International, Inc. and Verisk Analytics, Inc. are both Consulting Services companies. Verisk Analytics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $22.0B against $1.5B — 14.7× the size. ICF International, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.2× against 26.0×. Verisk Analytics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.01% against −7.89%. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has the higher net margin (28.2% vs 4.86%) and the higher return on invested capital (31.5% vs 6.55%). Both pay a dividend; Verisk Analytics, Inc. yields more (0.53% vs 0.40%). Across the 22 metrics below, Verisk Analytics, Inc. leads on 12 and ICF International, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric ICFI VRSK Consulting Services median
P/E 17.19 25.95 17.19
P/S 0.83 7.06 1.14
P/B 1.43 n/m 2.36
Price to free cash flow 7.58 17.89 13.31
EV/EBITDA 5.70 15.10 10.61
EV/Sales 1.00 8.31 1.44
Earnings yield 5.82% 3.85% 4.50%
Free cash flow yield 13.19% 5.59% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric ICFI VRSK Consulting Services median
Gross margin 37.16% 70.18% 45.25%
Operating margin 7.79% 43.86% 9.60%
Net margin 4.86% 28.24% 6.29%
Free cash flow margin 10.90% 39.43% 0.00%
Return on equity 8.64% (202.08%) 0.00%
Return on assets 4.24% 19.06% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.55% 31.45% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ICFI VRSK Consulting Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (7.89%) 5.01% (0.96%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (14.95%) (3.43%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.44% 6.25% 7.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 10.75% 4.97% 4.89%

Health

Metric ICFI VRSK Consulting Services median
Debt to equity 0.39 (3.76) 0.00
Current ratio 1.39 1.01 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 1.75 1.51 0.23

Dividend

Metric ICFI VRSK Consulting Services median
Dividend yield 0.40% 0.53% 1.07%
Payout ratio 0.16 0.25 0.16

Size

Metric ICFI VRSK Consulting Services median
Market cap 1.49b 21.95b 151.24m

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