BROWN & BROWN, INC. vs The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., two Insurance Brokers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BRO and BWIN diverge most: on net margin, BRO reads 18.0% and BWIN reads -2.8%; on return on equity, BRO reads 9.1% and BWIN reads -2.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BRO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (fee-earnings basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BRO | BWIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $67.63 | $26.48 |
| Market cap | $22.8B | $2.6B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 22.0 | — |
| P/B | 1.81 | 1.65 |
| P/S | 3.56 | 1.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 505.7 | 61.9 |
| Revenue growth | +28.9% | +13.3% |
| Operating margin | — | -19.0% |
| Net margin | 18.0% | -2.8% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.72 | 1.40 |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 1.08 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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