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Verisk Tops Q4 Estimates, Issues 2026 Guidance, Boosts Buybacks

Executives highlight proprietary insurance datasets as a moat against AI-driven disruption.

Verisk logo is seen in this illustration taken November 9, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Overview

  • Adjusted EPS reached $1.82 versus $1.61 expected, with revenue up 5.9% to $778.8 million, topping forecasts.
  • 2026 outlook calls for $3.19–$3.24 billion in revenue and $7.45–$7.75 in adjusted EPS, a touch below some analyst estimates.
  • Share repurchase authorization rose to $2.5 billion with a near‑term $1.5 billion accelerated program; the dividend increased 11% to $2.00 per share as free cash flow totaled about $1.19 billion.
  • The company terminated its planned AccuLynx acquisition after an extended FTC review and sold Verisk Marketing Solutions, leaving pro forma leverage near 1.9x following debt redemptions.
  • Management is accelerating AI-enabled claims products such as XactXpert, XactAI and XactGen, while noting that unusually low weather activity and a reduced government contract trimmed quarterly organic growth by roughly 1% and that first-quarter results are expected to be a trough.