Marsh vs Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc

Marsh (MRSH) is overvalued and Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc (RYAN) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. MRSH is the closer of the two: -75%, against -284% for RYAN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Marsh (MRSH)

Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 25.7% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $96.90; the price of $170.01 is 75% above that value.

Leak Score 48/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc (RYAN)

Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 17.7% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $10.01; the price of $38.44 is 284% above that value.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricMRSHRYAN
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$170.01$38.44
Intrinsic value$96.90$10.01
Margin of safety-75%-284%
Leak Score48/100 (10/12)0/100 (2/12)
Market cap$81.1B$9.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.4%24.7%
Operating margin24.3%20.5%
Net margin14.2%3.1%
Return on equity25.7%17.7%
Debt to equity1.477.47
P/E20.8x56.4x
Forward P/E14.9x15.9x
P/B5.3x9.2x
Dividend yield2.2%1.3%

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