Verisk Targets 6-8% Revenue Growth and 75% Free Cash Flow Return Plan
Verisk’s leadership outlined a three-pillar strategy to drive durable compounding growth through client relationship strengthening, proprietary data expansion and advanced analytics automation. The company reiterated medium-term targets of 6-8% organic revenue growth, 7-10% EBITDA growth, 25-75 basis points annual margin expansion, double-digit EPS growth and 75% free cash flow return.
1. Investor Day Strategy Overview
Verisk hosted its Investor Day where CEO Lee Shavel and CFO Elizabeth Mann emphasized a strategy built on strengthening client relationships, expanding proprietary and contributory data assets, and delivering innovation via analytics and AI to fuel compounding growth.
2. Reiterated Financial Targets
Management reaffirmed three-year medium-term goals: 6-8% organic constant currency revenue growth, 7-10% organic adjusted EBITDA growth, annual adjusted EBITDA margin expansion of 25-75 basis points, and double-digit adjusted EPS growth.
3. Capital Allocation and Returns
Verisk set a new capital return target of at least 75% of free cash flow through dividends and share repurchases, while maintaining disciplined investment in high-return organic opportunities and selective acquisitions to extend its data advantage and client reach.