Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (GSHD) stock analysis
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.62BP/E 44.3Yield –
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Prices as of Nov 12, 2026How the score works
Mixed11 of 30 checks passed
Goosehead Insurance passes 11 of the 30 checks behind our score; 14 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 1/6
- Growth
- 4/6
- Past performance
- 4/6
- Financial health
- 2/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Earnings grew over 5 years
Net income grew 24.5% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 20.4% a year over the last three fiscal years.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 226% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Debt covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 27.1% of total debt.
What to watch
Earnings growth not accelerating
Net income grew 18.0% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 24.5% a year.
Interest not well covered
Operating income covers interest expense 4.1 times; we look for at least 5.
P/E above the industry
Goosehead Insurance's P/E of 44.3 is above the Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service median of 30.5.
P/S above the industry
Goosehead Insurance's price-to-sales of 4.03 is above the Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service median of 3.39.
Valuation1/6
P/E below its 5-year median
Goosehead Insurance's P/E of 44.3 is below its own 5-year median of 123.7.
P/E above the industry
Goosehead Insurance's P/E of 44.3 is above the Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service median of 30.5.
P/S above the industry
Goosehead Insurance's price-to-sales of 4.03 is above the Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service median of 3.39.
P/B against the industry
Needs positive book value.
Price against fair value
We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.
Margin of safety
Depends on the fair value estimate.
Growth4/6
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 20.4% a year over the last three fiscal years.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 226% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Earnings growth not accelerating
Net income grew 18.0% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 24.5% a year.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 17.7% over the last twelve months; the Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service median is 13.8%.
Guidance raised
Goosehead Insurance raised its full year 2026 Total revenues outlook on Jul 22, 2026.
Gross margin trend
Banks and insurers do not report gross profit.
Past performance4/6
Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on assets over 1%
Return on assets was 8.4%; for a bank or insurer, 1% or more is considered good.
Return on equity against the industry
Needs positive equity.
Earnings grew over 5 years
Net income grew 24.5% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 8.8% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 5.3%.
Net margin above the industry
Goosehead Insurance's net margin of 8.8% is above the Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service median of 4.9%.
Financial health2/6
Debt level
Needs debt and equity figures.
Debt trend
Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.
Debt covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 27.1% of total debt.
Interest not well covered
Operating income covers interest expense 4.1 times; we look for at least 5.
Short-term assets cover short-term debts
Current assets are 1.54 times current liabilities.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)
The Altman model does not apply to insurers.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
Goosehead Insurance has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itWe don't publish a fair value for Goosehead Insurance. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.
Valuation over time
Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.
- P/E at month end
- Own 5-year median 124
- Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service median 30.5
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
Medium risk
- Average value traded per day
- $19.96M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $7.34M
Downside
High risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 36.1%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 67%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- -0.58
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 1.35
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2016 to 2025
Operating margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +16.2% | +20.4% | +25.6% | – | |
| Operating income | +21.8% | +94.4% | +30.1% | – | |
| Net income | -8.5% | +266.6% | +24.5% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | -10.3% | +226.1% | +15.3% | – | |
| Free cash flow | +22.0% | +49.2% | +42.5% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | -133.8% | -107.8% | |
| Return on assets | – | 7.4% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | – | 2.49 | 1.60 | |
| Debt to equity | – | -17.00 | -3.06 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | 2.41× | 3.01× | |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.6× | 3.1× | |
| Capex to revenue | – | 8.5% | 1.6% | |
| Diluted shares | – | 18M | 38M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Goosehead Insurance generated $285.61M from operations and spent $384.66M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 9% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.6% | 0.90× | -15.74× | -107.8% |
| FY2024 | 9.7% | 0.84× | 10.47× | 84.7% |
| FY2023 | 5.4% | 0.77× | 17.50× | 73.2% |
| FY2022 | 0.3% | 0.71× | -176.61× | -33.7% |
| FY2021 | 3.6% | 0.66× | -24.14× | -57.2% |
| FY2020 | 7.9% | 0.93× | -18.04× | -133.8% |
| FY2019 | 4.6% | 1.56× | -5.68× | -40.7% |
| FY2018 | -14.8% | 2.34× | -1.04× | 35.9% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$27.83M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$91.76M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year8.6% → 7.0%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$91.76M vs $27.83M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell20.7% → 69.8%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.34 → 1.60
- No dilutionShare count did not rise38M → 38M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.89 → 0.92
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