Hippo Holdings Inc. (HIPO) stock analysis
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $983.94MP/E 30.3Yield –
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Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works
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Hippo passes 5 of the 30 checks behind our score; 19 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
- 0/6
- Growth
- 3/6
- Past performance
- 2/6
- Financial health
- 0/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 57.6% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Guidance raised
Hippo raised its 2026 FY Revenue outlook on Jul 29, 2026.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 20.6% over the last twelve months; the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median is 5.0%.
Return on assets over 1%
Return on assets was 1.4%; for a bank or insurer, 1% or more is considered good.
What to watch
Return on equity under 15%
Return on equity was 7.6% over the last twelve months and averaged -42.3% over five years; we look for 15% on both.
P/E above the industry
Hippo's P/E of 30.0 is above the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median of 10.4.
P/S above the industry
Hippo's price-to-sales of 1.80 is above the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median of 1.28.
Return on equity below the industry
Hippo's return on equity of 7.6% is below the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median of 15.9%.
Valuation0/6
P/E against its history
Not enough price and earnings history to compare.
P/E above the industry
Hippo's P/E of 30.0 is above the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median of 10.4.
P/S above the industry
Hippo's price-to-sales of 1.80 is above the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median of 1.28.
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.
Growth3/6
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 57.6% a year over the last three fiscal years.
EPS growth over 3 years
Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 20.6% over the last twelve months; the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median is 5.0%.
Guidance raised
Hippo raised its 2026 FY Revenue outlook on Jul 29, 2026.
Gross margin trend
Banks and insurers do not report gross profit.
Past performance2/6
Return on equity under 15%
Return on equity was 7.6% over the last twelve months and averaged -42.3% over five years; we look for 15% on both.
Return on assets over 1%
Return on assets was 1.4%; for a bank or insurer, 1% or more is considered good.
Return on equity below the industry
Hippo's return on equity of 7.6% is below the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median of 15.9%.
Earnings over 5 years
Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 5.9% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -163%.
Net margin below the industry
Hippo's net margin of 5.9% is below the Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median of 12.0%.
Financial health0/6
Debt level
Needs debt and equity figures.
Debt trend
Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.
Debt coverage
Needs operating cash flow.
Interest coverage
Interest expense is not reported separately.
Short-term liquidity
Insurers do not split assets into current and non-current.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)
The Altman model does not apply to insurers.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
Hippo 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 Hippo. 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
- Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance median 10.4
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
- $9.31M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $4.83M
Downside
Low risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 11.3%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 35%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- 0.13
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 1.42
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2019 to 2025
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +25.9% | +57.6% | +55.5% | – | |
| Free cash flow | -80.7% | – | – | – |
Returns and balance sheet
7 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | – | 14.5% | |
| Return on assets | – | – | 3.3% | |
| Capex to revenue | – | 0.8% | 0.0% | |
| Diluted shares | – | 3M | 26M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Hippo generated $435.10M from operations and spent $67.60M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 53% 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 | 12.3% | 0.27× | 4.32× | 14.5% |
| FY2024 | -10.9% | 0.24× | 4.15× | -10.9% |
| FY2023 | -130.2% | 0.14× | 3.20× | -56.4% |
| FY2022 | -278.5% | 0.07× | 2.22× | -46.0% |
| FY2021 | -407.2% | 0.07× | 3.97× | -112.5% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$57.70M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$9.20M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-2.7% → 3.7%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$9.20M vs $57.70M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose– → –
- No dilutionShare count did not rise25M → 26M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.24 → 0.30
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