ABNB vs ARX vs SE Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Accelerant Holdings and Sea Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$168.82 +7.2% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$99.60B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.81 +0.3% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.75 -24.9% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.74B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 5, Sea 3, Accelerant Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBARXSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.60B $4.30B $45.74B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x -3.2x 26.4x SE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 23.0x 19.7x SE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +54.6% +43.5% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% -119.3% 6.3% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% -179.7% — ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% +56.0% -53.3% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr — -26.7%/yr ABNB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 67.4% 52.2% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 13/100 71/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBARXSE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABNBARXSE
Valuation 25 #125 of 167 2 #117 of 119 78 #37 of 167
Growth 44 #86 of 153 10 #103 of 114 68 #49 of 153
Profitability 91 #15 of 153 4 #106 of 110 68 #50 of 153
Financial Health 53 #85 of 179 30 #77 of 110 70 #55 of 179
Shareholder Returns 60 #38 of 94 22 #83 of 106 –
Overall 55 13 71
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABNBARXSESPY
1 month +7.2%+0.3%-24.9% -0.2%
3 months +10.3%+34.9%-30.4% +3.9%
6 months +21.4%+47.8%-12.9% +8.2%
Year to date +24.4%+21.2%-41.4% +12.9%
1 year +30.8%+56.0%-53.3% +12.3%
3 years +48.0%—+87.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%—+23.2% +23.3%
5 years -1.7%—-78.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.3%—-26.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureABNBARXSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%67.4%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%59.6%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.051.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.83-1.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-68.9%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-0.4%-53.3% -1.2%
52-week high $190.50$19.89$160.10 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$9.36$74.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABNBARXSE
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 17.3x -3.2xmedian 10.5x 26.4xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x -1.9xmedian 7.6x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 11.5x 93.8xmedian 8.5x 8.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.8x 5.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.02median 0.40 —median 0.53 0.36median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABNBARXSE
Revenue $13.16B $1.15B $26.55B
Gross profit $10.91B $885.00M $12.29B
Operating income $2.74B -$1.53B $2.28B
Net income $2.69B -$1.28B $3.91B
Free cash flow $4.86B $45.80M $5.22B
R&D $2.49B – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $-6.22 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $1.66B $3.53B
Total debt $2.48B $120.10M $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 219.69M 638.23M
Enterprise value $52.83B -$2.34B $5.62B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABNBARXSE
P/E 37.1x -3.2x 26.4x
P/FCF 20.5x 93.8x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 93.8x 8.8x
P/S 7.6x 3.7x 1.7x
P/B 12.8x 5.8x –
P/Tangible book 12.8x 5.8x –
EV/EBITDA – -1.9x –
EV/EBIT 32.9x -1.8x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 18.5x 60.3x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 60.3x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.02 – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBARXSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 54.6% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 61.0% 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% -1,080% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% – 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% -2,833% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -2,986% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -94.5% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -94.5% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBARXSE
Gross margin 82.9% 77.2% 46.3%
EBITDA margin – -130.1% –
Operating margin 20.8% -133.6% 8.6%
Pretax margin 25.6% -110.8% 11.6%
Net margin 20.4% -119.3% 6.3%
FCF margin 36.9% 4.0% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 4.0% 19.6%
Return on equity 34.9% -176.3% –
Return on assets 9.7% -14.7% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 21.5% -179.7% –
Return on capital employed 28.2% – 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% 7.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBARXSE
Debt / assets 8.6% 1.3% 1.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 2.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 91.7% 59.2%
Equity / assets 27.1% 8.3% –
Interest coverage – -143.1x 123.4x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.61 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBARXSE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.0% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 1.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABNBARXSE
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +11.6% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +9.6% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBARXSE
Held by institutions 85.9% 54.5% 63.6%
Institutions holding 1,307 118 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +16.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 646 80 436
Institutions selling 493 27 223
Buyers to sellers 1.31 2.96 1.96

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABNBARXSE
ABNB 1.00 0.19 0.24
ARX 0.19 1.00 -0.01
SE 0.24 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, ARX and SE?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $99.60B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.30B, Sea (SE) $45.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, ARX and SE?

Sea (SE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 37.1x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Sea (SE) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sea (SE) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 30.3x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Sea (SE) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Accelerant Holdings (ARX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Sea (SE) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +30.8%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +56.0%, Sea (SE) -53.3%. Over five years, Airbnb (ABNB) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -0.3%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.4%, Sea (SE) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, ARX and SE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Airbnb (ABNB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.