ACGL vs AFL vs AIZ Stock Comparison

Arch Capital, Aflac and Assurant Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$110.57 +16.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$35.99B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.78B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
AFL Aflac Inc
$126.17 +11.0% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$62.54B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.63B
Div. yield
1.91%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
AIZ Assurant, Inc.
$306.95 +13.3% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.09B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.75B
Div. yield
1.15%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arch Capital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arch Capital 6, Aflac 3, Assurant 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACGLAFLAIZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.99B $62.54B $15.09B AFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 17.8x 14.1x ACGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 17.4x 13.3x ACGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% -6.0% +9.4% AIZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 21.2% 7.8% ACGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.7% 6.5% 14.1% ACGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.91% 1.15% AFL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.3% +13.4% +40.6% AIZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.6%/yr +17.3%/yr +13.6%/yr ACGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 17.4% 22.7% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 40/100 52/100 ACGL

Percentile Scorecard

ACGLAFLAIZ

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

AxisACGLAFLAIZ
Valuation 59 #49 of 119 15 #101 of 119 45 #66 of 119
Growth 35 #77 of 117 1 #116 of 117 71 #35 of 117
Profitability 83 #21 of 117 47 #63 of 117 53 #56 of 117
Financial Health 80 #25 of 118 49 #61 of 118 36 #76 of 118
Shareholder Returns 78 #25 of 108 88 #14 of 108 54 #50 of 108
Overall 67 40 52
  • ACGL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIZ ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACGLAFLAIZSPY
1 month +16.6%+11.0%+13.3% -5.9%
3 months +11.4%-0.4%+3.6% -4.6%
6 months +17.0%+11.1%+31.3% +0.2%
Year to date +15.3%+14.4%+27.4% +7.5%
1 year +26.3%+13.4%+40.6% +8.2%
3 years +29.8%+55.0%+89.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.1%+15.7%+23.9% +19.0%
5 years +155.0%+122.3%+88.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +20.6%+17.3%+13.6% +9.4%
10 years +329.8%+268.1%+285.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.7%+13.9%+14.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureACGLAFLAIZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%17.4%22.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%17.1%22.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.190.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.771.79 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.2%-20.4%-45.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-2.6%-0.6% -5.9%
52-week high $110.68$129.53$308.94 $779.14
52-week low $87.55$106.20$211.86 $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.

MultipleACGLAFLAIZ
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.9x 17.8xmedian 10.9x 14.1xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x —median 7.1x 8.8xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.3x 24.1xmedian 8.3x 8.2xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.62 -6.09median 0.62 0.47median 0.62

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 monthsACGLAFLAIZ
Revenue $18.78B $16.63B $13.75B
Gross profit $10.01B $9.61B $10.74B
Operating income $5.04B $3.07B $1.46B
Net income $4.38B $3.53B $1.07B
Free cash flow $5.63B $2.59B $1.83B
EPS (diluted) $12.70 $7.07 $21.58
Cash & equivalents $1.15B $5.62B $1.78B
Total debt $4.30B $8.90B $2.21B
Shares (diluted) 341.40M 498.68M 49.72M
Enterprise value $31.83B $38.89B $6.84B

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
MetricACGLAFLAIZ
P/E 8.6x 17.8x 14.1x
P/FCF 6.4x 24.1x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 24.1x 7.4x
P/S 1.9x 3.8x 1.1x
P/B 1.6x 2.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.1x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.8x
EV/EBIT 7.8x 21.4x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 4.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF 7.0x 25.4x 8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 25.4x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -6.09 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACGLAFLAIZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% -6.0% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -4.1% 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% -7.5% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -3.5% 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.7% -42.1% 25.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.6% -18.7% 22.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% -15.4% 26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -8.4% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.8% -9.8% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -2.9% 30.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.5% 0.7% 62.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -10.7% 24.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.6% 0.7% 79.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -10.7% 29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACGLAFLAIZ
Gross margin 53.3% 57.8% 78.1%
EBITDA margin – – 12.6%
Operating margin 26.8% 18.5% 10.6%
Pretax margin 25.9% 25.8% 9.8%
Net margin 23.1% 21.2% 7.8%
FCF margin 30.0% 15.6% 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 30.2% 15.6% 14.9%
Return on equity 17.9% 11.8% 17.8%
Return on assets 5.0% 3.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 15.7% 6.5% 14.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACGLAFLAIZ
Debt / assets 5.1% 7.8% 6.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 74.2% 83.6%
Equity / assets 27.3% 25.8% 16.4%
Interest coverage 27.8x 12.0x 12.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACGLAFLAIZ
Dividend yield 0.0% 1.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 11.5% 5.7% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 11.5% 7.6% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.1% – 16.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.1% – 9.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -99.7% – 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.9%

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.

ConsensusACGLAFLAIZ
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.54FY2026 $7.27FY2026 $23.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.4% +8.3% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.78BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.4% -0.7% +14.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACGLAFLAIZ
Held by institutions 91.0% 68.2% 98.2%
Institutions holding 905 1,701 613
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +0.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 428 741 325
Institutions selling 365 582 198
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.27 1.64

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.

ACGLAFLAIZ
ACGL 1.00 0.62 0.46
AFL 0.62 1.00 0.48
AIZ 0.46 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACGL, AFL and AIZ?

Aflac (AFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arch Capital (ACGL) $35.99B, Aflac (AFL) $62.54B, Assurant (AIZ) $15.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACGL, AFL and AIZ?

Arch Capital (ACGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arch Capital (ACGL) 8.6x, Aflac (AFL) 17.8x, Assurant (AIZ) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arch Capital (ACGL) is cheapest (Arch Capital (ACGL) 10.5x, Aflac (AFL) 17.4x, Assurant (AIZ) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Assurant (AIZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arch Capital (ACGL) -3.9%, Aflac (AFL) -6.0%, Assurant (AIZ) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arch Capital (ACGL) has the highest net margin (Arch Capital (ACGL) 23.1%, Aflac (AFL) 21.2%, Assurant (AIZ) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads (Arch Capital (ACGL) 15.7%, Aflac (AFL) 6.5%, Assurant (AIZ) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Assurant (AIZ) returned the most: Arch Capital (ACGL) +26.3%, Aflac (AFL) +13.4%, Assurant (AIZ) +40.6%. Over five years, Arch Capital (ACGL) compounded fastest (Arch Capital (ACGL) +20.6%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +17.3%/yr, Assurant (AIZ) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest dividend yield: Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%, Aflac (AFL) 1.91%, Assurant (AIZ) 1.15%. Arch Capital (ACGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Arch Capital (ACGL) 21.1%, Aflac (AFL) 17.4%, Assurant (AIZ) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACGL, AFL and AIZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads on 6. 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.