ACGL vs AFL vs ORI Stock Comparison

Arch Capital, Aflac and Old Republic International 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
7 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arch Capital leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arch Capital 7, Aflac 2, Old Republic International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACGLAFLORILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.99B $62.54B $9.69B AFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 17.8x 8.8x 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% +12.4% ORI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 21.2% 11.2% ACGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.7% 6.5% 14.7% ACGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.91% 9.28% ORI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.3% +13.4% -0.7% ACGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.6%/yr +17.3%/yr +9.4%/yr ACGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 17.4% 23.9% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 40/100 58/100 ACGL

Percentile Scorecard

ACGLAFLORI

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

AxisACGLAFLORI
Valuation 59 #49 of 119 15 #101 of 119 60 #48 of 119
Growth 35 #77 of 117 1 #116 of 117 45 #65 of 117
Profitability 83 #21 of 117 47 #63 of 117 49 #60 of 117
Financial Health 80 #25 of 118 49 #61 of 118 53 #56 of 118
Shareholder Returns 78 #25 of 108 88 #14 of 108 81 #21 of 108
Overall 67 40 58
  • ACGL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ORI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACGLAFLORISPY
1 month +16.6%+11.0%+6.3% -5.9%
3 months +11.4%-0.4%-7.0% -4.6%
6 months +17.0%+11.1%+2.3% +0.2%
Year to date +15.3%+14.4%-11.5% +7.5%
1 year +26.3%+13.4%-0.7% +8.2%
3 years +29.8%+55.0%+44.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.1%+15.7%+13.0% +19.0%
5 years +155.0%+122.3%+56.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +20.6%+17.3%+9.4% +9.4%
10 years +329.8%+268.1%+142.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.7%+13.9%+9.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureACGLAFLORISPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%17.4%23.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%17.1%26.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.19-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.77-0.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.2%-20.4%-24.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-2.6%-13.4% -5.9%
52-week high $110.68$129.53$46.62 $779.14
52-week low $87.55$106.20$36.66 $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.

MultipleACGLAFLORI
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.9x 17.8xmedian 10.9x 8.8xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x —median 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.3x 24.1xmedian 8.3x 8.5xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.62 -6.09median 0.62 0.81median 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 monthsACGLAFLORI
Revenue $18.78B $16.63B $9.84B
Gross profit $10.01B $9.61B $6.28B
Operating income $5.04B $3.07B $1.45B
Net income $4.38B $3.53B $1.11B
Free cash flow $5.63B $2.59B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $12.70 $7.07 $4.47
Cash & equivalents $1.15B $5.62B –
Total debt $4.30B $8.90B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 341.40M 498.68M 246.27M
Enterprise value $31.83B $38.89B -$251.65M

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
MetricACGLAFLORI
P/E 8.6x 17.8x 8.8x
P/FCF 6.4x 24.1x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 24.1x 8.5x
P/S 1.9x 3.8x 1.0x
P/B 1.6x 2.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 7.8x 21.4x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 4.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 7.0x 25.4x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 25.4x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -6.09 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACGLAFLORI
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% -6.0% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -4.1% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% -7.5% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -3.5% 6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.7% -42.1% 28.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.6% -18.7% 5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% -15.4% 31.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -8.4% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.8% -9.8% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -2.9% 10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.5% 0.7% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -10.7% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.6% 0.7% -11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -10.7% 9.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACGLAFLORI
Gross margin 53.3% 57.8% 63.8%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 26.8% 18.5% 14.7%
Pretax margin 25.9% 25.8% 13.8%
Net margin 23.1% 21.2% 11.2%
FCF margin 30.0% 15.6% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.2% 15.6% 11.6%
Return on equity 17.9% 11.8% 18.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 3.1% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 15.7% 6.5% 14.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACGLAFLORI
Debt / assets 5.1% 7.8% 5.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.4x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 74.2% 81.3%
Equity / assets 27.3% 25.8% 18.7%
Interest coverage 27.8x 12.0x 16.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACGLAFLORI
Dividend yield 0.0% 1.9% 9.3%
Net buyback yield 11.5% 5.7% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 11.5% 7.6% 13.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.1% – 82.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.1% – 80.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -99.7% – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 49.2%

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.

ConsensusACGLAFLORI
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.54FY2026 $7.27FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.4% +8.3% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.78BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026 $10.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.4% -0.7% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACGLAFLORI
Held by institutions 91.0% 68.2% 77.0%
Institutions holding 905 1,701 656
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +0.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 428 741 284
Institutions selling 365 582 259
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.27 1.10

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.

ACGLAFLORI
ACGL 1.00 0.62 0.55
AFL 0.62 1.00 0.52
ORI 0.55 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACGL, AFL and ORI?

Aflac (AFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arch Capital (ACGL) $35.99B, Aflac (AFL) $62.54B, Old Republic International (ORI) $9.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACGL, AFL and ORI?

Arch Capital (ACGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arch Capital (ACGL) 8.6x, Aflac (AFL) 17.8x, Old Republic International (ORI) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arch Capital (ACGL) is cheapest (Arch Capital (ACGL) 10.5x, Aflac (AFL) 17.4x, Old Republic International (ORI) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Old Republic International (ORI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arch Capital (ACGL) -3.9%, Aflac (AFL) -6.0%, Old Republic International (ORI) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arch Capital (ACGL) has the highest net margin (Arch Capital (ACGL) 23.1%, Aflac (AFL) 21.2%, Old Republic International (ORI) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads (Arch Capital (ACGL) 15.7%, Aflac (AFL) 6.5%, Old Republic International (ORI) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arch Capital (ACGL) returned the most: Arch Capital (ACGL) +26.3%, Aflac (AFL) +13.4%, Old Republic International (ORI) -0.7%. Over five years, Arch Capital (ACGL) compounded fastest (Arch Capital (ACGL) +20.6%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +17.3%/yr, Old Republic International (ORI) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Old Republic International (ORI) has the highest dividend yield: Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%, Aflac (AFL) 1.91%, Old Republic International (ORI) 9.28%. 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%, Old Republic International (ORI) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.