ACGL vs AIG vs AXS Stock Comparison

Arch Capital, American International and Axis Capital Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$103.94 +9.3% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$35.47B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.78B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
AXS Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
$102.76 +7.9% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.41B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.92B
Div. yield
1.71%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionACGLAIGAXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.47B $42.73B $7.41B AIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 14.5x 7.6x AXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 9.8x 7.9x AXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% -4.2% +9.8% AXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.1% 14.2% AXS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 13.5% AXS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 0.2x AIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.33% 1.71% AIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.1% +4.4% +16.4% ACGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.0%/yr +6.6%/yr +14.6%/yr ACGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.7% 24.0% 24.9% ACGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 45/100 76/100 AXS

Percentile Scorecard

ACGLAIGAXS

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

AxisACGLAIGAXS
Valuation 64 #43 of 119 52 #58 of 119 92 #11 of 119
Growth 31 #79 of 114 27 #84 of 114 80 #24 of 114
Profitability 69 #34 of 106 31 #73 of 106 76 #26 of 106
Financial Health – 61 #41 of 104 67 #35 of 104
Shareholder Returns 17 #87 of 105 54 #49 of 105 64 #38 of 105
Overall 45 45 76
  • ACGL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AXS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACGLAIGAXSSPY
1 month +9.3%+8.2%+7.9% +0.7%
3 months +2.8%+3.2%-2.2% +3.7%
6 months +10.0%+8.9%+2.3% +7.1%
Year to date +8.4%-4.8%-4.0% +12.8%
1 year +21.1%+4.4%+16.4% +11.9%
3 years +25.4%+33.5%+82.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.8%+10.1%+22.3% +22.8%
5 years +148.5%+37.8%+97.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +20.0%+6.6%+14.6% +10.9%
10 years +302.5%+32.9%+82.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.9%+2.9%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACGLAIGAXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.7%24.0%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%24.2%27.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.35-0.05-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.180.66 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.2%-26.9%-21.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-6.0%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $106.48$86.59$119.25 $779.14
52-week low $85.85$71.89$88.25 $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.

MultipleACGLAIGAXS
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 10.7x 14.5xmedian 10.7x 7.6xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 5.7xmedian 7.5x 5.8xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.5x 11.1xmedian 8.5x 2.8xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.60 -2.70median 0.60 0.26median 0.60

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 monthsACGLAIGAXS
Revenue $18.78B $26.64B $6.92B
Gross profit – $12.70B –
Operating income – $4.03B –
Net income $4.38B $2.97B $1.01B
Free cash flow – $3.85B $2.60B
EPS (diluted) $12.43 $5.56 $13.37
Cash & equivalents $1.15B – $1.04B
Total debt – $9.13B $1.37B
Shares (diluted) 348.80M 533.57M 73.37M
Enterprise value $35.47B $4.93B $3.88B

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
MetricACGLAIGAXS
P/E 8.2x 14.5x 7.6x
P/FCF 5.4x 11.1x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 11.1x 2.8x
P/S 1.9x 1.6x 1.1x
P/B 1.5x 1.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 5.7x 5.8x
EV/EBIT – 10.6x 6.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 11.1x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 11.1x 2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 -2.70 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACGLAIGAXS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% -4.2% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 19.7% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 270.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -21.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% -7.4% -0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -17.3% 21.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.3% 0.4% 7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% -5.4% 28.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.5% 21.9% 942.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -11.0% 44.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.9% 833.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACGLAIGAXS
Gross margin – 47.7% –
EBITDA margin – 28.2% 19.4%
Operating margin – 15.1% –
Pretax margin – 13.6% 17.5%
Net margin – 11.1% 14.2%
FCF margin – 14.5% 37.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.2% 14.5% 38.4%
Return on equity 18.0% 7.3% 15.6%
Return on assets 5.0% 1.8% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 13.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACGLAIGAXS
Debt / assets – 5.6% 3.7%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 75.1% 82.7%
Equity / assets 27.3% 24.9% 17.3%
Interest coverage – 10.0x 19.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACGLAIGAXS
Dividend yield 0.0% 2.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 7.0% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.3% 9.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.1% 33.4% 13.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.8% 5.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -99.7% 0.6% -7.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% -4.0%

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.

ConsensusACGLAIGAXS
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.24FY2026 $8.31FY2026 $12.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.2% +12.9% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.72BFY2026 $28.00BFY2026 $7.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +6.6% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACGLAIGAXS
Held by institutions 91.0% 94.4% 97.7%
Institutions holding 904 1,140 467
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -0.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 429 549 231
Institutions selling 364 426 179
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.29 1.29

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.

ACGLAIGAXS
ACGL 1.00 0.52 0.70
AIG 0.52 1.00 0.48
AXS 0.70 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACGL, AIG and AXS?

American International (AIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arch Capital (ACGL) $35.47B, American International (AIG) $42.73B, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) $7.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACGL, AIG and AXS?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arch Capital (ACGL) 8.2x, American International (AIG) 14.5x, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) is cheapest (Arch Capital (ACGL) 10.2x, American International (AIG) 9.8x, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arch Capital (ACGL) -3.9%, American International (AIG) -4.2%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) has the highest net margin (American International (AIG) 11.1%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) leads (American International (AIG) 6.6%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arch Capital (ACGL) returned the most: Arch Capital (ACGL) +21.1%, American International (AIG) +4.4%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +16.4%. Over five years, Arch Capital (ACGL) compounded fastest (Arch Capital (ACGL) +20.0%/yr, American International (AIG) +6.6%/yr, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American International (AIG) has the highest dividend yield: Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%, American International (AIG) 2.33%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 1.71%. Arch Capital (ACGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arch Capital (ACGL) has been the steadiest (Arch Capital (ACGL) 20.7%, American International (AIG) 24.0%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACGL, AIG and AXS?

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