ACGL vs AXS vs TRV Stock Comparison

Arch Capital, Axis Capital Holdings and Travelers Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$100.34 +6.0% 1M +16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$35.01B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.78B
Div. yield
0.00%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
AXS Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
$102.25 +8.3% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.43B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.81B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$397.00 +9.4% 1M +46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$82.90B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Axis Capital Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Axis Capital Holdings 5, Travelers Companies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACGLAXSTRVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.01B $7.43B $82.90B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 6.9x 9.9x AXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 7.9x 11.6x AXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +9.1% +1.1% AXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% AXS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.8% +12.1% +46.9% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr +13.8%/yr +19.7%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.7% 25.0% 20.6% TRV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 79/100 49/100 AXS

Percentile Scorecard

ACGLAXSTRV

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

AxisACGLAXSTRV
Valuation 66 #41 of 119 92 #11 of 119 43 #68 of 119
Growth 28 #82 of 114 87 #16 of 114 65 #41 of 114
Profitability 71 #33 of 110 83 #20 of 110 82 #21 of 110
Financial Health – 69 #35 of 110 39 #67 of 110
Shareholder Returns 17 #88 of 106 66 #37 of 106 14 #91 of 106
Overall 46 79 49
  • ACGL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AXS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACGLAXSTRVSPY
1 month +6.0%+8.3%+9.4% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%-14.3%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months +3.4%+1.9%+28.1% +8.2%
Year to date +4.6%-4.5%+36.9% +12.9%
1 year +16.8%+12.1%+46.9% +12.3%
3 years +23.3%+85.8%+147.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.2%+23.0%+35.2% +23.3%
5 years +138.7%+90.6%+145.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.0%+13.8%+19.7% +10.9%
10 years +290.8%+80.6%+267.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.6%+6.1%+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACGLAXSTRVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.7%25.0%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%27.8%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.35-0.22-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.810.482.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.2%-21.0%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-14.3%-2.1% -1.2%
52-week high $106.48$119.25$405.41 $779.14
52-week low $84.72$88.25$267.66 $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.

MultipleACGLAXSTRV
P/E now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 10.5x 7.0xmedian 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 5.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.5x 3.1xmedian 8.5x 6.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.53 0.13median 0.53 0.17median 0.53

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 monthsACGLAXSTRV
Revenue $18.78B $6.81B $48.92B
Net income $4.38B $1.10B $8.33B
Free cash flow – $2.39B –
EPS (diluted) $12.43 $14.47 $39.01
Cash & equivalents $1.15B $780.00M –
Total debt – $1.38B $9.81B
Shares (diluted) 348.80M 74.20M 213.60M
Enterprise value $35.01B $3.46B $82.90B

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
MetricACGLAXSTRV
P/E 7.9x 7.0x 10.0x
P/FCF 5.4x 3.1x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 3.0x 7.8x
P/S 1.8x 1.1x 1.7x
P/B 1.5x 1.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 5.6x –
EV/EBIT – 5.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 3.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 3.3x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.13 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACGLAXSTRV
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 9.1% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 8.3% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% 23.8% 41.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 44.0% 56.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.3% 33.3% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 54.1% 60.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.5% 709.9% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 38.6% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 656.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACGLAXSTRV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 21.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 19.5% –
Net margin – 15.8% –
FCF margin – 35.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.2% 36.1% 21.8%
Return on equity 18.0% 16.9% 26.8%
Return on assets 5.0% 3.0% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACGLAXSTRV
Debt / assets – 3.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 82.2% 79.6%
Equity / assets 27.3% 17.8% 20.4%
Interest coverage – 20.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACGLAXSTRV
Dividend yield 0.0% 1.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 7.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.1% 12.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -99.7% -7.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –

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.

ConsensusACGLAXSTRV
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.24FY2026 $12.94FY2026 $34.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.2% +5.7% -15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.72BFY2026 $7.02BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +4.0% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACGLAXSTRV
Held by institutions 91.0% 97.7% 87.3%
Institutions holding 903 466 1,837
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +1.8% +18.2%
Institutions buying 428 230 876
Institutions selling 364 179 602
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.28 1.46

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.

ACGLAXSTRV
ACGL 1.00 0.70 0.71
AXS 0.70 1.00 0.61
TRV 0.71 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACGL, AXS and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arch Capital (ACGL) $35.01B, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) $7.43B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $82.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACGL, AXS and TRV?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arch Capital (ACGL) 8.1x, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 6.9x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) is cheapest (Arch Capital (ACGL) 9.8x, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.9x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.6x). 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%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +9.1%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Arch Capital (ACGL) +16.8%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +12.1%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +46.9%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Arch Capital (ACGL) +19.0%/yr, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +13.8%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) has the highest dividend yield: Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 0.02%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 0.00%. Travelers Companies (TRV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Travelers Companies (TRV) has been the steadiest (Arch Capital (ACGL) 20.7%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 25.0%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.