ACT vs AFG vs ARX Stock Comparison

Enact Holdings, American Financial and Accelerant Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACT Enact Holdings, Inc.
$48.29 +2.8% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.71B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
AFG American Financial Group Inc
$150.66 +9.0% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.58B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
0.05%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.82 +0.3% 1M +58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enact Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Enact Holdings 5, American Financial 4, Accelerant Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACTAFGARXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.71B $12.58B $4.32B AFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 13.2x -3.2x ACT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 11.5x 23.0x ACT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% -0.2% +54.6% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% 11.5% -119.3% ACT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 15.9% -179.7% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 1.0x AFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.7% +13.9% +58.9% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +2.2%/yr — ACT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 18.3% 67.5% AFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 39/100 12/100 ACT

Percentile Scorecard

ACTAFGARX

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

AxisACTAFGARX
Valuation 35 #78 of 119 38 #74 of 119 1 #118 of 119
Growth 10 #104 of 115 19 #93 of 115 9 #105 of 115
Profitability 91 #11 of 113 71 #34 of 113 4 #109 of 113
Financial Health 82 #21 of 114 50 #58 of 114 29 #81 of 114
Shareholder Returns 85 #17 of 107 17 #89 of 107 19 #87 of 107
Overall 61 39 12
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACTAFGARXSPY
1 month +2.8%+9.0%+0.3% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%+4.8%+35.8% +3.5%
6 months +9.9%+16.3%+45.9% +7.0%
Year to date +21.8%+10.2%+21.2% +12.2%
1 year +31.7%+13.9%+58.9% +13.0%
3 years +79.9%+40.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.6%+11.9%— +23.1%
5 years +110.0%+11.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.0%+2.2%— +11.0%
10 years —+100.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACTAFGARXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%18.3%67.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%17.4%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.210.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.760.87 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.9%-29.4%-68.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-1.8%-0.4% -1.8%
52-week high $50.07$153.47$19.89 $779.14
52-week low $34.93$124.18$9.36 $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.

MultipleACTAFGARX
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.6x 13.1xmedian 10.6x -3.2xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 9.4xmedian 7.6x -1.9xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.6x 8.7xmedian 8.6x 93.9xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.91median 0.52 2.81median 0.52 —median 0.52

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 monthsACTAFGARX
Revenue $1.25B $8.28B $1.15B
Gross profit $1.13B $3.96B $885.00M
Operating income $742.14M $1.20B -$1.53B
Net income $683.27M $953.00M -$1.28B
Free cash flow $720.83M $1.43B $45.80M
EPS (diluted) $4.87 $11.48 $-6.22
Cash & equivalents $448.45M $1.44B $1.66B
Total debt $745.23M $1.82B $120.10M
Shares (diluted) 140.32M 83.00M 219.69M
Enterprise value $4.53B $3.10B -$2.34B

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
MetricACTAFGARX
P/E 9.9x 13.1x -3.2x
P/FCF 9.3x 8.7x 93.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 8.0x 93.9x
P/S 5.3x 1.5x 3.8x
P/B 1.2x 2.6x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.6x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – 9.4x -1.9x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 10.1x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 9.6x 8.5x 60.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 7.7x 60.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.91 2.81 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACTAFGARX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% -0.2% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 3.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.2% 6.5% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.8% 23.3% -1,080%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 3.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.9% 24.7% -2,833%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 3.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 25.5% -2,986%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -6.0% -94.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -7.4% -94.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 9.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACTAFGARX
Gross margin 90.1% 47.8% 77.2%
EBITDA margin – 15.6% -130.1%
Operating margin 59.2% 14.5% -133.6%
Pretax margin 69.1% 23.1% -110.8%
Net margin 54.5% 11.5% -119.3%
FCF margin 57.5% 17.3% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 18.9% 4.0%
Return on equity 12.7% 35.0% -176.3%
Return on assets 9.8% 5.1% -14.7%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 15.9% -179.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACTAFGARX
Debt / assets 10.7% 5.5% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.3x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 22.4% 85.4% 91.7%
Equity / assets 77.6% 14.6% 8.3%
Interest coverage 14.8x 13.5x -143.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACTAFGARX
Dividend yield 1.9% 4.7% –
Net buyback yield 6.3% 0.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 5.3% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -24.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% –

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.

ConsensusACTAFGARX
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $13.15FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% -13.5% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $7.21BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% +19.1% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACTAFGARX
Held by institutions 21.4% 69.5% 54.5%
Institutions holding 248 511 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.9% +2.2% +16.0%
Institutions buying 144 274 80
Institutions selling 72 144 27
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.90 2.96

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.

ACTAFGARX
ACT 1.00 0.27 0.13
AFG 0.27 1.00 0.19
ARX 0.13 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACT, AFG and ARX?

American Financial (AFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.71B, American Financial (AFG) $12.58B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACT, AFG and ARX?

Enact Holdings (ACT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.8x, American Financial (AFG) 13.2x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enact Holdings (ACT) is cheapest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x, American Financial (AFG) 11.5x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x). 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: Enact Holdings (ACT) +2.5%, American Financial (AFG) -0.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enact Holdings (ACT) has the highest net margin (Enact Holdings (ACT) 54.5%, American Financial (AFG) 11.5%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.6%, American Financial (AFG) 15.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Enact Holdings (ACT) +31.7%, American Financial (AFG) +13.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +58.9%. Over five years, Enact Holdings (ACT) compounded fastest (Enact Holdings (ACT) +16.0%/yr, American Financial (AFG) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Enact Holdings (ACT) 0.00%, American Financial (AFG) 0.05%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 0.00%. Enact Holdings (ACT) and Accelerant Holdings (ARX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Financial (AFG) has been the steadiest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.1%, American Financial (AFG) 18.3%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACT, AFG and ARX?

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