AFG vs AIG vs ARX Stock Comparison

American Financial, American International and Accelerant Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFG American Financial Group Inc
$151.49 +9.6% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.47B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
0.05%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.81 +0.3% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

American Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (American Financial 6, American International 4, Accelerant Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFGAIGARXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.47B $42.26B $4.33B AIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x 14.3x -3.2x AFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 9.6x 23.0x AIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% -4.2% +54.6% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 11.1% -119.3% AFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 6.6% -179.7% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.0x 1.0x AFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.02% 0.00% AFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.9% +0.3% +56.0% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr +5.9%/yr — AIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 23.9% 67.4% AFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 47/100 13/100 AIG

Percentile Scorecard

AFGAIGARX

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

AxisAFGAIGARX
Valuation 36 #76 of 119 53 #57 of 119 2 #117 of 119
Growth 21 #90 of 114 27 #83 of 114 10 #103 of 114
Profitability 73 #31 of 110 35 #72 of 110 4 #106 of 110
Financial Health 52 #53 of 110 60 #45 of 110 30 #77 of 110
Shareholder Returns 20 #85 of 106 58 #45 of 106 22 #83 of 106
Overall 40 47 13
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIG 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

PeriodAFGAIGARXSPY
1 month +9.6%+7.3%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months +4.5%-1.6%+34.9% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%+7.3%+47.8% +8.2%
Year to date +10.8%-7.0%+21.2% +12.9%
1 year +13.9%+0.3%+56.0% +12.3%
3 years +41.0%+33.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.2%+10.2%— +23.3%
5 years +9.9%+32.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.9%+5.9%— +10.9%
10 years +102.5%+29.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.3%+2.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFGAIGARXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%23.9%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.4%24.0%59.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.050.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.010.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-26.9%-68.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-8.1%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $153.47$86.59$19.89 $779.14
52-week low $124.18$71.89$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.

MultipleAFGAIGARX
P/E now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.5x 14.2xmedian 10.5x -3.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 7.6x 5.6xmedian 7.6x -1.9xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 8.5x 10.8xmedian 8.5x 93.8xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.53 -2.64median 0.53 —median 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 monthsAFGAIGARX
Revenue $8.28B $26.64B $1.15B
Gross profit $3.96B $12.70B $885.00M
Operating income $1.20B $4.03B -$1.53B
Net income $953.00M $2.97B -$1.28B
Free cash flow $1.43B $3.85B $45.80M
EPS (diluted) $11.48 $5.56 $-6.22
Cash & equivalents $1.44B – $1.66B
Total debt $1.82B $9.13B $120.10M
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 533.57M 219.69M
Enterprise value $2.99B $4.44B -$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
MetricAFGAIGARX
P/E 13.2x 14.2x -3.2x
P/FCF 8.8x 10.8x 93.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 10.8x 93.8x
P/S 1.5x 1.6x 3.7x
P/B 2.6x 1.0x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.0x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 5.6x -1.9x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 10.4x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 8.5x 10.9x 60.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 10.9x 60.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 -2.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFGAIGARX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% -4.2% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 19.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% -1.7% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 270.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% -21.2% -1,080%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 32.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% -7.4% -2,833%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -17.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 0.4% -2,986%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -5.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% 21.9% -94.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% 21.9% -94.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -11.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFGAIGARX
Gross margin 47.8% 47.7% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 28.2% -130.1%
Operating margin 14.5% 15.1% -133.6%
Pretax margin 23.1% 13.6% -110.8%
Net margin 11.5% 11.1% -119.3%
FCF margin 17.3% 14.5% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 14.5% 4.0%
Return on equity 35.0% 7.3% -176.3%
Return on assets 5.1% 1.8% -14.7%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 6.6% -179.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFGAIGARX
Debt / assets 5.5% 5.6% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.0x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 2.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 75.1% 91.7%
Equity / assets 14.6% 24.9% 8.3%
Interest coverage 13.5x 10.0x -143.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFGAIGARX
Dividend yield 4.7% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 7.1% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 9.5% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.4% 33.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.3% 25.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -24.4% 0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 0.8% –

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.

ConsensusAFGAIGARX
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.15FY2026 $8.31FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.5% +12.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.21BFY2026 $28.00BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +6.6% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFGAIGARX
Held by institutions 69.5% 94.4% 54.5%
Institutions holding 511 1,139 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -0.2% +16.0%
Institutions buying 274 548 80
Institutions selling 144 426 27
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.29 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.

AFGAIGARX
AFG 1.00 0.40 0.18
AIG 0.40 1.00 0.15
ARX 0.18 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFG, AIG and ARX?

American International (AIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Financial (AFG) $12.47B, American International (AIG) $42.26B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFG, AIG and ARX?

American Financial (AFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Financial (AFG) 13.1x, American International (AIG) 14.3x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, American International (AIG) is cheapest (American Financial (AFG) 11.5x, American International (AIG) 9.6x, 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: American Financial (AFG) -0.2%, American International (AIG) -4.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Financial (AFG) has the highest net margin (American Financial (AFG) 11.5%, American International (AIG) 11.1%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (American Financial (AFG) 15.9%, American International (AIG) 6.6%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: American Financial (AFG) +13.9%, American International (AIG) +0.3%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +56.0%. Over five years, American International (AIG) compounded fastest (American Financial (AFG) +1.9%/yr, American International (AIG) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Financial (AFG) has the highest dividend yield: American Financial (AFG) 0.05%, American International (AIG) 0.02%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 0.00%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Financial (AFG) has been the steadiest (American Financial (AFG) 18.3%, American International (AIG) 23.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFG, AIG 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, American Financial (AFG) 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.