AFG vs ARX vs AFL Stock Comparison

American Financial, Accelerant Holdings and Aflac Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AFG American Financial Group Inc
$156.46 +11.7% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.95B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.53B
Div. yield
4.54%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.88 +0.8% 1M +61.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 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
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFGARXAFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.95B $4.31B $62.54B AFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x -3.2x 17.8x AFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 23.1x 17.4x AFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +54.6% -6.0% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% -119.3% 21.2% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% -147.8% 6.5% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 1.3x — AFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.54% — 1.91% AFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.7% +61.5% +13.4% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr — +17.3%/yr AFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.1% 66.7% 17.4% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 13/100 40/100 AFG

Percentile Scorecard

AFGARXAFL

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

AxisAFGARXAFL
Valuation 35 #78 of 119 3 #115 of 119 15 #101 of 119
Growth 41 #69 of 117 13 #102 of 117 1 #116 of 117
Profitability 69 #37 of 117 4 #112 of 117 47 #63 of 117
Financial Health 46 #64 of 118 27 #86 of 118 49 #61 of 118
Shareholder Returns 17 #90 of 108 16 #91 of 108 88 #14 of 108
Overall 42 13 40
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFGARXAFLSPY
1 month +11.7%+0.8%+11.0% -5.9%
3 months +6.7%+61.9%-0.4% -4.6%
6 months +18.8%+46.6%+11.1% +0.2%
Year to date +14.5%+21.6%+14.4% +7.5%
1 year +15.7%+61.5%+13.4% +8.2%
3 years +41.8%—+55.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +12.3%—+15.7% +19.0%
5 years +9.5%—+122.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +1.8%—+17.3% +9.4%
10 years +110.7%—+268.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.7%—+13.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAFGARXAFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.1%66.7%17.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.3%59.7%17.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.200.06-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.920.77 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-68.9%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.1%-2.6% -5.9%
52-week high $156.46$19.89$129.53 $779.14
52-week low $124.18$9.36$106.20 $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.

MultipleAFGARXAFL
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 10.9x -3.2xmedian 10.9x 17.8xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 7.1x -2.3xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.3x 94.2xmedian 8.3x 24.1xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.98median 0.62 —median 0.62 -6.09median 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 monthsAFGARXAFL
Revenue $8.53B $1.15B $16.63B
Gross profit $4.09B $885.00M $9.61B
Operating income $1.29B -$1.26B $3.07B
Net income $1.02B -$1.28B $3.53B
Free cash flow $1.63B $45.80M $2.59B
EPS (diluted) $12.30 $-6.22 $7.07
Cash & equivalents $1.35B $1.66B $5.62B
Total debt $1.82B $120.10M $8.90B
Shares (diluted) 82.90M 219.69M 498.68M
Enterprise value $4.00B -$2.33B $38.89B

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
MetricAFGARXAFL
P/E 12.7x -3.2x 17.8x
P/FCF 7.9x 94.2x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 94.2x 24.1x
P/S 1.5x 3.8x 3.8x
P/B 2.7x 5.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x -2.3x –
EV/EBIT 9.8x -2.2x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.4x 4.0x
EV/FCF 7.7x 60.6x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 60.6x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.98 – -6.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFGARXAFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 54.6% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.1% 61.0% -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.5% -1,818% -42.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – -18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.8% -2,833% -15.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.6% -2,986% -9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – -2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% -94.5% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -94.5% 0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFGARXAFL
Gross margin 48.0% 77.2% 57.8%
EBITDA margin 16.2% -106.4% –
Operating margin 15.2% -109.9% 18.5%
Pretax margin 25.2% -110.8% 25.8%
Net margin 12.0% -119.3% 21.2%
FCF margin 19.2% 4.0% 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 4.0% 15.6%
Return on equity 39.3% -176.3% 11.8%
Return on assets 5.4% -14.7% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 17.1% -147.8% 6.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.0x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFGARXAFL
Debt / assets 5.1% 1.3% 7.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 2.6x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 91.7% 74.2%
Equity / assets 13.2% 8.3% 25.8%
Interest coverage 13.9x -117.7x 12.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFGARXAFL
Dividend yield 4.5% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.9% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 1.9% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -24.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -6.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAFGARXAFL
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.15FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $7.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.5% +11.6% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.21BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +9.6% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFGARXAFL
Held by institutions 69.5% 54.5% 68.2%
Institutions holding 513 118 1,701
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +16.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 276 80 741
Institutions selling 144 27 582
Buyers to sellers 1.92 2.96 1.27

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.

AFGARXAFL
AFG 1.00 0.19 0.60
ARX 0.19 1.00 0.18
AFL 0.60 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFG, ARX and AFL?

Aflac (AFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Financial (AFG) $12.95B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.31B, Aflac (AFL) $62.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFG, ARX and AFL?

American Financial (AFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Financial (AFG) 12.7x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Aflac (AFL) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Financial (AFG) is cheapest (American Financial (AFG) 11.9x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.1x, Aflac (AFL) 17.4x). 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) +3.3%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Aflac (AFL) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (American Financial (AFG) 12.0%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Aflac (AFL) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (American Financial (AFG) 17.1%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -147.8%, Aflac (AFL) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: American Financial (AFG) +15.7%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +61.5%, Aflac (AFL) +13.4%. Over five years, Aflac (AFL) compounded fastest (American Financial (AFG) +1.8%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Financial (AFG) has the highest dividend yield: American Financial (AFG) 4.54%, Aflac (AFL) 1.91%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (American Financial (AFG) 18.1%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 66.7%, Aflac (AFL) 17.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.