AFG vs CB vs MET Stock Comparison

American Financial, Chubb and Metlife Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
CB Chubb Ltd
$356.74 +7.0% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.94B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$100.05 +2.4% 1M +27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.32B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chubb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chubb 5, Metlife 3, American Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFGCBMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.58B $137.94B $64.32B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.2x 12.3x 18.7x CB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 11.6x 10.1x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +8.0% +8.7% MET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 18.1% 4.3% CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% -9.6% -101.9% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.01% 0.02% AFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.9% +26.5% +27.2% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +13.4%/yr +9.3%/yr CB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 19.5% 24.0% AFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 53/100 38/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

AFGCBMET

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

AxisAFGCBMET
Valuation 38 #74 of 119 36 #76 of 119 56 #53 of 119
Growth 19 #93 of 115 56 #51 of 115 18 #95 of 115
Profitability 71 #34 of 113 59 #47 of 113 17 #94 of 113
Financial Health 50 #58 of 114 56 #51 of 114 54 #53 of 114
Shareholder Returns 17 #89 of 107 58 #46 of 107 43 #61 of 107
Overall 39 53 38
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFGCBMETSPY
1 month +9.0%+7.0%+2.4% -0.8%
3 months +4.8%-0.6%+5.1% +3.5%
6 months +16.3%+9.9%+28.8% +7.0%
Year to date +10.2%+14.3%+26.7% +12.2%
1 year +13.9%+26.5%+27.2% +13.0%
3 years +40.3%+71.1%+71.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+19.6%+19.7% +23.1%
5 years +11.7%+87.5%+55.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%+13.4%+9.3% +11.0%
10 years +100.6%+180.9%+139.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.2%+10.9%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFGCBMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%19.5%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.4%18.1%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.410.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.761.361.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-20.0%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-2.0%-3.4% -1.8%
52-week high $153.47$364.00$103.55 $779.14
52-week low $124.18$275.58$67.70 $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.

MultipleAFGCBMET
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 10.6x 12.4xmedian 10.6x 18.7xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 8.6x 8.9xmedian 8.6x 4.3xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.81median 0.52 0.46median 0.52 1.77median 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 monthsAFGCBMET
Revenue $8.28B $61.80B $79.40B
Gross profit $3.96B $35.75B $29.06B
Operating income $1.20B -$11.77B -$45.48B
Net income $953.00M $11.51B $3.66B
Free cash flow $1.43B $15.38B $14.81B
EPS (diluted) $11.48 $28.59 $5.32
Cash & equivalents $1.44B $2.75B $19.30B
Total debt $1.82B $18.54B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 391.25M 646.90M
Enterprise value $3.10B $84.52B -$42.46B

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
MetricAFGCBMET
P/E 13.1x 12.4x 18.7x
P/FCF 8.7x 8.9x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 8.9x 4.1x
P/S 1.5x 2.2x 0.8x
P/B 2.6x 1.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x – –
EV/EBIT 10.1x -12.1x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 8.5x 9.3x 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 9.3x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.81 0.46 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFGCBMET
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 8.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 10.0% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 19.6% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% 25.7% -13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 10.6% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% 21.5% -14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 25.7% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 25.5% -12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 27.1% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% 9.8% 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 12.3% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% 9.8% 2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 12.3% 12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFGCBMET
Gross margin 47.8% 57.8% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 15.6% – –
Operating margin 14.5% -19.0% -57.3%
Pretax margin 23.1% 23.1% 6.1%
Net margin 11.5% 18.1% 4.3%
FCF margin 17.3% 24.9% 18.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 24.9% 19.6%
Return on equity 35.0% 14.3% 13.2%
Return on assets 5.1% 4.1% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 15.9% -9.6% -101.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFGCBMET
Debt / assets 5.5% 6.6% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.3x 1.2x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 71.3% 96.3%
Equity / assets 14.6% 28.7% 3.7%
Interest coverage 13.5x -14.7x -4.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFGCBMET
Dividend yield 4.7% 1.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 3.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 4.1% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.4% 13.3% 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.3% 10.0% 10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -24.4% 4.4% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 3.5% -1.6%

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.

ConsensusAFGCBMET
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.15FY2026 $30.86FY2026 $9.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.5% +2.1% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.21BFY2026 $61.37BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +6.9% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFGCBMET
Held by institutions 69.5% 89.7% 75.7%
Institutions holding 511 2,149 1,442
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -0.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 274 1,014 723
Institutions selling 144 803 483
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.26 1.50

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.

AFGCBMET
AFG 1.00 0.58 0.29
CB 0.58 1.00 0.35
MET 0.29 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFG, CB and MET?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Financial (AFG) $12.58B, Chubb (CB) $137.94B, Metlife (MET) $64.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFG, CB and MET?

Chubb (CB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Financial (AFG) 13.2x, Chubb (CB) 12.3x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (American Financial (AFG) 11.5x, Chubb (CB) 11.6x, Metlife (MET) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Metlife (MET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Financial (AFG) -0.2%, Chubb (CB) +8.0%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (American Financial (AFG) 11.5%, Chubb (CB) 18.1%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (American Financial (AFG) 15.9%, Chubb (CB) -9.6%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: American Financial (AFG) +13.9%, Chubb (CB) +26.5%, Metlife (MET) +27.2%. Over five years, Chubb (CB) compounded fastest (American Financial (AFG) +2.2%/yr, Chubb (CB) +13.4%/yr, Metlife (MET) +9.3%/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%, Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Financial (AFG) has been the steadiest (American Financial (AFG) 18.3%, Chubb (CB) 19.5%, Metlife (MET) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFG, CB and MET?

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