AFG vs FRFHF vs AIG Stock Comparison

American Financial, Fairfax Financial Holdings and American International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFG American Financial Group Inc
$151.49 +9.6% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.56B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
4.69%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

American Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (American Financial 6, Fairfax Financial Holdings 5, American International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFGFRFHFAIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.56B $53.10B $41.76B FRFHF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.2x 7.5x 14.2x FRFHF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 9.6x 9.6x FRFHF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +10.0% -4.2% FRFHF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 3.7% 11.1% AFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — 6.6% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 0.0x AFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.69% 0.86% 2.39% AFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.9% +5.2% +0.3% AFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr +33.8%/yr +5.9%/yr FRFHF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 22.6% 23.9% AFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 41/100 47/100 AIG

Percentile Scorecard

AFGFRFHFAIG

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

AxisAFGFRFHFAIG
Valuation 36 #76 of 119 41 #71 of 119 53 #57 of 119
Growth 21 #90 of 114 39 #70 of 114 27 #83 of 114
Profitability 73 #31 of 110 28 #79 of 110 35 #72 of 110
Financial Health 52 #53 of 110 79 #24 of 110 60 #45 of 110
Shareholder Returns 20 #85 of 106 19 #86 of 106 58 #45 of 106
Overall 40 41 47
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FRFHF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFGFRFHFAIGSPY
1 month +9.6%+10.9%+7.3% -0.2%
3 months +4.5%+0.0%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%+2.0%+7.3% +8.2%
Year to date +10.8%-8.3%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year +13.9%+5.2%+0.3% +12.3%
3 years +41.0%+116.2%+33.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.2%+29.3%+10.2% +23.3%
5 years +9.9%+327.7%+32.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.9%+33.8%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years +102.5%+232.6%+29.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.3%+12.8%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFGFRFHFAIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%22.6%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.4%23.8%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.200.24-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.230.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-20.9%-26.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-8.7%-8.1% -1.2%
52-week high $153.47$1,916.53$86.59 $779.14
52-week low $124.18$1,529.40$71.89 $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.

MultipleAFGFRFHFAIG
P/E now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 10.5x 7.5xmedian 10.5x 14.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 7.6x 5.9xmedian 7.6x 5.6xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 8.5x -2,042xmedian 8.5x 10.8xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.53 5.60median 0.53 -2.64median 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 monthsAFGFRFHFAIG
Revenue $8.28B $134.78B $26.64B
Gross profit $3.96B – $12.70B
Operating income $1.20B – $4.03B
Net income $953.00M $5.03B $2.97B
Free cash flow $1.43B -$26.00M $3.85B
EPS (diluted) $11.48 $217.11 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $1.44B – –
Total debt $1.82B – $9.13B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 23.08M 533.57M
Enterprise value $3.08B $57.81B $3.96B

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
MetricAFGFRFHFAIG
P/E 13.2x 7.5x 14.2x
P/FCF 8.8x -2,042x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x -1,629x 10.8x
P/S 1.5x 0.4x 1.6x
P/B 2.6x 1.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 5.9x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 6.2x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF 8.5x -2,042x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x -1,629x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 5.60 -2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFGFRFHFAIG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 10.0% -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 75.1% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 270.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% – -21.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – 32.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% 0.7% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -1.7% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 5.4% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 1.3% -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% -100.9% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 73.3% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% -100.8% 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 75.1% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFGFRFHFAIG
Gross margin 47.8% – 47.7%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 6.7% 28.2%
Operating margin 14.5% – 15.1%
Pretax margin 23.1% 4.7% 13.6%
Net margin 11.5% 3.7% 11.1%
FCF margin 17.3% 0.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 0.0% 14.5%
Return on equity 35.0% 24.7% 7.3%
Return on assets 5.1% 7.0% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFGFRFHFAIG
Debt / assets 5.5% – 5.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.3x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 71.6% 75.1%
Equity / assets 14.6% 28.4% 24.9%
Interest coverage 13.5x 10.0x 10.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFGFRFHFAIG
Dividend yield 4.7% 0.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.0% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 0.8% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.4% 10.7% 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.3% -2,077% 25.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -24.4% -18.8% 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 1.9% 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.

ConsensusAFGFRFHFAIG
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.15FY2026 $182.77FY2026 $8.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 -14.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.5% +10.4% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.21BFY2026 $33.74BFY2026 $28.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% -5.8% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

AFGFRFHFAIG
AFG 1.00 0.21 0.40
FRFHF 0.21 1.00 0.19
AIG 0.40 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFG, FRFHF and AIG?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Financial (AFG) $12.56B, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) $53.10B, American International (AIG) $41.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFG, FRFHF and AIG?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Financial (AFG) 13.2x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 7.5x, American International (AIG) 14.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) is cheapest (American Financial (AFG) 11.5x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 9.6x, American International (AIG) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Financial (AFG) -0.2%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +10.0%, American International (AIG) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Financial (AFG) has the highest net margin (American Financial (AFG) 11.5%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 3.7%, American International (AIG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (American Financial (AFG) 15.9%, American International (AIG) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Financial (AFG) returned the most: American Financial (AFG) +13.9%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +5.2%, American International (AIG) +0.3%. Over five years, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) compounded fastest (American Financial (AFG) +1.9%/yr, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +33.8%/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) 4.69%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 0.86%, American International (AIG) 2.39%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Financial (AFG) has been the steadiest (American Financial (AFG) 18.3%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 22.6%, American International (AIG) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFG, FRFHF and AIG?

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.