AFL vs ACT vs PGR Stock Comparison

Aflac, Enact Holdings and Progressive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AFL Aflac Inc
$123.54 +8.7% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$62.05B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
1.95%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
ACT Enact Holdings, Inc.
$48.06 +3.5% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
1.87%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$230.17 +9.3% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$133.81B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
6.04%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFLACTPGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.05B $6.64B $133.81B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 9.8x 11.5x ACT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 10.6x 13.0x ACT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +2.5% +7.7% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 54.5% — ACT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% 9.6% — ACT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.95% 1.87% 6.04% PGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +37.6% +10.7% ACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +15.9%/yr +19.4%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 23.0% 27.6% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 62/100 67/100 PGR

Percentile Scorecard

AFLACTPGR

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

AxisAFLACTPGR
Valuation 12 #105 of 119 36 #77 of 119 37 #75 of 119
Growth 44 #64 of 114 12 #100 of 114 72 #33 of 114
Profitability 46 #58 of 106 91 #11 of 106 –
Financial Health 35 #68 of 104 86 #15 of 104 –
Shareholder Returns 85 #17 of 105 83 #19 of 105 93 #8 of 105
Overall 44 62 67
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFLACTPGRSPY
1 month +8.7%+3.5%+9.3% +0.7%
3 months -3.0%+1.2%+7.9% +3.7%
6 months +8.7%+12.5%+14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +12.0%+21.2%+1.1% +12.8%
1 year +16.9%+37.6%+10.7% +11.9%
3 years +59.6%+76.7%+48.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.9%+20.9%+14.1% +22.8%
5 years +130.2%+109.1%+142.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +18.2%+15.9%+19.4% +10.9%
10 years +260.6%—+631.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%—+22.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFLACTPGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%23.0%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%22.9%29.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.06-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.961.630.39 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-21.9%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-4.0%-2.6% -1.2%
52-week high $129.53$50.07$236.36 $779.14
52-week low $105.70$34.93$190.40 $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.

MultipleAFLACTPGR
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 10.7x 9.8xmedian 10.7x 11.5xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 5.3xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 8.5x 9.2xmedian 8.5x 7.7xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.97median 0.60 1.90median 0.60 0.18median 0.60

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 monthsAFLACTPGR
Revenue $18.07B $1.25B $91.74B
Gross profit $11.05B $1.13B –
Operating income -$1.24B $742.14M –
Net income $4.86B $683.27M –
Free cash flow $2.65B $720.83M –
EPS (diluted) $9.62 $4.87 $19.89
Cash & equivalents $6.12B $448.45M –
Total debt $8.73B $745.23M –
Shares (diluted) 505.58M 140.32M 584.20M
Enterprise value $37.26B $4.46B $133.81B

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
MetricAFLACTPGR
P/E 12.8x 9.8x 11.5x
P/FCF 23.4x 9.2x 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.4x 9.2x –
P/S 3.4x 5.3x 1.5x
P/B 2.0x 1.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.2x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -52.3x 9.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.6x 5.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 24.4x 9.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 9.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.97 1.90 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLACTPGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 2.5% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 4.1% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.3% -0.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 1.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% -3.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% -3.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% 0.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 0.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 112.5% 8.4% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 5.2% 62.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 2.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 9.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 2.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 9.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLACTPGR
Gross margin 61.1% 90.1% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -6.8% 59.2% –
Pretax margin 32.0% 69.1% –
Net margin 26.9% 54.5% –
FCF margin 14.6% 57.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 57.5% –
Return on equity 16.1% 12.7% –
Return on assets 4.2% 9.8% –
Return on invested capital -2.7% 9.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLACTPGR
Debt / assets 7.5% 10.7% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 22.4% 73.0%
Equity / assets 26.1% 77.6% 27.0%
Interest coverage -5.1x 14.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLACTPGR
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.9% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 6.1% 6.3% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 8.2% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAFLACTPGR
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $4.54FY2026 $17.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +15.4% -11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.70BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% -6.4% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLACTPGR
Held by institutions 68.2% 21.4% 87.2%
Institutions holding 1,700 248 1,824
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +8.9% +0.5%
Institutions buying 741 144 894
Institutions selling 581 72 694
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.00 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.

AFLACTPGR
AFL 1.00 0.43 0.38
ACT 0.43 1.00 0.33
PGR 0.38 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, ACT and PGR?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $62.05B, Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.64B, Progressive (PGR) $133.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, ACT and PGR?

Enact Holdings (ACT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 12.8x, Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.8x, Progressive (PGR) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enact Holdings (ACT) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 17.0x, Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x, Progressive (PGR) 13.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aflac (AFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aflac (AFL) +10.9%, Enact Holdings (ACT) +2.5%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enact Holdings (ACT) has the highest net margin (Aflac (AFL) 26.9%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 54.5%). On return on invested capital, Enact Holdings (ACT) leads (Aflac (AFL) -2.7%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enact Holdings (ACT) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +16.9%, Enact Holdings (ACT) +37.6%, Progressive (PGR) +10.7%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Aflac (AFL) +18.2%/yr, Enact Holdings (ACT) +15.9%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +19.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Progressive (PGR) has the highest dividend yield: Aflac (AFL) 1.95%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 1.87%, Progressive (PGR) 6.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Aflac (AFL) 17.6%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.0%, Progressive (PGR) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFL, ACT and PGR?

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.