AFL vs ACT vs TRV Stock Comparison

Aflac, Enact Holdings and Travelers Companies 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
3 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
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$398.31 +9.7% 1M +48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$83.09B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
1.18%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enact Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Enact Holdings 5, Travelers Companies 3, Aflac 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFLACTTRVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.05B $6.64B $83.09B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 9.8x 10.1x ACT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 10.6x 11.6x ACT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +2.5% +1.1% 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% 1.18% AFL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +37.6% +48.7% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +15.9%/yr +19.9%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 23.0% 20.6% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 62/100 48/100 ACT

Percentile Scorecard

AFLACTTRV

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

AxisAFLACTTRV
Valuation 12 #105 of 119 36 #77 of 119 43 #68 of 119
Growth 44 #64 of 114 12 #100 of 114 65 #41 of 114
Profitability 46 #58 of 106 91 #11 of 106 80 #22 of 106
Financial Health 35 #68 of 104 86 #15 of 104 39 #64 of 104
Shareholder Returns 85 #17 of 105 83 #19 of 105 14 #90 of 105
Overall 44 62 48
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFLACTTRVSPY
1 month +8.7%+3.5%+9.7% +0.7%
3 months -3.0%+1.2%+5.9% +3.7%
6 months +8.7%+12.5%+30.5% +7.1%
Year to date +12.0%+21.2%+37.3% +12.8%
1 year +16.9%+37.6%+48.7% +11.9%
3 years +59.6%+76.7%+140.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.9%+20.9%+34.0% +22.8%
5 years +130.2%+109.1%+147.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +18.2%+15.9%+19.9% +10.9%
10 years +260.6%—+267.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%—+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFLACTTRVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%23.0%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%22.9%17.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.06-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.961.632.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-21.9%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-4.0%-1.8% -1.2%
52-week high $129.53$50.07$405.41 $779.14
52-week low $105.70$34.93$267.66 $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.

MultipleAFLACTTRV
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 10.7x 9.8xmedian 10.7x 10.1xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 5.3xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 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 6.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.97median 0.60 1.90median 0.60 0.17median 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 monthsAFLACTTRV
Revenue $18.07B $1.25B $48.92B
Gross profit $11.05B $1.13B –
Operating income -$1.24B $742.14M –
Net income $4.86B $683.27M $8.33B
Free cash flow $2.65B $720.83M –
EPS (diluted) $9.62 $4.87 $39.01
Cash & equivalents $6.12B $448.45M –
Total debt $8.73B $745.23M $9.81B
Shares (diluted) 505.58M 140.32M 213.60M
Enterprise value $37.26B $4.46B $83.09B

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
MetricAFLACTTRV
P/E 12.8x 9.8x 10.1x
P/FCF 23.4x 9.2x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 23.4x 9.2x 7.8x
P/S 3.4x 5.3x 1.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -52.3x 9.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.6x 5.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 24.4x 9.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 9.6x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.97 1.90 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLACTTRV
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 2.5% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 4.1% 6.9%
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% 41.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 0.2% 56.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 112.5% 8.4% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 5.2% 60.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 2.9% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 9.7% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 2.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 9.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLACTTRV
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% 21.8%
Return on equity 16.1% 12.7% 26.8%
Return on assets 4.2% 9.8% 5.8%
Return on invested capital -2.7% 9.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLACTTRV
Debt / assets 7.5% 10.7% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 22.4% 79.6%
Equity / assets 26.1% 77.6% 20.4%
Interest coverage -5.1x 14.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLACTTRV
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 6.1% 6.3% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 8.2% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusAFLACTTRV
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $4.54FY2026 $34.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +15.4% -15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.70BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% -6.4% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLACTTRV
Held by institutions 68.2% 21.4% 87.3%
Institutions holding 1,700 248 1,839
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +8.9% +18.2%
Institutions buying 741 144 877
Institutions selling 581 72 603
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.00 1.45

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.

AFLACTTRV
AFL 1.00 0.43 0.62
ACT 0.43 1.00 0.44
TRV 0.62 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, ACT and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $62.05B, Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.64B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $83.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, ACT and TRV?

Enact Holdings (ACT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 12.8x, Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.8x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enact Holdings (ACT) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 17.0x, Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.6x). 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%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%.

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 Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +16.9%, Enact Holdings (ACT) +37.6%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +48.7%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Aflac (AFL) +18.2%/yr, Enact Holdings (ACT) +15.9%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest dividend yield: Aflac (AFL) 1.95%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 1.87%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 1.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Aflac (AFL) 17.6%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.0%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.