AFL vs ARX vs HIG Stock Comparison

Aflac, Accelerant Holdings and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AFL Aflac Inc
$126.17 +11.0% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.62B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.63B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.88 +0.8% 1M +61.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$137.10 +8.1% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.21B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFLARXHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.62B $4.34B $36.21B AFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.5x -3.2x 7.9x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 23.1x 11.0x HIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% +54.6% +9.2% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% -119.3% 15.4% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% -147.8% 19.3% HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 0.0x HIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.4% +61.5% +6.9% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr — +13.8%/yr AFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 66.7% 20.3% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 13/100 74/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

AFLARXHIG

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

AxisAFLARXHIG
Valuation 15 #101 of 119 3 #115 of 119 70 #36 of 119
Growth 1 #116 of 117 13 #102 of 117 65 #42 of 117
Profitability 47 #63 of 117 4 #112 of 117 84 #20 of 117
Financial Health 49 #61 of 118 27 #86 of 118 66 #41 of 118
Shareholder Returns 88 #14 of 108 16 #91 of 108 85 #17 of 108
Overall 40 13 74
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFLARXHIGSPY
1 month +11.0%+0.8%+8.1% -5.9%
3 months -0.4%+61.9%-5.1% -4.6%
6 months +11.1%+46.6%+3.3% +0.2%
Year to date +14.4%+21.6%-0.5% +7.5%
1 year +13.4%+61.5%+6.9% +8.2%
3 years +55.0%—+85.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.7%—+22.9% +19.0%
5 years +122.3%—+90.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.3%—+13.8% +9.4%
10 years +268.1%—+217.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.9%—+12.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAFLARXHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%66.7%20.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%59.7%20.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.06-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.920.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-68.9%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-0.1%-5.9% -5.9%
52-week high $129.53$19.89$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $106.20$9.36$122.40 $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.

MultipleAFLARXHIG
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 10.9x -3.2xmedian 10.9x 8.1xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x -2.3xmedian 7.1x 4.2xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 8.3x 94.2xmedian 8.3x 5.2xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -6.09median 0.62 —median 0.62 0.26median 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 monthsAFLARXHIG
Revenue $16.63B $1.15B $29.87B
Gross profit $9.61B $885.00M $14.34B
Operating income $3.07B -$1.26B $5.69B
Net income $3.53B -$1.28B $4.61B
Free cash flow $2.59B $45.80M $7.03B
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $-6.22 $16.80
Cash & equivalents $5.62B $1.66B –
Total debt $8.90B $120.10M $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 498.68M 219.69M 273.10M
Enterprise value $37.98B -$2.32B $19.73B

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
MetricAFLARXHIG
P/E 17.8x -3.2x 8.1x
P/FCF 24.1x 94.2x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 94.2x 5.2x
P/S 3.8x 3.8x 1.2x
P/B 2.1x 5.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 5.8x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – -2.3x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 21.4x -2.2x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 2.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 25.4x 60.6x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x 60.6x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.09 – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLARXHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% 54.6% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% 61.0% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -42.1% -1,818% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.7% – 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.4% -2,833% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% – 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.8% -2,986% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -94.5% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% – 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -94.5% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% – 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLARXHIG
Gross margin 57.8% 77.2% 48.0%
EBITDA margin – -106.4% 29.5%
Operating margin 18.5% -109.9% 19.0%
Pretax margin 25.8% -110.8% 18.4%
Net margin 21.2% -119.3% 15.4%
FCF margin 15.6% 4.0% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% 4.0% 23.4%
Return on equity 11.8% -176.3% 24.8%
Return on assets 3.1% -14.7% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 6.5% -147.8% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLARXHIG
Debt / assets 7.8% 1.3% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 2.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.2% 91.7% 78.3%
Equity / assets 25.8% 8.3% 21.7%
Interest coverage 12.0x -117.7x 28.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLARXHIG
Dividend yield 1.9% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 5.7% 1.9% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 7.6% 1.9% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%

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.

ConsensusAFLARXHIG
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $12.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +11.6% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.70BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +9.6% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLARXHIG
Held by institutions 68.2% 54.5% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,701 118 1,201
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +16.0% +0.9%
Institutions buying 741 80 530
Institutions selling 582 27 459
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.96 1.15

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.

AFLARXHIG
AFL 1.00 0.18 0.65
ARX 0.18 1.00 0.17
HIG 0.65 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, ARX and HIG?

Aflac (AFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $61.62B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.34B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $36.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, ARX and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 17.5x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hartford Insurance (HIG) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 17.4x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.1x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.0x). 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: Aflac (AFL) -6.0%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Aflac (AFL) 21.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Aflac (AFL) 6.5%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -147.8%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +13.4%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +61.5%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +6.9%. Over five years, Aflac (AFL) compounded fastest (Aflac (AFL) +17.3%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aflac (AFL) 0.00%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 0.00%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%. Aflac (AFL) and Accelerant Holdings (ARX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Aflac (AFL) 17.4%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 66.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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