AFL vs ARX vs XZO Stock Comparison

Aflac, Accelerant Holdings and Exzeo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFL Aflac Inc
$121.75 +7.2% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$62.20B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.82 +0.4% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.66 +17.0% 1M
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFLARXXZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.20B $4.33B $1.57B AFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x -3.2x 18.0x AFL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 23.0x 18.4x AFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +54.6% +21.8% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% -119.3% 39.1% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% -179.7% — AFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% +60.2% — ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 67.3% 62.1% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 14/100 82/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

AFLARXXZO

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

AxisAFLARXXZO
Valuation 13 #104 of 119 2 #117 of 119 63 #37 of 99
Growth 43 #65 of 113 11 #101 of 113 81 #19 of 94
Profitability 48 #56 of 107 4 #103 of 107 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 37 #68 of 107 31 #74 of 107 89 #13 of 105
Shareholder Returns 86 #16 of 105 24 #80 of 105 –
Overall 45 14 82
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFLARXXZOSPY
1 month +7.2%+0.4%+17.0% +0.9%
3 months -5.4%+60.0%+7.3% +5.9%
6 months +4.8%+50.6%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date +10.4%+21.2%-27.2% +13.3%
1 year +14.1%+60.2%— +12.4%
3 years +59.2%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.8%—— +23.5%
5 years +126.8%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.8%—— +11.0%
10 years +255.4%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.5%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAFLARXXZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%67.3%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%59.7%65.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.220.051.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.800.89— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-68.9%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-0.4%-27.2% -0.9%
52-week high $129.53$19.89$24.25 $779.14
52-week low $105.70$9.36$12.55 $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.

MultipleAFLARXXZO
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.9x -3.2xmedian 10.9x 17.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 7.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x -1.9xmedian 7.5x 13.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 8.5x 93.9xmedian 8.5x 19.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 0.59 —median 0.59 —median 1.01

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 monthsAFLARXXZO
Revenue $18.07B $1.15B $221.80M
Gross profit $11.05B $885.00M $138.23M
Operating income -$1.24B -$1.53B $107.60M
Net income $4.86B -$1.28B $86.81M
Free cash flow $2.65B $45.80M $81.53M
R&D – – $9.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.62 $-6.22 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $6.12B $1.66B $136.73M
Total debt $8.73B $120.10M –
Shares (diluted) 505.58M 219.69M 88.23M
Enterprise value $37.41B -$2.34B $751.64M

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
MetricAFLARXXZO
P/E 12.6x -3.2x 17.9x
P/FCF 23.1x 93.9x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 93.9x 19.0x
P/S 3.4x 3.8x 7.2x
P/B 2.0x 5.8x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 5.8x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA – -1.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT -51.6x -1.8x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.4x 6.6x
EV/FCF 24.1x 60.3x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 60.3x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLARXXZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 54.6% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.3% 61.0% 49.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% -1,080% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% -2,833% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 112.5% -2,986% 37.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -94.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -94.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLARXXZO
Gross margin 61.1% 77.2% 62.3%
EBITDA margin – -130.1% 49.8%
Operating margin -6.8% -133.6% 48.5%
Pretax margin 32.0% -110.8% 52.4%
Net margin 26.9% -119.3% 39.1%
FCF margin 14.6% 4.0% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 4.0% 37.7%
Return on equity 16.1% -176.3% 30.8%
Return on assets 4.2% -14.7% 22.7%
Return on invested capital -2.7% -179.7% –
Return on capital employed – – 37.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLARXXZO
Debt / assets 7.5% 1.3% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 91.7% 25.3%
Equity / assets 26.1% 8.3% 74.7%
Interest coverage -5.1x -143.1x –
Current ratio – – 1.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.7x
Cash ratio – – 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – 11.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLARXXZO
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 6.2% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 8.1% 1.9% –
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.

ConsensusAFLARXXZO
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +11.6% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.70BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $232.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +9.6% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLARXXZO
Held by institutions 68.2% 54.5% 7.1%
Institutions holding 1,699 118 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +16.0% -11.5%
Institutions buying 741 80 58
Institutions selling 580 27 22
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.96 2.64

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.

AFLARXXZO
AFL 1.00 0.19 0.16
ARX 0.19 1.00 0.19
XZO 0.16 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, ARX and XZO?

Aflac (AFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $62.20B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, ARX and XZO?

Aflac (AFL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 12.8x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aflac (AFL) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 16.7x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.4x). 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) +10.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Aflac (AFL) 26.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%). On return on invested capital, Aflac (AFL) leads (Aflac (AFL) -2.7%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +14.1%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +60.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Aflac (AFL) 17.6%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.3%, Exzeo (XZO) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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