AFL vs FRFHF vs PGR Stock Comparison

Aflac, Fairfax Financial Holdings and Progressive 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
$62.54B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.63B
Div. yield
1.91%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$233.17 +10.0% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$135.09B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
5.96%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fairfax Financial Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fairfax Financial 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.

QuestionAFLFRFHFPGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.54B $58.98B $135.09B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 8.6x 11.7x FRFHF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 10.7x 13.2x FRFHF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% +9.7% +7.7% FRFHF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 3.4% 12.7% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — 27.7% PGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.91% 0.77% 5.96% PGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.4% +22.9% +11.6% FRFHF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +35.1%/yr +19.5%/yr FRFHF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 24.4% 27.6% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 30/100 61/100 PGR

Percentile Scorecard

AFLFRFHFPGR

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

AxisAFLFRFHFPGR
Valuation 15 #101 of 119 31 #82 of 119 38 #74 of 119
Growth 1 #116 of 117 12 #103 of 117 56 #52 of 117
Profitability 47 #63 of 117 24 #89 of 117 73 #32 of 117
Financial Health 49 #61 of 118 65 #42 of 118 68 #38 of 118
Shareholder Returns 88 #14 of 108 15 #92 of 108 70 #33 of 108
Overall 40 30 61
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FRFHF 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

PeriodAFLFRFHFPGRSPY
1 month +11.0%+24.9%+10.0% -5.9%
3 months -0.4%+14.4%+8.3% -4.6%
6 months +11.1%+19.4%+19.1% +0.2%
Year to date +14.4%+1.8%+2.4% +7.5%
1 year +13.4%+22.9%+11.6% +8.2%
3 years +55.0%+112.1%+47.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.7%+28.5%+13.8% +19.0%
5 years +122.3%+349.8%+143.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.3%+35.1%+19.5% +9.4%
10 years +268.1%+279.0%+649.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.9%+14.3%+22.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAFLFRFHFPGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%24.4%27.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%23.5%30.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.33-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.940.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-20.9%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-1.4%-1.3% -5.9%
52-week high $129.53$1,970.00$236.36 $779.14
52-week low $106.20$1,529.40$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.

MultipleAFLFRFHFPGR
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 10.9x 8.6xmedian 10.9x 11.7xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x 10.2xmedian 7.1x 9.0xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 8.3x -54.8xmedian 8.3x 8.9xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -6.09median 0.62 -2.65median 0.62 0.18median 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 monthsAFLFRFHFPGR
Revenue $16.63B $144.43B $91.74B
Gross profit $9.61B – $34.33B
Operating income $3.07B – $15.01B
Net income $3.53B $4.88B $11.62B
Free cash flow $2.59B -$1.08B $15.22B
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $210.66 $19.96
Cash & equivalents $5.62B – $156.00M
Total debt $8.90B – $8.39B
Shares (diluted) 498.68M 23.08M 582.20M
Enterprise value $38.89B $63.83B $110.61B

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
MetricAFLFRFHFPGR
P/E 17.8x 8.6x 11.7x
P/FCF 24.1x -54.8x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x -54.5x 8.6x
P/S 3.8x 0.4x 1.5x
P/B 2.1x 1.8x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.8x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – 10.2x 9.0x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 11.1x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 25.4x -54.8x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x -54.5x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.09 -2.65 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLFRFHFPGR
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% 9.7% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 73.9% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% – 6.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -42.1% – 8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -15.4% -4.7% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -6.1% 61.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.8% -0.3% 9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -3.2% 63.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -124.3% -9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -31.8% 19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -126.8% -10.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -33.4% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLFRFHFPGR
Gross margin 57.8% – 37.4%
EBITDA margin – 4.0% 16.7%
Operating margin 18.5% – 16.4%
Pretax margin 25.8% 4.3% 16.0%
Net margin 21.2% 3.4% 12.7%
FCF margin 15.6% -0.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% -0.7% 17.1%
Return on equity 11.8% 23.8% 33.8%
Return on assets 3.1% 6.8% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – 27.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -0.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLFRFHFPGR
Debt / assets 7.8% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.2% 71.4% 73.0%
Equity / assets 25.8% 28.6% 27.0%
Interest coverage 12.0x 6.2x 47.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLFRFHFPGR
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.8% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 5.7% 0.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 7.6% 0.8% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.1% 70.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -50.2% 53.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -20.3% 183.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 226.5%

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.

ConsensusAFLFRFHFPGR
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $181.94FY2026 $17.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +12.0% -11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.70BFY2026 $33.74BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% -5.9% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLFRFHFPGR
Held by institutions 68.2% 0.3% 87.2%
Institutions holding 1,701 17 1,827
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -14.0% +0.5%
Institutions buying 741 7 895
Institutions selling 582 1 696
Buyers to sellers 1.27 7.00 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.

AFLFRFHFPGR
AFL 1.00 0.23 0.39
FRFHF 0.23 1.00 0.19
PGR 0.39 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, FRFHF and PGR?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $62.54B, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) $58.98B, Progressive (PGR) $135.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, FRFHF and PGR?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 17.8x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 8.6x, Progressive (PGR) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 17.4x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 10.7x, Progressive (PGR) 13.2x). 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: Aflac (AFL) -6.0%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +9.7%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Aflac (AFL) 21.2%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 3.4%, Progressive (PGR) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Progressive (PGR) leads (Aflac (AFL) 6.5%, Progressive (PGR) 27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +13.4%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +22.9%, Progressive (PGR) +11.6%. Over five years, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) compounded fastest (Aflac (AFL) +17.3%/yr, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +35.1%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Progressive (PGR) has the highest dividend yield: Aflac (AFL) 1.91%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 0.77%, Progressive (PGR) 5.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Aflac (AFL) 17.4%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 24.4%, Progressive (PGR) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFL, FRFHF 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, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 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.