AFL vs TRV vs ACGL Stock Comparison

Aflac, Travelers Companies and Arch Capital Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFL Aflac Inc
$120.93 +6.3% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.28B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$400.17 +10.2% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$83.18B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$102.34 +8.1% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$34.36B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.23B
Div. yield
0.00%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Arch Capital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Arch Capital 4, Travelers Companies 3, Aflac 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFLTRVACGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.28B $83.18B $34.36B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 10.0x 7.4x ACGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 11.7x 10.0x ACGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +1.1% +0.4% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% — 24.2% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% — 16.7% ACGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +48.3% +17.4% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.7%/yr +20.2%/yr +19.3%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 20.6% 20.6% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 48/100 75/100 ACGL

Percentile Scorecard

AFLTRVACGL

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

AxisAFLTRVACGL
Valuation 14 #103 of 119 43 #68 of 119 69 #38 of 119
Growth 39 #71 of 115 63 #43 of 115 59 #48 of 115
Profitability 44 #64 of 113 80 #23 of 113 88 #15 of 113
Financial Health 35 #74 of 114 39 #70 of 114 81 #23 of 114
Shareholder Returns 86 #16 of 107 13 #93 of 107 77 #25 of 107
Overall 43 48 75
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ACGL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFLTRVACGLSPY
1 month +6.3%+10.2%+8.1% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%+2.5%-1.5% +3.5%
6 months +5.4%+31.7%+6.2% +7.0%
Year to date +9.7%+38.0%+6.7% +12.2%
1 year +12.8%+48.3%+17.4% +13.0%
3 years +58.1%+149.0%+25.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.5%+35.6%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years +115.9%+150.5%+141.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.7%+20.2%+19.3% +11.0%
10 years +246.5%+267.7%+289.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.2%+13.9%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFLTRVACGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%20.6%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%17.9%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.17-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.732.340.85 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-19.8%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-1.3%-3.9% -1.8%
52-week high $129.53$405.41$106.48 $779.14
52-week low $105.70$267.66$84.72 $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.

MultipleAFLTRVACGL
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 10.6x 10.1xmedian 10.6x 7.6xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 8.6x 6.9xmedian 8.6x 5.8xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.93median 0.52 0.17median 0.52 0.24median 0.52

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 monthsAFLTRVACGL
Revenue $18.07B $48.92B $19.23B
Gross profit $11.05B – $10.47B
Operating income -$1.24B – $5.33B
Net income $4.86B $8.33B $4.69B
Free cash flow $2.65B – $6.06B
EPS (diluted) $9.62 $39.01 $13.34
Cash & equivalents $6.12B – $1.11B
Total debt $8.73B $9.81B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 505.58M 213.60M 348.80M
Enterprise value $36.49B $83.18B $28.48B

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
MetricAFLTRVACGL
P/E 12.5x 10.1x 7.6x
P/FCF 22.9x 6.9x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 7.8x 5.7x
P/S 3.4x 1.7x 1.8x
P/B 2.0x 2.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -51.3x – 7.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF 23.9x – 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 8.7x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.93 0.17 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLTRVACGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 1.1% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 6.9% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.3% – 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 22.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% – 26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% – 109.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% 41.8% 25.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 56.3% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 112.5% 51.1% 37.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 60.4% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 6.9% -1.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 15.4% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% – -1.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% – 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLTRVACGL
Gross margin 61.1% – 54.4%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -6.8% – 27.7%
Pretax margin 32.0% – 26.9%
Net margin 26.9% – 24.2%
FCF margin 14.6% – 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 21.8% 31.7%
Return on equity 16.1% 26.8% 18.6%
Return on assets 4.2% 5.8% 5.4%
Return on invested capital -2.7% – 16.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLTRVACGL
Debt / assets 7.5% – 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 3.3x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 79.6% 71.8%
Equity / assets 26.1% 20.4% 28.2%
Interest coverage -5.1x – 34.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLTRVACGL
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.2% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 6.2% – 9.8%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 1.2% 9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 0.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -99.7%
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.

ConsensusAFLTRVACGL
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $34.25FY2026 $10.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% -15.0% -9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.70BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026 $16.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +2.2% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLTRVACGL
Held by institutions 68.2% 87.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,698 1,837 903
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +18.2% -1.7%
Institutions buying 740 876 428
Institutions selling 580 602 364
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.46 1.18

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.

AFLTRVACGL
AFL 1.00 0.62 0.62
TRV 0.62 1.00 0.71
ACGL 0.62 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, TRV and ACGL?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $61.28B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $83.18B, Arch Capital (ACGL) $34.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, TRV and ACGL?

Arch Capital (ACGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 12.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.0x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arch Capital (ACGL) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 16.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.7x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 10.0x). 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%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%, Arch Capital (ACGL) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Aflac (AFL) 26.9%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 24.2%). On return on invested capital, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads (Aflac (AFL) -2.7%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +12.8%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +48.3%, Arch Capital (ACGL) +17.4%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Aflac (AFL) +16.7%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +20.2%/yr, Arch Capital (ACGL) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aflac (AFL) 0.00%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 0.00%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%. Aflac (AFL) and Travelers Companies (TRV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads on 4. 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.