AFL vs TRV vs HIG Stock Comparison

Aflac, Travelers Companies and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFL Aflac Inc
$120.50 +4.6% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$60.96B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$398.29 +10.5% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$84.21B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$136.76 +7.9% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.16B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Travelers Companies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Travelers Companies 5, Aflac 4, Hartford Insurance 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFLTRVHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.96B $84.21B $37.16B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 10.1x 8.6x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 12.3x 11.2x HIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +2.4% +7.0% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 17.0% 14.9% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% -27.7% -36.1% AFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x -0.1x TRV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% HIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.0% +48.0% +9.2% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +19.7%/yr +13.0%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 20.6% 20.1% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 59/100 58/100 TRV

Percentile Scorecard

AFLTRVHIG

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

AxisAFLTRVHIG
Valuation 14 #103 of 119 44 #67 of 119 58 #51 of 119
Growth 41 #69 of 117 70 #36 of 117 55 #53 of 117
Profitability 56 #52 of 117 66 #40 of 117 49 #60 of 117
Financial Health 39 #73 of 118 43 #68 of 118 52 #57 of 118
Shareholder Returns 89 #13 of 108 74 #29 of 108 77 #26 of 108
Overall 48 59 58
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV 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

PeriodAFLTRVHIGSPY
1 month +4.6%+10.5%+7.9% -1.0%
3 months -4.1%+2.8%-2.6% +2.9%
6 months +5.1%+31.6%+1.7% +6.4%
Year to date +9.3%+37.3%-0.8% +11.4%
1 year +12.0%+48.0%+9.2% +13.1%
3 years +55.0%+152.2%+94.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.7%+36.1%+24.8% +21.5%
5 years +113.1%+145.3%+84.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.4%+19.7%+13.0% +10.9%
10 years +247.4%+267.6%+221.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.3%+13.9%+12.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAFLTRVHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%20.6%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%17.9%19.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.17-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.682.340.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-19.8%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-1.8%-6.1% -2.5%
52-week high $129.53$405.41$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $105.70$267.66$122.36 $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.

MultipleAFLTRVHIG
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 10.5x 10.1xmedian 10.5x 8.6xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x -13.5xmedian 8.0x -5.0xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 8.4x 7.6xmedian 8.4x 6.3xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.92median 0.47 0.17median 0.47 0.24median 0.47

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 monthsAFLTRVHIG
Revenue $18.07B $48.98B $29.06B
Gross profit $11.05B $24.25B $13.46B
Operating income -$1.24B -$14.40B -$10.59B
Net income $4.86B $8.30B $4.37B
Free cash flow $2.65B $10.97B $5.87B
EPS (diluted) $9.62 $38.87 $15.72
Cash & equivalents $6.12B – –
Total debt $8.73B $9.07B $4.37B
Shares (diluted) 505.58M 213.60M 276.30M
Enterprise value $36.17B $60.46B $20.85B

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
MetricAFLTRVHIG
P/E 12.5x 10.1x 8.6x
P/FCF 22.9x 7.6x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 7.5x 6.3x
P/S 3.3x 1.7x 1.3x
P/B 2.0x 2.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – -13.5x -5.0x
EV/EBIT -51.1x -6.1x -3.5x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF 23.9x 8.0x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 7.9x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.92 0.17 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFLTRVHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 2.4% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 8.1% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.3% 21.2% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 21.4% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% 32.5% 6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 14.2% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% 58.3% 34.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 54.9% 29.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 112.5% 69.9% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 58.7% 35.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 14.5% 0.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 20.0% 19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 14.3% 2.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 20.1% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFLTRVHIG
Gross margin 61.1% 49.5% 46.3%
EBITDA margin – -13.2% -26.0%
Operating margin -6.8% -29.4% -36.4%
Pretax margin 32.0% 21.1% 17.3%
Net margin 26.9% 17.0% 14.9%
FCF margin 14.6% 22.4% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 22.5% 20.2%
Return on equity 16.1% 25.5% 22.7%
Return on assets 4.2% 5.8% 5.0%
Return on invested capital -2.7% -27.7% -36.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFLTRVHIG
Debt / assets 7.5% 6.3% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 76.9% 77.7%
Equity / assets 26.1% 23.1% 22.3%
Interest coverage -5.1x -31.6x -53.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFLTRVHIG
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.2% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 6.2% 6.2% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 7.4% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.9% 14.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% 10.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 8.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 6.5%

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.

ConsensusAFLTRVHIG
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.27FY2026 $32.49FY2026 $12.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 -9.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% -11.9% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.69BFY2026 $42.55BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +3.3% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFLTRVHIG
Held by institutions 68.2% 87.3% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,698 1,837 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +18.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 740 876 530
Institutions selling 580 602 457
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.46 1.16

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.

AFLTRVHIG
AFL 1.00 0.62 0.66
TRV 0.62 1.00 0.74
HIG 0.66 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFL, TRV and HIG?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aflac (AFL) $60.96B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $84.21B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $37.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFL, TRV and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aflac (AFL) 12.5x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.1x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hartford Insurance (HIG) is cheapest (Aflac (AFL) 16.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 12.3x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.2x). 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) +2.4%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Aflac (AFL) 26.9%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 17.0%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Aflac (AFL) leads (Aflac (AFL) -2.7%, Travelers Companies (TRV) -27.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) -36.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Aflac (AFL) +12.0%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +48.0%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Aflac (AFL) +16.4%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.7%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) has the highest dividend yield: Aflac (AFL) 0.00%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 0.01%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%. Aflac (AFL) 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%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFL, TRV 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, Travelers Companies (TRV) 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.