AIG vs AIZ vs ARX Stock Comparison

American International, Assurant and Accelerant Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AIZ Assurant, Inc.
$286.38 +8.1% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.14B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.46B
Div. yield
1.23%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.81 +0.3% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

American International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (American International 6, Assurant 4, Accelerant Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIGAIZARXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.76B $14.14B $4.30B AIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 13.3x -3.2x AIZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 12.4x 23.0x AIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +9.4% +54.6% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 7.9% -119.3% AIG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% -15.8% -179.7% AIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.1x 1.0x AIZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.39% 1.23% — AIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +35.0% +56.0% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +11.9%/yr — AIZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 22.3% 67.4% AIZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 46/100 13/100 AIG

Percentile Scorecard

AIGAIZARX

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

AxisAIGAIZARX
Valuation 53 #57 of 119 42 #70 of 119 2 #117 of 119
Growth 27 #83 of 114 68 #37 of 114 10 #103 of 114
Profitability 35 #72 of 110 38 #69 of 110 4 #106 of 110
Financial Health 60 #45 of 110 24 #84 of 110 30 #77 of 110
Shareholder Returns 58 #45 of 106 61 #42 of 106 22 #83 of 106
Overall 47 46 13
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIZ ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIGAIZARXSPY
1 month +7.3%+8.1%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%+1.2%+34.9% +3.9%
6 months +7.3%+21.7%+47.8% +8.2%
Year to date -7.0%+18.9%+21.2% +12.9%
1 year +0.3%+35.0%+56.0% +12.3%
3 years +33.7%+96.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.2%+25.2%— +23.3%
5 years +32.9%+75.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.9%+11.9%— +10.9%
10 years +29.6%+257.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%+13.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIGAIZARXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%22.3%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%23.1%59.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.110.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.011.560.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.9%-45.7%-68.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-5.0%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $86.59$301.46$19.89 $779.14
52-week low $71.89$207.89$9.36 $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.

MultipleAIGAIZARX
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 10.5x 13.3xmedian 10.5x -3.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 7.6x -10.6xmedian 7.6x -1.9xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 8.5x 8.5xmedian 8.5x 93.8xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.64median 0.53 0.27median 0.53 —median 0.53

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 monthsAIGAIZARX
Revenue $26.64B $13.46B $1.15B
Gross profit $12.70B $10.51B $885.00M
Operating income $4.03B -$1.62B -$1.53B
Net income $2.97B $1.06B -$1.28B
Free cash flow $3.85B $1.66B $45.80M
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $21.34 $-6.22
Cash & equivalents – $1.70B $1.66B
Total debt $9.13B $8.83B $120.10M
Shares (diluted) 533.57M 49.83M 219.69M
Enterprise value $3.96B $5.91B -$2.34B

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
MetricAIGAIZARX
P/E 14.2x 13.3x -3.2x
P/FCF 10.8x 8.5x 93.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 7.6x 93.8x
P/S 1.6x 1.1x 3.7x
P/B 1.0x 2.3x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.5x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x -10.6x -1.9x
EV/EBIT 10.4x -8.9x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 10.9x 8.6x 60.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 7.7x 60.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.64 0.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIGAIZARX
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 9.4% 54.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 8.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.7% 12.4% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 270.9% 9.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.2% 22.1% -1,080%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 8.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% 48.3% -2,833%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 45.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 53.5% -2,986%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 49.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 56.3% -94.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 10.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 70.9% -94.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 12.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIGAIZARX
Gross margin 47.7% 78.1% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 28.2% -10.0% -130.1%
Operating margin 15.1% -12.0% -133.6%
Pretax margin 13.6% 9.9% -110.8%
Net margin 11.1% 7.9% -119.3%
FCF margin 14.5% 12.3% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 13.9% 4.0%
Return on equity 7.3% 17.8% -176.3%
Return on assets 1.8% 3.0% -14.7%
Return on invested capital 6.6% -15.8% -179.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIGAIZARX
Debt / assets 5.6% 6.1% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.3x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 83.1% 91.7%
Equity / assets 24.9% 16.9% 8.3%
Interest coverage 10.0x -14.3x -143.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIGAIZARX
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 7.1% 2.7% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 9.5% 3.9% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 16.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.8% 10.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.6% 8.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusAIGAIZARX
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.31FY2026 $23.08FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% -2.2% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.00BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +14.0% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIGAIZARX
Held by institutions 94.4% 98.2% 54.5%
Institutions holding 1,139 611 118
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +3.3% +16.0%
Institutions buying 548 323 80
Institutions selling 426 198 27
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.63 2.96

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.

AIGAIZARX
AIG 1.00 0.27 0.15
AIZ 0.27 1.00 0.16
ARX 0.15 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIG, AIZ and ARX?

American International (AIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: American International (AIG) $41.76B, Assurant (AIZ) $14.14B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIG, AIZ and ARX?

Assurant (AIZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American International (AIG) 14.2x, Assurant (AIZ) 13.3x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, American International (AIG) is cheapest (American International (AIG) 9.6x, Assurant (AIZ) 12.4x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x). 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: American International (AIG) -4.2%, Assurant (AIZ) +9.4%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

American International (AIG) has the highest net margin (American International (AIG) 11.1%, Assurant (AIZ) 7.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%). On return on invested capital, American International (AIG) leads (American International (AIG) 6.6%, Assurant (AIZ) -15.8%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: American International (AIG) +0.3%, Assurant (AIZ) +35.0%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +56.0%. Over five years, Assurant (AIZ) compounded fastest (American International (AIG) +5.9%/yr, Assurant (AIZ) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American International (AIG) has the highest dividend yield: American International (AIG) 2.39%, Assurant (AIZ) 1.23%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Assurant (AIZ) has been the steadiest (American International (AIG) 23.9%, Assurant (AIZ) 22.3%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIG, AIZ and ARX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American International (AIG) leads on 6. 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.