AIG vs AXS vs FRFHF Stock Comparison

American International, Axis Capital Holdings and Fairfax Financial Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXS Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
$105.74 +11.5% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.81B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Axis Capital Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Axis Capital Holdings 7, American International 3, Fairfax Financial Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIGAXSFRFHFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.20B $7.81B $42.04B AIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 8.0x 8.6x AXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 8.2x 9.8x AXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +9.8% +9.7% AXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 14.2% 3.4% AXS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 13.5% — AXS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x — AIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% AIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% +12.1% +11.8% AXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +15.3%/yr +34.2%/yr FRFHF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.1% 24.4% 22.3% FRFHF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 73/100 31/100 AXS

Percentile Scorecard

AIGAXSFRFHF

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

AxisAIGAXSFRFHF
Valuation 49 #61 of 119 85 #19 of 119 37 #75 of 119
Growth 24 #88 of 116 77 #27 of 116 11 #103 of 116
Profitability 28 #84 of 116 77 #28 of 116 24 #89 of 116
Financial Health 56 #53 of 118 62 #45 of 118 67 #40 of 118
Shareholder Returns 55 #50 of 109 66 #38 of 109 17 #91 of 109
Overall 42 73 31
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AXS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FRFHF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIGAXSFRFHFSPY
1 month +7.5%+11.5%+14.4% -2.0%
3 months +1.6%+1.7%+4.2% -2.2%
6 months +2.7%+7.0%+7.9% +4.2%
Year to date -5.8%-1.3%-6.4% +10.6%
1 year +2.0%+12.1%+11.8% +10.4%
3 years +26.4%+94.0%+99.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +8.1%+24.7%+25.8% +20.2%
5 years +33.4%+104.0%+335.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year +5.9%+15.3%+34.2% +10.1%
10 years +38.5%+82.1%+247.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +3.3%+6.2%+13.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIGAXSFRFHFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.1%24.4%22.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%27.6%23.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.200.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.500.53 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.9%-21.0%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-11.3%-6.9% -3.2%
52-week high $86.59$119.25$1,916.53 $779.14
52-week low $71.89$94.19$1,529.40 $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.

MultipleAIGAXSFRFHF
P/E now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 10.9x 7.8xmedian 10.9x 7.9xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 7.3x 5.9xmedian 7.3x 9.4xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 8.7x 2.9xmedian 8.7x -50.4xmedian 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.67median 0.60 0.27median 0.60 -2.44median 0.60

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 monthsAIGAXSFRFHF
Revenue $26.64B $6.92B $144.43B
Gross profit $12.70B – –
Operating income $4.03B – –
Net income $2.97B $1.01B $4.88B
Free cash flow $3.85B $2.60B -$1.08B
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $13.37 $210.66
Cash & equivalents – $1.04B –
Total debt $9.13B $1.37B –
Shares (diluted) 533.57M 73.37M 23.08M
Enterprise value $5.38B $4.28B $42.04B

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
MetricAIGAXSFRFHF
P/E 14.4x 7.8x 7.9x
P/FCF 11.0x 2.9x -50.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 2.9x -50.0x
P/S 1.6x 1.1x 0.4x
P/B 1.0x 1.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 5.9x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 10.5x 6.2x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 11.0x 3.1x -50.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 3.0x -50.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.67 0.27 -2.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIGAXSFRFHF
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 9.8% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 7.9% 73.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 270.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% -0.1% -4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 21.3% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 7.0% -0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 28.9% -3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 942.1% -124.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 44.2% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 833.8% -126.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 44.7% -33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIGAXSFRFHF
Gross margin 47.7% – –
EBITDA margin 28.2% 19.4% 4.0%
Operating margin 15.1% – –
Pretax margin 13.6% 17.5% 4.3%
Net margin 11.1% 14.2% 3.4%
FCF margin 14.5% 37.6% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 38.4% -0.7%
Return on equity 7.3% 15.6% 23.8%
Return on assets 1.8% 2.7% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 13.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.6x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIGAXSFRFHF
Debt / assets 5.6% 3.7% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 82.7% 71.4%
Equity / assets 24.9% 17.3% 28.6%
Interest coverage 10.0x 19.1x 6.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIGAXSFRFHF
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 7.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 8.8% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 13.3% 11.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.8% 5.2% -50.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.6% -7.7% -20.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -4.0% 1.4%

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.

ConsensusAIGAXSFRFHF
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.31FY2026 $12.94FY2026 $182.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026 -14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +5.7% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.00BFY2026 $7.02BFY2026 $33.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +4.0% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIGAXSFRFHF
Held by institutions 94.4% 97.7% 0.3%
Institutions holding 1,141 468 17
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.8% -14.0%
Institutions buying 550 232 7
Institutions selling 426 179 1
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.30 7.00

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.

AIGAXSFRFHF
AIG 1.00 0.50 0.19
AXS 0.50 1.00 0.25
FRFHF 0.19 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIG, AXS and FRFHF?

American International (AIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: American International (AIG) $43.20B, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) $7.81B, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) $42.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIG, AXS and FRFHF?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American International (AIG) 14.6x, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 8.0x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) is cheapest (American International (AIG) 9.7x, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 8.2x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American International (AIG) -4.2%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +9.8%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) has the highest net margin (American International (AIG) 11.1%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 14.2%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) leads (American International (AIG) 6.6%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) returned the most: American International (AIG) +2.0%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +12.1%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +11.8%. Over five years, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) compounded fastest (American International (AIG) +5.9%/yr, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +15.3%/yr, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American International (AIG) has the highest dividend yield: American International (AIG) 0.02%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 0.02%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) has been the steadiest (American International (AIG) 24.1%, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 24.4%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 22.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIG, AXS and FRFHF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) leads on 7. 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.