AIG vs HCI vs HIG Stock Comparison

American International, Hci and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HCI HCI Group, Inc.
$199.91 +14.3% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.13M
Div. yield
0.80%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$133.49 +7.5% 1M +6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$35.70B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
1.80%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAIGHCIHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.76B $2.49B $35.70B AIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 8.2x 7.9x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 9.0x 10.9x HCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +22.8% +9.2% HCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 31.3% 15.4% HCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 28.7% 19.3% HCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.9x 0.0x HCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.39% 0.80% 1.80% AIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% -2.0% +6.8% HIG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +8.7%/yr +12.6%/yr HIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 29.2% 20.2% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 87/100 77/100 HCI

Percentile Scorecard

AIGHCIHIG

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

AxisAIGHCIHIG
Valuation 53 #57 of 119 75 #30 of 119 77 #28 of 119
Growth 27 #83 of 114 98 #3 of 114 66 #39 of 114
Profitability 35 #72 of 110 98 #3 of 110 89 #13 of 110
Financial Health 60 #45 of 110 97 #4 of 110 71 #33 of 110
Shareholder Returns 58 #45 of 106 65 #38 of 106 84 #18 of 106
Overall 47 87 77
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HCI 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

PeriodAIGHCIHIGSPY
1 month +7.3%+14.3%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%+11.5%-6.9% +3.9%
6 months +7.3%+26.4%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date -7.0%+4.3%-3.1% +12.9%
1 year +0.3%-2.0%+6.8% +12.3%
3 years +33.7%+252.3%+89.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.2%+52.2%+23.8% +23.3%
5 years +32.9%+51.6%+80.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.9%+8.7%+12.6% +10.9%
10 years +29.6%+646.2%+209.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%+22.3%+12.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIGHCIHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%29.2%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%28.6%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.05-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.070.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.9%-79.2%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-3.3%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $86.59$206.71$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $71.89$148.98$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.

MultipleAIGHCIHIG
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 10.5x 8.2xmedian 10.5x 7.9xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 7.6x 3.4xmedian 7.6x 4.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 8.5x 6.4xmedian 8.5x 5.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.64median 0.53 0.05median 0.53 0.25median 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 monthsAIGHCIHIG
Revenue $26.64B $952.13M $29.87B
Gross profit $12.70B $697.37M $14.34B
Operating income $4.03B $464.99M $5.69B
Net income $2.97B $343.83M $4.61B
Free cash flow $3.85B $388.86M $7.03B
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $23.55 $16.80
Cash & equivalents – $872.34M –
Total debt $9.13B $36.00M $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 533.57M 12.66M 273.10M
Enterprise value $3.96B -$1.75B $19.21B

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
MetricAIGHCIHIG
P/E 14.2x 8.2x 7.9x
P/FCF 10.8x 6.4x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 6.1x 5.1x
P/S 1.6x 2.6x 1.2x
P/B 1.0x 2.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.1x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 3.4x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 3.4x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.9x 4.1x 5.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 3.9x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.64 0.05 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIGHCIHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 22.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 23.7% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.7% 60.2% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 270.9% 60.5% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.2% 103.4% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 322.4% 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% 117.6% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 185.4% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 109.9% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 162.9% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% -15.3% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 204.4% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% -16.7% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 169.8% 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIGHCIHIG
Gross margin 47.7% 73.2% 48.0%
EBITDA margin 28.2% 49.8% 29.5%
Operating margin 15.1% 48.8% 19.0%
Pretax margin 13.6% 48.4% 18.4%
Net margin 11.1% 31.3% 15.4%
FCF margin 14.5% 40.8% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 43.2% 23.4%
Return on equity 7.3% 29.3% 24.8%
Return on assets 1.8% 13.1% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 28.7% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIGHCIHIG
Debt / assets 5.6% 1.4% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 55.7% 78.3%
Equity / assets 24.9% 44.3% 21.7%
Interest coverage 10.0x 115.2x 28.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIGHCIHIG
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 3.0% 5.0%
Shareholder yield 9.5% 3.8% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 5.6% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.8% 4.9% 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.6% – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.8% – 7.1%

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.

ConsensusAIGHCIHIG
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.31FY2026 $22.21FY2026 $12.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% -15.2% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.00BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +7.0% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIGHCIHIG
Held by institutions 94.4% 75.5% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,139 287 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +7.6% +0.9%
Institutions buying 548 163 530
Institutions selling 426 83 457
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.96 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.

AIGHCIHIG
AIG 1.00 0.35 0.52
HCI 0.35 1.00 0.44
HIG 0.52 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIG, HCI and HIG?

American International (AIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: American International (AIG) $41.76B, Hci (HCI) $2.49B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $35.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIG, HCI and HIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American International (AIG) 14.2x, Hci (HCI) 8.2x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hci (HCI) is cheapest (American International (AIG) 9.6x, Hci (HCI) 9.0x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hci (HCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American International (AIG) -4.2%, Hci (HCI) +22.8%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hci (HCI) has the highest net margin (American International (AIG) 11.1%, Hci (HCI) 31.3%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hci (HCI) leads (American International (AIG) 6.6%, Hci (HCI) 28.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hartford Insurance (HIG) returned the most: American International (AIG) +0.3%, Hci (HCI) -2.0%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +6.8%. Over five years, Hartford Insurance (HIG) compounded fastest (American International (AIG) +5.9%/yr, Hci (HCI) +8.7%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +12.6%/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%, Hci (HCI) 0.80%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 1.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (American International (AIG) 23.9%, Hci (HCI) 29.2%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIG, HCI 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, Hci (HCI) 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.