ALL vs AFL vs HIG Stock Comparison

Allstate, Aflac and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALL Allstate Corp
$255.91 +12.4% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.48B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
AFL Aflac Inc
$120.93 +6.3% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.58B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$136.00 +9.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$36.10B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALLAFLHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.48B $61.58B $36.10B ALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 12.7x 7.9x ALL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 16.6x 11.1x ALL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +10.9% +9.2% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% 26.9% 15.4% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% -2.7% 19.3% HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 0.0x ALL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% HIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +12.8% +8.7% ALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +16.7%/yr +13.3%/yr AFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.7% 17.6% 20.1% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 43/100 76/100 ALL

Percentile Scorecard

ALLAFLHIG

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

AxisALLAFLHIG
Valuation 83 #21 of 119 14 #103 of 119 75 #30 of 119
Growth 92 #10 of 115 39 #71 of 115 65 #41 of 115
Profitability 77 #27 of 113 44 #64 of 113 87 #16 of 113
Financial Health 75 #29 of 114 35 #74 of 114 69 #36 of 114
Shareholder Returns 76 #26 of 107 86 #16 of 107 84 #18 of 107
Overall 81 43 76
  • ALL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL 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

PeriodALLAFLHIGSPY
1 month +12.4%+6.3%+9.5% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%-4.5%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months +19.5%+5.4%-0.5% +7.0%
Year to date +22.9%+9.7%-1.3% +12.2%
1 year +32.5%+12.8%+8.7% +13.0%
3 years +107.6%+58.1%+93.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.6%+16.5%+24.6% +23.1%
5 years +104.9%+115.9%+86.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.4%+16.7%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years +276.7%+246.5%+213.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.2%+13.2%+12.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALLAFLHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.7%17.6%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%17.1%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.45-0.23-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.270.730.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.7%-20.4%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-6.6%-6.7% -1.8%
52-week high $275.13$129.53$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $190.00$105.70$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.

MultipleALLAFLHIG
P/E now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 10.6x 12.5xmedian 10.6x 8.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 4.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 8.6x 22.9xmedian 8.6x 5.2xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.52 1.93median 0.52 0.26median 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 monthsALLAFLHIG
Revenue $70.14B $18.07B $29.87B
Gross profit $34.70B $11.05B $14.34B
Operating income $7.91B -$1.24B $5.69B
Net income $13.31B $4.86B $4.61B
Free cash flow $12.25B $2.65B $7.03B
EPS (diluted) $50.90 $9.62 $16.80
Cash & equivalents – $6.12B –
Total debt $7.49B $8.73B $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 259.10M 505.58M 273.10M
Enterprise value $25.75B $36.79B $19.62B

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
MetricALLAFLHIG
P/E 5.0x 12.5x 8.0x
P/FCF 5.3x 22.9x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 22.9x 5.2x
P/S 0.9x 3.4x 1.2x
P/B 1.9x 2.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 4.1x
EV/EBIT 7.8x -51.3x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF 5.0x 23.9x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 23.9x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.93 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLAFLHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 10.9% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -1.0% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.9% 25.3% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 323.1% 68.3% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 128.5% 99.5% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 91.2% 0.4% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 139.0% 112.5% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 90.5% 6.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% 2.2% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -8.4% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.4% 2.2% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.1% -8.4% 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLAFLHIG
Gross margin 49.5% 61.1% 48.0%
EBITDA margin 11.9% – 29.5%
Operating margin 11.3% -6.8% 19.0%
Pretax margin 24.2% 32.0% 18.4%
Net margin 18.8% 26.9% 15.4%
FCF margin 17.5% 14.6% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 14.6% 23.4%
Return on equity 40.7% 16.1% 24.8%
Return on assets 10.7% 4.2% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 15.4% -2.7% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLAFLHIG
Debt / assets 6.0% 7.5% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 3.3x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 73.0% 73.9% 78.3%
Equity / assets 27.0% 26.1% 21.7%
Interest coverage 20.1x -5.1x 28.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLAFLHIG
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 6.2% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 8.2% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.0% – 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.7% – 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.3% – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 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.

ConsensusALLAFLHIG
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.76FY2026 $7.27FY2026 $12.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -29.7% +8.3% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $64.66BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% -0.7% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLAFLHIG
Held by institutions 82.8% 68.2% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,750 1,698 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +0.6% +0.9%
Institutions buying 870 740 530
Institutions selling 532 580 457
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.28 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.

ALLAFLHIG
ALL 1.00 0.59 0.72
AFL 0.59 1.00 0.66
HIG 0.72 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALL, AFL and HIG?

Allstate (ALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allstate (ALL) $64.48B, Aflac (AFL) $61.58B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $36.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALL, AFL and HIG?

Allstate (ALL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allstate (ALL) 4.9x, Aflac (AFL) 12.7x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allstate (ALL) is cheapest (Allstate (ALL) 6.8x, Aflac (AFL) 16.6x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.1x). 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: Allstate (ALL) +5.9%, Aflac (AFL) +10.9%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Allstate (ALL) 18.8%, Aflac (AFL) 26.9%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Allstate (ALL) 15.4%, Aflac (AFL) -2.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allstate (ALL) returned the most: Allstate (ALL) +32.5%, Aflac (AFL) +12.8%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +8.7%. Over five years, Aflac (AFL) compounded fastest (Allstate (ALL) +15.4%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +16.7%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) has the highest dividend yield: Allstate (ALL) 0.02%, Aflac (AFL) 0.00%, 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 (Allstate (ALL) 25.7%, Aflac (AFL) 17.6%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALL, AFL 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, Allstate (ALL) 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.