AON vs ARX vs NP Stock Comparison

Aon, Accelerant Holdings and Neptune Insurance Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AON Aon plc
$302.39 +8.8% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.14B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.58B
Div. yield
1.03%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
5 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
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Aon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aon 5, Accelerant Holdings 3, Neptune Insurance Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAONARXNPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.14B $4.30B $4.05B AON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x -3.2x 90.5x AON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 23.0x 50.8x AON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% +54.6% +33.8% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.3% -119.3% 22.7% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% -179.7% 512.4% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.0x — ARX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.2% +56.0% +15.6% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 67.4% 60.7% AON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 13/100 39/100 AON

Percentile Scorecard

AONARXNP

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

AxisAONARXNP
Valuation 11 #106 of 119 2 #117 of 119 3 #116 of 119
Growth 46 #62 of 114 10 #103 of 114 79 #25 of 114
Profitability 86 #16 of 110 4 #106 of 110 100 #1 of 110
Financial Health 5 #105 of 110 30 #77 of 110 10 #99 of 110
Shareholder Returns 57 #46 of 106 22 #83 of 106 4 #102 of 106
Overall 41 13 39
  • AON ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAONARXNPSPY
1 month +8.8%+0.3%+7.0% -0.2%
3 months -20.7%+34.9%-7.4% +3.9%
6 months -6.0%+47.8%+10.7% +8.2%
Year to date -14.3%+21.2%+1.1% +12.9%
1 year -10.2%+56.0%+15.6% +12.3%
3 years -1.5%—— +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.5%—— +23.3%
5 years -5.8%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.2%—— +10.9%
10 years +178.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAONARXNPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%67.4%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%59.6%56.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.050.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.830.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-68.9%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-0.4%-15.9% -1.2%
52-week high $381.11$19.89$35.05 $779.14
52-week low $269.45$9.36$17.14 $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.

MultipleAONARXNP
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 10.5x -3.2xmedian 10.5x 90.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x 20.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 7.6x -1.9xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 8.5x 93.8xmedian 8.5x 49.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x -19.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.53 —median 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 monthsAONARXNP
Revenue $17.58B $1.15B $197.00M
Gross profit – $885.00M –
Operating income $4.65B -$1.53B $81.30M
Net income $3.99B -$1.28B $44.74M
Free cash flow $3.25B $45.80M $82.04M
EPS (diluted) $18.30 $-6.22 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $1.66B $17.43M
Total debt $14.97B $120.10M $922.00M
Shares (diluted) 213.90M 219.69M 146.39M
Enterprise value $57.39B -$2.34B $3.99B

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
MetricAONARXNP
P/E 16.5x -3.2x 90.5x
P/FCF 19.7x 93.8x 49.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 93.8x 49.3x
P/S 3.6x 3.7x 20.5x
P/B 6.6x 5.8x -19.1x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 5.8x -19.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x -1.9x –
EV/EBIT 16.7x -1.8x 52.2x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 2.4x 21.5x
EV/FCF 24.0x 60.3x 51.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 60.3x 51.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAONARXNP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% 54.6% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 61.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% -1,080% 7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.7% -2,833% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% -2,986% 197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% -94.5% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% -94.5% 53.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAONARXNP
Gross margin – 77.2% –
EBITDA margin 31.6% -130.1% –
Operating margin 26.5% -133.6% 41.3%
Pretax margin 28.9% -110.8% 34.1%
Net margin 22.3% -119.3% 22.7%
FCF margin 18.5% 4.0% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 4.0% 41.6%
Return on equity 40.6% -176.3% –
Return on assets 7.6% -14.7% 43.4%
Return on invested capital 14.8% -179.7% 512.4%
Return on capital employed 18.5% – 3,191%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 7.8% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAONARXNP
Debt / assets 28.1% 1.3% 206.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.2x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.6x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 91.7% 303.6%
Equity / assets 18.2% 8.3% -203.6%
Interest coverage 6.2x -143.1x 5.4x
Current ratio 1.0x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.52 – 5.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAONARXNP
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 2.4% 1.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 1.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.5% – –

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.

ConsensusAONARXNP
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 50.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.15FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +11.6% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.12BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $195.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +9.6% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAONARXNP
Held by institutions 90.5% 54.5% 71.7%
Institutions holding 1,254 118 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +16.0% +3.3%
Institutions buying 603 80 105
Institutions selling 448 27 24
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.96 4.38

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.

AONARXNP
AON 1.00 0.30 0.29
ARX 0.30 1.00 0.17
NP 0.29 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AON, ARX and NP?

Aon (AON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aon (AON) $64.14B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.30B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $4.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, AON, ARX and NP?

Aon (AON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aon (AON) 16.5x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 90.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aon (AON) is cheapest (Aon (AON) 16.7x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 50.8x). 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: Aon (AON) +4.9%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Aon (AON) 22.3%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Aon (AON) 14.8%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Aon (AON) -10.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +56.0%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +15.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aon (AON) 1.03%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) and Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aon (AON) has been the steadiest (Aon (AON) 29.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.4%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AON, ARX and NP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aon (AON) 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.