AON vs NP vs XZO Stock Comparison

Aon, Neptune Insurance Holdings and Exzeo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AON Aon plc
$315.62 +16.0% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$67.40B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.68B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.66 +17.0% 1M
Market cap
$1.52B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aon leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aon 4, Neptune Insurance Holdings 3, Exzeo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAONNPXZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.40B $4.04B $1.52B AON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 90.3x 17.5x AON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 50.8x 18.4x AON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +33.8% +21.8% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.2% 22.7% 39.1% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 512.4% — NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.3% +14.7% — NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 60.7% 62.1% AON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 39/100 82/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

AONNPXZO

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

AxisAONNPXZO
Valuation 11 #106 of 119 3 #116 of 119 63 #37 of 99
Growth 41 #67 of 113 82 #21 of 113 81 #19 of 94
Profitability 79 #23 of 107 100 #1 of 107 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 23 #83 of 107 8 #99 of 107 89 #13 of 105
Shareholder Returns 46 #57 of 105 4 #101 of 105 –
Overall 40 39 82
  • AON ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAONNPXZOSPY
1 month +16.0%+5.8%+17.0% +0.9%
3 months -16.3%-15.9%+7.3% +5.9%
6 months -2.1%+13.7%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date -10.6%+1.1%-27.2% +13.3%
1 year -4.3%+14.7%— +12.4%
3 years +2.8%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.9%—— +23.5%
5 years -1.3%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.3%—— +11.0%
10 years +183.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.0%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAONNPXZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%60.7%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%56.0%65.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.290.121.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.24— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-43.8%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-15.9%-27.2% -0.9%
52-week high $381.11$35.05$24.25 $779.14
52-week low $269.45$17.14$12.55 $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.

MultipleAONNPXZO
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 10.9x 90.5xmedian 10.9x 17.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 20.5xmedian 1.4x 7.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x 13.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 8.5x 49.3xmedian 8.5x 19.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.5x -19.1xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.48median 0.59 —median 0.59 —median 1.01

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 monthsAONNPXZO
Revenue $17.68B $197.00M $221.80M
Gross profit – – $138.23M
Operating income $4.65B $81.30M $107.60M
Net income $4.01B $44.74M $86.81M
Free cash flow $3.27B $82.04M $81.53M
R&D – – $9.00M
EPS (diluted) $18.46 $0.31 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $2.02B $17.43M $136.73M
Total debt $28.04B $922.00M –
Shares (diluted) 213.00M 146.39M 88.23M
Enterprise value $46.60B $3.98B $708.85M

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
MetricAONNPXZO
P/E 17.0x 90.5x 17.9x
P/FCF 20.5x 49.3x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 49.3x 19.0x
P/S 3.8x 20.5x 7.2x
P/B 6.6x -19.1x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 14.2x -19.1x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x – 13.2x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 52.2x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 21.5x 6.6x
EV/FCF 24.4x 51.7x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 51.7x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.48 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAONNPXZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 33.8% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 49.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 7.0% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 44.1% 0.1% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 47.2% 197.9% 37.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 53.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.4% 53.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAONNPXZO
Gross margin – – 62.3%
EBITDA margin 31.2% – 49.8%
Operating margin 26.3% 41.3% 48.5%
Pretax margin 28.8% 34.1% 52.4%
Net margin 22.2% 22.7% 39.1%
FCF margin 18.5% 41.6% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 41.6% 37.7%
Return on equity 40.3% – 30.8%
Return on assets 6.8% 43.4% 22.7%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 512.4% –
Return on capital employed 13.6% 3,191% 37.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 16.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAONNPXZO
Debt / assets 43.0% 206.9% –
Debt / equity 2.7x -1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 8.6x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 84.3% 303.6% 25.3%
Equity / assets 15.7% -203.6% 74.7%
Interest coverage 6.2x 5.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.52 5.68 11.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAONNPXZO
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – –

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.

ConsensusAONNPXZO
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 50.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.15FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +25.9% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.12BFY2026 $195.39MFY2026 $232.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +18.6% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAONNPXZO
Held by institutions 90.5% 71.7% 7.1%
Institutions holding 1,254 136 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +3.3% -11.5%
Institutions buying 603 105 58
Institutions selling 448 24 22
Buyers to sellers 1.35 4.38 2.64

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.

AONNPXZO
AON 1.00 0.29 0.22
NP 0.29 1.00 0.13
XZO 0.22 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AON, NP and XZO?

Aon (AON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aon (AON) $67.40B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $4.04B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, AON, NP and XZO?

Aon (AON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aon (AON) 17.1x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 90.3x, Exzeo (XZO) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aon (AON) is cheapest (Aon (AON) 17.4x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 50.8x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aon (AON) +3.8%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Aon (AON) 22.2%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Aon (AON) 11.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Aon (AON) -4.3%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +14.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aon (AON) 0.01%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%, Exzeo (XZO) 0.00%. Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) and Exzeo (XZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aon (AON) has been the steadiest (Aon (AON) 29.4%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Exzeo (XZO) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.