ARX vs AFG vs ACT Stock Comparison

Accelerant Holdings, American Financial and Enact Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.82 +0.3% 1M +58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
AFG American Financial Group Inc
$150.66 +9.0% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.47B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
0.05%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
ACT Enact Holdings, Inc.
$48.29 +2.8% 1M +31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.74B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enact Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Enact Holdings 5, American Financial 4, Accelerant Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARXAFGACTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.33B $12.47B $6.74B AFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 13.1x 9.9x ACT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 11.5x 10.6x ACT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% -0.2% +2.5% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.3% 11.5% 54.5% ACT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -179.7% 15.9% 9.6% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.3x — AFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.9% +13.9% +31.7% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.2%/yr +16.0%/yr ACT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 18.3% 23.1% AFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 12/100 39/100 61/100 ACT

Percentile Scorecard

ARXAFGACT

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

AxisARXAFGACT
Valuation 1 #118 of 119 38 #74 of 119 35 #78 of 119
Growth 9 #105 of 115 19 #93 of 115 10 #104 of 115
Profitability 4 #109 of 113 71 #34 of 113 91 #11 of 113
Financial Health 29 #81 of 114 50 #58 of 114 82 #21 of 114
Shareholder Returns 19 #87 of 107 17 #89 of 107 85 #17 of 107
Overall 12 39 61
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARXAFGACTSPY
1 month +0.3%+9.0%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months +35.8%+4.8%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months +45.9%+16.3%+9.9% +7.0%
Year to date +21.2%+10.2%+21.8% +12.2%
1 year +58.9%+13.9%+31.7% +13.0%
3 years —+40.3%+79.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+11.9%+21.6% +23.1%
5 years —+11.7%+110.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+2.2%+16.0% +11.0%
10 years —+100.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARXAFGACTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%18.3%23.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%17.4%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.05-0.21-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.761.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-29.4%-21.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-1.8%-3.6% -1.8%
52-week high $19.89$153.47$50.07 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$124.18$34.93 $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.

MultipleARXAFGACT
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 10.6x 13.1xmedian 10.6x 9.9xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 5.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 7.6x 9.4xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.9xmedian 8.6x 8.7xmedian 8.6x 9.3xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 2.81median 0.52 1.91median 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 monthsARXAFGACT
Revenue $1.15B $8.28B $1.25B
Gross profit $885.00M $3.96B $1.13B
Operating income -$1.53B $1.20B $742.14M
Net income -$1.28B $953.00M $683.27M
Free cash flow $45.80M $1.43B $720.83M
EPS (diluted) $-6.22 $11.48 $4.87
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $1.44B $448.45M
Total debt $120.10M $1.82B $745.23M
Shares (diluted) 219.69M 83.00M 140.32M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $3.00B $4.56B

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
MetricARXAFGACT
P/E -3.2x 13.1x 9.9x
P/FCF 93.9x 8.7x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 93.9x 8.0x 9.3x
P/S 3.8x 1.5x 5.3x
P/B 5.8x 2.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 2.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 9.4x –
EV/EBIT -1.8x 10.1x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.5x 5.5x
EV/FCF 60.3x 8.5x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.3x 7.7x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.81 1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARXAFGACT
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% -0.2% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% 6.5% -0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,080% 23.3% -3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,833% 24.7% 0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,986% 25.5% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% -6.0% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 9.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% -7.4% 2.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 9.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARXAFGACT
Gross margin 77.2% 47.8% 90.1%
EBITDA margin -130.1% 15.6% –
Operating margin -133.6% 14.5% 59.2%
Pretax margin -110.8% 23.1% 69.1%
Net margin -119.3% 11.5% 54.5%
FCF margin 4.0% 17.3% 57.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 18.9% 57.5%
Return on equity -176.3% 35.0% 12.7%
Return on assets -14.7% 5.1% 9.8%
Return on invested capital -179.7% 15.9% 9.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARXAFGACT
Debt / assets 1.3% 5.5% 10.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 1.3x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 85.4% 22.4%
Equity / assets 8.3% 14.6% 77.6%
Interest coverage -143.1x 13.5x 14.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARXAFGACT
Dividend yield – 4.7% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.6% 6.3%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 5.3% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -24.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% –

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.

ConsensusARXAFGACT
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $13.15FY2026 $4.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% -13.5% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $7.21BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +19.1% -6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARXAFGACT
Held by institutions 54.5% 69.5% 21.4%
Institutions holding 118 511 248
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.0% +2.2% +8.9%
Institutions buying 80 274 144
Institutions selling 27 144 72
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.90 2.00

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.

ARXAFGACT
ARX 1.00 0.19 0.13
AFG 0.19 1.00 0.27
ACT 0.13 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARX, AFG and ACT?

American Financial (AFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B, American Financial (AFG) $12.47B, Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARX, AFG and ACT?

Enact Holdings (ACT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, American Financial (AFG) 13.1x, Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enact Holdings (ACT) is cheapest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, American Financial (AFG) 11.5x, Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x). 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: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, American Financial (AFG) -0.2%, Enact Holdings (ACT) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enact Holdings (ACT) has the highest net margin (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, American Financial (AFG) 11.5%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 54.5%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, American Financial (AFG) 15.9%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +58.9%, American Financial (AFG) +13.9%, Enact Holdings (ACT) +31.7%. Over five years, Enact Holdings (ACT) compounded fastest (American Financial (AFG) +2.2%/yr, Enact Holdings (ACT) +16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 0.00%, American Financial (AFG) 0.05%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 0.00%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) and Enact Holdings (ACT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Financial (AFG) has been the steadiest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.5%, American Financial (AFG) 18.3%, Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARX, AFG and ACT?

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