ARX vs FRFHF vs ACGL Stock Comparison

Accelerant Holdings, Fairfax Financial Holdings and Arch Capital 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
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$102.34 +8.1% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$34.46B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.23B
Div. yield
0.00%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionARXFRFHFACGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.33B $37.54B $34.46B FRFHF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 7.5x 7.4x ACGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 9.7x 10.0x FRFHF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +10.0% +0.4% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.3% 3.7% 24.2% ACGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -179.7% — 16.7% ACGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% FRFHF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.9% +7.0% +17.4% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +34.2%/yr +19.3%/yr FRFHF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 22.6% 20.6% ACGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 12/100 40/100 75/100 ACGL

Percentile Scorecard

ARXFRFHFACGL

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

AxisARXFRFHFACGL
Valuation 1 #118 of 119 41 #71 of 119 69 #38 of 119
Growth 9 #105 of 115 37 #73 of 115 59 #48 of 115
Profitability 4 #109 of 113 29 #81 of 113 88 #15 of 113
Financial Health 29 #81 of 114 78 #26 of 114 81 #23 of 114
Shareholder Returns 19 #87 of 107 16 #90 of 107 77 #25 of 107
Overall 12 40 75
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FRFHF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ACGL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARXFRFHFACGLSPY
1 month +0.3%+12.1%+8.1% -0.8%
3 months +35.8%+4.9%-1.5% +3.5%
6 months +45.9%+2.1%+6.2% +7.0%
Year to date +21.2%-7.3%+6.7% +12.2%
1 year +58.9%+7.0%+17.4% +13.0%
3 years —+118.7%+25.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+29.8%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years —+334.4%+141.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+34.2%+19.3% +11.0%
10 years —+234.4%+289.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.8%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARXFRFHFACGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%22.6%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%23.9%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.24-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.310.85 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-20.9%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-7.7%-3.9% -1.8%
52-week high $19.89$1,916.53$106.48 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$1,529.40$84.72 $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.

MultipleARXFRFHFACGL
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 10.6x 7.6xmedian 10.6x 7.6xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 7.6x 5.9xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.9xmedian 8.6x -2,066xmedian 8.6x 5.8xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 5.66median 0.52 0.24median 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 monthsARXFRFHFACGL
Revenue $1.15B $134.78B $19.23B
Gross profit $885.00M – $10.47B
Operating income -$1.53B – $5.33B
Net income -$1.28B $5.03B $4.69B
Free cash flow $45.80M -$26.00M $6.06B
EPS (diluted) $-6.22 $217.11 $13.34
Cash & equivalents $1.66B – $1.11B
Total debt $120.10M – $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 219.69M 23.08M 348.80M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $37.54B $28.58B

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
MetricARXFRFHFACGL
P/E -3.2x 7.6x 7.6x
P/FCF 93.9x -2,066x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 93.9x -1,648x 5.7x
P/S 3.8x 0.4x 1.8x
P/B 5.8x 1.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 5.9x –
EV/EBIT -1.8x 6.3x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 60.3x -2,066x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.3x -1,648x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.66 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARXFRFHFACGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 10.0% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 75.1% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% – 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 22.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,080% – 26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 109.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,833% 0.7% 25.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,986% 5.4% 37.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% -100.9% -1.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.3% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% -100.8% -1.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.1% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARXFRFHFACGL
Gross margin 77.2% – 54.4%
EBITDA margin -130.1% 6.7% –
Operating margin -133.6% – 27.7%
Pretax margin -110.8% 4.7% 26.9%
Net margin -119.3% 3.7% 24.2%
FCF margin 4.0% 0.0% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 0.0% 31.7%
Return on equity -176.3% 24.7% 18.6%
Return on assets -14.7% 7.0% 5.4%
Return on invested capital -179.7% – 16.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARXFRFHFACGL
Debt / assets 1.3% – 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 71.6% 71.8%
Equity / assets 8.3% 28.4% 28.2%
Interest coverage -143.1x 10.0x 34.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARXFRFHFACGL
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.0% 9.8%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.8% 9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.7% 0.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -2,077% 0.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -18.8% -99.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –

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.

ConsensusARXFRFHFACGL
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $182.77FY2026 $10.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 -14.5%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +10.4% -9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $33.74BFY2026 $16.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% -5.8% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARXFRFHFACGL
Held by institutions 54.5% 0.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 118 17 903
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.0% -14.0% -1.7%
Institutions buying 80 7 428
Institutions selling 27 1 364
Buyers to sellers 2.96 7.00 1.18

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.

ARXFRFHFACGL
ARX 1.00 0.10 0.26
FRFHF 0.10 1.00 0.23
ACGL 0.26 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARX, FRFHF and ACGL?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) $37.54B, Arch Capital (ACGL) $34.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARX, FRFHF and ACGL?

Arch Capital (ACGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 7.5x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) is cheapest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 9.7x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 10.0x). 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%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +10.0%, Arch Capital (ACGL) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arch Capital (ACGL) has the highest net margin (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 3.7%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 24.2%). On return on invested capital, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +58.9%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +7.0%, Arch Capital (ACGL) +17.4%. Over five years, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) compounded fastest (Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +34.2%/yr, Arch Capital (ACGL) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) has the highest dividend yield: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 0.00%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 0.01%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arch Capital (ACGL) has been the steadiest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.5%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 22.6%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARX, FRFHF and ACGL?

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