ARX vs GWRE vs AIG Stock Comparison

Accelerant Holdings, Guidewire Software and American International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

American International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (American International 6, Guidewire Software 3, Accelerant Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARXGWREAIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.30B $13.87B $41.76B AIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 102.2x 14.2x AIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 41.3x 9.6x AIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +22.7% -4.2% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.3% 9.4% 11.1% AIG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -179.7% 6.6% 6.6% AIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.4x 0.0x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.39% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.0% -33.2% +0.3% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.2%/yr +5.9%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.4% 62.8% 23.9% AIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 69/100 47/100 GWRE

Percentile Scorecard

ARXGWREAIG

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

AxisARXGWREAIG
Valuation 2 #117 of 119 40 #60 of 99 53 #57 of 119
Growth 10 #103 of 114 88 #12 of 94 27 #83 of 114
Profitability 4 #106 of 110 76 #22 of 90 35 #72 of 110
Financial Health 30 #77 of 110 75 #27 of 105 60 #45 of 110
Shareholder Returns 22 #83 of 106 63 #23 of 61 58 #45 of 106
Overall 13 69 47
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARXGWREAIGSPY
1 month +0.3%+16.1%+7.3% -0.2%
3 months +34.9%+6.1%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months +47.8%+22.0%+7.3% +8.2%
Year to date +21.2%-15.9%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year +56.0%-33.2%+0.3% +12.3%
3 years —+96.7%+33.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+25.3%+10.2% +23.3%
5 years —+35.0%+32.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+6.2%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years —+194.0%+29.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.4%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARXGWREAIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.4%62.8%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%64.3%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.66-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.530.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-60.8%-26.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-33.2%-8.1% -1.2%
52-week high $19.89$253.05$86.59 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$102.69$71.89 $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.

MultipleARXGWREAIG
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 10.5x 102.2xmedian 20.0x 14.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 9.4xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 7.6x 64.8xmedian 17.5x 5.6xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.8xmedian 8.5x 36.7xmedian 15.9x 10.8xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.5x 11.6xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.53 2.16median 1.03 -2.64median 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 monthsARXGWREAIG
Revenue $1.15B $1.48B $26.64B
Gross profit $885.00M $947.37M $12.70B
Operating income -$1.53B $149.87M $4.03B
Net income -$1.28B $139.28M $2.97B
Free cash flow $45.80M $377.66M $3.85B
R&D – $340.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-6.22 $1.63 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $372.89M –
Total debt $120.10M $678.09M $9.13B
Shares (diluted) 219.69M 85.41M 533.57M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $10.43B $3.96B

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
MetricARXGWREAIG
P/E -3.2x 102.2x 14.2x
P/FCF 93.8x 36.7x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 93.8x 35.6x 10.8x
P/S 3.7x 9.4x 1.6x
P/B 5.8x 11.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 11.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 64.8x 5.6x
EV/EBIT -1.8x 92.0x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 9.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 60.3x 36.5x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.3x 35.4x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.16 -2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARXGWREAIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 22.7% -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% 26.0% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% 270.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,080% 264.9% -21.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.3% 32.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,833% 99.5% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,986% 100.7% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 29.5% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 116.5% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 28.0% 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.3% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARXGWREAIG
Gross margin 77.2% 64.2% 47.7%
EBITDA margin -130.1% 14.4% 28.2%
Operating margin -133.6% 10.2% 15.1%
Pretax margin -110.8% 11.1% 13.6%
Net margin -119.3% 9.4% 11.1%
FCF margin 4.0% 25.6% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 26.4% 14.5%
Return on equity -176.3% 11.1% 7.3%
Return on assets -14.7% 5.4% 1.8%
Return on invested capital -179.7% 6.6% 6.6%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 12.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARXGWREAIG
Debt / assets 1.3% 26.3% 5.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 1.8x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 53.7% 75.1%
Equity / assets 8.3% 46.3% 24.9%
Interest coverage -143.1x 11.2x 10.0x
Current ratio – 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.6x –
Cash ratio – 1.1x –
Altman Z-score – 6.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARXGWREAIG
Dividend yield – – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 3.1% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 3.1% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.8%

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.

ConsensusARXGWREAIG
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 41.3xFY2027 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $8.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +34.9% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $28.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.8%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +30.2% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARXGWREAIG
Held by institutions 54.5% 99.3% 94.4%
Institutions holding 118 546 1,139
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.0% -1.0% -0.2%
Institutions buying 80 248 548
Institutions selling 27 226 426
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.10 1.29

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.

ARXGWREAIG
ARX 1.00 0.25 0.15
GWRE 0.25 1.00 0.13
AIG 0.15 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARX, GWRE and AIG?

American International (AIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.30B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.87B, American International (AIG) $41.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARX, GWRE and AIG?

American International (AIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 102.2x, American International (AIG) 14.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, American International (AIG) is cheapest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 41.3x, American International (AIG) 9.6x). 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%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, American International (AIG) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

American International (AIG) has the highest net margin (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, American International (AIG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, American International (AIG) leads (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, American International (AIG) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +56.0%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.2%, American International (AIG) +0.3%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +6.2%/yr, American International (AIG) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American International (AIG) 2.39%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) and Guidewire Software (GWRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American International (AIG) has been the steadiest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.4%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.8%, American International (AIG) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARX, GWRE and AIG?

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