ARX vs GWRE vs TRV Stock Comparison

Accelerant Holdings, Guidewire Software and Travelers Companies 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
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$400.17 +10.2% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$83.26B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionARXGWRETRVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.33B $14.62B $83.26B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 105.0x 10.0x TRV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 44.9x 11.7x TRV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +22.7% +1.1% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.3% 9.4% — GWRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -179.7% 6.6% — GWRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.4x — GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.9% -26.6% +48.3% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.3%/yr +20.2%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 62.3% 20.6% TRV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 12/100 67/100 48/100 GWRE

Percentile Scorecard

ARXGWRETRV

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

AxisARXGWRETRV
Valuation 1 #118 of 119 39 #61 of 99 43 #68 of 119
Growth 9 #105 of 115 88 #12 of 94 63 #43 of 115
Profitability 4 #109 of 113 78 #21 of 90 80 #23 of 113
Financial Health 29 #81 of 114 75 #27 of 105 39 #70 of 114
Shareholder Returns 19 #87 of 107 53 #29 of 61 13 #93 of 107
Overall 12 67 48
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARXGWRETRVSPY
1 month +0.3%+26.3%+10.2% -0.8%
3 months +35.8%+23.2%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months +45.9%+34.6%+31.7% +7.0%
Year to date +21.2%-8.5%+38.0% +12.2%
1 year +58.9%-26.6%+48.3% +13.0%
3 years —+113.9%+149.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+28.9%+35.6% +23.1%
5 years —+49.0%+150.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+8.3%+20.2% +11.0%
10 years —+216.6%+267.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.2%+13.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARXGWRETRVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%62.3%20.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%63.5%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.69-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.87-0.432.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-60.8%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-27.3%-1.3% -1.8%
52-week high $19.89$253.05$405.41 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$102.69$267.66 $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.

MultipleARXGWRETRV
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 10.6x 111.2xmedian 20.6x 10.1xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 10.2xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 7.6x 70.5xmedian 15.4x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.9xmedian 8.6x 39.9xmedian 16.4x 6.9xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.5x 12.6xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 2.35median 1.05 0.17median 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 monthsARXGWRETRV
Revenue $1.15B $1.48B $48.92B
Gross profit $885.00M $947.37M –
Operating income -$1.53B $149.87M –
Net income -$1.28B $139.28M $8.33B
Free cash flow $45.80M $377.66M –
R&D – $340.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-6.22 $1.63 $39.01
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $372.89M –
Total debt $120.10M $678.09M $9.81B
Shares (diluted) 219.69M 85.41M 213.60M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $11.19B $83.26B

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
MetricARXGWRETRV
P/E -3.2x 111.2x 10.1x
P/FCF 93.9x 39.9x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 93.9x 38.7x 7.8x
P/S 3.8x 10.2x 1.7x
P/B 5.8x 12.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 12.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 70.5x –
EV/EBIT -1.8x 100.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 10.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF 60.3x 39.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 60.3x 38.5x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.35 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARXGWRETRV
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 22.7% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% 26.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,080% 264.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2,833% 99.5% 41.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% 56.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,986% 100.7% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% 60.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 29.5% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 116.5% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 28.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARXGWRETRV
Gross margin 77.2% 64.2% –
EBITDA margin -130.1% 14.4% –
Operating margin -133.6% 10.2% –
Pretax margin -110.8% 11.1% –
Net margin -119.3% 9.4% –
FCF margin 4.0% 25.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 26.4% 21.8%
Return on equity -176.3% 11.1% 26.8%
Return on assets -14.7% 5.4% 5.8%
Return on invested capital -179.7% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed – 7.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 12.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARXGWRETRV
Debt / assets 1.3% 26.3% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 53.7% 79.6%
Equity / assets 8.3% 46.3% 20.4%
Interest coverage -143.1x 11.2x –
Current ratio – 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.6x –
Cash ratio – 1.1x –
Altman Z-score – 6.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARXGWRETRV
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.9% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusARXGWRETRV
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 44.9xFY2027 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $34.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +34.9% -15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $42.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.8%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +30.2% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARXGWRETRV
Held by institutions 54.5% 99.3% 87.3%
Institutions holding 118 546 1,837
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.0% -1.0% +18.2%
Institutions buying 80 248 876
Institutions selling 27 226 602
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.10 1.46

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.

ARXGWRETRV
ARX 1.00 0.25 0.19
GWRE 0.25 1.00 0.12
TRV 0.19 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARX, GWRE and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $14.62B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $83.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARX, GWRE and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 105.0x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Travelers Companies (TRV) is cheapest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 44.9x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.7x). 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%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +58.9%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -26.6%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +48.3%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.3%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Travelers Companies (TRV) has been the steadiest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.5%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.3%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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