ARX vs HIG vs XZO Stock Comparison

Accelerant Holdings, Hartford Insurance and Exzeo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.82 +0.4% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$130.04 +3.1% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.66B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.66 +17.0% 1M
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionARXHIGXZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.33B $35.66B $1.57B HIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 7.8x 18.0x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 10.6x 18.4x HIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% +9.2% +21.8% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.3% 15.4% 39.1% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -179.7% 19.3% — HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.0x — HIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.2% +6.0% — ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 20.2% 62.1% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 78/100 82/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

ARXHIGXZO

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

AxisARXHIGXZO
Valuation 2 #117 of 119 81 #23 of 119 63 #37 of 99
Growth 11 #101 of 113 69 #36 of 113 81 #19 of 94
Profitability 4 #103 of 107 90 #12 of 107 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 31 #74 of 107 70 #33 of 107 89 #13 of 105
Shareholder Returns 24 #80 of 105 82 #20 of 105 –
Overall 14 78 82
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HIG 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

PeriodARXHIGXZOSPY
1 month +0.4%+3.1%+17.0% +0.9%
3 months +60.0%-10.8%+7.3% +5.9%
6 months +50.6%-4.8%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date +21.2%-5.6%-27.2% +13.3%
1 year +60.2%+6.0%— +12.4%
3 years —+84.7%— +88.1%
3 years, per year —+22.7%— +23.5%
5 years —+78.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —+12.3%— +11.0%
10 years —+193.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+11.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARXHIGXZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%20.2%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%20.1%65.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.05-0.161.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.30— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-19.5%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-10.8%-27.2% -0.9%
52-week high $19.89$145.71$24.25 $779.14
52-week low $9.36$122.36$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.

MultipleARXHIGXZO
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 10.9x 7.7xmedian 10.9x 17.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 7.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 7.5x 3.9xmedian 7.5x 13.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 93.9xmedian 8.5x 4.9xmedian 8.5x 19.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.59 0.25median 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 monthsARXHIGXZO
Revenue $1.15B $29.87B $221.80M
Gross profit $885.00M $14.34B $138.23M
Operating income -$1.53B $5.69B $107.60M
Net income -$1.28B $4.61B $86.81M
Free cash flow $45.80M $7.03B $81.53M
R&D – – $9.00M
EPS (diluted) $-6.22 $16.80 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $1.66B – $136.73M
Total debt $120.10M $4.38B –
Shares (diluted) 219.69M 273.10M 88.23M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $19.18B $751.64M

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
MetricARXHIGXZO
P/E -3.2x 7.7x 17.9x
P/FCF 93.9x 4.9x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 93.9x 5.0x 19.0x
P/S 3.8x 1.2x 7.2x
P/B 5.8x 1.8x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 1.9x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 3.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT -1.8x 6.1x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.2x 6.6x
EV/FCF 60.3x 4.9x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.3x 5.0x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARXHIGXZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% 9.2% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.0% 18.9% 49.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,080% 27.2% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2,833% 29.5% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2,986% 35.3% 37.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 16.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.5% 19.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARXHIGXZO
Gross margin 77.2% 48.0% 62.3%
EBITDA margin -130.1% 29.5% 49.8%
Operating margin -133.6% 19.0% 48.5%
Pretax margin -110.8% 18.4% 52.4%
Net margin -119.3% 15.4% 39.1%
FCF margin 4.0% 23.5% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 23.4% 37.7%
Return on equity -176.3% 24.8% 30.8%
Return on assets -14.7% 5.4% 22.7%
Return on invested capital -179.7% 19.3% –
Return on capital employed – – 37.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARXHIGXZO
Debt / assets 1.3% 5.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 78.3% 25.3%
Equity / assets 8.3% 21.7% 74.7%
Interest coverage -143.1x 28.6x –
Current ratio – – 1.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.7x
Cash ratio – – 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – 11.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARXHIGXZO
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 5.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 7.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% –

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.

ConsensusARXHIGXZO
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $12.25FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +5.6% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026 $232.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.8%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +4.9% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARXHIGXZO
Held by institutions 54.5% 92.5% 7.1%
Institutions holding 118 1,198 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.0% +0.9% -11.5%
Institutions buying 80 530 58
Institutions selling 27 457 22
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.16 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.

ARXHIGXZO
ARX 1.00 0.19 0.19
HIG 0.19 1.00 0.17
XZO 0.19 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARX, HIG and XZO?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $35.66B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARX, HIG and XZO?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.8x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hartford Insurance (HIG) is cheapest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 10.6x, 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?

Accelerant Holdings (ARX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%, Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +60.2%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +6.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 0.00%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%, Exzeo (XZO) 0.00%. Accelerant Holdings (ARX) and Exzeo (XZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.3%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.2%, Exzeo (XZO) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARX, HIG 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, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 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.