AXS vs AFL vs PGR Stock Comparison

Axis Capital Holdings, Aflac and Progressive Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXS Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
$106.57 +12.3% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.68B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.92B
Div. yield
1.65%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
AFL Aflac Inc
$124.57 +11.7% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.57B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
1.93%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$234.10 +11.3% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$136.10B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.06B
Div. yield
5.94%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Progressive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Progressive 5, Aflac 4, Axis Capital Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXSAFLPGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.68B $62.57B $136.10B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.9x 12.9x 11.7x AXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 17.1x 13.2x AXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +10.9% +10.5% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 26.9% 12.8% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 13.2% 28.7% PGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 0.2x PGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.65% 1.93% 5.94% PGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +16.2% +13.6% AFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +17.3%/yr +19.7%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 17.6% 27.6% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 52/100 64/100 AXS

Percentile Scorecard

AXSAFLPGR

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

AxisAXSAFLPGR
Valuation 87 #16 of 119 16 #100 of 119 40 #72 of 119
Growth 76 #29 of 116 42 #68 of 116 64 #43 of 116
Profitability 72 #33 of 116 60 #47 of 116 78 #26 of 116
Financial Health 62 #45 of 118 52 #57 of 118 69 #37 of 118
Shareholder Returns 67 #36 of 108 89 #13 of 108 71 #32 of 108
Overall 73 52 64
  • AXS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXSAFLPGRSPY
1 month +12.3%+11.7%+11.3% -2.3%
3 months +0.7%-1.7%+11.3% -0.7%
6 months +7.8%+9.9%+17.5% +4.8%
Year to date -0.5%+13.0%+2.8% +10.3%
1 year +13.8%+16.2%+13.6% +10.3%
3 years +95.5%+51.5%+49.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +25.1%+14.9%+14.4% +20.1%
5 years +101.2%+122.2%+146.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%+17.3%+19.7% +10.1%
10 years +87.3%+264.3%+652.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.5%+13.8%+22.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAXSAFLPGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%17.6%27.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%17.2%30.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.22-0.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.920.49 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.0%-20.4%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-3.8%-1.0% -3.5%
52-week high $119.25$129.53$236.36 $779.14
52-week low $94.19$106.20$190.40 $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.

MultipleAXSAFLPGR
P/E now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 10.9x 12.9xmedian 10.9x 11.7xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 9.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 8.6x 23.6xmedian 8.6x 8.5xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.61 1.98median 0.61 0.13median 0.61

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 monthsAXSAFLPGR
Revenue $6.92B $18.07B $91.06B
Gross profit – $11.05B $35.11B
Operating income – $6.03B $15.08B
Net income $1.01B $4.86B $11.70B
Free cash flow $2.60B $2.65B $15.95B
EPS (diluted) $13.37 $9.62 $20.02
Cash & equivalents $1.04B $6.12B $193.00M
Total debt $1.37B $8.73B $8.39B
Shares (diluted) 73.37M 505.58M 584.20M
Enterprise value $4.15B $37.78B $111.93B

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
MetricAXSAFLPGR
P/E 7.9x 12.9x 11.7x
P/FCF 3.0x 23.6x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 23.6x 8.3x
P/S 1.1x 3.5x 1.5x
P/B 1.2x 2.1x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.1x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x – 9.1x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 10.8x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF 3.1x 24.6x 8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.0x 24.6x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.98 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXSAFLPGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 10.9% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -1.0% 17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 25.3% 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 183.0% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.1% 99.5% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.3% 0.4% 88.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.0% 112.5% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 6.5% 90.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 942.1% 2.2% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.2% -8.4% 28.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 833.8% 2.2% -3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% -8.4% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXSAFLPGR
Gross margin – 61.1% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 19.4% – 16.9%
Operating margin – 33.4% 16.6%
Pretax margin 17.5% 32.0% 16.2%
Net margin 14.2% 26.9% 12.8%
FCF margin 37.6% 14.6% 17.5%
Operating cash flow margin 38.4% 14.6% 17.9%
Return on equity 15.6% 16.1% 35.2%
Return on assets 2.7% 4.2% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 13.2% 28.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXSAFLPGR
Debt / assets 3.7% 7.5% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 3.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 82.7% 73.9% 72.5%
Equity / assets 17.3% 26.1% 27.5%
Interest coverage 19.1x 24.9x 50.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXSAFLPGR
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.9% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 6.0% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 8.0% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% – 69.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.2% – 51.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.7% – 183.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 226.5%

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.

ConsensusAXSAFLPGR
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.94FY2026 $7.27FY2026 $17.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +8.3% -11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.02BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -0.7% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXSAFLPGR
Held by institutions 97.7% 68.2% 87.2%
Institutions holding 468 1,701 1,825
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 232 741 894
Institutions selling 179 582 695
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.27 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.

AXSAFLPGR
AXS 1.00 0.55 0.50
AFL 0.55 1.00 0.38
PGR 0.50 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXS, AFL and PGR?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) $7.68B, Aflac (AFL) $62.57B, Progressive (PGR) $136.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXS, AFL and PGR?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.9x, Aflac (AFL) 12.9x, Progressive (PGR) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) is cheapest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 8.2x, Aflac (AFL) 17.1x, Progressive (PGR) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aflac (AFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +9.8%, Aflac (AFL) +10.9%, Progressive (PGR) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 14.2%, Aflac (AFL) 26.9%, Progressive (PGR) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Progressive (PGR) leads (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 13.5%, Aflac (AFL) 13.2%, Progressive (PGR) 28.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aflac (AFL) returned the most: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +13.8%, Aflac (AFL) +16.2%, Progressive (PGR) +13.6%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +15.0%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +17.3%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Progressive (PGR) has the highest dividend yield: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 1.65%, Aflac (AFL) 1.93%, Progressive (PGR) 5.94%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 24.4%, Aflac (AFL) 17.6%, Progressive (PGR) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXS, AFL and PGR?

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