AXS vs ALL vs AFL Stock Comparison

Axis Capital Holdings, Allstate and Aflac Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXS Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
$102.76 +7.9% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
1 win
ALL Allstate Corp
$255.96 +13.6% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.54B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
7 wins
AFL Aflac Inc
$123.54 +8.7% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$62.51B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allstate leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allstate 7, Aflac 4, Axis Capital Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXSALLAFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.56B $66.54B $62.51B ALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.7x 5.0x 12.9x ALL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 6.8x 17.0x ALL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +5.9% +10.9% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 18.8% 26.9% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 15.4% -2.7% ALL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.4x — ALL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% AXS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +34.7% +16.9% ALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +15.7%/yr +18.2%/yr AFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 25.7% 17.6% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 80/100 44/100 ALL

Percentile Scorecard

AXSALLAFL

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

AxisAXSALLAFL
Valuation 92 #11 of 119 83 #21 of 119 12 #105 of 119
Growth 80 #24 of 114 93 #9 of 114 44 #64 of 114
Profitability 76 #26 of 106 71 #31 of 106 46 #58 of 106
Financial Health 67 #35 of 104 78 #24 of 104 35 #68 of 104
Shareholder Returns 64 #38 of 105 77 #25 of 105 85 #17 of 105
Overall 76 80 44
  • AXS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ALL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXSALLAFLSPY
1 month +7.9%+13.6%+8.7% +0.7%
3 months -2.2%-3.5%-3.0% +3.7%
6 months +2.3%+17.8%+8.7% +7.1%
Year to date -4.0%+23.0%+12.0% +12.8%
1 year +16.4%+34.7%+16.9% +11.9%
3 years +82.7%+104.0%+59.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.3%+26.8%+16.9% +22.8%
5 years +97.3%+107.0%+130.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.6%+15.7%+18.2% +10.9%
10 years +82.0%+279.0%+260.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.2%+14.3%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXSALLAFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%25.7%17.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%26.6%17.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.22-0.46-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.661.350.96 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.0%-29.7%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-7.0%-4.6% -1.2%
52-week high $119.25$275.13$129.53 $779.14
52-week low $88.25$190.00$105.70 $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.

MultipleAXSALLAFL
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 10.7x 5.0xmedian 10.7x 12.8xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 7.5x 7.4xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 8.5x 5.3xmedian 8.5x 23.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.60 0.05median 0.60 1.97median 0.60

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 monthsAXSALLAFL
Revenue $6.92B $70.14B $18.07B
Gross profit – $34.70B $11.05B
Operating income – $7.91B -$1.24B
Net income $1.01B $13.31B $4.86B
Free cash flow $2.60B $12.25B $2.65B
EPS (diluted) $13.37 $50.90 $9.62
Cash & equivalents $1.04B – $6.12B
Total debt $1.37B $7.49B $8.73B
Shares (diluted) 73.37M 259.10M 505.58M
Enterprise value $4.03B $27.81B $37.72B

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
MetricAXSALLAFL
P/E 7.6x 5.0x 12.8x
P/FCF 2.8x 5.3x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 5.2x 23.4x
P/S 1.1x 0.9x 3.4x
P/B 1.2x 1.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 7.4x –
EV/EBIT 6.1x 7.8x -52.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.9x 3.6x
EV/FCF 3.0x 5.0x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.9x 4.9x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.05 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXSALLAFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 5.9% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 8.7% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 34.9% 25.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 323.1% 68.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.1% 128.5% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.3% 91.2% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.0% 139.0% 112.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 90.5% 6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 942.1% 42.6% 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 37.6% -8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 833.8% 43.4% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 40.1% -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXSALLAFL
Gross margin – 49.5% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 11.9% –
Operating margin – 11.3% -6.8%
Pretax margin 17.5% 24.2% 32.0%
Net margin 14.2% 18.8% 26.9%
FCF margin 37.6% 17.5% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 38.4% 17.8% 14.6%
Return on equity 15.6% 40.7% 16.1%
Return on assets 2.7% 10.7% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 15.4% -2.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXSALLAFL
Debt / assets 3.7% 6.0% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.6x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 82.7% 73.0% 73.9%
Equity / assets 17.3% 27.0% 26.1%
Interest coverage 19.1x 20.1x -5.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXSALLAFL
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 3.7% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 9.1% 5.3% 8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.2% 8.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.7% 7.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 5.1% –

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.

ConsensusAXSALLAFL
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.94FY2026 $37.76FY2026 $7.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% -29.7% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.02BFY2026 $64.66BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -6.1% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXSALLAFL
Held by institutions 97.7% 82.8% 68.2%
Institutions holding 467 1,752 1,700
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 231 872 741
Institutions selling 179 532 581
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.64 1.28

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.

AXSALLAFL
AXS 1.00 0.56 0.55
ALL 0.56 1.00 0.59
AFL 0.55 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXS, ALL and AFL?

Allstate (ALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) $7.56B, Allstate (ALL) $66.54B, Aflac (AFL) $62.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXS, ALL and AFL?

Allstate (ALL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.7x, Allstate (ALL) 5.0x, Aflac (AFL) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allstate (ALL) is cheapest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.9x, Allstate (ALL) 6.8x, Aflac (AFL) 17.0x). 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%, Allstate (ALL) +5.9%, Aflac (AFL) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 14.2%, Allstate (ALL) 18.8%, Aflac (AFL) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Allstate (ALL) leads (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 13.5%, Allstate (ALL) 15.4%, Aflac (AFL) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allstate (ALL) returned the most: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +16.4%, Allstate (ALL) +34.7%, Aflac (AFL) +16.9%. Over five years, Aflac (AFL) compounded fastest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +14.6%/yr, Allstate (ALL) +15.7%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) has the highest dividend yield: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 0.02%, Allstate (ALL) 0.02%, Aflac (AFL) 0.00%. Aflac (AFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 24.9%, Allstate (ALL) 25.7%, Aflac (AFL) 17.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allstate (ALL) leads on 7. 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.