AXS vs PGR vs HIG Stock Comparison

Axis Capital Holdings, Progressive and Hartford Insurance Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXS Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
$102.54 +8.6% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.52B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.81B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$229.31 +11.6% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.43B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$136.00 +9.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$36.10B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Axis Capital Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Axis Capital Holdings 6, Hartford Insurance 4, Progressive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXSPGRHIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.52B $131.43B $36.10B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x 11.3x 7.9x AXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 12.9x 11.1x AXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +7.7% +9.2% HIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% — 15.4% AXS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — 19.3% HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.0x HIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% AXS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.5% +4.7% +8.7% AXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +19.5%/yr +13.3%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 27.7% 20.1% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 66/100 76/100 AXS

Percentile Scorecard

AXSPGRHIG

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

AxisAXSPGRHIG
Valuation 92 #11 of 119 36 #77 of 119 75 #30 of 119
Growth 87 #16 of 115 68 #38 of 115 65 #41 of 115
Profitability 82 #21 of 113 – 87 #16 of 113
Financial Health 67 #38 of 114 – 69 #36 of 114
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 107 94 #7 of 107 84 #18 of 107
Overall 79 66 76
  • AXS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXSPGRHIGSPY
1 month +8.6%+11.6%+9.5% -0.8%
3 months -12.4%+6.3%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months +3.0%+13.5%-0.5% +7.0%
Year to date -4.2%+0.7%-1.3% +12.2%
1 year +12.5%+4.7%+8.7% +13.0%
3 years +86.3%+49.8%+93.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.1%+14.4%+24.6% +23.1%
5 years +98.7%+143.2%+86.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+19.5%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years +83.8%+617.0%+213.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.3%+21.8%+12.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAXSPGRHIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%27.7%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%30.0%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.22-0.51-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.170.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.0%-34.6%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-3.0%-6.7% -1.8%
52-week high $119.25$236.36$145.71 $779.14
52-week low $88.25$190.40$122.36 $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.

MultipleAXSPGRHIG
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 10.6x 11.5xmedian 10.6x 8.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 4.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 8.6x 7.7xmedian 8.6x 5.2xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.52 0.18median 0.52 0.26median 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 monthsAXSPGRHIG
Revenue $6.81B $91.74B $29.87B
Gross profit – – $14.34B
Operating income – – $5.69B
Net income $1.10B – $4.61B
Free cash flow $2.39B – $7.03B
EPS (diluted) $14.47 $19.89 $16.80
Cash & equivalents $780.00M – –
Total debt $1.38B – $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 74.20M 584.20M 273.10M
Enterprise value $3.56B $131.43B $19.62B

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
MetricAXSPGRHIG
P/E 7.0x 11.5x 8.0x
P/FCF 3.1x 7.7x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x – 5.2x
P/S 1.1x 1.5x 1.2x
P/B 1.2x 3.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – 4.1x
EV/EBIT 5.8x – 6.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF 3.4x – 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.3x – 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.18 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXSPGRHIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 7.7% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 16.1% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% – 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% – 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.3% 9.2% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 62.8% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 709.9% – 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% – 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 656.4% – 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.9% – 26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXSPGRHIG
Gross margin – – 48.0%
EBITDA margin 21.3% – 29.5%
Operating margin – – 19.0%
Pretax margin 19.5% – 18.4%
Net margin 15.8% – 15.4%
FCF margin 35.2% – 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 36.1% – 23.4%
Return on equity 16.9% – 24.8%
Return on assets 3.0% – 5.4%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – 19.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXSPGRHIG
Debt / assets 3.8% – 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 82.2% 73.0% 78.3%
Equity / assets 17.8% 27.0% 21.7%
Interest coverage 20.8x – 28.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXSPGRHIG
Dividend yield 1.7% 6.1% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 7.3% – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 6.1% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.4% – 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.7% – 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.9% – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – 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.

ConsensusAXSPGRHIG
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.94FY2026 $17.71FY2026 $12.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% -11.2% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.02BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -4.9% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXSPGRHIG
Held by institutions 97.7% 87.2% 92.5%
Institutions holding 466 1,822 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 230 892 530
Institutions selling 179 694 457
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.29 1.16

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.

AXSPGRHIG
AXS 1.00 0.48 0.58
PGR 0.48 1.00 0.57
HIG 0.58 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXS, PGR and HIG?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) $7.52B, Progressive (PGR) $131.43B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $36.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXS, PGR and HIG?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.0x, Progressive (PGR) 11.3x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) is cheapest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.9x, Progressive (PGR) 12.9x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +9.1%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) has the highest net margin (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 15.8%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 14.6%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) returned the most: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +12.5%, Progressive (PGR) +4.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +8.7%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +14.7%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +19.5%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +13.3%/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%, Progressive (PGR) 0.00%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%. Progressive (PGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 25.1%, Progressive (PGR) 27.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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