AXS vs TRV vs CB Stock Comparison

Axis Capital Holdings, Travelers Companies and Chubb Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXS Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
$102.25 +8.3% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.48B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.81B
Div. yield
1.72%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$397.00 +9.4% 1M +46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$82.81B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
1.18%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
CB Chubb Ltd
$356.26 +6.9% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.39B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
1.12%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Axis Capital Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Axis Capital Holdings 6, Chubb 3, Travelers Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXSTRVCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.48B $82.81B $137.39B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x 10.0x 12.3x AXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 11.6x 11.5x AXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +1.1% +8.0% AXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% — 18.1% CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — -9.6% AXS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.72% 1.18% 1.12% AXS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +46.9% +26.5% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +19.7%/yr +12.7%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 20.6% 19.5% CB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 49/100 55/100 AXS

Percentile Scorecard

AXSTRVCB

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

AxisAXSTRVCB
Valuation 92 #11 of 119 43 #68 of 119 38 #74 of 119
Growth 87 #16 of 114 65 #41 of 114 59 #47 of 114
Profitability 83 #20 of 110 82 #21 of 110 60 #45 of 110
Financial Health 69 #35 of 110 39 #67 of 110 57 #48 of 110
Shareholder Returns 66 #37 of 106 14 #91 of 106 60 #43 of 106
Overall 79 49 55
  • AXS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXSTRVCBSPY
1 month +8.3%+9.4%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months -14.3%-0.1%-2.0% +3.9%
6 months +1.9%+28.1%+7.8% +8.2%
Year to date -4.5%+36.9%+14.1% +12.9%
1 year +12.1%+46.9%+26.5% +12.3%
3 years +85.8%+147.1%+70.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.0%+35.2%+19.6% +23.3%
5 years +90.6%+145.7%+81.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.8%+19.7%+12.7% +10.9%
10 years +80.6%+267.5%+180.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.1%+13.9%+10.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXSTRVCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%20.6%19.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.8%17.9%18.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.22-0.17-0.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.482.281.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.0%-19.8%-20.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-2.1%-2.1% -1.2%
52-week high $119.25$405.41$364.00 $779.14
52-week low $88.25$267.66$275.58 $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.

MultipleAXSTRVCB
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x 12.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 8.5x 6.9xmedian 8.5x 8.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.53 0.17median 0.53 0.46median 0.53

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 monthsAXSTRVCB
Revenue $6.81B $48.92B $61.80B
Gross profit – – $35.75B
Operating income – – -$11.77B
Net income $1.10B $8.33B $11.51B
Free cash flow $2.39B – $15.38B
EPS (diluted) $14.47 $39.01 $28.59
Cash & equivalents $780.00M – $2.75B
Total debt $1.38B $9.81B $18.54B
Shares (diluted) 74.20M 213.60M 391.25M
Enterprise value $3.51B $82.81B $89.44B

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
MetricAXSTRVCB
P/E 7.0x 10.0x 12.3x
P/FCF 3.1x 6.9x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 7.8x 8.9x
P/S 1.1x 1.7x 2.2x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – –
EV/EBIT 5.8x – -12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.9x 2.3x
EV/FCF 3.4x – 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.3x 8.7x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.17 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXSTRVCB
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 1.1% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 6.9% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 19.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 25.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% 41.8% 21.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 56.3% 25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.3% 51.1% 25.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 60.4% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 709.9% 6.9% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 15.4% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 656.4% – 9.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.9% – 12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXSTRVCB
Gross margin – – 57.8%
EBITDA margin 21.3% – –
Operating margin – – -19.0%
Pretax margin 19.5% – 23.1%
Net margin 15.8% – 18.1%
FCF margin 35.2% – 24.9%
Operating cash flow margin 36.1% 21.8% 24.9%
Return on equity 16.9% 26.8% 14.3%
Return on assets 3.0% 5.8% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – -9.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXSTRVCB
Debt / assets 3.8% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.6x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 82.2% 79.6% 71.3%
Equity / assets 17.8% 20.4% 28.7%
Interest coverage 20.8x – -14.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXSTRVCB
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 7.3% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 1.2% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.4% – 13.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.7% – 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.9% – 4.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – 3.5%

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.

ConsensusAXSTRVCB
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.94FY2026 $34.25FY2026 $30.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% -15.0% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.02BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026 $61.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +2.2% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXSTRVCB
Held by institutions 97.7% 87.3% 89.7%
Institutions holding 466 1,837 2,149
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +18.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 230 876 1,014
Institutions selling 179 602 803
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.46 1.26

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.

AXSTRVCB
AXS 1.00 0.61 0.60
TRV 0.61 1.00 0.73
CB 0.60 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXS, TRV and CB?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) $7.48B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $82.81B, Chubb (CB) $137.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXS, TRV and CB?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.0x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.0x, Chubb (CB) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) is cheapest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 7.9x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.6x, Chubb (CB) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +9.1%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%, Chubb (CB) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 15.8%, Chubb (CB) 18.1%). On return on invested capital, Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) leads (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 14.6%, Chubb (CB) -9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +12.1%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +46.9%, Chubb (CB) +26.5%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) +13.8%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.7%/yr, Chubb (CB) +12.7%/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) 1.72%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 1.18%, Chubb (CB) 1.12%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chubb (CB) has been the steadiest (Axis Capital Holdings (AXS) 25.0%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%, Chubb (CB) 19.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXS, TRV and CB?

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.