CB vs AFL vs AFG Stock Comparison

Chubb, Aflac and American Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CB Chubb Ltd
$356.74 +7.0% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.10B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
AFL Aflac Inc
$120.93 +6.3% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.30B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
AFG American Financial Group Inc
$150.66 +9.0% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.47B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
0.05%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCBAFLAFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $137.10B $61.30B $12.47B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 12.6x 13.1x CB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 16.6x 11.5x AFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +10.9% -0.2% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 26.9% 11.5% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.6% -2.7% 15.9% AFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.05% AFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +12.8% +13.9% CB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +16.7%/yr +2.2%/yr AFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 17.6% 18.3% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 43/100 39/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

CBAFLAFG

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

AxisCBAFLAFG
Valuation 36 #76 of 119 14 #103 of 119 38 #74 of 119
Growth 56 #51 of 115 39 #71 of 115 19 #93 of 115
Profitability 59 #47 of 113 44 #64 of 113 71 #34 of 113
Financial Health 56 #51 of 114 35 #74 of 114 50 #58 of 114
Shareholder Returns 58 #46 of 107 86 #16 of 107 17 #89 of 107
Overall 53 43 39
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBAFLAFGSPY
1 month +7.0%+6.3%+9.0% -0.8%
3 months -0.6%-4.5%+4.8% +3.5%
6 months +9.9%+5.4%+16.3% +7.0%
Year to date +14.3%+9.7%+10.2% +12.2%
1 year +26.5%+12.8%+13.9% +13.0%
3 years +71.1%+58.1%+40.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.6%+16.5%+11.9% +23.1%
5 years +87.5%+115.9%+11.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+16.7%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years +180.9%+246.5%+100.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+13.2%+7.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBAFLAFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%17.6%18.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%17.1%17.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.41-0.23-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.360.730.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-20.4%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-6.6%-1.8% -1.8%
52-week high $364.00$129.53$153.47 $779.14
52-week low $275.58$105.70$124.18 $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.

MultipleCBAFLAFG
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 10.6x 12.5xmedian 10.6x 13.1xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x 9.4xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.6x 22.9xmedian 8.6x 8.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.52 1.93median 0.52 2.81median 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 monthsCBAFLAFG
Revenue $61.80B $18.07B $8.28B
Gross profit $35.75B $11.05B $3.96B
Operating income -$11.77B -$1.24B $1.20B
Net income $11.51B $4.86B $953.00M
Free cash flow $15.38B $2.65B $1.43B
EPS (diluted) $28.59 $9.62 $11.48
Cash & equivalents $2.75B $6.12B $1.44B
Total debt $18.54B $8.73B $1.82B
Shares (diluted) 391.25M 505.58M 83.00M
Enterprise value $83.68B $36.51B $2.99B

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
MetricCBAFLAFG
P/E 12.4x 12.5x 13.1x
P/FCF 8.9x 22.9x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 22.9x 8.0x
P/S 2.2x 3.4x 1.5x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.4x
EV/EBIT -12.1x -51.3x 10.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 9.3x 23.9x 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 23.9x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 1.93 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBAFLAFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 10.9% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -1.0% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% 25.3% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.7% 68.3% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 28.2% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% 99.5% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 0.4% 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 112.5% 25.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 6.5% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 2.2% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -8.4% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 2.2% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -8.4% 9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBAFLAFG
Gross margin 57.8% 61.1% 47.8%
EBITDA margin – – 15.6%
Operating margin -19.0% -6.8% 14.5%
Pretax margin 23.1% 32.0% 23.1%
Net margin 18.1% 26.9% 11.5%
FCF margin 24.9% 14.6% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 14.6% 18.9%
Return on equity 14.3% 16.1% 35.0%
Return on assets 4.1% 4.2% 5.1%
Return on invested capital -9.6% -2.7% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBAFLAFG
Debt / assets 6.6% 7.5% 5.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 3.3x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 73.9% 85.4%
Equity / assets 28.7% 26.1% 14.6%
Interest coverage -14.7x -5.1x 13.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBAFLAFG
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.0% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 6.2% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 8.2% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% – 60.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% – 40.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.4% – -24.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – -7.0%

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.

ConsensusCBAFLAFG
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.02FY2026 $7.27FY2026 $13.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.1%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.1% +8.3% -13.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.16BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026 $7.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% -0.7% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBAFLAFG
Held by institutions 89.7% 68.2% 69.5%
Institutions holding 2,149 1,698 511
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +0.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 1,014 740 274
Institutions selling 803 580 144
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.28 1.90

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.

CBAFLAFG
CB 1.00 0.61 0.59
AFL 0.61 1.00 0.62
AFG 0.59 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, AFL and AFG?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $137.10B, Aflac (AFL) $61.30B, American Financial (AFG) $12.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, AFL and AFG?

Chubb (CB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.3x, Aflac (AFL) 12.6x, American Financial (AFG) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Financial (AFG) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.9x, Aflac (AFL) 16.6x, American Financial (AFG) 11.5x). 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: Chubb (CB) +8.0%, Aflac (AFL) +10.9%, American Financial (AFG) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.1%, Aflac (AFL) 26.9%, American Financial (AFG) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, American Financial (AFG) leads (Chubb (CB) -9.6%, Aflac (AFL) -2.7%, American Financial (AFG) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chubb (CB) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +26.5%, Aflac (AFL) +12.8%, American Financial (AFG) +13.9%. Over five years, Aflac (AFL) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +13.4%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +16.7%/yr, American Financial (AFG) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Financial (AFG) has the highest dividend yield: Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Aflac (AFL) 0.00%, American Financial (AFG) 0.05%. Aflac (AFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.5%, Aflac (AFL) 17.6%, American Financial (AFG) 18.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CB, AFL and AFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chubb (CB) leads on 4. 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.