CB vs HIG vs ACGL Stock Comparison

Chubb, Hartford Insurance and Arch Capital Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CB Chubb Ltd
$355.62 +7.3% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$139.30B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$130.04 +3.1% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.65B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$102.50 +8.0% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.73B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.78B
Div. yield
0.00%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hartford Insurance leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hartford Insurance 5, Chubb 4, Arch Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBHIGACGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $139.30B $35.65B $35.73B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 7.8x 8.2x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 10.6x 10.0x ACGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +9.2% -3.9% HIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.2% 15.4% — CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 19.3% — HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% HIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.0% +6.0% +21.0% CB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +12.3%/yr +19.7%/yr ACGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.3% 20.2% 20.7% CB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 78/100 46/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

CBHIGACGL

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

AxisCBHIGACGL
Valuation 44 #67 of 119 81 #23 of 119 66 #41 of 119
Growth 55 #51 of 113 69 #36 of 113 31 #78 of 113
Profitability 78 #24 of 107 90 #12 of 107 71 #32 of 107
Financial Health 71 #32 of 107 70 #33 of 107 –
Shareholder Returns 61 #42 of 105 82 #20 of 105 16 #88 of 105
Overall 62 78 46
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ACGL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBHIGACGLSPY
1 month +7.3%+3.1%+8.0% +0.9%
3 months -1.7%-10.8%-2.0% +5.9%
6 months +9.2%-4.8%+10.5% +8.5%
Year to date +13.9%-5.6%+6.9% +13.3%
1 year +29.0%+6.0%+21.0% +12.4%
3 years +70.5%+84.7%+26.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.5%+22.7%+8.0% +23.5%
5 years +82.0%+78.3%+145.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.7%+12.3%+19.7% +11.0%
10 years +178.9%+193.9%+296.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.8%+11.4%+14.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCBHIGACGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.3%20.2%20.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%20.1%22.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.41-0.16-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.500.301.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-19.5%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-10.8%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $364.00$145.71$106.48 $779.14
52-week low $275.58$122.36$84.72 $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.

MultipleCBHIGACGL
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.9x 7.7xmedian 10.9x 8.1xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 3.9xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 8.5x 4.9xmedian 8.5x 5.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.59 0.25median 0.59 0.47median 0.59

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 monthsCBHIGACGL
Revenue $61.85B $29.87B $18.78B
Gross profit $35.22B $14.34B –
Operating income $14.60B $5.69B –
Net income $11.25B $4.61B $4.38B
Free cash flow $17.81B $7.03B –
EPS (diluted) $28.84 $16.80 $12.43
Cash & equivalents $3.01B – $1.15B
Total debt $19.09B $4.38B –
Shares (diluted) 389.37M 273.10M 348.80M
Enterprise value $84.95B $19.17B $35.73B

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
MetricCBHIGACGL
P/E 12.2x 7.7x 8.1x
P/FCF 7.6x 4.9x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 5.0x 6.2x
P/S 2.2x 1.2x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 3.9x –
EV/EBIT 9.7x 6.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF 7.9x 4.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 5.0x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 0.25 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBHIGACGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 9.2% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 7.4% 14.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 18.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 12.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 27.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 22.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 29.5% 6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 25.6% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% 35.3% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 31.1% 17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 16.8% -10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 23.9% 3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 19.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 26.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBHIGACGL
Gross margin 56.9% 48.0% –
EBITDA margin – 29.5% –
Operating margin 23.6% 19.0% –
Pretax margin 22.3% 18.4% –
Net margin 18.2% 15.4% –
FCF margin 28.8% 23.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.8% 23.4% 30.2%
Return on equity 14.0% 24.8% 18.0%
Return on assets 3.9% 5.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 19.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBHIGACGL
Debt / assets 6.7% 5.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 78.3% 72.7%
Equity / assets 27.7% 21.7% 27.3%
Interest coverage 18.1x 28.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBHIGACGL
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.8% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 5.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 7.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.7% 13.9% 0.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.7% 9.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.6% 10.1% -99.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 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.

ConsensusCBHIGACGL
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.86FY2026 $12.25FY2026 $10.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +5.6% -9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.37BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026 $16.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +4.9% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBHIGACGL
Held by institutions 89.7% 92.5% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,149 1,198 903
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +0.9% -1.7%
Institutions buying 1,014 530 428
Institutions selling 803 457 364
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.16 1.18

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.

CBHIGACGL
CB 1.00 0.72 0.77
HIG 0.72 1.00 0.71
ACGL 0.77 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, HIG and ACGL?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $139.30B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $35.65B, Arch Capital (ACGL) $35.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, HIG and ACGL?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.4x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.8x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arch Capital (ACGL) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.5x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 10.6x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 10.0x). 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: Chubb (CB) +5.7%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%, Arch Capital (ACGL) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.2%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Chubb (CB) 12.0%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chubb (CB) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +29.0%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +6.0%, Arch Capital (ACGL) +21.0%. Over five years, Arch Capital (ACGL) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +12.7%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +12.3%/yr, Arch Capital (ACGL) +19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) has the highest dividend yield: Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chubb (CB) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.3%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.2%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CB, HIG and ACGL?

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