CB vs MKL vs PGR Stock Comparison

Chubb, Markel and Progressive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CB Chubb Ltd
$356.74 +7.0% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.94B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,875.12 +8.5% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.35B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.51B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCBMKLPGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $137.94B $23.35B $131.43B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 10.2x 11.3x MKL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 18.8x 12.9x CB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +3.5% +7.7% CB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 14.7% — CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.6% 10.6% — MKL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% -0.2% +4.7% CB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +7.6%/yr +19.5%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 19.9% 27.7% CB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 43/100 66/100 PGR

Percentile Scorecard

CBMKLPGR

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

AxisCBMKLPGR
Valuation 36 #76 of 119 64 #43 of 119 36 #77 of 119
Growth 56 #51 of 115 11 #103 of 115 68 #38 of 115
Profitability 59 #47 of 113 55 #51 of 113 –
Financial Health 56 #51 of 114 63 #43 of 114 –
Shareholder Returns 58 #46 of 107 21 #85 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 53 43 66
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBMKLPGRSPY
1 month +7.0%+8.5%+11.6% -0.8%
3 months -0.6%-7.0%+6.3% +3.5%
6 months +9.9%-1.1%+13.5% +7.0%
Year to date +14.3%-12.8%+0.7% +12.2%
1 year +26.5%-0.2%+4.7% +13.0%
3 years +71.1%+30.9%+49.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.6%+9.4%+14.4% +23.1%
5 years +87.5%+44.0%+143.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+7.6%+19.5% +11.0%
10 years +180.9%+110.8%+617.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+7.7%+21.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBMKLPGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%19.9%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%21.3%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.410.03-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.36-0.010.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-28.9%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-14.5%-3.0% -1.8%
52-week high $364.00$2,191.90$236.36 $779.14
52-week low $275.58$1,714.26$190.40 $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.

MultipleCBMKLPGR
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 10.6x 10.3xmedian 10.6x 11.5xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.6x 11.0xmedian 8.6x 7.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.52 1.20median 0.52 0.18median 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 monthsCBMKLPGR
Revenue $61.80B $15.51B $91.74B
Gross profit $35.75B $10.63B –
Operating income -$11.77B $3.09B –
Net income $11.51B $2.32B –
Free cash flow $15.38B $2.12B –
EPS (diluted) $28.59 $181.44 $19.89
Cash & equivalents $2.75B $3.42B –
Total debt $18.54B $4.37B –
Shares (diluted) 391.25M 12.59M 584.20M
Enterprise value $84.52B -$43.32B $131.43B

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
MetricCBMKLPGR
P/E 12.4x 10.3x 11.5x
P/FCF 8.9x 11.0x 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 10.0x –
P/S 2.2x 1.5x 1.5x
P/B 1.7x 1.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.3x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -12.1x 3.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 9.3x 5.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 4.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 1.20 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBMKLPGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 3.5% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 1.0% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% 7.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.7% -7.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 2.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% 0.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 4.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 5.5% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 8.6% 62.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 2.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -6.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 3.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -6.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBMKLPGR
Gross margin 57.8% 68.5% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -19.0% 19.9% –
Pretax margin 23.1% 19.1% –
Net margin 18.1% 14.7% –
FCF margin 24.9% 13.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 15.0% –
Return on equity 14.3% 12.5% –
Return on assets 4.1% 3.3% –
Return on invested capital -9.6% 10.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBMKLPGR
Debt / assets 6.6% 6.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 73.3% 73.0%
Equity / assets 28.7% 26.7% 27.0%
Interest coverage -14.7x 15.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBMKLPGR
Dividend yield 1.1% – 6.1%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 2.3% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusCBMKLPGR
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.86FY2026 $99.52FY2026 $17.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -13.0%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +7.3% -11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.37BFY2026 $15.96BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +0.4% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBMKLPGR
Held by institutions 89.7% 76.8% 87.2%
Institutions holding 2,149 926 1,822
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -0.2% +0.5%
Institutions buying 1,014 424 892
Institutions selling 803 315 694
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.35 1.29

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.

CBMKLPGR
CB 1.00 0.54 0.61
MKL 0.54 1.00 0.38
PGR 0.61 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, MKL and PGR?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $137.94B, Markel (MKL) $23.35B, Progressive (PGR) $131.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, MKL and PGR?

Markel (MKL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.3x, Markel (MKL) 10.2x, Progressive (PGR) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chubb (CB) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.6x, Markel (MKL) 18.8x, Progressive (PGR) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chubb (CB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chubb (CB) +8.0%, Markel (MKL) +3.5%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.1%, Markel (MKL) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Markel (MKL) leads (Chubb (CB) -9.6%, Markel (MKL) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chubb (CB) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +26.5%, Markel (MKL) -0.2%, Progressive (PGR) +4.7%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +13.4%/yr, Markel (MKL) +7.6%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Markel (MKL) 0.00%, Progressive (PGR) 0.00%. Markel (MKL) and Progressive (PGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chubb (CB) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.5%, Markel (MKL) 19.9%, Progressive (PGR) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CB, MKL and PGR?

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 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.