CB vs MKL vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Chubb, Markel and Aetherion Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CB Chubb Ltd
$362.30 +9.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$138.59B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.85B
Div. yield
1.10%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
10 wins
MKL Markel Group Inc.
$1,866.41 +7.1% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.83B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chubb leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Chubb 10). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBMKLWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $138.59B $22.83B $34.58M CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 12.9x -0.8x CB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 18.8x — CB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +3.3% -73.4% CB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.2% 11.4% -493.2% CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 8.4% -39.8% CB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.10% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +2.2% -0.6% CB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +7.3%/yr -43.0%/yr CB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.4% 19.8% 53.5% CB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 41/100 25/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

CBMKLWPRT

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

AxisCBMKLWPRT
Valuation 42 #70 of 119 61 #47 of 119 11 #180 of 203
Growth 53 #54 of 114 3 #111 of 114 31 #131 of 188
Profitability 75 #27 of 106 35 #69 of 106 4 #175 of 183
Financial Health 71 #31 of 104 59 #43 of 104 54 #100 of 216
Shareholder Returns 61 #42 of 105 49 #54 of 105 –
Overall 60 41 25
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MKL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBMKLWPRTSPY
1 month +9.1%+7.1%-2.9% +0.7%
3 months +3.5%-1.0%+18.5% +3.7%
6 months +10.8%+5.3%+2.8% +7.1%
Year to date +16.1%-13.2%+26.8% +12.8%
1 year +30.3%+2.2%-0.6% +11.9%
3 years +69.5%+28.1%-59.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.3%+8.6%-26.2% +22.8%
5 years +85.4%+42.1%-94.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.2%+7.3%-43.0% +10.9%
10 years +184.1%+112.0%-87.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.0%+7.8%-18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBMKLWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.4%19.8%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%21.0%47.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.410.020.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.560.11-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-28.9%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-14.8%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $364.00$2,191.90$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $276.94$1,714.26$1.54 $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.

MultipleCBMKLWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 10.7x 12.9xmedian 10.7x -0.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x -0.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 8.5x 12.7xmedian 8.5x -3.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.60 18.58median 0.60 -0.11median 1.45

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 monthsCBMKLWPRT
Revenue $61.85B $15.74B $8.50M
Gross profit $35.22B $10.78B $952.00K
Operating income $14.60B $2.47B -$23.52M
Net income $11.25B $1.83B -$41.91M
Free cash flow $17.81B $1.80B -$8.83M
R&D – – $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $28.84 $144.02 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $3.01B $3.60B $23.95M
Total debt $19.09B $4.36B $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 389.37M 12.45M 17.34M
Enterprise value $89.52B -$43.22B -$202.52M

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
MetricCBMKLWPRT
P/E 12.4x 12.9x -0.8x
P/FCF 7.8x 12.7x -3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 11.1x -4.4x
P/S 2.2x 1.5x 4.1x
P/B 1.8x 1.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.3x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.5x
EV/EBIT 9.9x 4.2x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 8.1x 5.8x -1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 5.1x -1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 18.58 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBMKLWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 3.3% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 0.8% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 6.6% -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% -17.7% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -4.8% -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% -14.4% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% -3.0% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% -10.8% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 0.7% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% -20.8% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -9.8% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% -24.1% 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -11.4% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBMKLWPRT
Gross margin 56.9% 68.5% 11.2%
EBITDA margin – – -267.3%
Operating margin 23.6% 15.7% -276.7%
Pretax margin 22.3% 14.8% -423.1%
Net margin 18.2% 11.4% -493.2%
FCF margin 28.8% 11.5% -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 28.8% 13.0% -93.2%
Return on equity 14.0% 9.8% -29.3%
Return on assets 3.9% 2.6% -19.9%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 8.4% -39.8%
Return on capital employed – – -42.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBMKLWPRT
Debt / assets 6.7% 6.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 2.4x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 74.3% 38.5%
Equity / assets 27.7% 25.7% 61.5%
Interest coverage 18.1x 12.1x -100.9x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – -19.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBMKLWPRT
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 3.4% 320.2%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 3.4% 320.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.6% – –
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.

ConsensusCBMKLWPRT
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $30.86FY2026 $99.52FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -13.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.37BFY2026 $15.96BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +0.4% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBMKLWPRT
Held by institutions 89.7% 76.8% 21.0%
Institutions holding 2,150 928 47
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -0.2% +70.5%
Institutions buying 1,014 426 17
Institutions selling 804 315 13
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.35 1.31

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.

CBMKLWPRT
CB 1.00 0.57 -0.06
MKL 0.57 1.00 0.03
WPRT -0.06 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, MKL and WPRT?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $138.59B, Markel (MKL) $22.83B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $34.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, MKL and WPRT?

Chubb (CB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.4x, Markel (MKL) 12.9x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chubb (CB) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.7x, Markel (MKL) 18.8x). 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) +5.7%, Markel (MKL) +3.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.2%, Markel (MKL) 11.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Chubb (CB) leads (Chubb (CB) 12.0%, Markel (MKL) 8.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chubb (CB) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +30.3%, Markel (MKL) +2.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.6%. Over five years, Chubb (CB) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +13.2%/yr, Markel (MKL) +7.3%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -43.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chubb (CB) 1.10%. Markel (MKL) and Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chubb (CB) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.4%, Markel (MKL) 19.8%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.