FAF vs FNF vs STC Stock Comparison

First American Financial, Fidelity National Financial and Stewart Information Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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First American Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 6, Fidelity National Financial 5, Stewart Information Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAFFNFSTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.58B $10.66B $1.31B FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 13.8x 9.7x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 8.3x 8.7x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +13.0% +22.5% STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 5.0% 4.1% FAF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 5.6% 3.7% FAF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 1.9x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.05% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -26.1% -38.9% FAF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -2.6%/yr -9.2%/yr FNF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 27.5% 35.8% FNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 60/100 FAF

Percentile Scorecard

FAFFNFSTC

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

AxisFAFFNFSTC
Valuation 84 #20 of 119 91 #12 of 119 80 #25 of 119
Growth 72 #34 of 117 32 #80 of 117 88 #15 of 117
Profitability 51 #58 of 117 71 #35 of 117 55 #53 of 117
Financial Health 66 #41 of 118 36 #76 of 118 50 #60 of 118
Shareholder Returns 50 #55 of 108 58 #46 of 108 30 #76 of 108
Overall 64 57 60
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAFFNFSTCSPY
1 month -5.0%-3.4%-28.9% -1.0%
3 months -13.9%-21.6%-34.7% +2.9%
6 months -8.7%-22.7%-38.6% +6.4%
Year to date +5.3%-25.9%-37.3% +11.4%
1 year +1.8%-26.1%-38.9% +13.1%
3 years +27.3%+11.7%+11.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+3.8%+3.7% +21.5%
5 years -12.4%-12.1%-38.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-2.6%-9.2% +10.9%
10 years +65.6%+64.8%-1.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.2%+5.1%-0.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFAFFNFSTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%27.5%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%29.4%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.300.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.95-1.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-40.2%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-29.8%-42.9% -2.5%
52-week high $79.13$57.61$77.17 $779.14
52-week low $56.85$38.66$44.04 $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.

MultipleFAFFNFSTC
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.5x 14.0xmedian 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.0x 4.6xmedian 8.0x 9.7xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.4x 2.0xmedian 8.4x 8.9xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.47 0.94median 0.47 0.30median 0.47

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 monthsFAFFNFSTC
Revenue $8.09B $15.36B $3.27B
Gross profit – $15.08B $3.18B
Operating income – $1.46B $108.60M
Net income $733.90M $912.00M $149.93M
Free cash flow $805.80M $5.43B $149.97M
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $2.89 $4.37
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $3.58B $261.63M
Total debt $1.55B $4.38B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 103.20M 267.00M 30.85M
Enterprise value -$3.55B -$7.74B $80.08M

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
MetricFAFFNFSTC
P/E 9.1x 14.0x 10.0x
P/FCF 8.2x 2.0x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 1.9x 5.6x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 1.2x 1.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 4.6x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 7.3x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 7.3x 2.0x 11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 1.9x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.94 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAFFNFSTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 13.0% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 10.8% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.4% 118.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 61.9% 277.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.4% -21.0% 47.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.0% 20.9% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% -26.7% 40.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% 14.9% 33.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% -19.0% 42.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -2.5% 60.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -19.3% 25.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -2.6% 94.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAFFNFSTC
Gross margin – 98.2% 97.5%
EBITDA margin 16.8% 15.2% 5.3%
Operating margin – 9.5% 3.3%
Pretax margin 11.9% 11.3% 5.9%
Net margin 9.1% 5.0% 4.1%
FCF margin 10.0% 35.3% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 36.2% 7.3%
Return on equity 13.3% 10.3% 9.0%
Return on assets 4.0% 0.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 5.6% 3.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 6.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAFFNFSTC
Debt / assets 8.6% 3.8% 19.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 0.8x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 92.3% 49.2%
Equity / assets 30.1% 7.7% 50.8%
Interest coverage 6.4x 6.0x 4.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAFFNFSTC
Dividend yield 3.5% 5.1% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.9% -10.6%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 7.1% -5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.6% 42.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.2% 42.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% 13.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 9.0%

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.

ConsensusFAFFNFSTC
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $4.88FY2026 $5.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +16.6% +19.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.82BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $3.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +26.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +3.6% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAFFNFSTC
Held by institutions 97.0% 83.3% 97.9%
Institutions holding 472 711 253
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 246 320 139
Institutions selling 142 257 78
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.25 1.78

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.

FAFFNFSTC
FAF 1.00 0.78 0.71
FNF 0.78 1.00 0.67
STC 0.71 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FAF, FNF and STC?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: First American Financial (FAF) $6.58B, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.66B, Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, FAF, FNF and STC?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.8x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 9.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First American Financial (FAF) +14.1%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Stewart Information Services (STC) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

First American Financial (FAF) has the highest net margin (First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, First American Financial (FAF) leads (First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First American Financial (FAF) returned the most: First American Financial (FAF) +1.8%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -26.1%, Stewart Information Services (STC) -38.9%. Over five years, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) compounded fastest (First American Financial (FAF) -2.6%/yr, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -2.6%/yr, Stewart Information Services (STC) -9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest dividend yield: First American Financial (FAF) 0.00%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 0.05%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 0.05%. First American Financial (FAF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has been the steadiest (First American Financial (FAF) 30.2%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.5%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FAF, FNF and STC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First American Financial (FAF) 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.