FRFHF vs ORI vs ACGL Stock Comparison

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Old Republic International and Arch Capital Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.
$110.57 +16.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.03B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.78B
Div. yield
0.00%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arch Capital leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arch Capital 7, Fairfax Financial Holdings 2, Old Republic International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRFHFORIACGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.86B $9.51B $36.03B FRFHF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.4x 8.6x 8.3x ACGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 13.3x 10.5x ACGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +12.4% -3.9% ORI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 11.2% 23.1% ACGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.7% 15.7% ACGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.10% 0.00% ORI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% -0.7% +26.3% ACGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.1%/yr +9.4%/yr +20.6%/yr FRFHF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 23.9% 21.1% ACGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 58/100 67/100 ACGL

Percentile Scorecard

FRFHFORIACGL

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

AxisFRFHFORIACGL
Valuation 31 #82 of 119 60 #48 of 119 59 #49 of 119
Growth 12 #103 of 117 45 #65 of 117 35 #77 of 117
Profitability 24 #89 of 117 49 #60 of 117 83 #21 of 117
Financial Health 65 #42 of 118 53 #56 of 118 80 #25 of 118
Shareholder Returns 15 #92 of 108 81 #21 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Overall 30 58 67
  • FRFHF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ORI 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

PeriodFRFHFORIACGLSPY
1 month +24.9%+6.3%+16.6% -5.9%
3 months +14.4%-7.0%+11.4% -4.6%
6 months +19.4%+2.3%+17.0% +0.2%
Year to date +1.8%-11.5%+15.3% +7.5%
1 year +22.9%-0.7%+26.3% +8.2%
3 years +112.1%+44.4%+29.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.5%+13.0%+9.1% +19.0%
5 years +349.8%+56.6%+155.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +35.1%+9.4%+20.6% +9.4%
10 years +279.0%+142.1%+329.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +14.3%+9.2%+15.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFRFHFORIACGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%23.9%21.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.5%26.5%22.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.33-0.16-0.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.031.24 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.9%-24.1%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-13.4%-0.1% -5.9%
52-week high $1,970.00$46.62$110.68 $779.14
52-week low $1,529.40$36.66$87.55 $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.

MultipleFRFHFORIACGL
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.9x 8.8xmedian 10.9x 8.6xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -54.8xmedian 8.3x 8.5xmedian 8.3x 6.4xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.65median 0.62 0.81median 0.62 0.47median 0.62

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 monthsFRFHFORIACGL
Revenue $144.43B $9.84B $18.78B
Gross profit – $6.28B $10.01B
Operating income – $1.45B $5.04B
Net income $4.88B $1.11B $4.38B
Free cash flow -$1.08B $1.15B $5.63B
EPS (diluted) $210.66 $4.47 $12.70
Cash & equivalents – – $1.15B
Total debt – $1.75B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 23.08M 246.27M 341.40M
Enterprise value $40.86B -$444.72M $31.86B

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
MetricFRFHFORIACGL
P/E 8.6x 8.8x 8.6x
P/FCF -54.8x 8.5x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow -54.5x 8.5x 6.3x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 1.6x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x – –
EV/EBIT 11.1x 6.3x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF -54.8x 8.0x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -54.5x 8.0x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.65 0.81 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRFHFORIACGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 12.4% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 73.9% 8.7% 14.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.9% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 28.1% 7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 45.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.7% 31.6% 6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 6.3% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% 34.8% 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 10.8% 18.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -124.3% -11.3% -10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.8% 9.8% 3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -126.8% -11.3% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 9.8% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRFHFORIACGL
Gross margin – 63.8% 53.3%
EBITDA margin 4.0% – –
Operating margin – 14.7% 26.8%
Pretax margin 4.3% 13.8% 25.9%
Net margin 3.4% 11.2% 23.1%
FCF margin -0.7% 11.6% 30.0%
Operating cash flow margin -0.7% 11.6% 30.2%
Return on equity 23.8% 18.5% 17.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 3.5% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – 14.7% 15.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRFHFORIACGL
Debt / assets – 5.6% 5.1%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 71.4% 81.3% 72.7%
Equity / assets 28.6% 18.7% 27.3%
Interest coverage 6.2x 16.6x 27.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRFHFORIACGL
Dividend yield 0.8% 9.3% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.7% 11.5%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 13.0% 11.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.1% 82.9% 0.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) -50.2% 80.0% 0.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -20.3% 18.0% -99.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 49.2% –

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.

ConsensusFRFHFORIACGL
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $181.94FY2026 $3.03FY2026 $10.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +11.9% -10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.74BFY2026 $10.22BFY2026 $16.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% -5.9% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRFHFORIACGL
Held by institutions 0.3% 77.0% 91.0%
Institutions holding 17 656 905
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.0% +0.4% -1.7%
Institutions buying 7 284 428
Institutions selling 1 259 365
Buyers to sellers 7.00 1.10 1.17

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.

FRFHFORIACGL
FRFHF 1.00 0.38 0.28
ORI 0.38 1.00 0.55
ACGL 0.28 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRFHF, ORI and ACGL?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) $40.86B, Old Republic International (ORI) $9.51B, Arch Capital (ACGL) $36.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRFHF, ORI and ACGL?

Arch Capital (ACGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 8.4x, Old Republic International (ORI) 8.6x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arch Capital (ACGL) is cheapest (Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 10.7x, Old Republic International (ORI) 13.3x, Arch Capital (ACGL) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Old Republic International (ORI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +9.7%, Old Republic International (ORI) +12.4%, Arch Capital (ACGL) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arch Capital (ACGL) has the highest net margin (Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 3.4%, Old Republic International (ORI) 11.2%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads (Old Republic International (ORI) 14.7%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arch Capital (ACGL) returned the most: Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +22.9%, Old Republic International (ORI) -0.7%, Arch Capital (ACGL) +26.3%. Over five years, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) compounded fastest (Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +35.1%/yr, Old Republic International (ORI) +9.4%/yr, Arch Capital (ACGL) +20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Old Republic International (ORI) has the highest dividend yield: Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 0.01%, Old Republic International (ORI) 0.10%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arch Capital (ACGL) has been the steadiest (Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 24.4%, Old Republic International (ORI) 23.9%, Arch Capital (ACGL) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRFHF, ORI 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, Arch Capital (ACGL) leads on 7. 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.