HCI vs FRFHF vs TRV Stock Comparison

Hci, Fairfax Financial Holdings and Travelers Companies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HCI HCI Group, Inc.
$201.72 +9.5% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.13M
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
7 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$395.41 +9.7% 1M +47.7% 1Y
Market cap
$84.51B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hci leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hci 7, Travelers Companies 3, Fairfax Financial Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCIFRFHFTRVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.49B $42.04B $84.51B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 8.6x 10.1x HCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 9.8x 11.5x HCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +9.7% +1.1% HCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 3.4% 17.0% HCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.7% — 21.5% HCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x — 0.2x HCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% FRFHF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +11.8% +47.7% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +34.2%/yr +20.4%/yr FRFHF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 22.3% 20.6% TRV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 31/100 67/100 HCI

Percentile Scorecard

HCIFRFHFTRV

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

AxisHCIFRFHFTRV
Valuation 73 #33 of 119 37 #75 of 119 53 #57 of 119
Growth 99 #2 of 116 11 #103 of 116 69 #37 of 116
Profitability 97 #5 of 116 24 #89 of 116 88 #15 of 116
Financial Health 97 #4 of 118 67 #40 of 118 50 #60 of 118
Shareholder Returns 62 #42 of 109 17 #91 of 109 75 #28 of 109
Overall 86 31 67
  • HCI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FRFHF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHCIFRFHFTRVSPY
1 month +9.5%+14.4%+9.7% -2.0%
3 months +12.9%+4.2%+4.8% -2.2%
6 months +30.3%+7.9%+31.2% +4.2%
Year to date +5.2%-6.4%+36.3% +10.6%
1 year -0.2%+11.8%+47.7% +10.4%
3 years +221.8%+99.0%+134.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +47.7%+25.8%+32.9% +20.2%
5 years +50.6%+335.4%+152.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+34.2%+20.4% +10.1%
10 years +682.5%+247.6%+274.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +22.8%+13.3%+14.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHCIFRFHFTRVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%22.3%20.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%23.3%18.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.24-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.532.32 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.0%-20.9%-19.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-6.9%-2.5% -3.2%
52-week high $206.71$1,916.53$405.41 $779.14
52-week low $148.98$1,529.40$267.66 $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.

MultipleHCIFRFHFTRV
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 10.9x 7.9xmedian 10.9x 9.8xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 7.3x 9.4xmedian 7.3x 4.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 8.7x -50.4xmedian 8.7x 7.6xmedian 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.60 -2.44median 0.60 0.16median 0.60

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 monthsHCIFRFHFTRV
Revenue $952.13M $144.43B $48.92B
Gross profit $697.37M – $24.30B
Operating income $464.99M – $10.82B
Net income $343.83M $4.88B $8.33B
Free cash flow $388.86M -$1.08B $10.62B
EPS (diluted) $23.55 $210.66 $39.56
Cash & equivalents $872.34M – –
Total debt $36.00M – $9.81B
Shares (diluted) 12.66M 23.08M 210.60M
Enterprise value -$1.85B $42.04B $61.99B

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
MetricHCIFRFHFTRV
P/E 8.3x 7.9x 9.8x
P/FCF 6.5x -50.4x 7.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x -50.0x 7.6x
P/S 2.6x 0.4x 1.7x
P/B 2.1x 1.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 9.4x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 3.5x 10.2x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 4.2x -50.4x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x -50.0x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -2.44 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCIFRFHFTRV
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 9.7% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 73.9% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.2% – 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.5% – 20.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.4% – 40.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 322.4% – 58.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.6% -4.7% 41.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 185.4% -6.1% 56.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.9% -0.3% 53.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 162.9% -3.2% 61.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% -124.3% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 204.4% -31.8% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.7% -126.8% 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 169.8% -33.4% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCIFRFHFTRV
Gross margin 73.2% – 49.7%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 4.0% 38.4%
Operating margin 48.8% – 22.1%
Pretax margin 48.4% 4.3% 21.2%
Net margin 31.3% 3.4% 17.0%
FCF margin 40.8% -0.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 43.2% -0.7% 21.8%
Return on equity 29.3% 23.8% 26.8%
Return on assets 13.1% 6.8% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 28.7% – 21.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCIFRFHFTRV
Debt / assets 1.4% – 6.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 55.7% 71.4% 79.6%
Equity / assets 44.3% 28.6% 20.4%
Interest coverage 115.2x 6.2x 23.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCIFRFHFTRV
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.0% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 0.8% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 5.6% 11.1% 12.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.9% -50.2% 9.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -20.3% 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 3.8%

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.

ConsensusHCIFRFHFTRV
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.21FY2026 $182.77FY2026 $34.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 -14.5%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.2% +10.4% -15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.02BFY2026 $33.74BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% -5.8% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCIFRFHFTRV
Held by institutions 75.5% 0.3% 87.4%
Institutions holding 287 17 1,842
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% -14.0% +18.3%
Institutions buying 163 7 879
Institutions selling 83 1 604
Buyers to sellers 1.96 7.00 1.46

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.

HCIFRFHFTRV
HCI 1.00 0.15 0.38
FRFHF 0.15 1.00 0.26
TRV 0.38 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCI, FRFHF and TRV?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hci (HCI) $2.49B, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) $42.04B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $84.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCI, FRFHF and TRV?

Hci (HCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hci (HCI) 8.3x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 8.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hci (HCI) is cheapest (Hci (HCI) 9.1x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 9.8x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hci (HCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hci (HCI) +22.8%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +9.7%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hci (HCI) has the highest net margin (Hci (HCI) 31.3%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 3.4%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Hci (HCI) leads (Hci (HCI) 28.7%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Hci (HCI) -0.2%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +11.8%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +47.7%. Over five years, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) compounded fastest (Hci (HCI) +8.5%/yr, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +34.2%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) has the highest dividend yield: Hci (HCI) 0.01%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 0.01%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Travelers Companies (TRV) has been the steadiest (Hci (HCI) 29.4%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 22.3%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HCI, FRFHF and TRV?

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