HCI vs SE vs XZO Stock Comparison

Hci, Sea and Exzeo Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HCI HCI Group, Inc.
$198.43 +12.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.13M
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$76.56 -22.4% 1M -50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$46.25B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.68 +21.7% 1M
Market cap
$1.61B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hci leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hci 6, Sea 2, Exzeo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCISEXZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.44B $46.25B $1.61B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 27.5x 18.6x HCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 20.2x 18.4x HCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +43.5% +21.8% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 6.3% 39.1% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.3% -50.9% — HCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr -26.0%/yr — HCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 52.2% 62.0% HCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 87/100 71/100 82/100 HCI

Percentile Scorecard

HCISEXZO

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

AxisHCISEXZO
Valuation 77 #28 of 119 77 #39 of 166 63 #37 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 114 68 #49 of 153 81 #19 of 94
Profitability 98 #3 of 106 69 #48 of 153 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 97 #4 of 104 69 #56 of 179 89 #13 of 105
Shareholder Returns 64 #39 of 105 – –
Overall 87 71 82
  • HCI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHCISEXZOSPY
1 month +12.6%-22.4%+21.7% +0.7%
3 months +9.0%-27.9%+11.9% +3.7%
6 months +29.2%-9.8%+9.1% +7.1%
Year to date +3.5%-40.0%-27.1% +12.8%
1 year -1.3%-50.9%— +11.9%
3 years +246.3%+84.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +51.3%+22.7%— +22.8%
5 years +48.1%-77.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%-26.0%— +10.9%
10 years +649.9%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHCISEXZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%52.2%62.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%55.2%65.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.271.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.97— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-90.3%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-51.5%-27.1% -1.2%
52-week high $206.71$157.76$24.25 $779.14
52-week low $148.98$74.01$12.55 $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.

MultipleHCISEXZO
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 10.7x 27.1xmedian 16.7x 18.0xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 7.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 7.5x —median 12.7x 13.2xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.5x 9.0xmedian 10.5x 19.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x —median 1.7x 5.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.60 0.37median 0.39 —median 0.98

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 monthsHCISEXZO
Revenue $952.13M $26.55B $221.80M
Gross profit $697.37M $12.29B $138.23M
Operating income $464.99M $2.28B $107.60M
Net income $343.83M $3.91B $86.81M
Free cash flow $388.86M $5.22B $81.53M
R&D – $1.17B $9.00M
EPS (diluted) $23.55 $2.64 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $872.34M $3.53B $136.73M
Total debt $36.00M $2.37B –
Shares (diluted) 12.66M 638.23M 88.23M
Enterprise value -$1.89B $6.14B $798.40M

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
MetricHCISEXZO
P/E 8.2x 27.1x 18.0x
P/FCF 6.4x 9.0x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 9.0x 19.1x
P/S 2.6x 1.8x 7.2x
P/B 2.1x – 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x – 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.3x – 13.2x
EV/EBIT 3.4x 16.7x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.4x 6.6x
EV/FCF 4.1x 7.3x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.8x 7.3x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.37 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCISEXZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 43.5% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 27.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.2% 41.1% 49.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.5% -83.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.4% 57.3% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 322.4% 26.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 117.6% -97.5% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 185.4% 26.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 109.9% 31.1% 37.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 162.9% 73.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% 14.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 204.4% 56.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.7% 14.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 169.8% 56.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCISEXZO
Gross margin 73.2% 46.3% 62.3%
EBITDA margin 49.8% – 49.8%
Operating margin 48.8% 8.6% 48.5%
Pretax margin 48.4% 11.6% 52.4%
Net margin 31.3% 6.3% 39.1%
FCF margin 40.8% 19.6% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.2% 19.6% 37.7%
Return on equity 29.3% – 30.8%
Return on assets 13.1% 12.5% 22.7%
Return on invested capital 28.7% – –
Return on capital employed – 15.0% 37.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCISEXZO
Debt / assets 1.4% 1.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 55.7% 59.2% 25.3%
Equity / assets 44.3% – 74.7%
Interest coverage 115.2x 123.4x –
Current ratio – 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – 11.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCISEXZO
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) 5.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusHCISEXZO
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.21FY2026 $3.79FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.2% +14.2% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.02BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026 $232.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +21.1% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCISEXZO
Held by institutions 75.5% 63.6% 7.1%
Institutions holding 287 774 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +0.6% -11.5%
Institutions buying 163 437 58
Institutions selling 83 223 22
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.96 2.64

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.

HCISEXZO
HCI 1.00 0.03 0.33
SE 0.03 1.00 0.26
XZO 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCI, SE and XZO?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hci (HCI) $2.44B, Sea (SE) $46.25B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCI, SE and XZO?

Hci (HCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hci (HCI) 8.2x, Sea (SE) 27.5x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hci (HCI) is cheapest (Hci (HCI) 8.9x, Sea (SE) 20.2x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hci (HCI) +22.8%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Hci (HCI) 31.3%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hci (HCI) returned the most: Hci (HCI) -1.3%, Sea (SE) -50.9%. Over five years, Hci (HCI) compounded fastest (Hci (HCI) +8.2%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hci (HCI) 0.01%, Sea (SE) 0.00%, Exzeo (XZO) 0.00%. Sea (SE) and Exzeo (XZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hci (HCI) has been the steadiest (Hci (HCI) 29.3%, Sea (SE) 52.2%, Exzeo (XZO) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HCI, SE and XZO?

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 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.