HIG vs AFL vs PGR Stock Comparison

Hartford Insurance, Aflac and Progressive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$133.49 +7.5% 1M +6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$35.04B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
AFL Aflac Inc
$122.00 +7.3% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.06B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
PGR Progressive Corp/Oh/
$225.54 +9.8% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$131.17B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.74B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

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Hartford Insurance leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hartford Insurance 4, Aflac 4, Progressive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIGAFLPGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.04B $61.06B $131.17B PGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 12.6x 11.3x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 16.8x 12.7x HIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +10.9% +7.7% AFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 26.9% — AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% -2.7% — HIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.8% +13.4% +4.1% AFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.6%/yr +17.1%/yr +18.7%/yr PGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 17.6% 27.7% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 44/100 67/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

HIGAFLPGR

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

AxisHIGAFLPGR
Valuation 77 #28 of 119 13 #104 of 119 37 #75 of 119
Growth 66 #39 of 114 41 #68 of 114 70 #35 of 114
Profitability 89 #13 of 110 47 #59 of 110 –
Financial Health 71 #33 of 110 36 #71 of 110 –
Shareholder Returns 84 #18 of 106 86 #16 of 106 94 #7 of 106
Overall 77 44 67
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PGR ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIGAFLPGRSPY
1 month +7.5%+7.3%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months -6.9%-5.8%+2.7% +3.9%
6 months -3.8%+4.9%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -3.1%+10.6%-1.0% +12.9%
1 year +6.8%+13.4%+4.1% +12.3%
3 years +89.6%+59.5%+47.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.8%+16.9%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years +80.9%+120.4%+135.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.6%+17.1%+18.7% +10.9%
10 years +209.6%+247.6%+612.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.0%+13.3%+21.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIGAFLPGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%17.6%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%17.1%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.22-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.760.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.5%-20.4%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-5.8%-4.6% -1.2%
52-week high $145.71$129.53$236.36 $779.14
52-week low $122.36$105.70$190.40 $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.

MultipleHIGAFLPGR
P/E now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 10.5x 12.6xmedian 10.5x 11.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 8.5x 23.1xmedian 8.5x 7.7xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.53 1.94median 0.53 0.18median 0.53

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 monthsHIGAFLPGR
Revenue $29.87B $18.07B $91.74B
Gross profit $14.34B $11.05B –
Operating income $5.69B -$1.24B –
Net income $4.61B $4.86B –
Free cash flow $7.03B $2.65B –
EPS (diluted) $16.80 $9.62 $19.89
Cash & equivalents – $6.12B –
Total debt $4.38B $8.73B –
Shares (diluted) 273.10M 505.58M 584.20M
Enterprise value $18.55B $36.27B $131.17B

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
MetricHIGAFLPGR
P/E 7.9x 12.6x 11.3x
P/FCF 5.1x 23.1x 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 23.1x –
P/S 1.2x 3.4x 1.4x
P/B 1.9x 2.0x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x – –
EV/EBIT 6.3x -51.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 5.1x 24.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 24.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 1.94 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIGAFLPGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 10.9% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -1.0% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 25.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.2% 68.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 28.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.5% 99.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 0.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 112.5% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 6.5% 62.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% 2.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -8.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 2.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.5% -8.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIGAFLPGR
Gross margin 48.0% 61.1% –
EBITDA margin 29.5% – –
Operating margin 19.0% -6.8% –
Pretax margin 18.4% 32.0% –
Net margin 15.4% 26.9% –
FCF margin 23.5% 14.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.4% 14.6% –
Return on equity 24.8% 16.1% –
Return on assets 5.4% 4.2% –
Return on invested capital 19.3% -2.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIGAFLPGR
Debt / assets 5.0% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 73.9% 73.0%
Equity / assets 21.7% 26.1% 27.0%
Interest coverage 28.6x -5.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIGAFLPGR
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.0% 6.2%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 6.2% –
Shareholder yield 6.8% 8.1% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – –

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.

ConsensusHIGAFLPGR
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.25FY2026 $7.27FY2026 $17.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.7%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +8.3% -11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.39BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026 $91.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% -0.7% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIGAFLPGR
Held by institutions 92.5% 68.2% 87.2%
Institutions holding 1,198 1,699 1,823
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +0.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 530 741 893
Institutions selling 457 580 694
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.28 1.29

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.

HIGAFLPGR
HIG 1.00 0.65 0.58
AFL 0.65 1.00 0.38
PGR 0.58 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIG, AFL and PGR?

Progressive (PGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hartford Insurance (HIG) $35.04B, Aflac (AFL) $61.06B, Progressive (PGR) $131.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, HIG, AFL and PGR?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.6x, Aflac (AFL) 12.6x, Progressive (PGR) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hartford Insurance (HIG) is cheapest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 10.9x, Aflac (AFL) 16.8x, Progressive (PGR) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aflac (AFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%, Aflac (AFL) +10.9%, Progressive (PGR) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%, Aflac (AFL) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 19.3%, Aflac (AFL) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aflac (AFL) returned the most: Hartford Insurance (HIG) +6.8%, Aflac (AFL) +13.4%, Progressive (PGR) +4.1%. Over five years, Progressive (PGR) compounded fastest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) +12.6%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +17.1%/yr, Progressive (PGR) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%, Aflac (AFL) 0.00%, Progressive (PGR) 0.00%. Aflac (AFL) and Progressive (PGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.2%, Aflac (AFL) 17.6%, Progressive (PGR) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIG, AFL and PGR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hartford Insurance (HIG) leads on 4. 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.