HIG vs TRV vs AIG Stock Comparison

Hartford Insurance, Travelers Companies and American International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$136.76 +7.9% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.16B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$398.29 +10.5% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$84.21B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Travelers Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Travelers Companies 6, Hartford Insurance 3, American International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIGTRVAIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.16B $84.21B $42.95B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 10.1x 14.5x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 12.3x 9.8x AIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +2.4% -4.2% HIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 17.0% 11.1% TRV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -36.1% -27.7% -17.0% AIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.7x 0.0x TRV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% AIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% +48.0% +3.0% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.0%/yr +19.7%/yr +6.3%/yr TRV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 20.6% 23.9% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 59/100 38/100 TRV

Percentile Scorecard

HIGTRVAIG

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

AxisHIGTRVAIG
Valuation 58 #51 of 119 44 #67 of 119 39 #73 of 119
Growth 55 #53 of 117 70 #36 of 117 28 #84 of 117
Profitability 49 #60 of 117 66 #40 of 117 22 #92 of 117
Financial Health 52 #57 of 118 43 #68 of 118 45 #65 of 118
Shareholder Returns 77 #26 of 108 74 #29 of 108 54 #50 of 108
Overall 58 59 38
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIGTRVAIGSPY
1 month +7.9%+10.5%+7.5% -1.0%
3 months -2.6%+2.8%+2.8% +2.9%
6 months +1.7%+31.6%+8.1% +6.4%
Year to date -0.8%+37.3%-5.0% +11.4%
1 year +9.2%+48.0%+3.0% +13.1%
3 years +94.3%+152.2%+35.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +24.8%+36.1%+10.7% +21.5%
5 years +84.6%+145.3%+35.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.0%+19.7%+6.3% +10.9%
10 years +221.2%+267.6%+35.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.4%+13.9%+3.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHIGTRVAIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%20.6%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.8%17.9%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.17-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.462.340.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.5%-19.8%-26.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-1.8%-6.2% -2.5%
52-week high $145.71$405.41$86.59 $779.14
52-week low $122.36$267.66$71.89 $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.

MultipleHIGTRVAIG
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.5x 10.1xmedian 10.5x 14.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 8.0x -13.5xmedian 8.0x -6.3xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 8.4x 7.6xmedian 8.4x 11.1xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.47 0.17median 0.47 -2.69median 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 monthsHIGTRVAIG
Revenue $29.06B $48.98B $26.64B
Gross profit $13.46B $24.25B $12.70B
Operating income -$10.59B -$14.40B -$10.31B
Net income $4.37B $8.30B $2.97B
Free cash flow $5.87B $10.97B $3.85B
EPS (diluted) $15.72 $38.87 $5.56
Total debt $4.37B $9.07B $9.13B
Shares (diluted) 276.30M 213.60M 533.57M
Enterprise value $20.85B $60.46B $5.14B

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
MetricHIGTRVAIG
P/E 8.6x 10.1x 14.5x
P/FCF 6.3x 7.6x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 7.5x 11.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.7x 1.6x
P/B 1.9x 2.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -5.0x -13.5x -6.3x
EV/EBIT -3.5x -6.1x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF 6.4x 8.0x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 7.9x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.17 -2.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIGTRVAIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 2.4% -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 8.1% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% 21.2% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 21.4% 270.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.6% 32.5% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 14.2% 25.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.5% 58.3% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 54.9% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.3% 69.9% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 58.7% -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.9% 14.5% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 20.0% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% 14.3% 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 20.1% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIGTRVAIG
Gross margin 46.3% 49.5% 47.7%
EBITDA margin -26.0% -13.2% -25.6%
Operating margin -36.4% -29.4% -38.7%
Pretax margin 17.3% 21.1% 13.6%
Net margin 14.9% 17.0% 11.1%
FCF margin 20.2% 22.4% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 22.5% 14.5%
Return on equity 22.7% 25.5% 7.3%
Return on assets 5.0% 5.8% 1.8%
Return on invested capital -36.1% -27.7% -17.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIGTRVAIG
Debt / assets 5.0% 6.3% 5.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.7x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 0.8x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.7% 76.9% 75.1%
Equity / assets 22.3% 23.1% 24.9%
Interest coverage -53.2x -31.6x -25.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIGTRVAIG
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 4.6% 6.2% 7.0%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 7.4% 9.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.3% 11.9% 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.6% 9.0% 25.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.9% 2.2% 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 3.7% 0.8%

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.

ConsensusHIGTRVAIG
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.20FY2026 $32.49FY2026 $8.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% -11.9% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.39BFY2026 $42.55BFY2026 $28.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +3.3% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIGTRVAIG
Held by institutions 92.5% 87.3% 94.4%
Institutions holding 1,198 1,837 1,139
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +18.2% -0.2%
Institutions buying 530 876 548
Institutions selling 457 602 426
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.46 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.

HIGTRVAIG
HIG 1.00 0.74 0.52
TRV 0.74 1.00 0.51
AIG 0.52 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIG, TRV and AIG?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hartford Insurance (HIG) $37.16B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $84.21B, American International (AIG) $42.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, HIG, TRV and AIG?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 8.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.1x, American International (AIG) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, American International (AIG) is cheapest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.2x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 12.3x, American International (AIG) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hartford Insurance (HIG) +7.0%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +2.4%, American International (AIG) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Travelers Companies (TRV) has the highest net margin (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 14.9%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 17.0%, American International (AIG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, American International (AIG) leads (Hartford Insurance (HIG) -36.1%, Travelers Companies (TRV) -27.7%, American International (AIG) -17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +48.0%, American International (AIG) +3.0%. Over five years, Travelers Companies (TRV) compounded fastest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) +13.0%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.7%/yr, American International (AIG) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American International (AIG) has the highest dividend yield: Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 0.01%, American International (AIG) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.1%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%, American International (AIG) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIG, TRV and AIG?

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