HIG vs TRV vs FRFHF Stock Comparison

Hartford Insurance, Travelers Companies and Fairfax Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$130.04 +3.1% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.77B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.87B
Div. yield
1.85%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
TRV Travelers Companies, Inc.
$394.04 +8.5% 1M +47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$82.20B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.92B
Div. yield
1.19%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHIGTRVFRFHFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.77B $82.20B $53.62B TRV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.7x 10.0x 7.6x FRFHF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 11.5x 9.7x FRFHF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +1.1% +10.0% FRFHF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% — 3.7% HIG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.85% 1.19% 0.85% HIG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +47.0% +5.9% TRV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr +19.6%/yr +34.3%/yr FRFHF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 20.6% 22.6% HIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 49/100 41/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

HIGTRVFRFHF

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

AxisHIGTRVFRFHF
Valuation 81 #23 of 119 43 #68 of 119 39 #73 of 119
Growth 69 #36 of 113 65 #40 of 113 42 #66 of 113
Profitability 90 #12 of 107 84 #18 of 107 28 #77 of 107
Financial Health 70 #33 of 107 42 #63 of 107 78 #24 of 107
Shareholder Returns 82 #20 of 105 14 #91 of 105 17 #87 of 105
Overall 78 49 41
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TRV ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FRFHF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIGTRVFRFHFSPY
1 month +3.1%+8.5%+12.8% +0.9%
3 months -10.8%+1.3%+3.2% +5.9%
6 months -4.8%+30.4%+3.2% +8.5%
Year to date -5.6%+35.8%-7.4% +13.3%
1 year +6.0%+47.0%+5.9% +12.4%
3 years +84.7%+145.2%+118.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.7%+34.9%+29.8% +23.5%
5 years +78.3%+144.9%+335.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.3%+19.6%+34.3% +11.0%
10 years +193.9%+263.4%+239.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.4%+13.8%+13.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHIGTRVFRFHFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%20.6%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.1%17.9%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.170.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.302.280.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.5%-19.8%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-2.8%-7.8% -0.9%
52-week high $145.71$405.41$1,916.53 $779.14
52-week low $122.36$267.66$1,529.40 $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.

MultipleHIGTRVFRFHF
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 10.9x 10.0xmedian 10.9x 7.6xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x 5.9xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 8.5x 6.9xmedian 8.5x -2,062xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.59 0.16median 0.59 5.65median 0.59

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 monthsHIGTRVFRFHF
Revenue $29.87B $48.92B $134.78B
Gross profit $14.34B – –
Operating income $5.69B – –
Net income $4.61B $8.33B $5.03B
Free cash flow $7.03B – -$26.00M
EPS (diluted) $16.80 $39.01 $217.11
Total debt $4.38B $9.81B –
Shares (diluted) 273.10M 213.60M 23.08M
Enterprise value $18.29B $82.20B $58.33B

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
MetricHIGTRVFRFHF
P/E 7.7x 10.0x 7.6x
P/FCF 4.9x 6.9x -2,062x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 7.7x -1,645x
P/S 1.2x 1.7x 0.4x
P/B 1.8x 2.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x – 5.9x
EV/EBIT 6.1x – 6.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF 4.9x – -2,062x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 8.6x -1,645x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.16 5.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIGTRVFRFHF
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 1.1% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 6.9% 75.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.5% 41.8% 0.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 56.3% -1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 51.1% 5.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 60.4% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% 6.9% -100.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 15.4% 73.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% – -100.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.5% – 75.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIGTRVFRFHF
Gross margin 48.0% – –
EBITDA margin 29.5% – 6.7%
Operating margin 19.0% – –
Pretax margin 18.4% – 4.7%
Net margin 15.4% – 3.7%
FCF margin 23.5% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 23.4% 21.8% 0.0%
Return on equity 24.8% 26.8% 24.7%
Return on assets 5.4% 5.8% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 19.3% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIGTRVFRFHF
Debt / assets 5.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 79.6% 71.6%
Equity / assets 21.7% 20.4% 28.4%
Interest coverage 28.6x – 10.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIGTRVFRFHF
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 5.2% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 1.2% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.9% – 10.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.1% – -2,077%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.1% – -18.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – 1.9%

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.

ConsensusHIGTRVFRFHF
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.25FY2026 $34.25FY2026 $182.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.7%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 -14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% -15.0% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.39BFY2026 $42.57BFY2026 $33.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +2.2% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIGTRVFRFHF
Held by institutions 92.5% 87.3% –
Institutions holding 1,198 1,838 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +18.2% –
Institutions buying 530 877 –
Institutions selling 457 602 –
Buyers to sellers 1.16 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.

HIGTRVFRFHF
HIG 1.00 0.74 0.25
TRV 0.74 1.00 0.26
FRFHF 0.25 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIG, TRV and FRFHF?

Travelers Companies (TRV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hartford Insurance (HIG) $34.77B, Travelers Companies (TRV) $82.20B, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) $53.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, HIG, TRV and FRFHF?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 7.7x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 10.0x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) is cheapest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 10.6x, Travelers Companies (TRV) 11.5x, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +1.1%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) has the highest net margin (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 15.4%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Travelers Companies (TRV) returned the most: Hartford Insurance (HIG) +6.0%, Travelers Companies (TRV) +47.0%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +5.9%. Over five years, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) compounded fastest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) +12.3%/yr, Travelers Companies (TRV) +19.6%/yr, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) +34.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) has the highest dividend yield: Hartford Insurance (HIG) 1.85%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 1.19%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 0.85%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hartford Insurance (HIG) has been the steadiest (Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.2%, Travelers Companies (TRV) 20.6%, Fairfax Financial Holdings (FRFHF) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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