NP vs ARX vs NU Stock Comparison

Neptune Insurance Holdings, Accelerant Holdings and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.82 +0.3% 1M +58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.59 -7.3% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.32B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 6, Accelerant Holdings 2, Neptune Insurance Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPARXNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.87B $4.33B $60.32B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.6x -3.2x 16.7x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.8x 23.0x 14.0x NU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +54.6% +50.5% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% -119.3% 18.7% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 512.4% -179.7% 18.1% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -2.0x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% +58.9% -20.5% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 67.5% 46.2% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 12/100 42/100 NU

Percentile Scorecard

NPARXNU

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

AxisNPARXNU
Valuation 3 #115 of 119 1 #118 of 119 10 #327 of 362
Growth 78 #26 of 115 9 #105 of 115 81 #42 of 221
Profitability 99 #2 of 113 4 #109 of 113 35 #131 of 200
Financial Health 10 #103 of 114 29 #81 of 114 72 #57 of 203
Shareholder Returns 4 #103 of 107 19 #87 of 107 11 #305 of 342
Overall 39 12 42
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPARXNUSPY
1 month +3.1%+0.3%-7.3% -0.8%
3 months -8.0%+35.8%-13.4% +3.5%
6 months +7.1%+45.9%-14.0% +7.0%
Year to date -2.7%+21.2%-24.8% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%+58.9%-20.5% +13.0%
3 years ——+57.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year ——+16.3% +23.1%

Risk

MeasureNPARXNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%67.5%46.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.0%59.8%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.051.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.87-0.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-68.9%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-0.4%-32.9% -1.8%
52-week high $35.05$19.89$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $17.14$9.36$11.60 $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.

MultipleNPARXNU
P/E now vs peer median 87.1xmedian 10.6x -3.2xmedian 10.6x 16.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x -1.9xmedian 7.6x 11.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 8.6x 93.9xmedian 8.6x -44.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 1.5x 5.8xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.03median 1.36

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 monthsNPARXNU
Revenue $197.00M $1.15B $19.34B
Gross profit – $885.00M $7.97B
Operating income $81.30M -$1.53B $4.39B
Net income $44.74M -$1.28B $3.61B
Free cash flow $82.04M $45.80M -$1.36B
EPS (diluted) $0.31 $-6.22 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $17.43M $1.66B $13.55B
Total debt $922.00M $120.10M $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 146.39M 219.69M 4.91B
Enterprise value $3.82B -$2.34B $4.30B

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
MetricNPARXNU
P/E 87.1x -3.2x 16.9x
P/FCF 47.5x 93.9x -44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 47.5x 93.9x -44.0x
P/S 19.8x 3.8x 3.1x
P/B -18.4x 5.8x 4.6x
P/Tangible book -18.4x 5.8x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA – -1.9x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 50.4x -1.8x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 2.4x 2.7x
EV/FCF 49.9x 60.3x -38.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.9x 60.3x -37.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPARXNU
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 54.6% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 61.0% 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% -1,080% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.1% -2,833% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 197.9% -2,986% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% -94.5% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.1% -94.5% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPARXNU
Gross margin – 77.2% 41.2%
EBITDA margin – -130.1% 23.4%
Operating margin 41.3% -133.6% 22.7%
Pretax margin 34.1% -110.8% 22.7%
Net margin 22.7% -119.3% 18.7%
FCF margin 41.6% 4.0% -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 4.0% -7.1%
Return on equity – -176.3% 24.5%
Return on assets 43.4% -14.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 512.4% -179.7% 18.1%
Return on capital employed 3,191% – –
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.0x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 7.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPARXNU
Debt / assets 206.9% 1.3% 5.7%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -2.0x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 2.6x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 303.6% 91.7% 84.0%
Equity / assets -203.6% 8.3% 16.0%
Interest coverage 5.4x -143.1x 1.2x
Current ratio 0.9x – –
Quick ratio 0.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 5.39 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPARXNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusNPARXNU
Forward P/E 49.8xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.0%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% +11.6% +15.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $194.58MFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $24.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +52.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +9.6% +23.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPARXNU
Held by institutions 48.8% 54.5% 59.8%
Institutions holding 136 118 854
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +16.0% +0.3%
Institutions buying 105 80 442
Institutions selling 24 27 305
Buyers to sellers 4.38 2.96 1.45

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.

NPARXNU
NP 1.00 0.17 0.09
ARX 0.17 1.00 0.04
NU 0.09 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NP, ARX and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.87B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B, Nu Holdings (NU) $60.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, NP, ARX and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 86.6x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nu Holdings (NU) is cheapest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 49.8x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Nu Holdings (NU) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Accelerant Holdings (ARX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +7.6%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +58.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) -20.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.5%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NP, ARX and NU?

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