Arch Capital vs Chubb
ACGL and CB side by side, both in fire, marine, and casualty insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACGL and CB compare
Chubb is the larger company, worth 3.9 times as much as Arch Capital ($140B against $36.3B).
On earnings, Arch Capital is cheaper: it trades at 8.3× trailing earnings, against 12.9× for Chubb.
Chubb grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.0% versus 0.40% for Arch Capital).
Arch Capital keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.4% compared with 18.1% at Chubb.
Chubb pays a dividend yielding 0.83%; Arch Capital does not pay one.
Arch Capital scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 11 for Chubb), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ACGL | CB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $36.3B | $140B |
| Share price | $106.36 | $364.12 |
| Change, 1 year | 23.9% | 31.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 145% | 88.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| Employees | 8,000 | 45K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.3× (better) | 12.9× |
| P/S | 1.9× (better) | 2.3× |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/FCF | 6.0× | – |
| PEG | 0.18 (better) | 0.47 |
| FCF yield | 16.7% | – |
| Fair value | $118.54 | $322.04 |
| Margin of safety | 10.3% (better) | −13.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.40% | 8.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 18.6% (better) | 10.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 25.7% (better) | 21.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.1% (better) | 24.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 28.4% (better) | 26.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 24.4% (better) | 18.1% |
| FCF margin | 31.5% | – |
| Return on equity | 19.9% (better) | 15.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.01 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.06 (better) | 1.00 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.83% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 13.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Buyback yield | 9.6% (better) | 3.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 9.6% (better) | 4.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.6% | 90.4% |
| Held by insiders | 5.5% | 0.33% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.7M (better) | −$50.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 0.82% |
Go deeper
- ACGL stock overview
- ACGL income statement
- ACGL valuation and score
- CB stock overview
- CB income statement
- CB valuation and score
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