COMPARE · Data as of August 28, 2026

ACGL vs AIG

Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ACGL scored 78.0, AIG scored 73.0 — ACGL leads.
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ACGL
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Insurance - Diversified · Financial strength
68.1Fin
$98.84 · $33.7B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
7.0
ACGL leads
AIG
American International Group, Inc.
Insurance - Diversified · Financial strength
61.1Fin
$76.93 · $40.2B
fundamentals as of
  • CheapestACGL7.7x
  • Fastest growthACGL+14.0%
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD68.1/ 100 · FIN STRENGTHPEER MEDIANFINANCIAL68.1
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD61.1/ 100 · FIN STRENGTHPEER MEDIANFINANCIAL61.1
cheap & fastrevenue growth →← cheaper (lower multiple)-12%24%2.7x19xACGLAIG

Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.

RevACGL+14.0%AIG-1.8%
P/EACGL7.7xAIG14.0x
ROEACGL19.9%AIG7.2%
P/BACGL1.45AIG0.99
YieldACGL0.0%AIG2.6%
ACGL
AIG
+14.0%B+
Rev
-1.8%D+
7.7xA
P/E
14.0xB
19.9%B+
ROE
7.2%C+
1.45B+
P/B
0.99A-
0.0%C
Yield
2.6%B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
ACGLArch Capital Group Ltd.
Insurance - Diversified · $98.84 · beta 0.29
Why now
Insurance - Diversified · market cap $33.7b. 8% off the 52-week high of $107.09. Revenue growing +14%, comfortably above the S&P median. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $111.87 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Net margin 24% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 20% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
AIGAmerican International Group, Inc.
Insurance - Diversified · $76.93 · beta 0.52
Why now
Insurance - Diversified · market cap $40.2b. 12% off the 52-week high of $87.29. PEG 0.62 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $88.50 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
ROE 7% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
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