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Arch Capital GroupACGLCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Financials›Multi-Line Insurance

Bermuda-based specialty insurer/reinsurer writing insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance globally.

≈ A diversified Bermuda reinsurer like RenaissanceRe, plus a mortgage insurerMomentum leader 80
Mkt cap
$36.6B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
97%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$237M
20-day average traded
P/B
1.58×
price to book
ROE
18.7%
delivered
Implied ROE
8.3%
what the price asks
Official | Implied
A- / A-
agencies · bond market
Next earnings
101 days
15 Feb 2027
Close · USD$107.28
1D-3.0%
1W+0.9%
1M+11.7%
3M+9.2%
6M+14.4%
YTD+11.8%
1Y+22.5%
ATR %2.4%
Beta-0.28
52w lowhigh5.6% off high

What Arch Capital does

Bermuda-based specialty insurer/reinsurer writing insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance globally.

Earns underwriting profit, the premiums it keeps after claims and costs, plus income on investing those premiums, across three areas it moves capital between depending on which is best priced that year. Mortgage insurance, which compensates lenders when a borrower defaults, is a separate profit stream tied to US housing and employment.

In one line: A diversified Bermuda reinsurer like RenaissanceRe, plus a mortgage insurer.

Products and services

  • Insurance segment (specialty P&C)
  • Reinsurance segment
  • Mortgage insurance (US & international)

Customers

  • Commercial policyholders
  • Ceding insurers (reinsurance clients)
  • Mortgage lenders

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Insurance/reinsurance
  • Specialty P&C + reinsurance + mortgage…
  • Bermuda-domiciled multiline group

What could go right

  • Hard reinsurance/E&S pricing
  • Mortgage insurance in-force growth

What could go wrong

  • Catastrophe losses
  • Housing-market downturn hits mortgage insurance

Moat: narrow (underwriting discipline, scale, diversification). Cycle-aware capital allocation across three lines shifts capacity to the best-priced business.

Headquarters: Pembroke, Bermuda · Founded: 1995 · Employees: 8,000

Named competitors

Arch Capital at a glance

Size Arch Capital (ACGL) is a United States Financials company (Multi-Line Insurance) with a market value of $36.6B, the 315th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $107.28 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 14.4%, against +14.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 11th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 5.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.8%); the operating margin is 23.6% (peer median 15.2%).

Valuation It trades at 1.58× book value against a peer median of 1.78× (9th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 8.3%; Arch Capital delivers 18.7%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Credit Arch Capital has 3 bonds outstanding ($3.00B), rated A- by the agencies and trading like A- at a weighted spread of 92 bp.

Short interest Short interest is 2.6% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 15 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10011012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026ACGL 114Peer median 114
Six months, rebased to 100: Arch Capital against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Arch Capital financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$18.0B$19.4B$16.9B$13.4B$9.50B
Revenue growth—+15%+26%+41%—
Net income$4.38B$4.40B$4.31B$4.44B$1.48B
Free cash flow$5.63B$6.13B$6.62B$5.70B$3.76B
Capital expenditure$44.0M$44.0M$51.0M$52.0M$51.7M
Total debt$4.29B$2.88B$2.89B$2.88B$2.88B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Arch Capital competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%0%+10%8630SLFAIGPOWPUK260123788725601319AVCINFWRBHBANSRENUNILGEN601336AFLMETACGL6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Arch Capital is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

10%15%20%10×20×30×8630SLFAIGPOWPUK260123788725601319AVCINFWRBHBANSRENUNIGWOLGEN601336AFLMETACGLReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Arch Capital is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

5%10%15%20%25%10%20%8630SLFAIGPOWPUK260123788725601319AVCINFWRBHBANSRENUNIGWOLGEN601336AFLMETACGLROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Arch Capital is the large dot.

Arch Capital competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (ACGL vs RNR vs EG vs WRB)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Arch Capital ACGL$36.6B+14%-5%19%1.58×8.3%
RenaissanceRe RNR$14.0B+16%-21%13%1.34×7.5%
Everest EG$15.2B+18%-9%13%1.08×6.6%
W. R. Berkley WRB$27.9B+16%+1%19%2.91×12.8%
MGIC Investment MTG$5.87B+7%-2%14%1.18×8.9%
Radian RDN$4.76B-5%+28%12%1.00×8.3%

How Arch Capital compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Arch Capital against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureACGLPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+11.7%+2.6%2nd highest of 21
6-month return+14.4%+14.3%11th highest of 21
Return on equity18.7%16.3%7th highest of 21
Price / book1.58×1.78×9th cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E8.8×12.2×7th cheapest of 21
ROE the price implies8.3%11.9%7th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered18.7%16.3%7th highest of 21
Bond spread92 bp76 bp4th widest of 11

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Arch Capital ACGLUnited States$36.6B+14%-5%19%1.58×8.3%18.7%
Sompo 8630.TJapan$39.6B+17%+41%15%1.14×6.2%14.6%
Sun Life Financial SLF.TOCanada$40.1B+7%-1%13%2.38×13.7%13.5%
American International AIGUnited States$40.7B+2%+1%8%1.04×7.5%8.2%
Power Corporation of Canada POW.TOCanada$40.7B+16%+10%11%2.42×15.9%11.0%
Prudential plc Sponsored ADR PUKUnited States$31.7B-21%+39%19%1.56×11.4%19.2%
China Pacific Insurance (Group) 2601.HKHong Kong$42.5B-22%+9%14%0.69×8.4%14.4%
Prudential 2378.HKHong Kong$30.8B-24%+30%19%1.54×11.3%19.3%
Ms&ad Ins Gp Hldgs 8725.TJapan$44.4B+22%+21%17%1.07×6.9%16.6%
People's Insurance Co. (Group) of China 601319.SSChina$44.4B+1%+4%10%0.96×6.0%9.7%
Aviva AV..LUnited Kingdom$29.5B+18%+86%7%2.46×23.8%6.8%
Cincinnati Financial CINFUnited States$28.5B+15%+10%17%1.76×10.6%16.9%
W. R. Berkley WRBUnited States$27.9B+16%+1%19%2.91×12.8%19.2%
Helvetia Baloise HBAN.SWSwitzerland$27.0B+5%+54%4%1.80×4.8%4.0%
Swiss Re SREN.SWSwitzerland$50.6B+27%-12%20%2.27×6.1%20.4%
Unipol Assicurazioni UNI.MIItaly$23.8B+13%+7%17%1.62×14.9%16.9%
Great-West Lifeco GWO.TOCanada$57.4B+18%+4%16%3.02×15.7%16.0%
Legal & General LGEN.LUnited Kingdom$21.9B+24%+137%26%7.73×70.7%26.2%
New China Life Insurance 601336.SSChina$21.7B-19%+19%22%1.27×13.6%22.4%
Aflac AFLUnited States$62.2B+10%+14%17%2.06×12.5%16.9%
MetLife METUnited States$62.4B+27%+9%13%2.28×16.2%13.2%

Arch Capital bonds and credit

Arch Capital has 3 bonds outstanding with $3.00B face value. The agencies rate it A-; its bonds trade like A-. Weighted yield 6.11%, a spread of 92 bp over government bonds.

Every bond, yield and spread in the cockpit →

Questions

Who are Arch Capital's main competitors?
Named competitors: RenaissanceRe (RNR), Everest Group (EG), W. R. Berkley (WRB), MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Sompo (8630.T), Sun Life Financial (SLF.TO), American International (AIG), Power Corporation of Canada (POW.TO), Prudential plc Sponsored ADR (PUK), China Pacific Insurance (Group) (2601.HK).
Is Arch Capital expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.58× against a peer median of 1.78×, 9th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 8.3%; Arch Capital delivers 18.7%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has Arch Capital stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +14.4% against +14.3% for the median peer; over one year +22.5%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.