Arch Capital Group Ltd. vs PRUDENTIAL PLC, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Two very different insurance engines sit side by side here. Arch Capital writes property and casualty risk, where profit hinges on keeping the combined ratio below 100 and setting reserves that prove adequate later. Prudential plc sells long-duration life and savings products across Asia, earning on the spread its float throws off. Prudential plc posts a 35.85% net margin and a 19.28% return on equity, both stout, yet the market values it at 17.26 times earnings and 3.21 times book. Arch changes hands for 7.5 times earnings and 1.45 times book while returning 20.14% on equity. Arch also pays a 5.13% dividend; the Asian insurer's yield is absent here.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | ACGL | PUK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $101.01 | $28.13 |
| Market cap | $36.3B | $72.6B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 7.8 | 18.2 |
| P/B | 1.50 | 3.40 |
| P/S | 1.84 | 6.32 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 16.7 |
| Revenue growth | +9.2% | -10.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 28.8% |
| Net margin | 24.6% | 35.9% |
| Return on equity | 20.1% | 19.3% |
| Return on assets | 6.0% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 5.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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