Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) vs First American Financial Corporation (FAF)

Axis Capital Holdings Limited and First American Financial Corporation are both Insurance Specialty companies. Axis Capital Holdings Limited and First American Financial Corporation are of similar size ($6.9B and $6.7B). Axis Capital Holdings Limited trades at the lower P/E: 6.7× against 9.2×. First American Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.6% against 9.10%. Axis Capital Holdings Limited has the higher net margin (15.8% vs 9.33%) and the lower return on invested capital (12.5% vs 17.0%). Both pay a dividend; First American Financial Corporation yields more (3.59% vs 3.08%). Across the 23 metrics below, Axis Capital Holdings Limited leads on 13 and First American Financial Corporation on 10.