American Financial Group, Inc.
$11.93B- Market cap
- $11.84B
- Debt
- +$1.82B
- Cash
- −$1.73B
Capital structure 87% equity / 13% debt · EV / Revenue 1.46x · EV / EBITDA 10.17x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AFG stock price at discount vs CWST $142.75 current versus $7.86K implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CWST's multiple
Implied fair value · at AFG's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AFG FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · CWST FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 87% equity / 13% debt · EV / Revenue 1.46x · EV / EBITDA 10.17x
Capital structure 84% equity / 16% debt · EV / Revenue 3.81x · EV / EBITDA 21.86x
AFG carries the larger enterprise value at $11.93B against $6.99B; AFG trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.46x vs 3.81x); AFG on the lower EV / EBITDA (10.17x vs 21.86x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
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Bear
$0.70
Base
$3.72
Bull
$7.65
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.38x
0.74x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.08x
3.27x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.73B
$123.77M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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