ACT vs CB vs MET Stock Comparison

Enact Holdings, Chubb and Metlife Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACT Enact Holdings, Inc.
$48.07 +2.3% 1M +34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
1.87%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
CB Chubb Ltd
$356.26 +6.9% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.39B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
1.12%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$99.99 +2.3% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.77B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
2.32%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enact Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Enact Holdings 6, Metlife 3, Chubb 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACTCBMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.64B $137.39B $63.77B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 12.3x 18.7x ACT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 11.5x 10.1x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +8.0% +8.7% MET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% 18.1% 4.3% ACT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% -9.6% -101.9% ACT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.87% 1.12% 2.32% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.4% +26.5% +26.8% ACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +12.7%/yr +8.9%/yr ACT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 19.5% 23.9% CB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 55/100 39/100 ACT

Percentile Scorecard

ACTCBMET

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACTCBMET
Valuation 35 #78 of 119 38 #74 of 119 56 #53 of 119
Growth 12 #100 of 114 59 #47 of 114 20 #91 of 114
Profitability 92 #10 of 110 60 #45 of 110 17 #92 of 110
Financial Health 83 #20 of 110 57 #48 of 110 55 #50 of 110
Shareholder Returns 85 #17 of 106 60 #43 of 106 46 #58 of 106
Overall 61 55 39
  • ACT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACTCBMETSPY
1 month +2.3%+6.9%+2.3% -0.2%
3 months +0.2%-2.0%+2.6% +3.9%
6 months +9.2%+7.8%+27.7% +8.2%
Year to date +21.3%+14.1%+26.7% +12.9%
1 year +34.4%+26.5%+26.8% +12.3%
3 years +79.0%+70.8%+71.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+19.6%+19.7% +23.3%
5 years +108.5%+81.7%+53.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+12.7%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years —+180.5%+135.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.9%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACTCBMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%19.5%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%18.0%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.410.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.361.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.9%-20.0%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-2.1%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $50.07$364.00$103.55 $779.14
52-week low $34.93$275.58$67.70 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACTCBMET
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 10.5x 12.3xmedian 10.5x 18.7xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 8.5x 8.9xmedian 8.5x 4.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 0.53 0.46median 0.53 1.77median 0.53

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACTCBMET
Revenue $1.25B $61.80B $79.40B
Gross profit $1.13B $35.75B $29.06B
Operating income $742.14M -$11.77B -$45.48B
Net income $683.27M $11.51B $3.66B
Free cash flow $720.83M $15.38B $14.81B
EPS (diluted) $4.87 $28.59 $5.32
Cash & equivalents $448.45M $2.75B $19.30B
Total debt $745.23M $18.54B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 140.32M 391.25M 646.90M
Enterprise value $4.47B $89.44B -$42.71B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACTCBMET
P/E 9.8x 12.3x 18.7x
P/FCF 9.2x 8.9x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 8.9x 4.1x
P/S 5.3x 2.2x 0.8x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 9.3x -12.1x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 2.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 9.6x 9.2x 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 9.2x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 0.46 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACTCBMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 8.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 10.0% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.2% 19.6% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 16.1% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.8% 25.7% -13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 10.6% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.9% 21.5% -14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 25.7% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 25.5% -12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 27.1% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 9.8% 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 12.3% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 9.8% 2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 12.3% 12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACTCBMET
Gross margin 90.1% 57.8% 36.6%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 59.2% -19.0% -57.3%
Pretax margin 69.1% 23.1% 6.1%
Net margin 54.5% 18.1% 4.3%
FCF margin 57.5% 24.9% 18.7%
Operating cash flow margin 57.5% 24.9% 19.6%
Return on equity 12.7% 14.3% 13.2%
Return on assets 9.8% 4.1% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 9.6% -9.6% -101.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACTCBMET
Debt / assets 10.7% 6.6% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.2x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 22.4% 71.3% 96.3%
Equity / assets 77.6% 28.7% 3.7%
Interest coverage 14.8x -14.7x -4.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACTCBMET
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 6.3% 3.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 4.1% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.3% 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.0% 10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.4% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% -1.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACTCBMET
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $30.86FY2026 $9.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +2.1% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $61.37BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% +6.9% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACTCBMET
Held by institutions 21.4% 89.7% 75.7%
Institutions holding 248 2,149 1,442
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.9% -0.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 144 1,014 723
Institutions selling 72 803 483
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.26 1.50

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACTCBMET
ACT 1.00 0.44 0.31
CB 0.44 1.00 0.35
MET 0.31 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACT, CB and MET?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enact Holdings (ACT) $6.64B, Chubb (CB) $137.39B, Metlife (MET) $63.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACT, CB and MET?

Enact Holdings (ACT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.8x, Chubb (CB) 12.3x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 10.6x, Chubb (CB) 11.5x, Metlife (MET) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Metlife (MET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enact Holdings (ACT) +2.5%, Chubb (CB) +8.0%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enact Holdings (ACT) has the highest net margin (Enact Holdings (ACT) 54.5%, Chubb (CB) 18.1%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Enact Holdings (ACT) leads (Enact Holdings (ACT) 9.6%, Chubb (CB) -9.6%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enact Holdings (ACT) returned the most: Enact Holdings (ACT) +34.4%, Chubb (CB) +26.5%, Metlife (MET) +26.8%. Over five years, Enact Holdings (ACT) compounded fastest (Enact Holdings (ACT) +15.8%/yr, Chubb (CB) +12.7%/yr, Metlife (MET) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Metlife (MET) has the highest dividend yield: Enact Holdings (ACT) 1.87%, Chubb (CB) 1.12%, Metlife (MET) 2.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chubb (CB) has been the steadiest (Enact Holdings (ACT) 23.1%, Chubb (CB) 19.5%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACT, CB and MET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Enact Holdings (ACT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.