AEG vs BN vs PUK Stock Comparison

Aegon, Brookfield and Prudential Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEG Aegon Ltd.
$8.15 -8.4% 1M +10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.95 +2.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.48B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
PUK Prudential Plc
$23.85 -5.5% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Aegon leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aegon 4, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEGBNPUKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.79B $85.48B $30.94B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 68.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 13.7x 10.6x AEG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -9.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.1% -17.8% -13.7% AEG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +3.0%/yr -10.5%/yr AEG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 27.7% 29.1% AEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 38/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

AEGBNPUK

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

AxisAEGBNPUK
Valuation – 77 #44 of 184 –
Growth – 33 #76 of 113 –
Profitability – 30 #91 of 130 –
Financial Health 37 #72 of 114 39 #102 of 167 70 #35 of 114
Shareholder Returns 93 #9 of 107 13 #66 of 76 44 #60 of 107
Overall – 38 –
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEGBNPUKSPY
1 month -8.4%+2.9%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months -10.9%-9.8%-18.8% +3.5%
6 months +1.5%-15.3%-22.0% +7.0%
Year to date +5.7%-17.3%-23.4% +12.2%
1 year +10.1%-17.8%-13.7% +13.0%
3 years +73.0%+95.3%+17.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.1%+25.0%+5.5% +23.1%
5 years +59.8%+16.1%-42.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.8%+3.0%-10.5% +11.0%
10 years +86.5%+200.7%-28.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.4%+11.6%-3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEGBNPUKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%27.7%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%29.0%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.371.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.64-0.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-42.8%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-22.8%-29.0% -1.8%
52-week high $9.54$49.17$33.61 $779.14
52-week low $6.79$35.94$23.53 $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.

MultipleAEGBNPUK
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x —median 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 1.1xmedian 4.9x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 11.5x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.6x —median 13.2x —median 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 20.9xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 -0.71median 0.91 —median 0.52

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 monthsAEGBNPUK
Revenue – $76.56B –
Net income – $3.71B –
EPS (diluted) – $0.53 –
Cash & equivalents $4.01B $14.89B $5.89B
Total debt $2.55B $59.07B $16.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.91B 2.37B 1.30B
Enterprise value -$14.38B -$97.83B -$722.57B

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
MetricAEGBNPUK
P/E – 67.9x –
P/FCF – – –
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S – 1.1x –
P/B 1.2x 20.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.3x -2.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – 0.7x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEGBNPUK
Revenue growth (1Y) – -9.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 28.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 65.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -95.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEGBNPUK
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – 1.6% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – 4.3% –
Return on assets – 0.7% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEGBNPUK
Debt / assets 0.7% 2.8% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 99.2% 90.8%
Equity / assets 2.6% 0.8% 9.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEGBNPUK
Dividend yield 5.9% 0.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 0.7% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAEGBNPUK
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $2.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +12.6% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.07BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +112.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +21.1% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEGBNPUK
Held by institutions 7.9% 66.5% 2.9%
Institutions holding 306 930 282
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +1.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 170 407 152
Institutions selling 55 317 96
Buyers to sellers 3.09 1.28 1.58

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.

AEGBNPUK
AEG 1.00 0.39 0.58
BN 0.39 1.00 0.34
PUK 0.58 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEG, BN and PUK?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aegon (AEG) $12.79B, Brookfield (BN) $85.48B, Prudential (PUK) $30.94B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aegon (AEG) returned the most: Aegon (AEG) +10.1%, Brookfield (BN) -17.8%, Prudential (PUK) -13.7%. Over five years, Aegon (AEG) compounded fastest (Aegon (AEG) +9.8%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aegon (AEG) has been the steadiest (Aegon (AEG) 24.3%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Prudential (PUK) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEG, BN and PUK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aegon (AEG) leads on 4. 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.