AEG vs CRBG vs BNT Stock Comparison

Aegon, Corebridge Financial and Brookfield Wealth Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEG Aegon Ltd.
$8.23 -7.5% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corebridge Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Corebridge Financial 7, Brookfield Wealth Solutions 2, Aegon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEGCRBGBNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.77B $16.05B $8.61B CRBG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.1x 48.9x CRBG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 7.3x — CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +29.5% -17.5% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.4% 1.5% CRBG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.0% 1.8% CRBG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -1.2x BNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.9% +10.0% -18.6% CRBG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr — -2.0%/yr AEG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 35.1% 27.9% AEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 32/100 47/100 BNT

Percentile Scorecard

AEGCRBGBNT

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

AxisAEGCRBGBNT
Valuation – 54 #55 of 119 95 #7 of 119
Growth – 37 #72 of 114 40 #69 of 114
Profitability – 17 #91 of 110 46 #60 of 110
Financial Health 37 #70 of 110 6 #103 of 110 47 #59 of 110
Shareholder Returns 92 #9 of 106 43 #61 of 106 9 #97 of 106
Overall – 32 47
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BNT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEGCRBGBNTSPY
1 month -7.5%+1.4%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%+9.4%-12.2% +3.9%
6 months +1.7%+31.3%-14.0% +8.2%
Year to date +6.7%+17.2%-17.2% +12.9%
1 year +9.9%+10.0%-18.6% +12.3%
3 years +74.7%+77.4%+96.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+21.1%+25.2% +23.3%
5 years +61.4%—-9.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.1%—-2.0% +10.9%
10 years +86.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEGCRBGBNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%35.1%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%38.3%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.341.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.29-0.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-38.0%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-0.6%-23.3% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$35.58$49.60 $779.14
52-week low $6.79$22.30$35.62 $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.

MultipleAEGCRBGBNT
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.5x 18.1xmedian 10.5x 48.4xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 8.6xmedian 7.6x 1.2xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.5x 8.5xmedian 8.5x 4.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.53 -0.89median 0.53 -2.04median 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 monthsAEGCRBGBNT
Revenue – $20.06B $11.85B
Gross profit – $12.23B $6.59B
Operating income – $1.61B $5.01B
Net income – $883.00M $176.00M
Free cash flow – $1.85B $2.88B
EPS (diluted) – $1.96 $5.90
Cash & equivalents $4.01B – $12.61B
Total debt $2.55B $9.36B $6.98B
Shares (diluted) 1.91B 454.20M 29.86M
Enterprise value -$14.40B -$5.73B -$48.99B

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
MetricAEGCRBGBNT
P/E – 18.1x 48.4x
P/FCF – 8.5x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.5x 3.8x
P/S – 0.8x 1.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.4x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 8.6x 1.2x
EV/EBIT – 12.3x 1.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 10.7x 2.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.7x 1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.89 -2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEGCRBGBNT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 29.5% -17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% 33.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.0% -5.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 391.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 279.0% 44.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -40.9% 51.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 353.7% -79.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -30.9% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 419.6% -79.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -20.2% -23.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.4% -20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -20.3% 59.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.4% 36.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -20.3% 55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEGCRBGBNT
Gross margin – 61.0% 55.6%
EBITDA margin – 11.6% 44.1%
Operating margin – 8.0% 42.3%
Pretax margin – 5.4% 2.3%
Net margin – 4.4% 1.5%
FCF margin – 9.2% 24.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.2% 28.0%
Return on equity – 7.6% 0.4%
Return on assets – 0.2% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.0% 1.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 18.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEGCRBGBNT
Debt / assets 0.7% 2.3% 3.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -1.2x
Debt / FCF – 5.1x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 97.3% 91.3%
Equity / assets 2.6% 2.7% 8.7%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 10.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEGCRBGBNT
Dividend yield 5.8% 2.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 19.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 22.1% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -22.0% –

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.

ConsensusAEGCRBGBNT
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $4.84FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +23.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.07BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -50.0%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +8.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEGCRBGBNT
Held by institutions 7.9% 100.0% 8.6%
Institutions holding 306 446 115
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +8.0% -1.3%
Institutions buying 170 229 44
Institutions selling 55 170 38
Buyers to sellers 3.09 1.35 1.16

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.

AEGCRBGBNT
AEG 1.00 0.41 0.36
CRBG 0.41 1.00 0.57
BNT 0.36 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEG, CRBG and BNT?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aegon (AEG) $12.77B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $16.05B, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) $8.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEG, CRBG and BNT?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 18.1x, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 48.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Aegon (AEG) 7.5x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +29.5%, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) has the highest net margin (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 4.4%, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) leads (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 6.0%, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corebridge Financial (CRBG) returned the most: Aegon (AEG) +9.9%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +10.0%, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -18.6%. Over five years, Aegon (AEG) compounded fastest (Aegon (AEG) +10.1%/yr, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aegon (AEG) 0.00%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 0.03%, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 0.00%. Aegon (AEG) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aegon (AEG) has been the steadiest (Aegon (AEG) 24.3%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.1%, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEG, CRBG and BNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) leads on 7. 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.