AEG vs PRU vs JXN Stock Comparison

Aegon, Prudential Financial and Jackson Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEG Aegon Ltd.
$8.31 -5.6% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
PRU Prudential Financial Inc
$116.87 +1.6% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$40.33B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.77B
Div. yield
0.05%
Life Insurance Financial Services
8 wins
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
$135.95 +3.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.45B
P/E
160.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Prudential Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Prudential Financial 8, Jackson Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEGPRUJXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.67B $40.33B $9.45B PRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 10.3x 160.2x PRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 8.7x 4.9x JXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.4% -1.4% PRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.0% 0.9% PRU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.9% 0.0% PRU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.02% PRU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +15.5% +38.9% JXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +1.2%/yr +38.1%/yr JXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 22.7% 32.4% PRU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 55/100 PRU

Percentile Scorecard

AEGPRUJXN

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

AxisAEGPRUJXN
Valuation – 94 #8 of 119 92 #10 of 119
Growth – 85 #18 of 114 34 #76 of 114
Profitability – 34 #70 of 106 26 #79 of 106
Financial Health 36 #67 of 104 30 #73 of 104 52 #50 of 104
Shareholder Returns 90 #11 of 105 53 #50 of 105 69 #33 of 105
Overall – 59 55
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PRU ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • JXN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEGPRUJXNSPY
1 month -5.6%+1.6%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months -12.0%-4.8%+11.4% +3.7%
6 months +1.0%+19.1%+17.4% +7.1%
Year to date +7.8%+3.5%+27.5% +12.8%
1 year +10.5%+15.5%+38.9% +11.9%
3 years +71.3%+28.9%+266.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+8.8%+54.3% +22.8%
5 years +64.6%+6.2%+402.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.5%+1.2%+38.1% +10.9%
10 years +90.2%+38.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%+3.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEGPRUJXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%22.7%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%25.3%35.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.580.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.681.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-36.4%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-6.6%-3.3% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$125.14$140.64 $779.14
52-week low $6.79$92.00$90.62 $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.

MultipleAEGPRUJXN
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.7x 10.3xmedian 10.7x 161.7xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 2.7xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.5x 3.7xmedian 8.5x 1.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 0.33median 0.60 -3.56median 0.60

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 monthsAEGPRUJXN
Revenue – $64.77B $6.47B
Gross profit – $28.58B –
Operating income – $11.10B –
Net income – $4.07B $141.00M
Free cash flow – $10.97B $5.89B
EPS (diluted) – $11.26 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $4.01B $15.16B $5.99B
Total debt $2.55B $20.62B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 1.91B 348.10M 70.29M
Enterprise value -$14.50B -$89.98B -$12.34B

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
MetricAEGPRUJXN
P/E – 10.3x 161.7x
P/FCF – 3.7x 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.7x 1.6x
P/S – 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 2.7x –
EV/EBIT – 2.6x 4.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 2.6x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 2.6x 1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.33 -3.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEGPRUJXN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.4% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 34.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 78.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 123.3% 182.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% -45.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 144.9% 564.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% -45.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 426.6% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.8% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 426.6% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.8% 1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEGPRUJXN
Gross margin – 44.1% –
EBITDA margin – 16.9% –
Operating margin – 17.1% –
Pretax margin – 7.6% -0.3%
Net margin – 6.0% 0.9%
FCF margin – 16.9% 90.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.9% 90.9%
Return on equity – 12.7% 1.4%
Return on assets – 0.5% 0.0%
Return on invested capital – 16.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.7x 41.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEGPRUJXN
Debt / assets 0.7% 2.6% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 1.9x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 95.9% 97.1%
Equity / assets 2.6% 4.1% 2.9%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEGPRUJXN
Dividend yield 5.8% 4.7% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 2.2% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 7.0% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.9% 166.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.7% 4.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 8.1%

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.

ConsensusAEGPRUJXN
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 4.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $13.45FY2026 $27.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026 +23.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% -1.0% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.07BFY2026 $56.39BFY2026 $7.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.0%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +6.1% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEGPRUJXN
Held by institutions 7.9% 62.9% 89.6%
Institutions holding 307 1,419 503
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +1.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 170 700 241
Institutions selling 56 470 188
Buyers to sellers 3.04 1.49 1.28

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.

AEGPRUJXN
AEG 1.00 0.35 0.32
PRU 0.35 1.00 0.51
JXN 0.32 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEG, PRU and JXN?

Prudential Financial (PRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aegon (AEG) $12.67B, Prudential Financial (PRU) $40.33B, Jackson Financial (JXN) $9.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEG, PRU and JXN?

Prudential Financial (PRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prudential Financial (PRU) 10.3x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 160.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jackson Financial (JXN) is cheapest (Aegon (AEG) 7.6x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 8.7x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 4.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Prudential Financial (PRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Prudential Financial (PRU) +9.4%, Jackson Financial (JXN) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prudential Financial (PRU) has the highest net margin (Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.0%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Prudential Financial (PRU) leads (Prudential Financial (PRU) 16.9%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jackson Financial (JXN) returned the most: Aegon (AEG) +10.5%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +15.5%, Jackson Financial (JXN) +38.9%. Over five years, Jackson Financial (JXN) compounded fastest (Aegon (AEG) +10.5%/yr, Prudential Financial (PRU) +1.2%/yr, Jackson Financial (JXN) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Prudential Financial (PRU) has the highest dividend yield: Aegon (AEG) 0.00%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 0.05%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.02%. Aegon (AEG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prudential Financial (PRU) has been the steadiest (Aegon (AEG) 24.3%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 22.7%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEG, PRU and JXN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Prudential Financial (PRU) leads on 8. 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.