AEG vs PUK vs JXN Stock Comparison

Aegon, Prudential 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
$12.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win
PUK Prudential Plc
$24.39 -3.3% 1M -12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
$135.95 +3.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.44B
P/E
160.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Jackson Financial leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Jackson Financial 3, Prudential 1, Aegon 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEGPUKJXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.66B $31.77B $9.44B PUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — 160.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 10.8x 4.9x JXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -1.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 0.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% -12.3% +38.9% JXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr -10.0%/yr +38.1%/yr JXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 29.0% 32.4% AEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 55/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

AEGPUKJXN

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

AxisAEGPUKJXN
Valuation – – 92 #10 of 119
Growth – – 34 #76 of 114
Profitability – – 26 #79 of 106
Financial Health 36 #67 of 104 69 #33 of 104 52 #50 of 104
Shareholder Returns 90 #11 of 105 43 #60 of 105 69 #33 of 105
Overall – – 55
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK 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

PeriodAEGPUKJXNSPY
1 month -5.6%-3.3%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months -12.0%-21.3%+11.4% +3.7%
6 months +1.0%-19.3%+17.4% +7.1%
Year to date +7.8%-21.6%+27.5% +12.8%
1 year +10.5%-12.3%+38.9% +11.9%
3 years +71.3%+15.9%+266.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+5.0%+54.3% +22.8%
5 years +64.6%-40.9%+402.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.5%-10.0%+38.1% +10.9%
10 years +90.2%-24.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%-2.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEGPUKJXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%29.0%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%30.4%35.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.220.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.421.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-65.1%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-27.4%-3.3% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$33.61$140.64 $779.14
52-week low $6.79$23.53$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.

MultipleAEGPUKJXN
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.7x —median 10.7x 161.7xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.5x —median 8.5x 1.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 —median 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 monthsAEGPUKJXN
Revenue – – $6.47B
Net income – – $141.00M
Free cash flow – – $5.89B
EPS (diluted) – – $0.84
Cash & equivalents $4.01B $5.89B $5.99B
Total debt $2.55B $16.00M $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 1.91B 1.30B 70.29M
Enterprise value -$14.51B -$721.74B -$12.35B

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
MetricAEGPUKJXN
P/E – – 161.7x
P/FCF – – 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 1.6x
P/S – – 1.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – 4.5x
EV/Revenue – – 0.9x
EV/FCF – – 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -3.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEGPUKJXN
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 182.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -45.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 564.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -45.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEGPUKJXN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – -0.3%
Net margin – – 0.9%
FCF margin – – 90.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 90.9%
Return on equity – – 1.4%
Return on assets – – 0.0%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 41.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEGPUKJXN
Debt / assets 0.7% 0.0% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 90.8% 97.1%
Equity / assets 2.6% 9.2% 2.9%
Interest coverage – – 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEGPUKJXN
Dividend yield 5.8% 2.3% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 2.3% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 166.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusAEGPUKJXN
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 4.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $2.25FY2026 $27.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +23.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +20.4% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.07BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $7.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.0%FY2026 +112.9%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +13.8% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEGPUKJXN
Held by institutions 7.9% 2.9% 89.6%
Institutions holding 307 283 503
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +1.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 170 153 241
Institutions selling 56 96 188
Buyers to sellers 3.04 1.59 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.

AEGPUKJXN
AEG 1.00 0.58 0.33
PUK 0.58 1.00 0.33
JXN 0.33 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEG, PUK and JXN?

Prudential (PUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aegon (AEG) $12.66B, Prudential (PUK) $31.77B, Jackson Financial (JXN) $9.44B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jackson Financial (JXN) returned the most: Aegon (AEG) +10.5%, Prudential (PUK) -12.3%, Jackson Financial (JXN) +38.9%. Over five years, Jackson Financial (JXN) compounded fastest (Aegon (AEG) +10.5%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.0%/yr, Jackson Financial (JXN) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aegon (AEG) 0.00%, Prudential (PUK) 0.00%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.02%. Aegon (AEG) and Prudential (PUK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aegon (AEG) has been the steadiest (Aegon (AEG) 24.3%, Prudential (PUK) 29.0%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEG, PUK 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, Jackson Financial (JXN) leads on 3. 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.