BNT vs EQH vs PUK Stock Comparison

Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Equitable Holdings and Prudential Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.61 +4.4% 1M +13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
2.09%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
PUK Prudential Plc
$24.25 -3.8% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$30.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.31%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brookfield Wealth Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Wealth Solutions 5, Equitable Holdings 3, Prudential 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNTEQHPUKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.73B $14.91B $30.90B PUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.7x -15.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x 10.8x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.5% -22.1% — BNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% -9.3% — BNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% -6.4% — BNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.71% 2.09% 2.31% PUK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% +13.2% -14.1% EQH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +10.3%/yr -10.1%/yr EQH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 33.6% 29.0% BNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 21/100 — BNT

Percentile Scorecard

BNTEQHPUK

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

AxisBNTEQHPUK
Valuation 96 #6 of 119 12 #105 of 119 –
Growth 40 #68 of 113 4 #109 of 113 –
Profitability 44 #60 of 107 9 #98 of 107 –
Financial Health 48 #56 of 107 5 #102 of 107 69 #34 of 107
Shareholder Returns 7 #98 of 105 74 #28 of 105 43 #60 of 105
Overall 47 21 –
  • BNT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNTEQHPUKSPY
1 month +5.6%+4.4%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months -10.4%+12.9%-17.1% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%+31.7%-18.9% +8.5%
Year to date -16.7%+14.6%-22.1% +13.3%
1 year -19.5%+13.2%-14.1% +12.4%
3 years +97.1%+108.8%+19.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.4%+27.8%+6.1% +23.5%
5 years -6.9%+63.0%-41.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.4%+10.3%-10.1% +11.0%
10 years ——-24.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-2.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBNTEQHPUKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%33.6%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%37.1%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.181.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.700.39-0.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-37.1%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-0.8%-27.8% -0.9%
52-week high $49.60$55.03$33.61 $779.14
52-week low $35.62$35.34$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.

MultipleBNTEQHPUK
P/E now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 10.9x -15.5xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.5x 11.3xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 17.4xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.05median 0.59 0.37median 0.59 —median 0.59

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 monthsBNTEQHPUK
Revenue $11.85B $10.62B –
Gross profit $6.59B $8.95B –
Operating income $5.01B -$384.00M –
Net income $176.00M -$816.00M –
Free cash flow $2.88B $1.32B –
EPS (diluted) $5.90 $-3.53 –
Cash & equivalents $12.61B $17.18B $5.89B
Total debt $6.98B $3.84B $16.00M
Shares (diluted) 29.86M 278.30M 1.30B
Enterprise value -$44.53B -$43.16B -$721.79B

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
MetricBNTEQHPUK
P/E 48.7x -15.5x –
P/FCF 4.4x 11.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 11.0x –
P/S 1.1x 1.4x –
P/B 0.7x 17.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 17.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x – –
EV/EBIT 1.3x 0.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.0x –
EV/FCF 2.3x -0.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 2.0x -0.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.05 0.37 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNTEQHPUK
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.5% -22.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 3.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.2% -16.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 391.6% 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.0% -131.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% -29.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -79.9% -220.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.1% -34.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -79.5% -366.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.7% -41.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.3% -14.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.7% 176.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% -12.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 124.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNTEQHPUK
Gross margin 55.6% 84.3% –
EBITDA margin 44.1% – –
Operating margin 42.3% -3.6% –
Pretax margin 2.3% -5.7% –
Net margin 1.5% -9.3% –
FCF margin 24.3% 12.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.0% 12.8% –
Return on equity 0.4% -38.7% –
Return on assets 0.2% -0.2% –
Return on invested capital 1.8% -6.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.9x -1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNTEQHPUK
Debt / assets 3.4% 1.1% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 4.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 99.7% 90.8%
Equity / assets 8.7% 0.3% 9.2%
Interest coverage 10.6x -1.7x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNTEQHPUK
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 11.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 13.1% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -38.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% –

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.

ConsensusBNTEQHPUK
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.87FY2026 $2.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +21.8%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.6% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.47BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.4%FY2026 +112.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.7% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNTEQHPUK
Held by institutions 8.6% 95.4% 2.9%
Institutions holding 115 482 282
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +14.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 44 214 152
Institutions selling 38 205 96
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.04 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.

BNTEQHPUK
BNT 1.00 0.51 0.35
EQH 0.51 1.00 0.37
PUK 0.35 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNT, EQH and PUK?

Prudential (PUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) $12.73B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.91B, Prudential (PUK) $30.90B.

Which company is growing faster?

Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -17.5%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 1.5%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) leads (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 1.8%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equitable Holdings (EQH) returned the most: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -19.5%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +13.2%, Prudential (PUK) -14.1%. Over five years, Equitable Holdings (EQH) compounded fastest (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -1.4%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.3%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Prudential (PUK) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 0.71%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 2.09%, Prudential (PUK) 2.31%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 27.9%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%, Prudential (PUK) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNT, EQH 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, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) leads on 5. 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.