BNT vs PUK vs GL Stock Comparison

Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Prudential and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
GL Globe Life Inc.
$158.40 -5.0% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.61B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
0.80%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBNTPUKGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.73B $30.90B $14.61B PUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.7x — 10.1x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.8x 10.8x GL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.5% — +5.2% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% — 19.6% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — -13.3% BNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.71% 2.31% 0.80% PUK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% -14.1% +17.9% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -10.1%/yr +12.2%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 29.0% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 34/100 BNT

Percentile Scorecard

BNTPUKGL

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

AxisBNTPUKGL
Valuation 96 #6 of 119 – 27 #87 of 119
Growth 40 #68 of 113 – 26 #84 of 113
Profitability 44 #60 of 107 – 51 #53 of 107
Financial Health 48 #56 of 107 69 #34 of 107 15 #91 of 107
Shareholder Returns 7 #98 of 105 43 #60 of 105 49 #54 of 105
Overall 47 – 34
  • BNT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNTPUKGLSPY
1 month +5.6%-3.8%-5.0% +0.9%
3 months -10.4%-17.1%-11.9% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%-18.9%+3.8% +8.5%
Year to date -16.7%-22.1%+13.3% +13.3%
1 year -19.5%-14.1%+17.9% +12.4%
3 years +97.1%+19.3%+41.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.4%+6.1%+12.2% +23.5%
5 years -6.9%-41.3%+77.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.4%-10.1%+12.2% +11.0%
10 years —-24.5%+150.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-2.8%+9.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBNTPUKGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%29.0%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%30.4%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.220.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.490.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-65.1%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-27.8%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $49.60$33.61$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $35.62$23.53$130.37 $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.

MultipleBNTPUKGL
P/E now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x 10.1xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 2.4xmedian 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 —median 8.5x 11.9xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.05median 0.59 —median 0.59 0.53median 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 monthsBNTPUKGL
Revenue $11.85B – $6.19B
Gross profit $6.59B – $3.23B
Operating income $5.01B – -$1.47B
Net income $176.00M – $1.21B
Free cash flow $2.88B – $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $5.90 – $15.36
Cash & equivalents $12.61B $5.89B –
Total debt $6.98B $16.00M $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 29.86M 1.30B 78.91M
Enterprise value -$44.53B -$721.79B $13.85B

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
MetricBNTPUKGL
P/E 48.7x – 10.1x
P/FCF 4.4x – 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x – 10.5x
P/S 1.1x – 2.4x
P/B 0.7x 1.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x – –
EV/EBIT 1.3x – -11.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 2.8x
EV/FCF 2.3x – 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.0x – 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.05 – 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNTPUKGL
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.5% – 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% – 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.2% – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 391.6% – 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.0% – 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% – -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -79.9% – 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.1% – 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -79.5% – 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.7% – 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.3% – -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.7% – -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% – -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.7% – -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNTPUKGL
Gross margin 55.6% – 52.1%
EBITDA margin 44.1% – –
Operating margin 42.3% – -23.7%
Pretax margin 2.3% – 24.2%
Net margin 1.5% – 19.6%
FCF margin 24.3% – 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 28.0% – 22.5%
Return on equity 0.4% – 19.8%
Return on assets 0.2% – 3.9%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.9x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNTPUKGL
Debt / assets 3.4% 0.0% 9.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 90.8% 80.5%
Equity / assets 8.7% 9.2% 19.5%
Interest coverage 10.6x – -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNTPUKGL
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 4.8%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.3% 5.6%
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.

ConsensusBNTPUKGL
Forward P/E – 10.8xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.25FY2026 $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.8%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.4% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.28BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +112.9%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.8% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNTPUKGL
Held by institutions 8.6% 2.9% 70.7%
Institutions holding 115 282 697
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +1.8% +20.7%
Institutions buying 44 152 346
Institutions selling 38 96 206
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.58 1.68

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.

BNTPUKGL
BNT 1.00 0.35 0.22
PUK 0.35 1.00 0.23
GL 0.22 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNT, PUK and GL?

Prudential (PUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) $12.73B, Prudential (PUK) $30.90B, Globe Life (GL) $14.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNT, PUK and GL?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 48.7x, Globe Life (GL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globe Life (GL) is cheapest (Prudential (PUK) 10.8x, Globe Life (GL) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Globe Life (GL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -17.5%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 1.5%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) leads (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 1.8%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -19.5%, Prudential (PUK) -14.1%, Globe Life (GL) +17.9%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -1.4%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.1%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +12.2%/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%, Prudential (PUK) 2.31%, Globe Life (GL) 0.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 27.9%, Prudential (PUK) 29.0%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNT, PUK and GL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Globe Life (GL) 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.