CB vs HIG vs MET Stock Comparison

Chubb, Hartford Insurance and Metlife Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CB Chubb Ltd
$355.11 +5.9% 1M +25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$138.25B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
HIG Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
$136.76 +7.9% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.16B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$98.82 +1.6% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.25B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chubb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chubb 5, Metlife 4, Hartford Insurance 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBHIGMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $138.25B $37.16B $64.25B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 8.6x 18.7x HIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 11.2x 10.0x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +7.0% +8.7% MET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 14.9% 4.3% CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.6% -36.1% -101.9% CB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.5% +9.2% +26.4% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +13.0%/yr +8.5%/yr CB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 20.1% 23.9% CB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 58/100 40/100 HIG

Percentile Scorecard

CBHIGMET

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

AxisCBHIGMET
Valuation 37 #75 of 119 58 #51 of 119 59 #50 of 119
Growth 60 #47 of 117 55 #53 of 117 18 #96 of 117
Profitability 67 #39 of 117 49 #60 of 117 21 #93 of 117
Financial Health 62 #46 of 118 52 #57 of 118 61 #47 of 118
Shareholder Returns 56 #48 of 108 77 #26 of 108 44 #61 of 108
Overall 56 58 40
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HIG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBHIGMETSPY
1 month +5.9%+7.9%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months -1.3%-2.6%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months +8.9%+1.7%+27.2% +6.4%
Year to date +13.8%-0.8%+25.2% +11.4%
1 year +25.5%+9.2%+26.4% +13.1%
3 years +67.9%+94.3%+66.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.9%+24.8%+18.6% +21.5%
5 years +88.8%+84.6%+50.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.6%+13.0%+8.5% +10.9%
10 years +191.3%+221.2%+139.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.3%+12.4%+9.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCBHIGMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%20.1%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.9%19.8%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.41-0.150.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.310.461.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-19.5%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-6.1%-4.6% -2.5%
52-week high $364.00$145.71$103.55 $779.14
52-week low $275.58$122.36$67.70 $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.

MultipleCBHIGMET
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 10.5x 8.6xmedian 10.5x 18.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x -5.0xmedian 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.4x 6.3xmedian 8.4x 4.3xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.47 0.24median 0.47 1.75median 0.47

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 monthsCBHIGMET
Revenue $61.80B $29.06B $79.40B
Gross profit $35.75B $13.46B $29.06B
Operating income -$11.77B -$10.59B -$45.48B
Net income $11.51B $4.37B $3.66B
Free cash flow $15.38B $5.87B $14.81B
EPS (diluted) $28.59 $15.72 $5.32
Cash & equivalents $2.75B – $19.30B
Total debt $18.54B $4.37B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 391.25M 276.30M 646.90M
Enterprise value $84.83B $20.85B -$42.53B

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
MetricCBHIGMET
P/E 12.3x 8.6x 18.5x
P/FCF 8.9x 6.3x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 6.3x 4.1x
P/S 2.2x 1.3x 0.8x
P/B 1.7x 1.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – -5.0x –
EV/EBIT -12.0x -3.5x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 9.2x 6.4x 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 6.4x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.24 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBHIGMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 7.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 7.3% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% 13.6% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 12.1% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.7% 6.6% -13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 2.8% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% 34.5% -14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 29.4% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 40.3% -12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 35.2% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 0.9% 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 19.7% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 2.7% 2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 22.1% 12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBHIGMET
Gross margin 57.8% 46.3% 36.6%
EBITDA margin – -26.0% –
Operating margin -19.0% -36.4% -57.3%
Pretax margin 23.1% 17.3% 6.1%
Net margin 18.1% 14.9% 4.3%
FCF margin 24.9% 20.2% 18.7%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 20.2% 19.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 22.7% 13.2%
Return on assets 4.1% 5.0% 0.5%
Return on invested capital -9.6% -36.1% -101.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBHIGMET
Debt / assets 6.6% 5.0% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 77.7% 96.3%
Equity / assets 28.7% 22.3% 3.7%
Interest coverage -14.7x -53.2x -4.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBHIGMET
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 4.6% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 6.4% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% 14.3% 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% 10.6% 10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.4% 8.9% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 6.5% -1.6%

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.

ConsensusCBHIGMET
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $29.83FY2026 $12.20FY2026 $9.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 -9.1%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +6.1% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.85BFY2026 $27.39BFY2026 $83.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +4.9% -2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBHIGMET
Held by institutions 89.7% 92.5% 75.7%
Institutions holding 2,149 1,198 1,442
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +0.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,014 530 723
Institutions selling 803 457 483
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.16 1.50

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.

CBHIGMET
CB 1.00 0.73 0.35
HIG 0.73 1.00 0.43
MET 0.35 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, HIG and MET?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $138.25B, Hartford Insurance (HIG) $37.16B, Metlife (MET) $64.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, HIG and MET?

Hartford Insurance (HIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.4x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 8.6x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.9x, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 11.2x, Metlife (MET) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Metlife (MET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chubb (CB) +8.0%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +7.0%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.1%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 14.9%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Chubb (CB) leads (Chubb (CB) -9.6%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) -36.1%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +25.5%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +9.2%, Metlife (MET) +26.4%. Over five years, Chubb (CB) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +13.6%/yr, Hartford Insurance (HIG) +13.0%/yr, Metlife (MET) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Metlife (MET) has the highest dividend yield: Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 0.02%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chubb (CB) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.5%, Hartford Insurance (HIG) 20.1%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CB, HIG and MET?

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