CB vs MET vs PRU Stock Comparison

Chubb, Metlife and Prudential Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CB Chubb Ltd
$362.30 +9.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$140.14B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$100.83 +5.9% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$64.33B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
PRU Prudential Financial Inc
$116.87 +1.6% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$40.39B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.77B
Div. yield
0.05%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chubb leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chubb 6, Prudential Financial 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBMETPRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $140.14B $64.33B $40.39B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 18.7x 10.3x PRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 10.2x 8.7x PRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +8.7% +9.4% PRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.2% 4.3% 6.0% CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% -101.9% 16.9% PRU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.05% PRU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +28.7% +15.5% CB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +9.9%/yr +1.2%/yr CB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.4% 23.9% 22.7% CB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 38/100 59/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

CBMETPRU

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

AxisCBMETPRU
Valuation 42 #70 of 119 57 #52 of 119 94 #8 of 119
Growth 53 #54 of 114 19 #93 of 114 85 #18 of 114
Profitability 75 #27 of 106 17 #88 of 106 34 #70 of 106
Financial Health 71 #31 of 104 56 #46 of 104 30 #73 of 104
Shareholder Returns 61 #42 of 105 42 #61 of 105 53 #50 of 105
Overall 60 38 59
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PRU ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBMETPRUSPY
1 month +9.1%+5.9%+1.6% +0.7%
3 months +3.5%+3.9%-4.8% +3.7%
6 months +10.8%+25.9%+19.1% +7.1%
Year to date +16.1%+27.7%+3.5% +12.8%
1 year +30.3%+28.7%+15.5% +11.9%
3 years +69.5%+69.7%+28.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.3%+19.3%+8.8% +22.8%
5 years +85.4%+60.6%+6.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.2%+9.9%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +184.1%+140.8%+38.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.0%+9.2%+3.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBMETPRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.4%23.9%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%24.2%25.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.410.640.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.561.200.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-36.2%-36.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-2.6%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $364.00$103.55$125.14 $779.14
52-week low $276.94$67.70$92.00 $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.

MultipleCBMETPRU
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 10.7x 18.8xmedian 10.7x 10.3xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x 2.7xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 8.5x 4.3xmedian 8.5x 3.7xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.60 1.79median 0.60 0.33median 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 monthsCBMETPRU
Revenue $61.85B $79.40B $64.77B
Gross profit $35.22B $29.06B $28.58B
Operating income $14.60B -$45.48B $11.10B
Net income $11.25B $3.66B $4.07B
Free cash flow $17.81B $14.81B $10.97B
EPS (diluted) $28.84 $5.32 $11.26
Cash & equivalents $3.01B $19.30B $15.16B
Total debt $19.09B $5.89B $20.62B
Shares (diluted) 389.37M 646.90M 348.10M
Enterprise value $85.78B -$42.45B -$89.93B

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
MetricCBMETPRU
P/E 12.4x 18.8x 10.3x
P/FCF 7.8x 4.3x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 4.1x 3.7x
P/S 2.2x 0.8x 0.6x
P/B 1.8x 2.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.3x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 2.7x
EV/EBIT 9.9x -0.9x 2.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 8.1x 2.9x 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 2.8x 2.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 1.79 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBMETPRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 8.7% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 4.3% 0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 6.5% 34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 10.6% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% -13.6% 78.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -0.9% 23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% -14.9% 123.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 4.1% 30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% -12.2% 144.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 10.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 2.2% 426.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 10.0% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 2.0% 426.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 12.1% 20.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBMETPRU
Gross margin 56.9% 36.6% 44.1%
EBITDA margin – – 16.9%
Operating margin 23.6% -57.3% 17.1%
Pretax margin 22.3% 6.1% 7.6%
Net margin 18.2% 4.3% 6.0%
FCF margin 28.8% 18.7% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 28.8% 19.6% 16.9%
Return on equity 14.0% 13.2% 12.7%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.5% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 12.0% -101.9% 16.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 4.3x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBMETPRU
Debt / assets 6.7% 0.8% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.4x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 96.3% 95.9%
Equity / assets 27.7% 3.7% 4.1%
Interest coverage 18.1x -4.7x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBMETPRU
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.3% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 3.8% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 6.1% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.7% 41.2% 47.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.7% 10.2% 17.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.6% -0.6% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -1.6% 2.1%

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.

ConsensusCBMETPRU
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.86FY2026 $9.86FY2026 $13.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +7.9% -1.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.37BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026 $56.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% -2.6% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBMETPRU
Held by institutions 89.7% 75.7% 62.9%
Institutions holding 2,150 1,443 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +0.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 1,014 724 700
Institutions selling 804 483 470
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.50 1.49

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.

CBMETPRU
CB 1.00 0.36 0.21
MET 0.36 1.00 0.69
PRU 0.21 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, MET and PRU?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $140.14B, Metlife (MET) $64.33B, Prudential Financial (PRU) $40.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, MET and PRU?

Prudential Financial (PRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.5x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Prudential Financial (PRU) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.7x, Metlife (MET) 10.2x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 8.7x). 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: Chubb (CB) +5.7%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.2%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Prudential Financial (PRU) leads (Chubb (CB) 12.0%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chubb (CB) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +30.3%, Metlife (MET) +28.7%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +15.5%. Over five years, Chubb (CB) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +13.2%/yr, Metlife (MET) +9.9%/yr, Prudential Financial (PRU) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Prudential Financial (PRU) has the highest dividend yield: Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chubb (CB) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.4%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.