CB vs MFC vs AFL Stock Comparison

Chubb, Manulife Financial and Aflac Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CB Chubb Ltd
$355.62 +7.3% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$139.20B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.77 +2.9% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$77.03B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
AFL Aflac Inc
$121.75 +7.2% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$62.14B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.07B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chubb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chubb 5, Manulife Financial 3, Aflac 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBMFCAFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $139.20B $77.03B $62.14B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 16.2x 12.8x CB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 13.5x 16.7x CB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +19.7% +10.9% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.2% 10.0% 26.9% AFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% — -2.7% CB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.0% +36.3% +14.1% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +18.1%/yr +17.8%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.3% 20.2% 17.6% AFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 50/100 45/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

CBMFCAFL

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

AxisCBMFCAFL
Valuation 44 #67 of 119 59 #49 of 119 13 #104 of 119
Growth 55 #51 of 113 84 #19 of 113 43 #65 of 113
Profitability 78 #24 of 107 57 #47 of 107 48 #56 of 107
Financial Health 71 #32 of 107 12 #94 of 107 37 #68 of 107
Shareholder Returns 61 #42 of 105 37 #67 of 105 86 #16 of 105
Overall 62 50 45
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AFL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBMFCAFLSPY
1 month +7.3%+2.9%+7.2% +0.9%
3 months -1.7%+1.9%-5.4% +5.9%
6 months +9.2%+17.3%+4.8% +8.5%
Year to date +13.9%+23.4%+10.4% +13.3%
1 year +29.0%+36.3%+14.1% +12.4%
3 years +70.5%+161.2%+59.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.5%+37.7%+16.8% +23.5%
5 years +82.0%+129.7%+126.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.7%+18.1%+17.8% +11.0%
10 years +178.9%+209.4%+255.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.8%+12.0%+13.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCBMFCAFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.3%20.2%17.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%21.3%17.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.410.73-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.501.800.80 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-29.9%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-1.8%-6.0% -0.9%
52-week high $364.00$45.60$129.53 $779.14
52-week low $275.58$32.15$105.70 $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.

MultipleCBMFCAFL
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.9x 16.1xmedian 10.9x 12.6xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 8.5x 3.3xmedian 8.5x 23.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.59 0.72median 0.59 1.94median 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 monthsCBMFCAFL
Revenue $61.85B $47.47B $18.07B
Gross profit $35.22B – $11.05B
Operating income $14.60B – -$1.24B
Net income $11.25B $4.76B $4.86B
Free cash flow $17.81B $23.26B $2.65B
EPS (diluted) $28.84 $2.78 $9.62
Cash & equivalents $3.01B – $6.12B
Total debt $19.09B $185.03B $8.73B
Shares (diluted) 389.37M 1.71B 505.58M
Enterprise value $84.84B -$17.86B $37.36B

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
MetricCBMFCAFL
P/E 12.2x 16.1x 12.6x
P/FCF 7.6x 3.3x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 3.3x 23.1x
P/S 2.2x 1.6x 3.4x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 9.7x 14.5x -51.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 7.9x 4.4x 24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 4.4x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 0.72 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBMFCAFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 19.7% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 13.5% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% – 25.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% – 68.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% -19.1% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 68.2% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% 14.8% 112.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 22.3% 6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 139.4% 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 40.5% -8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 139.4% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 40.5% -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBMFCAFL
Gross margin 56.9% – 61.1%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 23.6% – -6.8%
Pretax margin 22.3% 12.8% 32.0%
Net margin 18.2% 10.0% 26.9%
FCF margin 28.8% 49.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 28.8% 49.0% 14.6%
Return on equity 14.0% 9.2% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.5% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 12.0% – -2.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 4.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBMFCAFL
Debt / assets 6.7% 6.0% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 2.0x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 95.0% 73.9%
Equity / assets 27.7% 5.0% 26.1%
Interest coverage 18.1x 6.7x -5.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBMFCAFL
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.2% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 2.1% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 6.3% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.7% 46.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.7% 9.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.6% -181.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

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.

ConsensusCBMFCAFL
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.86FY2026 $3.31FY2026 $7.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +3.6% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.37BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026 $17.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +5.6% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBMFCAFL
Held by institutions 89.7% 44.4% 68.2%
Institutions holding 2,149 810 1,699
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% 0.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,014 383 741
Institutions selling 803 227 580
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.69 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.

CBMFCAFL
CB 1.00 0.09 0.62
MFC 0.09 1.00 0.28
AFL 0.62 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, MFC and AFL?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $139.20B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $77.03B, Aflac (AFL) $62.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, MFC and AFL?

Chubb (CB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.4x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.2x, Aflac (AFL) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chubb (CB) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.5x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Aflac (AFL) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Manulife Financial (MFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chubb (CB) +5.7%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Aflac (AFL) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aflac (AFL) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.2%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Aflac (AFL) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Chubb (CB) leads (Chubb (CB) 12.0%, Aflac (AFL) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +29.0%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +36.3%, Aflac (AFL) +14.1%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +12.7%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +18.1%/yr, Aflac (AFL) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Aflac (AFL) 0.00%. Manulife Financial (MFC) and Aflac (AFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aflac (AFL) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.3%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Aflac (AFL) 17.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CB, MFC and AFL?

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.