CRBG vs MET vs PRU Stock Comparison

Corebridge Financial, Metlife and Prudential Financial Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MET Metlife Inc
$102.84 +6.2% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$65.59B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
2.27%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
PRU Prudential Financial Inc
$126.67 +11.6% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$43.70B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.77B
Div. yield
4.38%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRBGMETPRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.95B $65.59B $43.70B MET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 19.2x 11.2x CRBG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 10.4x 9.4x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +8.7% +9.4% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.5% 4.3% 6.0% CRBG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 32.5% 16.9% MET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — -1.0x PRU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.73% 2.27% 4.38% PRU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +29.4% +20.6% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.0%/yr +2.7%/yr MET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 24.0% 23.5% PRU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 57/100 PRU

Percentile Scorecard

CRBGMETPRU

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

AxisCRBGMETPRU
Valuation 70 #37 of 119 72 #34 of 119 90 #13 of 119
Growth 57 #51 of 116 27 #85 of 116 84 #19 of 116
Profitability 44 #65 of 116 39 #71 of 116 35 #76 of 116
Financial Health 8 #109 of 118 48 #62 of 118 27 #87 of 118
Shareholder Returns 56 #49 of 109 40 #66 of 109 47 #58 of 109
Overall 47 45 57
  • CRBG 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

PeriodCRBGMETPRUSPY
1 month +4.0%+6.2%+11.6% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%+6.8%+5.5% -0.4%
6 months +29.2%+28.3%+26.5% +4.5%
Year to date +20.1%+30.3%+12.2% +12.4%
1 year +15.9%+29.4%+20.6% +13.6%
3 years +71.9%+66.5%+34.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.8%+18.5%+10.4% +20.8%
5 years —+60.7%+14.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+10.0%+2.7% +10.4%
10 years —+146.4%+47.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+9.4%+4.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCRBGMETPRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%24.0%23.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%24.1%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.340.660.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.461.230.88 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-36.2%-36.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.7%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $36.23$103.55$126.67 $779.14
52-week low $22.30$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.

MultipleCRBGMETPRU
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.1x 19.2xmedian 11.1x 11.2xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 3.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 9.0x 4.4xmedian 9.0x 4.0xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.64 1.82median 0.64 0.36median 0.64

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 monthsCRBGMETPRU
Revenue $20.81B $79.40B $64.77B
Gross profit $14.36B $29.06B $28.58B
Operating income $3.97B $14.51B $11.10B
Net income $2.18B $3.66B $4.07B
Free cash flow $2.43B $14.81B $10.97B
EPS (diluted) $4.89 $5.32 $11.26
Cash & equivalents – $19.30B $15.16B
Total debt $10.11B $5.89B $20.62B
Shares (diluted) 447.20M 646.90M 348.10M
Enterprise value -$4.90B -$40.89B -$83.96B

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
MetricCRBGMETPRU
P/E 7.4x 19.2x 11.2x
P/FCF 6.6x 4.4x 4.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 4.2x 4.0x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 2.1x 2.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x – 3.0x
EV/EBIT 5.3x 3.0x 2.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 8.6x 3.0x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 2.8x 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 1.82 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRBGMETPRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 8.7% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 4.3% 0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.2% 6.5% 34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 10.6% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.8% 5.1% 78.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 10.8% 23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.1% -14.9% 123.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 4.1% 30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 166.5% -12.2% 144.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 10.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.3% 2.2% 426.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 10.0% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.3% 2.0% 426.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 12.1% 20.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRBGMETPRU
Gross margin 69.0% 36.6% 44.1%
EBITDA margin 22.5% – 16.9%
Operating margin 19.1% 18.3% 17.1%
Pretax margin 16.6% 6.1% 7.6%
Net margin 10.5% 4.3% 6.0%
FCF margin 11.7% 18.7% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 19.6% 16.9%
Return on equity 23.2% 13.2% 12.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 32.5% 16.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 4.3x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRBGMETPRU
Debt / assets 2.5% 0.8% 2.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 0.4x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 98.2% 96.3% 95.9%
Equity / assets 1.8% 3.7% 4.1%
Interest coverage 7.5x 1.5x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRBGMETPRU
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.3% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 17.8% 3.7% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 20.5% 6.0% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 20.8% 41.2% 47.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.7% 10.2% 17.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.7% -0.6% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -26.4% -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.

ConsensusCRBGMETPRU
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.84FY2026 $9.86FY2026 $13.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.6% +7.9% -1.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.26BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026 $56.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% -2.6% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRBGMETPRU
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.7% 62.9%
Institutions holding 450 1,444 1,420
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +0.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 230 724 701
Institutions selling 172 484 470
Buyers to sellers 1.34 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.

CRBGMETPRU
CRBG 1.00 0.67 0.55
MET 0.67 1.00 0.69
PRU 0.55 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRBG, MET and PRU?

Metlife (MET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.95B, Metlife (MET) $65.59B, Prudential Financial (PRU) $43.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRBG, MET and PRU?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.4x, Metlife (MET) 19.2x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.5x, Metlife (MET) 10.4x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +13.6%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) has the highest net margin (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 10.5%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Metlife (MET) leads (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 13.2%, Metlife (MET) 32.5%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +15.9%, Metlife (MET) +29.4%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +20.6%. Over five years, Metlife (MET) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +10.0%/yr, Prudential Financial (PRU) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Prudential Financial (PRU) has the highest dividend yield: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 2.73%, Metlife (MET) 2.27%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 4.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prudential Financial (PRU) has been the steadiest (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 34.7%, Metlife (MET) 24.0%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRBG, 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, Metlife (MET) leads on 4. 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.