CRBG vs MFC vs AEG Stock Comparison

Corebridge Financial, Manulife Financial and Aegon Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.26 +1.5% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$76.04B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins
AEG Aegon Ltd.
$8.10 -7.5% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 7, Corebridge Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRBGMFCAEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.75B $76.04B $12.65B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 16.0x — MFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 13.5x 7.4x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.5% +19.7% — CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 10.0% — MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -25.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% +37.5% +9.3% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.9%/yr +9.1%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 20.2% 24.3% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 50/100 — MFC

Percentile Scorecard

CRBGMFCAEG

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

AxisCRBGMFCAEG
Valuation 46 #65 of 119 63 #45 of 119 –
Growth 29 #83 of 117 82 #22 of 117 –
Profitability 16 #99 of 117 53 #56 of 117 –
Financial Health 6 #111 of 118 15 #101 of 118 33 #80 of 118
Shareholder Returns 43 #62 of 108 38 #67 of 108 94 #7 of 108
Overall 28 50 –
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRBGMFCAEGSPY
1 month +0.7%+1.5%-7.5% -1.0%
3 months +9.1%+1.4%-11.3% +2.9%
6 months +29.9%+14.2%+1.0% +6.4%
Year to date +13.1%+22.0%+5.1% +11.4%
1 year +7.1%+37.5%+9.3% +13.1%
3 years +64.6%+154.2%+72.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.1%+36.5%+20.0% +21.5%
5 years —+118.1%+54.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+16.9%+9.1% +10.9%
10 years —+202.7%+91.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.7%+6.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRBGMFCAEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%20.2%24.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%21.3%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.320.740.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.201.850.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-29.9%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-2.9%-15.1% -2.5%
52-week high $35.58$45.60$9.54 $779.14
52-week low $22.30$32.15$6.79 $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.

MultipleCRBGMFCAEG
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 10.5x 15.9xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 8.0x —median 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.4x 3.2xmedian 8.4x —median 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.86median 0.47 0.71median 0.47 —median 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 monthsCRBGMFCAEG
Revenue $20.06B $47.47B –
Gross profit $12.23B – –
Operating income -$6.75B – –
Net income $883.00M $4.76B –
Free cash flow $1.85B $23.26B –
EPS (diluted) $1.96 $2.78 –
Cash & equivalents – – $4.01B
Total debt $9.36B $185.03B $2.55B
Shares (diluted) 454.20M 1.71B 1.91B
Enterprise value -$6.02B -$18.84B -$14.52B

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
MetricCRBGMFCAEG
P/E 17.4x 15.9x –
P/FCF 8.2x 3.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 3.2x –
P/S 0.8x 1.6x –
P/B 1.3x 1.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -3.2x – –
EV/EBIT -2.9x 14.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 10.4x 4.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 4.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.86 0.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRBGMFCAEG
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.5% 19.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 13.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 353.7% -19.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% 68.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 419.6% 14.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 22.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 139.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.3% 40.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 139.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.3% 40.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRBGMFCAEG
Gross margin 61.0% – –
EBITDA margin -30.1% – –
Operating margin -33.6% – –
Pretax margin 5.4% 12.8% –
Net margin 4.4% 10.0% –
FCF margin 9.2% 49.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 49.0% –
Return on equity 7.6% 9.2% –
Return on assets 0.2% 0.5% –
Return on invested capital -25.4% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 4.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRBGMFCAEG
Debt / assets 2.3% 6.0% 0.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 5.1x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 95.0% 97.4%
Equity / assets 2.7% 5.0% 2.6%
Interest coverage -12.8x 6.7x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRBGMFCAEG
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.2% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 20.0% 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 22.9% 6.4% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.6% 46.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.5% 9.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -10.1% -181.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -22.0% – –

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.

ConsensusCRBGMFCAEG
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.84FY2026 $3.28FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.6% +3.7% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.27BFY2026 $32.15BFY2026 $11.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -50.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +5.6% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRBGMFCAEG
Held by institutions 100.0% 44.4% 7.9%
Institutions holding 448 810 306
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% 0.0% -5.6%
Institutions buying 230 383 170
Institutions selling 170 227 55
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.69 3.09

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.

CRBGMFCAEG
CRBG 1.00 0.50 0.41
MFC 0.50 1.00 0.52
AEG 0.41 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRBG, MFC and AEG?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.75B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.04B, Aegon (AEG) $12.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRBG, MFC and AEG?

Manulife Financial (MFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 17.7x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.1x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Aegon (AEG) 7.4x). 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) +29.5%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 4.4%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +7.1%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.5%, Aegon (AEG) +9.3%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Manulife Financial (MFC) +16.9%/yr, Aegon (AEG) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 0.03%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Aegon (AEG) 0.00%. Manulife Financial (MFC) and Aegon (AEG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.0%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Aegon (AEG) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRBG, MFC and AEG?

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