GL vs KKR vs MET Stock Comparison

Globe Life, Kkr and Metlife Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.96 -6.1% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.26B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$91.96 -4.9% 1M -24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$83.10B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$99.99 +2.3% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$64.03B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kkr leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Kkr 4, Globe Life 4, Metlife 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLKKRMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.26B $83.10B $64.03B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 27.8x 18.6x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 10.8x 10.1x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +31.1% +8.7% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 14.0% 4.3% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% 6.0% -101.9% KKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% -24.8% +26.8% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr +3.0%/yr +8.9%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 38.1% 23.9% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 59/100 39/100 KKR

Percentile Scorecard

GLKKRMET

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

AxisGLKKRMET
Valuation 28 #86 of 119 81 #36 of 181 56 #53 of 119
Growth 25 #86 of 114 79 #24 of 111 20 #91 of 114
Profitability 51 #55 of 110 54 #60 of 129 17 #92 of 110
Financial Health 15 #94 of 110 33 #111 of 164 55 #50 of 110
Shareholder Returns 55 #48 of 106 49 #39 of 75 46 #58 of 106
Overall 35 59 39
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • KKR ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLKKRMETSPY
1 month -6.1%-4.9%+2.3% -0.2%
3 months -12.4%-10.5%+2.6% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%-9.3%+27.7% +8.2%
Year to date +12.2%-27.9%+26.7% +12.9%
1 year +16.3%-24.8%+26.8% +12.3%
3 years +40.1%+70.0%+71.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+19.4%+19.7% +23.3%
5 years +72.4%+16.0%+53.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.5%+3.0%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%+523.5%+135.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%+20.1%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLKKRMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%38.1%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%40.6%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.450.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.76-0.651.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-49.8%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-35.6%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $186.01$142.77$103.55 $779.14
52-week low $130.37$83.88$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.

MultipleGLKKRMET
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.5x 27.5xmedian 34.2x 18.7xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 3.9xmedian 4.9x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 12.4xmedian 11.7x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 8.5x 35.3xmedian 13.2x 4.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.53 0.93median 0.91 1.77median 0.53

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 monthsGLKKRMET
Revenue $6.19B $21.31B $79.40B
Gross profit $3.23B – $29.06B
Operating income -$1.47B – -$45.48B
Net income $1.21B $5.64B $3.66B
Free cash flow $1.23B $2.34B $14.81B
EPS (diluted) $15.36 $3.16 $5.32
Cash & equivalents – $21.08B $19.30B
Total debt $2.94B $53.48B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 78.91M 945.58M 646.90M
Enterprise value $11.50B $3.25B -$42.75B

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
MetricGLKKRMET
P/E 10.0x 27.5x 18.7x
P/FCF 11.7x 35.3x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 33.2x 4.1x
P/S 2.3x 3.9x 0.8x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.4x –
EV/EBIT -11.7x 12.2x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 14.0x 49.1x 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 46.2x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.93 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLKKRMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 31.1% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 24.2% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% – 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% – -13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.8% 16.1% -14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 48.3% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 50.9% -12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 29.7% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% -47.6% 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 33.3% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% -48.8% 2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 32.8% 12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLKKRMET
Gross margin 52.1% – 36.6%
EBITDA margin – 43.3% –
Operating margin -23.7% – -57.3%
Pretax margin 24.2% 31.1% 6.1%
Net margin 19.6% 14.0% 4.3%
FCF margin 19.9% 11.0% 18.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 11.7% 19.6%
Return on equity 19.8% 7.1% 13.2%
Return on assets 3.9% 1.3% 0.5%
Return on invested capital -13.3% 6.0% -101.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.4x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLKKRMET
Debt / assets 9.3% 12.9% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 22.9x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 80.5% 81.3% 96.3%
Equity / assets 19.5% 18.7% 3.7%
Interest coverage -10.4x 3.4x -4.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLKKRMET
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 4.8% 0.3% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 1.1% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.9% 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.6% 10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% -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.

ConsensusGLKKRMET
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.71FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $9.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% -18.9% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +1.9% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLKKRMET
Held by institutions 70.7% 60.4% 75.7%
Institutions holding 697 1,266 1,442
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.7% +3.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 346 634 723
Institutions selling 206 457 483
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.39 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.

GLKKRMET
GL 1.00 0.17 0.50
KKR 0.17 1.00 0.49
MET 0.50 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GL, KKR and MET?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globe Life (GL) $12.26B, Kkr (KKR) $83.10B, Metlife (MET) $64.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, GL, KKR and MET?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globe Life (GL) 10.1x, Kkr (KKR) 27.8x, Metlife (MET) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 10.7x, Kkr (KKR) 10.8x, Metlife (MET) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kkr (KKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Kkr (KKR) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Globe Life (GL) +16.3%, Kkr (KKR) -24.8%, Metlife (MET) +26.8%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.0%/yr, Metlife (MET) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Metlife (MET) has the highest dividend yield: Globe Life (GL) 0.00%, Kkr (KKR) 0.01%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%. Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Kkr (KKR) 38.1%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GL, KKR 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, Kkr (KKR) 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.