KKR vs MET vs SLF Stock Comparison

Kkr, Metlife and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$98.02 +8.6% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$91.45B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$100.95 +6.9% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$65.72B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.64 +2.6% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.90B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Metlife leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Metlife 5, Kkr 4, Sun Life Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKKRMETSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.45B $65.72B $45.90B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.6x 19.1x 19.2x MET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 10.2x 13.3x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.1% +8.7% — KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 4.3% — KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 32.5% 11.7% MET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.2% +26.5% +32.5% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr +9.1%/yr +7.0%/yr MET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.5% 24.0% 18.7% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 45/100 31/100 KKR

Percentile Scorecard

KKRMETSLF

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

AxisKKRMETSLF
Valuation 78 #41 of 181 70 #36 of 119 22 #93 of 119
Growth 80 #23 of 112 22 #91 of 116 25 #87 of 116
Profitability 52 #63 of 131 44 #66 of 116 33 #78 of 116
Financial Health 32 #113 of 165 48 #62 of 118 30 #83 of 118
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 75 44 #61 of 108 46 #59 of 108
Overall 57 45 31
  • KKR ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKKRMETSLFSPY
1 month +8.6%+6.9%+2.6% -2.3%
3 months -8.0%+4.8%-2.2% -0.7%
6 months -5.1%+27.9%+11.8% +4.8%
Year to date -23.1%+27.9%+29.2% +10.3%
1 year -17.2%+26.5%+32.5% +10.3%
3 years +60.5%+63.5%+67.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +17.1%+17.8%+18.9% +20.1%
5 years +17.5%+54.6%+39.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +3.3%+9.1%+7.0% +10.1%
10 years +596.2%+144.4%+142.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.4%+9.4%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKKRMETSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.5%24.0%18.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%24.2%20.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.430.640.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.451.101.74 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-36.2%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.3%-2.5%-4.1% -3.5%
52-week high $142.77$103.55$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $83.88$67.70$57.60 $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.

MultipleKKRMETSLF
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 34.9x 18.9xmedian 10.9x 19.0xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 4.7x 0.8xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 11.8x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 14.1x 4.3xmedian 8.6x 13.6xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 0.91 1.79median 0.61 7.24median 0.61

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 monthsKKRMETSLF
Revenue $21.31B $79.40B –
Gross profit – $29.06B –
Operating income – $14.51B –
Net income $5.64B $3.66B $2.57B
Free cash flow $2.34B $14.81B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $3.16 $5.32 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $21.08B $19.30B –
Total debt $53.48B $5.89B $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 945.58M 646.90M 566.00M
Enterprise value $11.59B -$41.06B $3.85B

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
MetricKKRMETSLF
P/E 29.4x 18.9x 19.0x
P/FCF 37.6x 4.3x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 35.4x 4.1x 13.2x
P/S 4.1x 0.8x –
P/B 1.1x 2.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x – –
EV/EBIT 12.8x 3.0x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 51.5x 2.9x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.4x 2.8x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 1.79 7.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKKRMETSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.1% 8.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% -14.9% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 4.1% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.9% -12.2% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 10.5% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% 2.2% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 10.0% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.8% 2.0% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 12.1% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKKRMETSLF
Gross margin – 36.6% –
EBITDA margin 43.3% – –
Operating margin – 18.3% –
Pretax margin 31.1% 6.1% –
Net margin 14.0% 4.3% –
FCF margin 11.0% 18.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 19.6% –
Return on equity 7.1% 13.2% 13.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 32.5% 11.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 4.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKKRMETSLF
Debt / assets 12.9% 0.8% 2.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – –
Debt / FCF 22.9x 0.4x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.3% 96.3% 93.7%
Equity / assets 18.7% 3.7% 6.3%
Interest coverage 3.4x 1.5x 9.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKKRMETSLF
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.3% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 3.8% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 6.1% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusKKRMETSLF
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $9.86FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% +7.9% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.55BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -2.6% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKKRMETSLF
Held by institutions 60.4% 75.7% 44.7%
Institutions holding 1,268 1,444 491
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +0.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 634 724 256
Institutions selling 459 484 130
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.50 1.97

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.

KKRMETSLF
KKR 1.00 0.50 0.24
MET 0.50 1.00 0.44
SLF 0.24 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KKR, MET and SLF?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kkr (KKR) $91.45B, Metlife (MET) $65.72B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, KKR, MET and SLF?

Metlife (MET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kkr (KKR) 30.6x, Metlife (MET) 19.1x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Kkr (KKR) 11.3x, Metlife (MET) 10.2x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.3x). 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: Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Metlife (MET) leads (Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Metlife (MET) 32.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Kkr (KKR) -17.2%, Metlife (MET) +26.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +32.5%. Over five years, Metlife (MET) compounded fastest (Kkr (KKR) +3.3%/yr, Metlife (MET) +9.1%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Kkr (KKR) 38.5%, Metlife (MET) 24.0%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KKR, MET and SLF?

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 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.