MET vs KKR vs EQH Stock Comparison

Metlife, Kkr and Equitable Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MET Metlife Inc
$99.76 +2.7% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.62B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
2.34%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$98.34 +8.4% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$88.29B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.78%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$52.87 -3.0% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.20B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.05B
Div. yield
2.16%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMETKKREQHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.62B $88.29B $14.20B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 29.5x 9.9x EQH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 11.5x 7.6x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +31.1% +8.7% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 14.0% 11.1% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 32.5% 6.0% 61.4% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.34% 0.78% 2.16% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.8% -17.3% +16.9% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +4.1%/yr +8.5%/yr MET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.2% 39.0% 33.2% MET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 58/100 64/100 EQH

Percentile Scorecard

METKKREQH

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

AxisMETKKREQH
Valuation 70 #37 of 119 78 #44 of 200 77 #28 of 119
Growth 26 #87 of 117 79 #25 of 117 85 #18 of 117
Profitability 38 #73 of 117 54 #67 of 144 57 #51 of 117
Financial Health 50 #60 of 118 32 #113 of 166 30 #83 of 118
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 108 46 #44 of 81 71 #32 of 108
Overall 44 58 64
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • KKR ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETKKREQHSPY
1 month +2.7%+8.4%-3.0% -5.9%
3 months -0.3%-4.9%+1.4% -4.6%
6 months +26.6%-2.0%+23.4% +0.2%
Year to date +26.4%-22.9%+11.0% +7.5%
1 year +26.8%-17.3%+16.9% +8.2%
3 years +65.1%+65.6%+99.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +18.2%+18.3%+25.8% +19.0%
5 years +55.9%+22.5%+50.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.3%+4.1%+8.5% +9.4%
10 years +139.1%+621.0%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.1%+21.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMETKKREQHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.2%39.0%33.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%41.0%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.661.381.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.11-0.440.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-49.8%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-31.1%-5.8% -5.9%
52-week high $103.55$142.77$56.11 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$83.88$35.34 $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.

MultipleMETKKREQH
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 10.9x 29.5xmedian 33.2x 9.9xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 4.1xmedian 4.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x 13.1xmedian 13.0x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.3x 37.7xmedian 14.5x 5.5xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.8x -7.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.62 0.99median 0.77 -5.25median 0.62

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 monthsMETKKREQH
Revenue $79.40B $21.31B $13.05B
Gross profit $29.06B – $11.47B
Operating income $14.51B – $2.35B
Net income $3.66B $5.64B $1.68B
Free cash flow $14.81B $2.34B $2.60B
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $3.16 $5.30
Cash & equivalents $19.30B $21.08B $17.53B
Total debt $5.89B $53.48B $3.84B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 945.58M 273.40M
Enterprise value -$42.86B $54.77B -$48.14B

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
MetricMETKKREQH
P/E 18.6x 29.5x 9.9x
P/FCF 4.3x 37.7x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 35.5x 5.4x
P/S 0.8x 4.1x 1.1x
P/B 2.3x 1.1x -7.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.2x -7.9x
EV/EBITDA – 13.1x –
EV/EBIT 2.9x 12.8x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 5.7x -0.1x
EV/FCF 2.8x 51.6x -0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 48.5x -0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.99 -5.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETKKREQH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 31.1% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 24.2% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% – 2,039%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.9% 16.1% 435.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 48.3% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% 50.9% 302.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 29.7% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -47.6% 106.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 33.3% 120.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% -48.8% 118.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 32.8% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETKKREQH
Gross margin 36.6% – 87.9%
EBITDA margin – 43.3% –
Operating margin 18.3% – 18.0%
Pretax margin 6.1% 31.1% 16.3%
Net margin 4.3% 14.0% 11.1%
FCF margin 18.7% 11.0% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 11.7% 20.1%
Return on equity 13.2% 7.1% –
Return on assets 0.5% 1.3% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 32.5% 6.0% 61.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 0.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETKKREQH
Debt / assets 0.8% 12.9% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x -2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 22.9x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 81.3% 100.5%
Equity / assets 3.7% 18.7% -0.5%
Interest coverage 1.5x 3.4x 10.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETKKREQH
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 0.3% 7.3%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 1.0% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% 11.9% 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% 28.6% 12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% 6.1% 1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 7.3% 1.8%

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.

ConsensusMETKKREQH
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.86FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $6.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -19.0% +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.11BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026 $15.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +1.9% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETKKREQH
Held by institutions 75.7% 60.4% 95.4%
Institutions holding 1,444 1,269 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +3.8% +14.2%
Institutions buying 723 634 213
Institutions selling 485 459 205
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.38 1.04

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.

METKKREQH
MET 1.00 0.51 0.66
KKR 0.51 1.00 0.56
EQH 0.66 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, KKR and EQH?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $63.62B, Kkr (KKR) $88.29B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, KKR and EQH?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.6x, Kkr (KKR) 29.5x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.1x, Kkr (KKR) 11.5x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.6x). 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: Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Metlife (MET) 32.5%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 61.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Metlife (MET) +26.8%, Kkr (KKR) -17.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +16.9%. Over five years, Metlife (MET) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +9.3%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +4.1%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Metlife (MET) has the highest dividend yield: Metlife (MET) 2.34%, Kkr (KKR) 0.78%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 2.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Metlife (MET) has been the steadiest (Metlife (MET) 24.2%, Kkr (KKR) 39.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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