MET vs KKR vs GL Stock Comparison

Metlife, Kkr and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MET Metlife Inc
$100.05 +2.4% 1M +27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.35B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$91.63 -5.2% 1M -24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$82.09B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 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.

QuestionMETKKRGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.35B $82.09B $12.10B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 27.5x 10.0x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 10.8x 10.7x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +31.1% +5.2% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 14.0% 19.6% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.9% 6.0% -13.3% KKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.2% -24.4% +17.3% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +3.7%/yr +11.5%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 38.2% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 59/100 32/100 KKR

Percentile Scorecard

METKKRGL

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

AxisMETKKRGL
Valuation 56 #53 of 119 80 #38 of 184 28 #86 of 119
Growth 18 #95 of 115 78 #26 of 113 22 #90 of 115
Profitability 17 #94 of 113 54 #61 of 130 49 #58 of 113
Financial Health 54 #53 of 114 34 #111 of 167 15 #97 of 114
Shareholder Returns 43 #61 of 107 49 #39 of 76 47 #57 of 107
Overall 38 59 32
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • KKR ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETKKRGLSPY
1 month +2.4%-5.2%-6.2% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%-9.8%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months +28.8%-9.0%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date +26.7%-28.1%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year +27.2%-24.4%+17.3% +13.0%
3 years +71.6%+69.4%+39.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+19.2%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +55.6%+20.0%+72.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%+3.7%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years +139.4%+516.2%+148.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+19.9%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMETKKRGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%38.2%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%40.6%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.450.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.13-0.640.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-49.8%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-35.8%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $103.55$142.77$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$83.88$130.37 $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.

MultipleMETKKRGL
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 10.6x 27.4xmedian 33.6x 10.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 3.9xmedian 4.9x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 12.4xmedian 11.5x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.6x 35.2xmedian 13.2x 11.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.52 0.92median 0.91 0.52median 0.52

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 monthsMETKKRGL
Revenue $79.40B $21.31B $6.19B
Gross profit $29.06B – $3.23B
Operating income -$45.48B – -$1.47B
Net income $3.66B $5.64B $1.21B
Free cash flow $14.81B $2.34B $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $3.16 $15.36
Cash & equivalents $19.30B $21.08B –
Total debt $5.89B $53.48B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 945.58M 78.91M
Enterprise value -$42.43B $2.24B $11.34B

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
MetricMETKKRGL
P/E 18.7x 27.4x 10.0x
P/FCF 4.3x 35.2x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 33.1x 10.4x
P/S 0.8x 3.9x 2.3x
P/B 2.3x 1.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.4x –
EV/EBIT -0.9x 12.2x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 5.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 2.9x 49.0x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 46.1x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.92 0.52

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETKKRGL
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 0.3% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 1.1% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% 11.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 7.3% –

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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETKKRGL
Held by institutions 75.7% 60.4% 70.7%
Institutions holding 1,442 1,266 697
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +3.8% +20.7%
Institutions buying 723 634 346
Institutions selling 483 457 206
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.39 1.68

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.

METKKRGL
MET 1.00 0.49 0.51
KKR 0.49 1.00 0.17
GL 0.51 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, KKR and GL?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $64.35B, Kkr (KKR) $82.09B, Globe Life (GL) $12.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, KKR and GL?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Kkr (KKR) 27.5x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.1x, Kkr (KKR) 10.8x, Globe Life (GL) 10.7x). 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%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Metlife (MET) +27.2%, Kkr (KKR) -24.4%, Globe Life (GL) +17.3%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +9.3%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.7%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Metlife (MET) 24.0%, Kkr (KKR) 38.2%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.