MET vs MFC vs BN Stock Comparison

Metlife, Manulife Financial and Brookfield Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MET Metlife Inc
$100.05 +2.4% 1M +27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.36B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.65 +1.8% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$76.64B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.95 +2.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.31B
P/E
67.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 7, Brookfield 1, Metlife 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETMFCBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.36B $76.64B $85.31B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 16.2x 67.9x MFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 13.5x 13.7x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +19.7% -9.6% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 10.0% 1.6% MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.2% +37.0% -17.8% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +17.5%/yr +3.0%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 20.2% 27.7% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 50/100 38/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

METMFCBN

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

AxisMETMFCBN
Valuation 56 #53 of 119 60 #48 of 119 77 #44 of 184
Growth 18 #95 of 115 80 #24 of 115 33 #76 of 113
Profitability 17 #94 of 113 57 #49 of 113 30 #91 of 130
Financial Health 54 #53 of 114 13 #99 of 114 39 #102 of 167
Shareholder Returns 43 #61 of 107 39 #66 of 107 13 #66 of 76
Overall 38 50 38
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETMFCBNSPY
1 month +2.4%+1.8%+2.9% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%+1.4%-9.8% +3.5%
6 months +28.8%+15.7%-15.3% +7.0%
Year to date +26.7%+23.1%-17.3% +12.2%
1 year +27.2%+37.0%-17.8% +13.0%
3 years +71.6%+160.5%+95.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.7%+37.6%+25.0% +23.1%
5 years +55.6%+124.0%+16.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%+17.5%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years +139.4%+206.5%+200.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+11.9%+11.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMETMFCBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%20.2%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%21.3%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.731.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.131.83-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-29.9%-42.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-2.1%-22.8% -1.8%
52-week high $103.55$45.60$49.17 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$32.15$35.94 $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.

MultipleMETMFCBN
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 10.6x 16.0xmedian 10.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.6x 3.3xmedian 8.6x —median 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 20.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.52 0.72median 0.52 -0.71median 0.91

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 monthsMETMFCBN
Revenue $79.40B $47.47B $76.56B
Gross profit $29.06B – –
Operating income -$45.48B – –
Net income $3.66B $4.76B $3.71B
Free cash flow $14.81B $23.26B –
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $2.78 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $19.30B – $14.89B
Total debt $5.89B $185.03B $59.07B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 1.71B 2.37B
Enterprise value -$42.42B -$18.25B -$98.00B

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
MetricMETMFCBN
P/E 18.7x 16.0x 67.9x
P/FCF 4.3x 3.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 3.3x –
P/S 0.8x 1.6x 1.1x
P/B 2.3x 2.0x 20.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.0x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -0.9x 14.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 2.9x 4.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 4.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.72 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETMFCBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 19.7% -9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 13.5% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.9% -19.1% 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 68.2% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% 14.8% 65.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 22.3% -95.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 139.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 40.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% 139.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 40.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETMFCBN
Gross margin 36.6% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -57.3% – –
Pretax margin 6.1% 12.8% –
Net margin 4.3% 10.0% 1.6%
FCF margin 18.7% 49.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 49.0% –
Return on equity 13.2% 9.2% 4.3%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.5% 0.7%
Return on invested capital -101.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 4.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETMFCBN
Debt / assets 0.8% 6.0% 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.2x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 95.0% 99.2%
Equity / assets 3.7% 5.0% 0.8%
Interest coverage -4.7x 6.7x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETMFCBN
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.1% 6.4% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% 46.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% 9.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% -181.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusMETMFCBN
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.86FY2026 $3.31FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +3.6% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.11BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +5.6% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETMFCBN
Held by institutions 75.7% 44.4% 66.5%
Institutions holding 1,442 810 930
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% 0.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 723 383 407
Institutions selling 483 227 317
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.69 1.28

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.

METMFCBN
MET 1.00 0.53 0.46
MFC 0.53 1.00 0.40
BN 0.46 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, MFC and BN?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $64.36B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.64B, Brookfield (BN) $85.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, MFC and BN?

Manulife Financial (MFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.2x, Brookfield (BN) 67.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.1x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Brookfield (BN) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Manulife Financial (MFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Metlife (MET) +27.2%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.0%, Brookfield (BN) -17.8%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +9.3%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.5%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%. Manulife Financial (MFC) and Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Metlife (MET) 24.0%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MET, MFC and BN?

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.