MET vs MFC vs RGA Stock Comparison

Metlife, Manulife Financial and Reinsurance Group Of America Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MET Metlife Inc
$99.99 +2.3% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$64.13B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.98 +2.5% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$75.83B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 6, Reinsurance Group Of America 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETMFCRGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.13B $75.83B $16.95B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 16.0x 11.2x RGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 13.6x 8.6x RGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +19.7% +19.4% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 10.0% 5.8% MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.9% — -67.7% RGA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.8% +36.8% +38.7% RGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +17.6%/yr +16.9%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 20.2% 22.6% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 50/100 34/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

METMFCRGA

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

AxisMETMFCRGA
Valuation 56 #53 of 119 61 #47 of 119 64 #43 of 119
Growth 20 #91 of 114 81 #23 of 114 62 #44 of 114
Profitability 17 #92 of 110 58 #47 of 110 10 #99 of 110
Financial Health 55 #50 of 110 13 #96 of 110 11 #98 of 110
Shareholder Returns 46 #58 of 106 38 #66 of 106 23 #82 of 106
Overall 39 50 34
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RGA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETMFCRGASPY
1 month +2.3%+2.5%+5.7% -0.2%
3 months +2.6%+0.8%+8.3% +3.9%
6 months +27.7%+16.6%+25.2% +8.2%
Year to date +26.7%+24.0%+29.2% +12.9%
1 year +26.8%+36.8%+38.7% +12.3%
3 years +71.5%+162.4%+81.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.7%+38.0%+21.9% +23.3%
5 years +53.2%+124.9%+118.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.9%+17.6%+16.9% +10.9%
10 years +135.3%+206.6%+141.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.9%+11.9%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMETMFCRGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%20.2%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%21.3%20.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.730.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.121.821.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-29.9%-27.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-1.4%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $103.55$45.60$271.99 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$32.15$181.54 $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.

MultipleMETMFCRGA
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 10.5x 16.1xmedian 10.5x 11.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.5x 3.3xmedian 8.5x 11.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.53 0.72median 0.53 0.35median 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 monthsMETMFCRGA
Revenue $79.40B $47.47B $25.97B
Gross profit $29.06B – $7.74B
Operating income -$45.48B – -$16.35B
Net income $3.66B $4.76B $1.52B
Free cash flow $14.81B $23.26B $1.48B
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $2.78 $22.85
Cash & equivalents $19.30B – $5.29B
Total debt $5.89B $185.03B $5.71B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 1.71B 66.00M
Enterprise value -$42.65B -$19.05B -$3.58B

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
MetricMETMFCRGA
P/E 18.7x 16.1x 11.3x
P/FCF 4.3x 3.3x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 3.3x 5.8x
P/S 0.8x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 2.3x 2.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.0x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -0.9x 14.5x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 2.9x 4.4x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 4.4x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.72 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETMFCRGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 19.7% 19.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 13.5% 15.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – 32.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.6% – -10.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.9% -19.1% 95.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 68.2% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% 14.8% 98.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 22.3% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 139.4% -78.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 40.5% 145.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% 139.4% -88.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 40.5% 51.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETMFCRGA
Gross margin 36.6% – 29.8%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -57.3% – -63.0%
Pretax margin 6.1% 12.8% 7.2%
Net margin 4.3% 10.0% 5.8%
FCF margin 18.7% 49.0% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 49.0% 11.5%
Return on equity 13.2% 9.2% 11.2%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -101.9% – -67.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 4.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETMFCRGA
Debt / assets 0.8% 6.0% 3.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.0x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 95.0% 91.8%
Equity / assets 3.7% 5.0% 8.2%
Interest coverage -4.7x 6.7x -6.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETMFCRGA
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 2.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 6.3% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusMETMFCRGA
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.86FY2026 $3.31FY2026 $30.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +34.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +3.6% -7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.11BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026 $25.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +5.6% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETMFCRGA
Held by institutions 75.7% 44.4% 99.4%
Institutions holding 1,442 810 628
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% 0.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 723 383 313
Institutions selling 483 227 207
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.69 1.51

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.

METMFCRGA
MET 1.00 0.53 0.48
MFC 0.53 1.00 0.29
RGA 0.48 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, MFC and RGA?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $64.13B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $75.83B, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) $16.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, MFC and RGA?

Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.6x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.0x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.1x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.6x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 8.6x). 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%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) leads (Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) -67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) returned the most: Metlife (MET) +26.8%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +36.8%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +38.7%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +8.9%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.6%/yr, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +16.9%/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%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 0.00%. Manulife Financial (MFC) and Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Metlife (MET) 23.9%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.