MET vs RGA vs CRBG Stock Comparison

Metlife, Reinsurance Group Of America and Corebridge Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MET Metlife Inc
$98.82 +1.6% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.25B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMETRGACRBGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.25B $17.25B $15.75B MET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 11.4x 17.7x RGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 8.6x 7.1x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +19.4% +29.5% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 5.8% 4.4% RGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.9% -67.7% -25.4% CRBG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.03% CRBG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.4% +39.1% +7.1% RGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +17.4%/yr — RGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 22.6% 35.0% RGA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 35/100 28/100 MET

Percentile Scorecard

METRGACRBG

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

AxisMETRGACRBG
Valuation 59 #50 of 119 60 #48 of 119 46 #65 of 119
Growth 18 #96 of 117 63 #44 of 117 29 #83 of 117
Profitability 21 #93 of 117 11 #104 of 117 16 #99 of 117
Financial Health 61 #47 of 118 20 #95 of 118 6 #111 of 118
Shareholder Returns 44 #61 of 108 20 #87 of 108 43 #62 of 108
Overall 40 35 28
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RGA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETRGACRBGSPY
1 month +1.6%+7.0%+0.7% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%+10.6%+9.1% +2.9%
6 months +27.2%+26.3%+29.9% +6.4%
Year to date +25.2%+29.8%+13.1% +11.4%
1 year +26.4%+39.1%+7.1% +13.1%
3 years +66.9%+79.7%+64.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.6%+21.6%+18.1% +21.5%
5 years +50.0%+122.6%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.5%+17.4%— +10.9%
10 years +139.0%+145.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.1%+9.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMETRGACRBGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%22.6%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%20.6%38.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.251.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.111.730.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-27.4%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-2.9%-4.1% -2.5%
52-week high $103.55$271.99$35.58 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$181.54$22.30 $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.

MultipleMETRGACRBG
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 10.5x 11.4xmedian 10.5x 17.4xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x —median 8.0x -3.2xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.4x 11.7xmedian 8.4x 8.2xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 0.47 0.35median 0.47 -0.86median 0.47

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 monthsMETRGACRBG
Revenue $79.40B $25.97B $20.06B
Gross profit $29.06B $7.74B $12.23B
Operating income -$45.48B -$16.35B -$6.75B
Net income $3.66B $1.52B $883.00M
Free cash flow $14.81B $1.48B $1.85B
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $22.85 $1.96
Cash & equivalents $19.30B $5.29B –
Total debt $5.89B $5.71B $9.36B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 66.00M 454.20M
Enterprise value -$42.53B -$3.28B -$6.02B

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
MetricMETRGACRBG
P/E 18.5x 11.4x 17.4x
P/FCF 4.3x 11.7x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 5.8x 8.2x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.3x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – -3.2x
EV/EBIT -0.9x -1.1x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF 2.8x 11.7x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 5.8x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 0.35 -0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETRGACRBG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 19.4% 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 15.6% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 32.9% 19.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 19.3% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.6% -10.7% -26.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -13.0% -1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.9% 95.0% 353.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 7.7% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% 98.8% 419.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 32.2% -20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -78.4% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 145.5% -20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% -88.6% 10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 51.3% -20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETRGACRBG
Gross margin 36.6% 29.8% 61.0%
EBITDA margin – – -30.1%
Operating margin -57.3% -63.0% -33.6%
Pretax margin 6.1% 7.2% 5.4%
Net margin 4.3% 5.8% 4.4%
FCF margin 18.7% 5.7% 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 11.5% 9.2%
Return on equity 13.2% 11.2% 7.6%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.9% 0.2%
Return on invested capital -101.9% -67.7% -25.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 2.0x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETRGACRBG
Debt / assets 0.8% 3.4% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 3.9x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 91.8% 97.3%
Equity / assets 3.7% 8.2% 2.7%
Interest coverage -4.7x -6.5x -12.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETRGACRBG
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.4% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 1.6% 20.0%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.0% 22.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% – 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% – -10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – -22.0%

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.

ConsensusMETRGACRBG
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.85FY2026 $30.62FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -7.3% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.04BFY2026 $25.11BFY2026 $20.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +16.6% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETRGACRBG
Held by institutions 75.7% 99.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,442 628 448
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.6% +8.0%
Institutions buying 723 313 230
Institutions selling 483 207 170
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.51 1.35

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.

METRGACRBG
MET 1.00 0.48 0.67
RGA 0.48 1.00 0.43
CRBG 0.67 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, RGA and CRBG?

Metlife (MET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $64.25B, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) $17.25B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, RGA and CRBG?

Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 11.4x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.0x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 8.6x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +19.4%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 5.8%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) leads (Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) -67.7%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) -25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) returned the most: Metlife (MET) +26.4%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +39.1%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +7.1%. Over five years, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +8.5%/yr, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) has the highest dividend yield: Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 0.00%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 0.03%. Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) has been the steadiest (Metlife (MET) 23.9%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 22.6%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 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.