MET vs RGA vs GL Stock Comparison

Metlife, Reinsurance Group Of America and Globe Life 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
GL Globe Life Inc.
$154.81 -8.3% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.15B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionMETRGAGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.25B $17.25B $12.15B MET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 11.4x 10.0x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 8.6x 10.4x RGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +19.4% +5.2% RGA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 5.8% 19.6% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.9% -67.7% -13.3% GL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.4% +39.1% +14.1% RGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +17.4%/yr +10.7%/yr RGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 22.6% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 35/100 36/100 MET

Percentile Scorecard

METRGAGL

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

AxisMETRGAGL
Valuation 59 #50 of 119 60 #48 of 119 31 #82 of 119
Growth 18 #96 of 117 63 #44 of 117 21 #93 of 117
Profitability 21 #93 of 117 11 #104 of 117 60 #48 of 117
Financial Health 61 #47 of 118 20 #95 of 118 17 #98 of 118
Shareholder Returns 44 #61 of 108 20 #87 of 108 52 #52 of 108
Overall 40 35 36
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RGA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETRGAGLSPY
1 month +1.6%+7.0%-8.3% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%+10.6%-10.8% +2.9%
6 months +27.2%+26.3%+1.5% +6.4%
Year to date +25.2%+29.8%+10.7% +11.4%
1 year +26.4%+39.1%+14.1% +13.1%
3 years +66.9%+79.7%+39.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.6%+21.6%+11.6% +21.5%
5 years +50.0%+122.6%+66.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.5%+17.4%+10.7% +10.9%
10 years +139.0%+145.0%+143.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.1%+9.4%+9.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMETRGAGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%22.6%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%20.6%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.250.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.111.730.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-27.4%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-2.9%-16.8% -2.5%
52-week high $103.55$271.99$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$181.54$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.

MultipleMETRGAGL
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 10.5x 11.4xmedian 10.5x 9.9xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x —median 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.4x 11.7xmedian 8.4x 11.6xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 0.47 0.35median 0.47 0.51median 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 monthsMETRGAGL
Revenue $79.40B $25.97B $6.19B
Gross profit $29.06B $7.74B $3.23B
Operating income -$45.48B -$16.35B -$1.47B
Net income $3.66B $1.52B $1.21B
Free cash flow $14.81B $1.48B $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $22.85 $15.36
Cash & equivalents $19.30B $5.29B –
Total debt $5.89B $5.71B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 66.00M 78.91M
Enterprise value -$42.53B -$3.28B $11.39B

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
MetricMETRGAGL
P/E 18.5x 11.4x 9.9x
P/FCF 4.3x 11.7x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 5.8x 10.3x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 2.3x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -0.9x -1.1x -11.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF 2.8x 11.7x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 5.8x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 0.35 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETRGAGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 19.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 15.6% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 32.9% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 19.3% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.6% -10.7% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -13.0% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.9% 95.0% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 7.7% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% 98.8% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 32.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -78.4% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 145.5% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% -88.6% -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 51.3% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETRGAGL
Gross margin 36.6% 29.8% 52.1%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -57.3% -63.0% -23.7%
Pretax margin 6.1% 7.2% 24.2%
Net margin 4.3% 5.8% 19.6%
FCF margin 18.7% 5.7% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 11.5% 22.5%
Return on equity 13.2% 11.2% 19.8%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.9% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -101.9% -67.7% -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 2.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETRGAGL
Debt / assets 0.8% 3.4% 9.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 3.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 91.8% 80.5%
Equity / assets 3.7% 8.2% 19.5%
Interest coverage -4.7x -6.5x -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETRGAGL
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 1.6% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.0% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% – –
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.

ConsensusMETRGAGL
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.85FY2026 $30.62FY2026 $14.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -7.3% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.04BFY2026 $25.11BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +16.6% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETRGAGL
Held by institutions 75.7% 99.4% 70.7%
Institutions holding 1,442 628 697
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.6% +20.7%
Institutions buying 723 313 346
Institutions selling 483 207 206
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.51 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.

METRGAGL
MET 1.00 0.48 0.50
RGA 0.48 1.00 0.44
GL 0.50 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, RGA and GL?

Metlife (MET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $64.25B, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) $17.25B, Globe Life (GL) $12.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, RGA and GL?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 11.4x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.0x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 8.6x, Globe Life (GL) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +19.4%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 5.8%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Globe Life (GL) leads (Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) -67.7%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

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%, Globe Life (GL) +14.1%. Over five years, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +8.5%/yr, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +17.4%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 0.00%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%. Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) and 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) 23.9%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 22.6%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MET, RGA 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, Globe Life (GL) 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.