MET vs RGA vs MFC Stock Comparison

Metlife, Reinsurance Group Of America and Manulife Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MET Metlife Inc
$99.99 +2.3% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.77B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
2.32%
Life Insurance Financial Services
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.98 +2.5% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.60B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
4.18%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 7, Reinsurance Group Of America 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETRGAMFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.77B $17.16B $76.60B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 11.3x 16.1x RGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 8.6x 13.6x RGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +19.4% +19.7% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 5.8% 10.0% MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.9% -67.7% — RGA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.32% 1.43% 4.18% MFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.8% +38.7% +36.8% RGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +16.9%/yr +17.6%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 22.6% 20.2% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 34/100 50/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

METRGAMFC

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureMETRGAMFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%22.6%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%20.6%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.250.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.121.711.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-27.4%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-3.4%-1.4% -1.2%
52-week high $103.55$271.99$45.60 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$181.54$32.15 $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.

MultipleMETRGAMFC
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 10.5x 11.3xmedian 10.5x 16.1xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 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 11.6xmedian 8.5x 3.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.53 0.35median 0.53 0.72median 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 monthsMETRGAMFC
Revenue $79.40B $25.97B $47.47B
Gross profit $29.06B $7.74B –
Operating income -$45.48B -$16.35B –
Net income $3.66B $1.52B $4.76B
Free cash flow $14.81B $1.48B $23.26B
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $22.85 $2.78
Cash & equivalents $19.30B $5.29B –
Total debt $5.89B $5.71B $185.03B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 66.00M 1.71B
Enterprise value -$42.71B -$3.28B -$17.11B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETRGAMFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 19.4% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 15.6% 13.5%
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% 95.0% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 7.7% 68.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% 98.8% 14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 32.2% 22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -78.4% 139.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 145.5% 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% -88.6% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 51.3% 40.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

METRGAMFC
MET 1.00 0.48 0.53
RGA 0.48 1.00 0.29
MFC 0.53 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, RGA and MFC?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $63.77B, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) $17.16B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, RGA and MFC?

Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 11.3x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.1x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 8.6x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.6x). 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%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +19.4%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 5.8%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%). 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%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +38.7%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +36.8%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +8.9%/yr, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +16.9%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest dividend yield: Metlife (MET) 2.32%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 1.43%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 4.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.