MFC vs CRBG vs PRU Stock Comparison

Manulife Financial, Corebridge Financial and Prudential Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.26 +1.5% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$76.04B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
PRU Prudential Financial Inc
$115.01 -2.2% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$40.10B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.77B
Div. yield
0.05%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 6, Corebridge Financial 4, Prudential Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMFCCRBGPRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.04B $15.75B $40.10B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 17.7x 10.2x PRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 7.1x 8.3x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +29.5% +9.4% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 4.4% 6.0% MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -25.4% -47.6% CRBG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 0.4x CRBG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.03% 0.05% PRU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.5% +7.1% +13.0% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr — +0.2%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 35.0% 22.7% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 28/100 47/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

MFCCRBGPRU

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

AxisMFCCRBGPRU
Valuation 63 #45 of 119 46 #65 of 119 76 #29 of 119
Growth 82 #22 of 117 29 #83 of 117 77 #28 of 117
Profitability 53 #56 of 117 16 #99 of 117 18 #96 of 117
Financial Health 15 #101 of 118 6 #111 of 118 18 #97 of 118
Shareholder Returns 38 #67 of 108 43 #62 of 108 47 #58 of 108
Overall 50 28 47
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PRU ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMFCCRBGPRUSPY
1 month +1.5%+0.7%-2.2% -1.0%
3 months +1.4%+9.1%-4.1% +2.9%
6 months +14.2%+29.9%+22.1% +6.4%
Year to date +22.0%+13.1%+1.9% +11.4%
1 year +37.5%+7.1%+13.0% +13.1%
3 years +154.2%+64.6%+27.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +36.5%+18.1%+8.6% +21.5%
5 years +118.1%—+0.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.9%—+0.2% +10.9%
10 years +202.7%—+38.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.7%—+3.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMFCCRBGPRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%35.0%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.3%38.2%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.320.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.850.200.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-38.0%-36.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-4.1%-8.1% -2.5%
52-week high $45.60$35.58$125.14 $779.14
52-week low $32.15$22.30$92.00 $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.

MultipleMFCCRBGPRU
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 10.5x 17.4xmedian 10.5x 10.2xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x -3.2xmedian 8.0x -0.9xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 8.4x 8.2xmedian 8.4x 3.6xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.47 -0.86median 0.47 0.33median 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 monthsMFCCRBGPRU
Revenue $47.47B $20.06B $64.77B
Gross profit – $12.23B $28.58B
Operating income – -$6.75B -$31.28B
Net income $4.76B $883.00M $4.07B
Free cash flow $23.26B $1.85B $10.97B
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $1.96 $11.26
Cash & equivalents – – $15.16B
Total debt $185.03B $9.36B $20.62B
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 454.20M 348.10M
Enterprise value -$18.84B -$6.02B -$90.21B

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
MetricMFCCRBGPRU
P/E 15.9x 17.4x 10.2x
P/FCF 3.2x 8.2x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 8.2x 3.6x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 0.6x
P/B 1.9x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – -3.2x -0.9x
EV/EBIT 14.4x -2.9x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF 4.4x 10.4x 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 10.4x 2.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 -0.86 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMFCCRBGPRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 29.5% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -1.0% 0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.0% 34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -26.1% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% 353.7% 123.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.2% -30.9% 30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.8% 419.6% 144.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -20.2% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% 10.4% 426.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% -20.3% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% 10.4% 426.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% -20.3% 20.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMFCCRBGPRU
Gross margin – 61.0% 44.1%
EBITDA margin – -30.1% -48.5%
Operating margin – -33.6% -48.3%
Pretax margin 12.8% 5.4% 7.6%
Net margin 10.0% 4.4% 6.0%
FCF margin 49.0% 9.2% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 49.0% 9.2% 16.9%
Return on equity 9.2% 7.6% 12.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.2% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – -25.4% -47.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x 2.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMFCCRBGPRU
Debt / assets 6.0% 2.3% 2.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 5.1x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 95.0% 97.3% 95.9%
Equity / assets 5.0% 2.7% 4.1%
Interest coverage 6.7x -12.8x -5.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMFCCRBGPRU
Dividend yield 4.2% 2.9% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 20.0% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 22.9% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.9% 53.6% 47.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.6% 25.5% 17.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -181.7% -10.1% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -22.0% 2.1%

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.

ConsensusMFCCRBGPRU
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $13.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +23.6% -0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.15BFY2026 $20.27BFY2026 $58.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +8.1% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMFCCRBGPRU
Held by institutions 44.4% 100.0% 62.9%
Institutions holding 810 448 1,417
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +8.0% +1.0%
Institutions buying 383 230 699
Institutions selling 227 170 469
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.35 1.49

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.

MFCCRBGPRU
MFC 1.00 0.50 0.51
CRBG 0.50 1.00 0.55
PRU 0.51 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MFC, CRBG and PRU?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.04B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.75B, Prudential Financial (PRU) $40.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, MFC, CRBG and PRU?

Prudential Financial (PRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.0x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 17.7x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.1x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 8.3x). 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: Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +29.5%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 4.4%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) leads (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) -25.4%, Prudential Financial (PRU) -47.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.5%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +7.1%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +13.0%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Manulife Financial (MFC) +16.9%/yr, Prudential Financial (PRU) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Prudential Financial (PRU) has the highest dividend yield: Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 0.03%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 0.05%. Manulife Financial (MFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.0%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MFC, CRBG and PRU?

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.