MFC vs EQH vs PUK Stock Comparison

Manulife Financial, Equitable Holdings and Prudential 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
7 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$52.76 +0.9% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win
PUK Prudential Plc
$23.69 -6.3% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$30.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 7, Equitable Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMFCEQHPUKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.04B $14.91B $30.77B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x -15.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 7.7x 10.3x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% -22.1% — MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% -9.3% — MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -37.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.5% +8.3% -13.3% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr +9.3%/yr -10.3%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 33.5% 29.1% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 22/100 — MFC

Percentile Scorecard

MFCEQHPUK

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

AxisMFCEQHPUK
Valuation 63 #45 of 119 10 #107 of 119 –
Growth 82 #22 of 117 5 #111 of 117 –
Profitability 53 #56 of 117 10 #105 of 117 –
Financial Health 15 #101 of 118 8 #109 of 118 73 #33 of 118
Shareholder Returns 38 #67 of 108 76 #27 of 108 42 #63 of 108
Overall 50 22 –
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMFCEQHPUKSPY
1 month +1.5%+0.9%-6.3% -1.0%
3 months +1.4%+9.9%-19.2% +2.9%
6 months +14.2%+28.4%-22.9% +6.4%
Year to date +22.0%+10.7%-23.9% +11.4%
1 year +37.5%+8.3%-13.3% +13.1%
3 years +154.2%+94.5%+16.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +36.5%+24.9%+5.1% +21.5%
5 years +118.1%+55.7%-42.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.9%+9.3%-10.3% +10.9%
10 years +202.7%—-28.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.7%—-3.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMFCEQHPUKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%33.5%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.3%36.9%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.161.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.850.25-0.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-37.1%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-4.1%-29.5% -2.5%
52-week high $45.60$55.03$33.61 $779.14
52-week low $32.15$35.34$23.53 $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.

MultipleMFCEQHPUK
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 10.5x -15.0xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x —median 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 8.4x 10.9xmedian 8.4x —median 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 16.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.47 0.36median 0.47 —median 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 monthsMFCEQHPUK
Revenue $47.47B $10.62B –
Gross profit – $8.95B –
Operating income – -$2.28B –
Net income $4.76B -$816.00M –
Free cash flow $23.26B $1.32B –
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $-3.53 –
Cash & equivalents – $17.18B $5.89B
Total debt $185.03B $15.37B –
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 278.30M 1.30B
Enterprise value -$18.84B -$44.80B -$722.74B

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
MetricMFCEQHPUK
P/E 15.9x -15.0x –
P/FCF 3.2x 10.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 10.6x –
P/S 1.6x 1.4x –
P/B 1.9x 16.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 16.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 14.4x 0.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x -0.1x –
EV/FCF 4.4x -0.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x -0.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 0.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMFCEQHPUK
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% -22.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 3.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -16.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -19.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% -220.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.2% -34.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.8% -366.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -41.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% -14.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% 176.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% -12.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% 124.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMFCEQHPUK
Gross margin – 84.3% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -21.5% –
Pretax margin 12.8% -5.7% –
Net margin 10.0% -9.3% –
FCF margin 49.0% 12.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 49.0% 12.8% –
Return on equity 9.2% -38.7% –
Return on assets 0.5% -0.2% –
Return on invested capital – -37.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x -1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMFCEQHPUK
Debt / assets 6.0% 1.1% 0.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x 4.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 95.0% 99.7% 90.8%
Equity / assets 5.0% 0.3% 9.2%
Interest coverage 6.7x -10.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMFCEQHPUK
Dividend yield 4.2% 2.2% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 11.4% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 13.5% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.9% -38.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.6% 24.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -181.7% 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% –

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.

ConsensusMFCEQHPUK
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +23.4% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.15BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026 $8.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +112.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +8.7% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMFCEQHPUK
Held by institutions 44.4% 95.4% 2.9%
Institutions holding 810 482 282
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +14.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 383 214 152
Institutions selling 227 205 96
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.04 1.58

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.

MFCEQHPUK
MFC 1.00 0.52 0.53
EQH 0.52 1.00 0.37
PUK 0.53 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MFC, EQH and PUK?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.04B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.91B, Prudential (PUK) $30.77B.

Which company is growing faster?

Manulife Financial (MFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.5%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.3%, Prudential (PUK) -13.3%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Manulife Financial (MFC) +16.9%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.3%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Prudential (PUK) 0.00%. Manulife Financial (MFC) and Prudential (PUK) 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%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.5%, Prudential (PUK) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MFC, EQH and PUK?

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.