PRU vs EQH vs CRBG Stock Comparison

Prudential Financial, Equitable Holdings and Corebridge Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRU Prudential Financial Inc
$122.32 +7.7% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$41.83B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.33B
Div. yield
0.05%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$52.87 -3.0% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.38B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Prudential Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Prudential Financial 4, Equitable Holdings 4, Corebridge Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRUEQHCRBGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.83B $14.38B $15.27B PRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x 9.9x 7.0x CRBG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 7.6x 7.1x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +8.7% +13.6% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 11.1% 10.5% EQH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% 61.4% 13.2% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.02% 0.03% PRU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.1% +16.9% +13.0% PRU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +8.5%/yr — EQH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.8% 33.2% 35.0% PRU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 64/100 47/100 EQH

Percentile Scorecard

PRUEQHCRBG

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

AxisPRUEQHCRBG
Valuation 88 #15 of 119 77 #28 of 119 68 #39 of 119
Growth 80 #24 of 117 85 #18 of 117 59 #49 of 117
Profitability 33 #79 of 117 57 #51 of 117 44 #66 of 117
Financial Health 15 #101 of 118 30 #83 of 118 8 #109 of 118
Shareholder Returns 44 #61 of 108 71 #32 of 108 55 #49 of 108
Overall 52 64 47
  • PRU ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EQH 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

PeriodPRUEQHCRBGSPY
1 month +7.7%-3.0%-2.6% -5.9%
3 months +0.7%+1.4%+0.7% -4.6%
6 months +23.0%+23.4%+24.7% +0.2%
Year to date +8.4%+11.0%+13.5% +7.5%
1 year +17.1%+16.9%+13.0% +8.2%
3 years +33.2%+99.0%+67.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +10.0%+25.8%+18.7% +19.0%
5 years +10.3%+50.2%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.0%+8.5%— +9.4%
10 years +42.6%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.6%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePRUEQHCRBGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.8%33.2%35.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%36.4%38.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.661.221.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.510.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.4%-37.1%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-5.8%-5.5% -5.9%
52-week high $126.67$56.11$36.23 $779.14
52-week low $92.00$35.34$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.

MultiplePRUEQHCRBG
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.9x 9.9xmedian 10.9x 7.0xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x —median 7.1x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 8.3x 5.5xmedian 8.3x 6.2xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x -7.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.62 -5.25median 0.62 0.56median 0.62

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 monthsPRUEQHCRBG
Revenue $61.33B $13.05B $20.81B
Gross profit $27.30B $11.47B $14.36B
Operating income $10.82B $2.35B $3.97B
Net income $3.99B $1.68B $2.18B
Free cash flow $10.61B $2.60B $2.43B
EPS (diluted) $11.19 $5.30 $4.89
Cash & equivalents $18.69B $17.53B –
Total debt $20.73B $3.84B $10.11B
Shares (diluted) 346.40M 273.40M 447.20M
Enterprise value -$92.11B -$49.57B -$6.28B

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
MetricPRUEQHCRBG
P/E 10.9x 9.9x 7.0x
P/FCF 4.0x 5.5x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 5.4x 6.2x
P/S 0.7x 1.1x 0.7x
P/B 1.4x -7.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -7.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.3x
EV/EBIT 2.5x -0.6x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x -0.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF 2.5x -0.5x 8.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.5x -0.5x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -5.25 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRUEQHCRBG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 8.7% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 8.7% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.1% 23.1% 23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 15.8% 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.4% 2,039% 100.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -5.5% -18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 435.8% 122.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.7% -10.5% -0.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.1% 302.2% 166.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% -1.9% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 101.1% 106.6% 50.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 120.0% -7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.1% 118.2% 50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 197.3% -7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRUEQHCRBG
Gross margin 44.5% 87.9% 69.0%
EBITDA margin – – 22.5%
Operating margin 17.6% 18.0% 19.1%
Pretax margin 7.8% 16.3% 16.6%
Net margin 6.3% 11.1% 10.5%
FCF margin 17.3% 19.9% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 20.1% 11.7%
Return on equity 12.9% – 23.2%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.6% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 17.1% 61.4% 13.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRUEQHCRBG
Debt / assets 2.7% 1.1% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x -2.1x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.5x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 100.5% 98.2%
Equity / assets 3.9% -0.5% 1.8%
Interest coverage 1.8x 10.7x 7.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRUEQHCRBG
Dividend yield 4.5% 2.2% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 7.3% 18.8%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 9.5% 21.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.0% 18.9% 20.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.4% 12.2% 18.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% 1.9% -12.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 1.8% -26.4%

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.

ConsensusPRUEQHCRBG
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.33FY2026 $6.92FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.9% +22.1% +23.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.08BFY2026 $15.88BFY2026 $20.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% +9.0% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRUEQHCRBG
Held by institutions 62.9% 95.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,420 482 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +14.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 700 213 230
Institutions selling 471 205 172
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.04 1.34

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.

PRUEQHCRBG
PRU 1.00 0.57 0.56
EQH 0.57 1.00 0.91
CRBG 0.56 0.91 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRU, EQH and CRBG?

Prudential Financial (PRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prudential Financial (PRU) $41.83B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.38B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRU, EQH and CRBG?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prudential Financial (PRU) 10.8x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 9.9x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Prudential Financial (PRU) 9.2x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.6x, 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: Prudential Financial (PRU) +6.5%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.7%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) has the highest net margin (Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 11.1%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 10.5%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Prudential Financial (PRU) 17.1%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 61.4%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Prudential Financial (PRU) returned the most: Prudential Financial (PRU) +17.1%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +16.9%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +13.0%. Over five years, Equitable Holdings (EQH) compounded fastest (Prudential Financial (PRU) +2.0%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Prudential Financial (PRU) has the highest dividend yield: Prudential Financial (PRU) 0.05%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prudential Financial (PRU) has been the steadiest (Prudential Financial (PRU) 23.8%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.2%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRU, EQH 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, Prudential Financial (PRU) 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.