PRU vs MET vs SLF Stock Comparison

Prudential Financial, Metlife and Sun Life 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
$41.96B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.33B
Div. yield
4.54%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$99.76 +2.7% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.62B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
2.34%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$73.37 -5.6% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$40.63B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.12%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Metlife leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Metlife 5, Prudential Financial 4, Sun Life Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRUMETSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.96B $63.62B $40.63B MET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.9x 18.6x 19.2x PRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 10.1x 12.1x PRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +8.7% — MET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 4.3% — PRU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% 32.5% 10.6% MET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.54% 2.34% 5.12% SLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.1% +26.8% +19.0% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +9.3%/yr +5.3%/yr MET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.8% 24.2% 21.8% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 44/100 32/100 PRU

Percentile Scorecard

PRUMETSLF

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

AxisPRUMETSLF
Valuation 88 #15 of 119 70 #37 of 119 24 #91 of 119
Growth 80 #24 of 117 26 #87 of 117 33 #79 of 117
Profitability 33 #79 of 117 38 #73 of 117 22 #91 of 117
Financial Health 15 #101 of 118 50 #60 of 118 28 #85 of 118
Shareholder Returns 44 #61 of 108 39 #66 of 108 51 #54 of 108
Overall 52 44 32
  • PRU ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRUMETSLFSPY
1 month +7.7%+2.7%-5.6% -5.9%
3 months +0.7%-0.3%-10.9% -4.6%
6 months +23.0%+26.6%+5.6% +0.2%
Year to date +8.4%+26.4%+17.6% +7.5%
1 year +17.1%+26.8%+19.0% +8.2%
3 years +33.2%+65.1%+53.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +10.0%+18.2%+15.4% +19.0%
5 years +10.3%+55.9%+29.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.0%+9.3%+5.3% +9.4%
10 years +42.6%+139.1%+121.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.6%+9.1%+8.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePRUMETSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.8%24.2%21.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%24.5%26.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.660.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.721.110.87 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.4%-36.2%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-3.7%-12.7% -5.9%
52-week high $126.67$103.55$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $92.00$67.70$57.60 $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.

MultiplePRUMETSLF
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.9x 18.6xmedian 10.9x 19.2xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x —median 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 8.3x 4.3xmedian 8.3x 14.3xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.62 1.77median 0.62 -4.03median 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 monthsPRUMETSLF
Revenue $61.33B $79.40B –
Gross profit $27.30B $29.06B –
Operating income $10.82B $14.51B –
Net income $3.99B $3.66B $2.42B
Free cash flow $10.61B $14.81B $2.85B
EPS (diluted) $11.19 $5.32 $3.81
Cash & equivalents $18.69B $19.30B –
Total debt $20.73B $5.89B $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 346.40M 646.90M 566.00M
Enterprise value -$89.45B -$42.86B $7.23B

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
MetricPRUMETSLF
P/E 10.9x 18.6x 19.2x
P/FCF 4.0x 4.3x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 4.1x 13.7x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x –
P/B 1.4x 2.3x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 2.5x 2.9x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 2.5x 2.8x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.5x 2.7x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 1.77 -4.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRUMETSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 8.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 4.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.1% 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.4% 5.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 10.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% -14.9% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.7% 4.1% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.1% -12.2% 1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% 10.5% -4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 101.1% 2.2% 84.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 10.0% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.1% 2.0% 89.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 12.1% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRUMETSLF
Gross margin 44.5% 36.6% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 17.6% 18.3% –
Pretax margin 7.8% 6.1% –
Net margin 6.3% 4.3% –
FCF margin 17.3% 18.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 19.6% –
Return on equity 12.9% 13.2% 12.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 17.1% 32.5% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 4.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRUMETSLF
Debt / assets 2.7% 0.8% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.4x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 96.3% 93.6%
Equity / assets 3.9% 3.7% 6.4%
Interest coverage 1.8x 1.5x 8.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRUMETSLF
Dividend yield 4.5% 2.3% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 3.8% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 6.2% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.0% 41.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.4% 10.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% -0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -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.

ConsensusPRUMETSLF
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.33FY2026 $9.86FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.9% +7.9% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.08BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% -2.6% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRUMETSLF
Held by institutions 62.9% 75.7% 44.7%
Institutions holding 1,420 1,444 491
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 700 723 256
Institutions selling 471 485 130
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.49 1.97

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.

PRUMETSLF
PRU 1.00 0.71 0.37
MET 0.71 1.00 0.43
SLF 0.37 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRU, MET and SLF?

Metlife (MET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prudential Financial (PRU) $41.96B, Metlife (MET) $63.62B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $40.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRU, MET and SLF?

Prudential Financial (PRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prudential Financial (PRU) 10.9x, Metlife (MET) 18.6x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Prudential Financial (PRU) is cheapest (Prudential Financial (PRU) 9.2x, Metlife (MET) 10.1x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Metlife (MET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Prudential Financial (PRU) +6.5%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prudential Financial (PRU) has the highest net margin (Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.3%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Metlife (MET) leads (Prudential Financial (PRU) 17.1%, Metlife (MET) 32.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Prudential Financial (PRU) +17.1%, Metlife (MET) +26.8%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +19.0%. Over five years, Metlife (MET) compounded fastest (Prudential Financial (PRU) +2.0%/yr, Metlife (MET) +9.3%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the highest dividend yield: Prudential Financial (PRU) 4.54%, Metlife (MET) 2.34%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 5.12%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Prudential Financial (PRU) 23.8%, Metlife (MET) 24.2%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRU, MET and SLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Metlife (MET) leads on 5. 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.