PUK vs EQH vs MFC Stock Comparison

Prudential, Equitable Holdings and Manulife Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PUK Prudential Plc
$23.99 -5.0% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$31.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.61 +1.4% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.98 +2.5% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$75.63B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

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.

QuestionPUKEQHMFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.13B $15.17B $75.63B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -15.5x 15.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 7.9x 13.6x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -22.1% +19.7% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -9.3% 10.0% MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.1% +11.6% +36.8% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr +10.1%/yr +17.6%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 33.6% 20.2% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 21/100 50/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

PUKEQHMFC

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

AxisPUKEQHMFC
Valuation – 12 #105 of 119 61 #47 of 119
Growth – 3 #111 of 114 81 #23 of 114
Profitability – 8 #101 of 110 58 #47 of 110
Financial Health 72 #32 of 110 6 #104 of 110 13 #96 of 110
Shareholder Returns 45 #59 of 106 75 #27 of 106 38 #66 of 106
Overall – 21 50
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EQH 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

PeriodPUKEQHMFCSPY
1 month -5.0%+1.4%+2.5% -0.2%
3 months -17.4%+10.5%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months -21.3%+30.5%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date -22.9%+14.6%+24.0% +12.9%
1 year -14.1%+11.6%+36.8% +12.3%
3 years +18.0%+108.8%+162.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%+27.8%+38.0% +23.3%
5 years -42.5%+62.0%+124.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%+10.1%+17.6% +10.9%
10 years -27.5%—+206.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.2%—+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePUKEQHMFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%33.6%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%36.9%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.180.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.351.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-37.1%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-0.8%-1.4% -1.2%
52-week high $33.61$55.03$45.60 $779.14
52-week low $23.53$35.34$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.

MultiplePUKEQHMFC
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.5x -15.5xmedian 10.5x 16.1xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 1.4xmedian 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 —median 8.5x 11.3xmedian 8.5x 3.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 17.4xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.53 0.37median 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 monthsPUKEQHMFC
Revenue – $10.62B $47.47B
Gross profit – $8.95B –
Operating income – -$384.00M –
Net income – -$816.00M $4.76B
Free cash flow – $1.32B $23.26B
EPS (diluted) – $-3.53 $2.78
Cash & equivalents $5.89B $17.18B –
Total debt $16.00M $3.84B $185.03B
Shares (diluted) 1.30B 278.30M 1.71B
Enterprise value -$722.38B -$44.54B -$19.25B

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
MetricPUKEQHMFC
P/E – -15.5x 16.1x
P/FCF – 11.3x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.0x 3.3x
P/S – 1.4x 1.6x
P/B 1.5x 17.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 17.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 0.5x 14.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF – -0.1x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – -0.1x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.37 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPUKEQHMFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -22.1% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -16.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -131.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -220.5% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -34.6% 68.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -366.1% 14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -41.6% 22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.2% 139.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 176.8% 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -12.6% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.9% 40.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPUKEQHMFC
Gross margin – 84.3% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -3.6% –
Pretax margin – -5.7% 12.8%
Net margin – -9.3% 10.0%
FCF margin – 12.4% 49.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.8% 49.0%
Return on equity – -38.7% 9.2%
Return on assets – -0.2% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – -6.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.7x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPUKEQHMFC
Debt / assets 0.0% 1.1% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 4.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.9x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 99.7% 95.0%
Equity / assets 9.2% 0.3% 5.0%
Interest coverage – -1.7x 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPUKEQHMFC
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.1% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 11.0% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 13.1% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -38.8% 46.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.0% 9.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% -181.7%
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.

ConsensusPUKEQHMFC
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.25FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $3.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +23.6% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.28BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.9%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +8.7% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

PUKEQHMFC
PUK 1.00 0.37 0.53
EQH 0.37 1.00 0.52
MFC 0.53 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PUK, EQH and MFC?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prudential (PUK) $31.13B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $15.17B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $75.63B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Prudential (PUK) -14.1%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +11.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +36.8%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Prudential (PUK) -10.5%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.1%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Prudential (PUK) 0.00%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%. Prudential (PUK) and Manulife Financial (MFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Prudential (PUK) 29.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PUK, EQH 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.