Manulife Financial (MFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Manulife Financial (MFC) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 17.86% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 1.29 percentage points from 16.57% a year earlier and up 0.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Manulife Financial (MFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Manulife Financial reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 11.49%, up 0.12 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +0.75 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 11.37% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.02 pp), 11.35% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+14.97 pp), -3.62% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-16.37 pp) and 12.75% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+2.01 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to the quarter ended Mar 31, 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.66 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 25.61 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, against a drop of 24.93 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 17.15% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 15.36% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 16.06% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.69 Bn | -333.79 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 11.64% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.81 Bn | 79.86 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 14.32% |
| 3 | Progressive | 121.79 Bn | 97.63 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 35.24% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 80.80 Bn | 72.54 Bn | - | 26.91% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.76 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 25.51% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 74.06 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 17.86% |
| 7 | Metlife | 61.12 Bn | -45.36 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.82 Bn | 53.25 Bn | - | 6.62% |
| 9 | Allstate | 57.81 Bn | 19.06 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 40.73% |
| 10 | Aon | 57.70 Bn | 50.94 Bn | - | 40.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -8.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.91% |
Manulife Financial Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "MFC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();