Insurance - Life Stocks
Insurance - Life: Manulife Financial Corporation owns the largest revenue base; Abacus Global Management, Inc. has the fastest current growth.
How has Insurance - Life moved against S&P 500?
The line below covers up to 5.2 years and opens on the 5Y view; the buttons cut it shorter. Over the most recent two of them this industry is 14% ahead of S&P 500. Earnings across its companies grew 7% on average over the last four reported quarters — close to flat. It has been ahead of S&P 500 on a rolling three-month view for 7 weeks running.
RS ↑7w · 15/17 >200d (−1) · 11/17 lead (+3) · EPS 11/17↑
Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the industry line is an equal-weighted index of its 17 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the industry taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.
Is Insurance - Life outperforming S&P 500?
Insurance - Life has outperformed S&P 500 by 8.5% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 7.8%. 11 of 17 covered companies currently beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Abacus Global Management, Inc. is the strongest against the sector itself at +14.9%.
Sector metric: — as of latest available · unclassified · direction unavailable.
The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.
Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.
Bottom line
Insurance - Life has outperformed S&P 500 by 8.5% over 52 weeks and 7.8% over 13 weeks. 11 of 17 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 8 of 17 beat the sector itself. Manulife Financial Corporation leads with income of $86,369 million, based on 12 of 17 comparable companies through Mar 2026.
4-Factor Sector Score
An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.
How this score is built, and what the marks mean
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. Financial companies use P/BV÷ROE and asset quality; PEG, industrial OPM and ROCE are excluded. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.
| Company | Score | Price stage | Growth & earnings/35 | Capital efficiency/25 | Valuation/20 | Relative strength/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Globe Life Inc.GL | 69.0/100Favorable setup60% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 21.9/35 Income — · PAT — 26% evidence | 18.6/25 ROA 2.1% · ROE 10.6% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 11.4/20 P/BV 1.78× · P/BV÷ROE 0.17 70% evidence | 17.1/20 RS sector 7.1% · RS bench 11.9% · 1Y 30.8%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 21.9 + 18.6 + 11.4 + 17.1 = 69 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 2Lincoln National CorporationLNC | 63.3/100Mixed-positive evidence60% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 19.4/35 Income — · PAT — 26% evidence | 11.6/25 ROA 0.3% · ROE 12.7% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 16.7/20 P/BV 0.6× · P/BV÷ROE 0.05 70% evidence | 15.6/20 RS sector 1.9% · RS bench 6.5% · 1Y 23.2%5 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 19.4 + 11.6 + 16.7 + 15.6 = 63.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 3CNO Financial Group, Inc.CNO | 60.1/100Mixed-positive evidence60% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 19.2/35 Income — · PAT — 26% evidence | 16.5/25 ROA 1.9% · ROE 4.9% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 6.5/20 P/BV 1.84× · P/BV÷ROE 0.38 70% evidence | 17.9/20 RS sector 9.3% · RS bench 14.2% · 1Y 51.8%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 19.2 + 16.5 + 6.5 + 17.9 = 60.1 · Decision use: Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression. | ||||||
| 4Primerica, Inc.PRI | 57.4/100Mixed-positive evidence76% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 22.3/35 Income 6.4% · PAT 54.1% 71% evidence | 15.5/25 ROA 1.3% · ROE 8% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 5.7/20 P/BV 3.12× · P/BV÷ROE 0.39 70% evidence | 13.9/20 RS sector 1.1% · RS bench 5.7% · 1Y 23.4%5 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 22.3 + 15.5 + 5.7 + 13.9 = 57.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 5Abacus Global Management, Inc.ABX | 50.5/100Mixed-positive evidence61% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 17.4/35 Income 86.6% · PAT — 45% evidence | 12.3/25 ROA 1.4% · ROE 1.7% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 3.8/20 P/BV 1.79× · P/BV÷ROE 1.05 70% evidence | 17.0/20 RS sector 14.9% · RS bench 19.9% · 1Y 82.8%6 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17.4 + 12.3 + 3.8 + 17 = 50.5 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 19.9%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 6Manulife Financial CorporationMFC | 47.6/100Mixed-negative evidence76% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 20.1/35 Income 21% · PAT 20.7% 71% evidence | 9.7/25 ROA 0.4% · ROE 2.3% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 4.5/20 P/BV 1.58× · P/BV÷ROE 0.69 70% evidence | 13.3/20 RS sector 6.4% · RS bench 11.2% · 1Y 48.8%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 20.1 + 9.7 + 4.5 + 13.3 = 47.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 7Aflac IncorporatedAFL | 46.2/100Mixed-negative evidence76% evidence | TURNING | 23.4/35 Income 7.3% · PAT 29% 71% evidence | 12.4/25 ROA 0.9% · ROE 3.6% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 5.0/20 P/BV 1.87× · P/BV÷ROE 0.52 70% evidence | 5.4/20 RS sector -4.8% · RS bench -0.4% · 1Y 20.9%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23.4 + 12.4 + 5 + 5.4 = 46.2 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -4.8% and the one-year return is 20.9%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth. | ||||||
| 8F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.FG | 45.2/100Mixed-negative evidence67% evidence | FADING | 23.5/35 Income 18.2% · PAT 7.1% 45% evidence | 9.7/25 ROA 0.3% · ROE 5.4% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 8.6/20 P/BV 0.73× · P/BV÷ROE 0.14 70% evidence | 3.4/20 RS sector -13.1% · RS bench -9.1% · 1Y -12.7%5 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23.5 + 9.7 + 8.6 + 3.4 = 45.2 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -13.1% and the one-year return is -12.7%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth. | ||||||
| 9MetLife, Inc.MET | 44.8/100Mixed-negative evidence76% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 12.8/35 Income 5.6% · PAT -20% 71% evidence | 9.9/25 ROA 0.2% · ROE 4.2% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 6.2/20 P/BV 1.67× · P/BV÷ROE 0.4 70% evidence | 15.9/20 RS sector 3% · RS bench 7.7% · 1Y 26%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 12.8 + 9.9 + 6.2 + 15.9 = 44.8 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 7.7%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 10Prudential Financial, Inc.PRU | 42.9/100Mixed-negative evidence76% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 18.4/35 Income 4.1% · PAT 51% 71% evidence | 6.9/25 ROA 0.1% · ROE 1.8% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 4.8/20 P/BV 1.06× · P/BV÷ROE 0.59 70% evidence | 12.8/20 RS sector -0.2% · RS bench 4.4% · 1Y 19.6%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 18.4 + 6.9 + 4.8 + 12.8 = 42.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 11Jackson Financial Inc.JXN | 42.5/100Thin evidence · provisional55% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 11.1/35 Income -20.5% · PAT -311.5% 45% evidence | 4.7/25 ROA -0.1% · ROE -4.1% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 9.8/20 P/BV 0.78× · P/BV÷ROE — 10% evidence | 16.9/20 RS sector 7.5% · RS bench 12.4% · 1Y 47.5%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 11.1 + 4.7 + 9.8 + 16.9 = 42.5 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 12Security National Financial CorporationSNFCA | 41.9/100Mixed-negative evidence70% evidence | BASING | 17.0/35 Income 1.8% · PAT 40% 71% evidence | 9.7/25 ROA 0.5% · ROE 1.8% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 7.6/20 P/BV 0.58× · P/BV÷ROE 0.32 70% evidence | 7.6/20 RS sector -4.1% · RS bench 0.3% · 1Y 15.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17 + 9.7 + 7.6 + 7.6 = 41.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 13Unum GroupUNM | 41.7/100Mixed-negative evidence60% evidence | LEADER | 14.2/35 Income — · PAT — 26% evidence | 10.9/25 ROA 0.5% · ROE 2.3% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 5.2/20 P/BV 1.31× · P/BV÷ROE 0.57 70% evidence | 11.4/20 RS sector 0% · RS bench 4.6% · 1Y 31.7%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 14.2 + 10.9 + 5.2 + 11.4 = 41.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 14Genworth Financial, Inc.GNW | 27.7/100Adverse evidence76% evidence | TURNING | 10.4/35 Income 1% · PAT 0.3% 71% evidence | 6.8/25 ROA 0.1% · ROE 0.8% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 5.9/20 P/BV 0.35× · P/BV÷ROE 0.44 70% evidence | 4.6/20 RS sector -4.4% · RS bench -0.1% · 1Y 18.1%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 10.4 + 6.8 + 5.9 + 4.6 = 27.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 15Brighthouse Financial, Inc.BHF | 26.7/100Thin evidence · provisional55% evidence | ASLEEP | 10.7/35 Income -16.1% · PAT -109.7% 45% evidence | 4.2/25 ROA -0.3% · ROE -14% · GNPA — 68% evidence | 9.8/20 P/BV 0.62× · P/BV÷ROE — 10% evidence | 2.0/20 RS sector -10.2% · RS bench -6.1% · 1Y 40.8%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 10.7 + 4.2 + 9.8 + 2 = 26.7 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 16Prudential plcPUK | 50.7/100Thin evidence · provisional50% evidence | BASING | 18.7/35 Income — · PAT — 8% evidence | 17.8/25 ROA 2.9% · ROE 15.4% · GNPA — 51% evidence | 13.1/20 P/BV 1.96× · P/BV÷ROE 0.13 70% evidence | 1.1/20 RS sector -11.2% · RS bench -7.1% · 1Y 16%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 18.7 + 17.8 + 13.1 + 1.1 = 50.7 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 17Citizens, Inc.CIA | 35.4/100Thin evidence · provisional47% evidence | ASLEEP | 18.4/35 Income 7% · PAT 88.9% 29% evidence | 10.2/25 ROA — · ROE 1% · GNPA — 34% evidence | 3.8/20 P/BV 1.06× · P/BV÷ROE 1.06 70% evidence | 3.0/20 RS sector -26.3% · RS bench -22.8% · 1Y 1.3%3 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 18.4 + 10.2 + 3.8 + 3 = 35.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
Market action
Abacus Global Management, Inc. has the strongest one-year price move in Insurance - Life at +82.8%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against the S&P 500 at +19.9%. 11 of 17 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 2026-08-04.
Every company, the sector's own index and S&P 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts — the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.
How far ahead of or behind S&P 500 each company has been running, measured against its own recent average of that comparison, so the flat line at zero IS S&P 500: above it the company is beating the market, below it the market is beating the company. It opens on one year.
The same measure taken against Insurance - Life itself instead of the whole market, so the flat line at zero is the sector: above it the company is beating its own peers, which is the sharper test of the two. It opens on one year.
Income Scale & Growth Durability
Manulife Financial Corporation has the highest Income among the 17 Insurance - Life companies compared here, at $86,369 million. MetLife, Inc. is next at $77,589 million. Abacus Global Management, Inc. has the highest Income growth at 86.6%, so level and change sit with different companies. 12 of 17 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Manulife Financial Corporation is the scale leader at $86,369 million, 11.3% ahead of MetLife, Inc.. Abacus Global Management, Inc.'s growth is 86.6% from a $250 million base, with 16 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.
Investor read: Manulife Financial Corporation is the scale benchmark; Abacus Global Management, Inc. is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.
This conclusion weakens if: Manulife Financial Corporation's growth falls below Abacus Global Management, Inc.'s for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.
On every company-comparison chart on this page: solid lines show level, dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected, and a missing report breaks the line rather than being invented.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.
| Company | Income | Income growth | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetLife, Inc. MET | $19.1B | 2.7% | Mar 2026 |
| Prudential plc PUK | $17.0B | 50% | Dec 2025 |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU | $15.5B | 15% | Mar 2026 |
| Manulife Financial Corporation MFC | $15.4B | 0.8% | Mar 2026 |
| Lincoln National Corporation LNC | $5.3B | 13% | Jun 2026 |
| Aflac Incorporated AFL | $4.3B | 28% | Mar 2026 |
| Unum Group UNM | $3.4B | 8.5% | Jun 2026 |
| Jackson Financial Inc. JXN | $2.9B | -23% | Mar 2026 |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. GNW | $1.8B | -0.5% | Mar 2026 |
| Globe Life Inc. GL | $1.6B | 5.4% | Jun 2026 |
| Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF | $1.5B | -36% | Mar 2026 |
| F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. FG | $1.2B | 31% | Mar 2026 |
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. CNO | $1.0B | 2.6% | Jun 2026 |
| Primerica, Inc. PRI | $873M | 8.5% | Mar 2026 |
| Security National Financial Corporation SNFCA | $80M | -3.6% | Mar 2026 |
| Citizens, Inc. CIA | $60M | 7.1% | Mar 2026 |
| Abacus Global Management, Inc. ABX | $59M | 34% | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
Income · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
Income growth · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
Profit Scale & Acceleration
Manulife Financial Corporation has the highest Net profit among the 17 Insurance - Life companies compared here, at $6,673 million. Aflac Incorporated is next at $4,636 million. Primerica, Inc. has the highest Profit growth at 54.1%, so level and change sit with different companies. 12 of 17 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.
What the numbers say: Manulife Financial Corporation leads with $6,673 million of TTM profit, 43.9% above Aflac Incorporated. Primerica, Inc. shows 54.1% growth from a $772 million profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.
Investor read: Manulife Financial Corporation sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | Net profit | Profit growth | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prudential plc PUK | $6.2B | 24% | Dec 2025 |
| Manulife Financial Corporation MFC | $1.2B | 98% | Mar 2026 |
| MetLife, Inc. MET | $1.2B | 22% | Mar 2026 |
| Aflac Incorporated AFL | $1.0B | 3,414% | Mar 2026 |
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. CNO | $623M | 4.2% | Jun 2026 |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU | $604M | -15% | Mar 2026 |
| Globe Life Inc. GL | $271M | 6.3% | Jun 2026 |
| F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. FG | $249M | -60% | Mar 2026 |
| Unum Group UNM | $232M | 23% | Jun 2026 |
| Primerica, Inc. PRI | $190M | 12% | Mar 2026 |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. GNW | $79M | -7.1% | Mar 2026 |
| Abacus Global Management, Inc. ABX | $7M | 40% | Mar 2026 |
| Security National Financial Corporation SNFCA | $7M | 17% | Mar 2026 |
| Citizens, Inc. CIA | $2M | 75% | Mar 2026 |
| Lincoln National Corporation LNC | $-172M | -55% | Jun 2026 |
| Jackson Financial Inc. JXN | $-420M | -152% | Mar 2026 |
| Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF | $-764M | -79% | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
Net profit · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
Profit growth · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
Funding Base & Its Composition
No company in this Insurance - Life comparison reports a funding base figure this section can compare, so the Deposits rank is empty. On Borrowings, Jackson Financial Inc. is highest at $5,075 million, across 4 of 17 companies with a usable reading.
What the numbers say: There is not enough comparable evidence to name a reliable deposits leader.
Investor read: The current leader sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current borrowings signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | Deposits | Borrowings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primerica, Inc. PRI | — | $48M | Mar 2026 |
| Jackson Financial Inc. JXN | — | $5.1B | Mar 2026 |
| F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. FG | — | $0M | Mar 2026 |
| Abacus Global Management, Inc. ABX | — | $341M | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
No consistent historical series is available for deposits.
Borrowings · reported quarter history
Abacus Global Management, Inc. · ABX
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Return On Assets
Prudential plc has the highest ROA among the 17 Insurance - Life companies compared here, at 2.9%. Globe Life Inc. is next at 2.1%. Globe Life Inc. has the highest ROA change at +1.1 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 16 of 17 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Dec 2025.
What the numbers say: Prudential plc leads roa at 2.9%; Globe Life Inc. leads roa change at +1.1 percentage points.
Investor read: Prudential plc sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roa change signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | ROA | ROA change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prudential plc PUK | 2.9% | +1.1 pp | Dec 2025 |
| Globe Life Inc. GL | 2.1% | +1.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. CNO | 1.9% | +0.2 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Abacus Global Management, Inc. ABX | 1.4% | −1.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Primerica, Inc. PRI | 1.3% | +0.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Aflac Incorporated AFL | 0.9% | +0.9 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Unum Group UNM | 0.5% | −0.2 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Security National Financial Corporation SNFCA | 0.5% | 0.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Manulife Financial Corporation MFC | 0.4% | 0.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Lincoln National Corporation LNC | 0.3% | +0.1 pp | Jun 2026 |
| F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. FG | 0.3% | +0.3 pp | Mar 2026 |
| MetLife, Inc. MET | 0.2% | +0.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. GNW | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Jackson Financial Inc. JXN | -0.1% | −0.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF | -0.3% | −0.2 pp | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
ROA · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 16 companies with a series here. The remaining 4 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
ROA change · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 16 companies with a series here. The remaining 4 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
ROE — Leaders & Improvers
Prudential plc has the highest ROE among the 17 Insurance - Life companies compared here, at 15.4%. Lincoln National Corporation is next at 12.7%. F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. has the highest ROE change at +5.9 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 17 of 17 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Dec 2025.
What the numbers say: Prudential plc leads roe at 15.4%; F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. leads roe change at +5.9 percentage points.
Investor read: Prudential plc sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roe change signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | ROE | ROE change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prudential plc PUK | 15% | +1.9 pp | Dec 2025 |
| Lincoln National Corporation LNC | 13% | +4.7 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Globe Life Inc. GL | 11% | +5.9 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Primerica, Inc. PRI | 8.0% | +0.4 pp | Mar 2026 |
| F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. FG | 5.4% | +5.9 pp | Mar 2026 |
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. CNO | 4.9% | +1.2 pp | Jun 2026 |
| MetLife, Inc. MET | 4.2% | +0.8 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Aflac Incorporated AFL | 3.6% | +3.5 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Manulife Financial Corporation MFC | 2.3% | +1.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Unum Group UNM | 2.3% | −0.8 pp | Jun 2026 |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU | 1.8% | −0.5 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Security National Financial Corporation SNFCA | 1.8% | −0.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Abacus Global Management, Inc. ABX | 1.7% | −0.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Citizens, Inc. CIA | 1.0% | +1.8 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. GNW | 0.8% | −0.1 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Jackson Financial Inc. JXN | -4.1% | −3.9 pp | Mar 2026 |
| Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF | -14% | −8.4 pp | Mar 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
ROE · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
ROE change · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
Gross NPA — Leaders & Improvers
No company in this Insurance - Life comparison reports gross NPA on a comparable basis, so there is nothing to rank here — 0 of 17 companies have a usable current reading. The section is shown rather than removed so an unavailable metric is not mistaken for one that was quietly left out. Filings were read through Jun 2026.
Valuation Against Growth & Quality
Lincoln National Corporation has the lowest P/BV ÷ ROE among the 17 Insurance - Life companies compared here, at 0.05×. Prudential plc is next at 0.13×. Genworth Financial, Inc. has the lowest P/BV at 0.35×, so level and change sit with different companies. 15 of 17 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Lincoln National Corporation has the lowest comparable P/BV ÷ ROE at 0.05×, 61.5% below Prudential plc. Only 15 of 17 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.
All-company data · latest reported quarter
| Company | P/BV ÷ ROE | P/BV | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens, Inc. CIA | 1.1 | 1.1 | Mar 2026 |
| Abacus Global Management, Inc. ABX | 1.1 | 1.8 | Mar 2026 |
| Jackson Financial Inc. JXN | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mar 2026 |
| Manulife Financial Corporation MFC | 0.7 | 1.6 | Mar 2026 |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU | 0.6 | 1.1 | Mar 2026 |
| Unum Group UNM | 0.6 | 1.3 | Jun 2026 |
| Aflac Incorporated AFL | 0.5 | 1.9 | Mar 2026 |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. GNW | 0.4 | 0.4 | Mar 2026 |
| MetLife, Inc. MET | 0.4 | 1.7 | Mar 2026 |
| Primerica, Inc. PRI | 0.4 | 3.1 | Mar 2026 |
| Globe Life Inc. GL | 0.4 | 1.8 | Jun 2026 |
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. CNO | 0.4 | 1.8 | Jun 2026 |
| Security National Financial Corporation SNFCA | 0.3 | 0.6 | Mar 2026 |
| Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF | 0.2 | 0.6 | Mar 2026 |
| F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. FG | 0.1 | 0.7 | Mar 2026 |
| Prudential plc PUK | 0.1 | 2.0 | Dec 2025 |
| Lincoln National Corporation LNC | 0.1 | 0.6 | Jun 2026 |
Full 20-quarter history · every available company
P/BV ÷ ROE · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
P/BV · reported quarter history
Showing the 12 largest of 17 companies with a series here. The remaining 5 are complete in the plain-text rendition and the trace payload — nothing is dropped from the data, only from this grid.
Aflac Incorporated · AFL
CNO Financial Group, Inc. · CNO
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. · FG
Globe Life Inc. · GL
Jackson Financial Inc. · JXN
Lincoln National Corporation · LNC
Manulife Financial Corporation · MFC
MetLife, Inc. · MET
Primerica, Inc. · PRI
Prudential Financial, Inc. · PRU
Prudential plc · PUK
Unum Group · UNM
What can make this comparison misleading?
This Insurance - Life comparison names 7 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. 1 of the 17 companies reports on an older date than the sector's freshest reporters, so its rank is marked stale. 2 of the 7 ranked sections have fewer than three usable current readings.
Keep these limits visible
- A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
- A high ROE can be manufactured with leverage. Read it beside ROA and asset quality.
- The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
- An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
- 1 company has an older fundamental reporting date than the sector’s freshest reporters; its rank carries a stale marker.
- Banks and lenders are not forced through operating-margin or ROCE comparisons; missing lender-specific fields remain visibly missing.
- Thin comparisons: Funding base, Asset quality have fewer than three usable current readings.
How was this comparison built?
This comparison is built from the reported filings of 17 Insurance - Life companies, normalized to a common $ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-08-04. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.
Insurance - Life company comparison FAQs
These 21 answers restate the Insurance - Life comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 17 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-08-04. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.
Is the Insurance - Life sector outperforming S&P 500?
Insurance - Life has outperformed S&P 500 by 8.5% over 52 weeks and 7.8% over 13 weeks. 11 of 17 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 8 of 17 beat the sector itself.
Which Insurance - Life company is largest by income?
Manulife Financial Corporation leads with income of $86,369 million, based on 12 of 17 comparable companies through Mar 2026.
Which Insurance - Life company is growing fastest?
Abacus Global Management, Inc. has the fastest current income growth at 86.6%, across 12 of 17 comparable companies.
Which Insurance - Life company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?
Globe Life Inc. ranks first at 69/100 with 60.2% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.
Which Insurance - Life company has the lowest comparable P/BV-to-ROE?
Lincoln National Corporation has the lowest comparable P/BV ÷ ROE at 0.05, among 15 of 17 companies whose earnings and growth are steady enough for the ratio to mean anything.
How much history does this Insurance - Life comparison include?
The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, returns and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.
How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?
The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.
Which Insurance - Life company is the biggest?
Manulife Financial Corporation is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month income of $86,369 million, ahead of MetLife, Inc. at $77,589 million. That covers 12 of 17 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.
Which Insurance - Life company makes the most profit?
Manulife Financial Corporation earns the most, at $6,673 million of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 12 of 17 comparable companies. Primerica, Inc. has the fastest profit growth at 54.1%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.
Which Insurance - Life company earns the highest return on capital?
Prudential plc leads on return on assets at 2.9%, across 16 of 17 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.
Which Insurance - Life stock is the cheapest?
On price-to-book divided by return on equity — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Lincoln National Corporation screens cheapest at 0.05×. Only 15 of 17 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, so this is not a sector-wide "cheapest stock" verdict. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.
Is the Insurance - Life sector beating the market?
Insurance - Life has outperformed S&P 500 by 8.5% over the last 52 weeks and 7.8% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 11 of 17 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.
Which Insurance - Life stock has the strongest price momentum?
Abacus Global Management, Inc. has the strongest relative strength against S&P 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.
Which Insurance - Life company scores highest for research priority?
Globe Life Inc. scores 69 out of 100 with 60.2% evidence confidence, from 21.9 points on growth and earnings, 18.6 on capital efficiency, 11.4 on valuation and 17.1 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.
How many Insurance - Life companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?
It compares 17 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
What is the total market cap of the Insurance - Life sector?
The 17 Insurance - Life companies on this page carry $354,518 million of combined market value. Manulife Financial Corporation is the largest at $74,726 million, about 21% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-08-04.
What is the Insurance - Life sector's P/B ratio?
The median price-to-book ratio across the 17 Insurance - Life companies on this page is 1.3×, measured on the 17 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-08-04.
How is the Insurance - Life sector performing?
11 of the 17 covered Insurance - Life companies are beating S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 8.5% ahead of S&P 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-08-04.
How many Insurance - Life stocks are listed in the US?
This comparison covers 17 listed Insurance - Life companies in the US, each above the size floor the site applies. The full ranked list is on this page, with reported fundamentals through Jun 2026. Membership is the full industry list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
Why are some values on this page blank?
A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.
Is this investment advice?
No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.