American International Group, Inc. vs MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
AIG writes property, casualty, and general insurance, where the combined ratio and reserve adequacy set the score. Manulife runs a Canadian life book instead, earning on the spread from long-duration float. Their profitability sits at different levels. Manulife returns 11.55% on equity against AIG's 7.82%, and its 20.98% net margin dwarfs AIG's 11.86%, though life and casualty accounting are not measured on the same yardstick. The market pays 13.31 times earnings for AIG and 17.79 for Manulife. On book value AIG trades at almost exactly its stated worth, 1.01 times, while Manulife sits at 1.78. AIG pays a 2.31% dividend; Manulife's yield is not shown here.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | AIG | MFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.12 | $41.31 |
| Market cap | $42.9B | $70.4B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 13.9 | 18.2 |
| P/B | 1.06 | 1.82 |
| P/S | 1.61 | 3.31 |
| Revenue growth | -2.1% | -9.8% |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 21.0% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 11.6% |
| Return on assets | 2.0% | 0.6% |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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