Chubb Limited vs PRUDENTIAL PLC, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Chubb is a property and casualty writer, judged by underwriting margin and reserve adequacy. Prudential plc sells life and savings across Asia, living on investment spread over decades. The profitability leans toward the Asian insurer on paper: a 35.85% net margin and 19.28% return on equity against Chubb's 18.58% and 14.14%. But the market has priced that in and then some, valuing Prudential plc at 3.21 times book and 17.26 times earnings while Chubb sits at 1.69 times book and 12.08 times earnings. Chubb is nearly double the size at $134.7B and runs light debt at 0.22. Chubb pays a 1.12% dividend; Prudential plc's yield is not listed here.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CB | PUK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $347.77 | $28.13 |
| Market cap | $137.2B | $72.6B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 12.3 | 18.2 |
| P/B | 1.72 | 3.40 |
| P/S | 2.26 | 6.32 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 16.7 |
| Revenue growth | +8.2% | -10.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 28.8% |
| Net margin | 18.6% | 35.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.1% | 19.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.1% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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