CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION vs MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Cincinnati Financial writes property and casualty coverage, where the combined ratio and reserve adequacy decide the year. Manulife runs a Canadian life book, earning the spread on long-duration float. Manulife is the larger house at $68.6B against Cincinnati's $28.9B, and the more richly priced on earnings, 17.79 times versus 10.53. Return on equity favors Cincinnati, 14.06% against 11.55%, though Manulife's 20.98% net margin reads higher than Cincinnati's 17.09% on account of different premium accounting. On book value Cincinnati trades at 1.84 times and Manulife at 1.78, close together. Cincinnati pays a 1.89% dividend; Manulife's yield is not shown in these figures.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CINF | MFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179.18 | $41.31 |
| Market cap | $28.1B | $70.4B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 10.2 | 18.2 |
| P/B | 1.79 | 1.82 |
| P/S | 2.18 | 3.31 |
| Revenue growth | +18.3% | -9.8% |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 21.0% |
| Return on equity | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.4% | 0.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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