CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION vs PRUDENTIAL PLC, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Cincinnati Financial is a property and casualty writer, its earnings set by underwriting margin and reserves. Prudential plc sells life and savings across Asia, living on investment spread. The Asian insurer shows the gaudier profitability, a 35.85% net margin and 19.28% return on equity against Cincinnati's 17.09% and 14.06%, and the market prices it accordingly at 3.21 times book and 17.26 times earnings. Cincinnati trades far more soberly, 1.84 times book and 10.53 times earnings. Prudential plc is more than twice the size at $68.7B versus $28.9B. Cincinnati returns cash through a 1.89% dividend; Prudential plc's yield does not appear in these numbers.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CINF | PUK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179.18 | $28.13 |
| Market cap | $28.1B | $72.6B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 10.2 | 18.2 |
| P/B | 1.79 | 3.40 |
| P/S | 2.18 | 6.32 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 16.7 |
| Revenue growth | +18.3% | -10.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 28.8% |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 35.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.1% | 19.3% |
| Return on assets | 5.4% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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