# Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Insurance. Price $44.34, market value $73.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.7×** (5-yr avg 8.6×, 3-yr avg 9.9×). Manulife Financial Corporation trades at 16.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 8.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 12.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.51**. A PEG of 1.51 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.8×.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 30.3%** (5-yr avg 57.9%). Free cash flow equals 30.3% of the market value, below its five-year average of 57.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 10.9%**. 10.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.3%**. 11.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 0.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.7% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 16.3%** (3-yr 30.9%/yr, 5-yr -7.2%/yr). Revenue grew 16.3% over the last year, against -7.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 8.1%** (5-yr 0.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 8.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 24.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 24.5% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $26.3 billion**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.08%** ($1.37 per share, trailing). Manulife Financial Corporation yields 3.08%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 57%** (11% of free cash flow). 57% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.2%/yr** (1-yr -0.5%). The dividend has grown 2.2% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 5.2%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 5.2% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (1 analyst). 1 analysts cover Manulife Financial Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $34.56 (-22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 46.2%** (YTD 24.6%, 3-mo 14.5%). The shares are up 46.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.2%** (45.3% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.72** (volatility 53%). Beta of 0.72 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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