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Manulife Financial

Provides insurance, retirement, banking, and asset-management services across Asia and North America.

$42.70
After-hours close−0.08 (−0.20%)
At close$42.79(−0.85%)
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Manulife Financial CorporationMFCFinancials

Provides life and health insurance, retirement solutions, banking, and wealth and asset management across Asia, Canada, and the United States. Regional insurance brands and distribution networks feed a global investment platform, while reinsurance and in-force management reshape legacy long-term-care, annuity, and guarantee exposures.

Provides life and health insurance, retirement solutions, banking products, and wealth and asset management through four operating segments: Asia, Canada, U.S., and Global Wealth and Asset Management. The Manulife brand serves Canada and Asia, while John Hancock is the primary U.S. identity.

Combines regional insurance distribution with a global retail, retirement, and institutional investment platform spanning public and private markets. The Canadian business also includes Manulife Bank, and the U.S. operation maintains legacy long-term-care and annuity books alongside life insurance and insurance-based wealth solutions.

Growth priorities have emphasized Asia and fee-based wealth and asset management, while reinsurance and in-force management have reduced exposure in legacy guaranteed products. Earnings and capital remain shaped by insurance regulation, market sensitivity in guarantee books, and the performance of distribution networks across multiple jurisdictions.

Company facts

CEOPhilip J. Witherington
ListedSep 24, 1999
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersToronto, ON
CountryCanada
Employees37,000
CIK0001086888
ISINCA56501R1064

Key statistics

Market cap$71.36B
EPS (ttm)$2.65
P/E (ttm)16.15
ROE13.0%
P/B1.86
P/S1.72
Dividend yield3.21%
Beta0.76vs XLF 0.50

Year to date +18.1% · Average volume (30d) 2.1M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$29.44−31.1%Median of 14 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy8 of 14 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior targetTarget
Dec 15, 2025Morgan StanleyTarget$47$51
Oct 7, 2025Morgan StanleyTarget$48$47

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.82
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$7.39B
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 5, 2026Q2 FY26$0.78$0.79+1.3%$7.28B$13.87B+90.4%+0.29%
May 13, 2026Q1 FY26$0.79$0.77−2.5%$2.32B$8.83B+281.3%−5.80%
Feb 11, 2026Q4 FY25$0.76$0.80+5.3%$1.70B$6.27B+268.7%−5.49%
Nov 12, 2025Q3 FY25$0.74$0.84+13.5%$12.41B0.00%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$6.51B$29.58B$12.45B$6.19B$8.85B$14.18B
Gross profit$1.64B$2.70B$2.77B$4.70B$8.85B$3.17B
Operating income$502.8M$1.63B$1.60B$1.37B$1.06B$1.99B
Net income$400.7M$1.35B$1.29B$1.12B$860.4M$1.57B
Diluted EPS$0.18$0.70$0.73$0.59$0.46$0.86
Gross margin25.2%9.1%22.2%76.0%100.0%22.4%
Operating margin7.7%5.5%12.9%22.1%11.9%14.1%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $43.05B · FY22 −$12.50B · FY23 $36.78B · FY24 $52.11B · FY25 $54.73B

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $27.27B · Total debt $10.16B · Total assets $786.96B · Shareholders' equity $38.31B

Dividends

Next ex-date
Nov 21, 2026
estimated · in 84 days
Annual dividend
$1.37
per share
Dividend yield
3.21%
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year

Raised for 12 straight years — most recently to $0.3523 from $0.3518 in Aug 2026. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.

History

Ex-dateRecordPaidAmountNote
Aug 21, 2026Aug 21Sep 21$0.3523raised from $0.3518
May 29, 2026May 29Jun 19$0.3518cut from $0.3545
Feb 25, 2026Feb 25Mar 19$0.3545raised from $0.313
Nov 26, 2025Nov 26Dec 19$0.313cut from $0.3171
Aug 20, 2025Aug 20Sep 19$0.3171cut from $0.3183
May 21, 2025May 21Jun 19$0.3183raised from $0.3057
Mar 5, 2025Mar 5Mar 19$0.3057raised from $0.2856
Nov 20, 2024Nov 20Dec 19$0.2856cut from $0.2945
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Ownership

Institutions 45.29%Insiders

Shares outstanding 1.67B · Float 1.67B · 99.8% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Royal Bank of Canada108.02M6.47%13FAug 14, 2026
Bank of Montreal /Can/56.77M3.40%13FAug 12, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC48.45M2.90%13FAug 13, 2026
TD Asset Management Inc31.32M1.88%13FAug 4, 2026
Mackenzie Financial Corp29.51M1.77%13FAug 13, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

Nothing filed in the last 12 months.

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Peers

  • Sun Life Financial

    Closest four-pillar peer across insurance, wealth, health, and Asia

  • Prudential (ADR)

    Asia-focused rival in life, health, savings, and asset management

  • Prudential Financial

    U.S. life, retirement, and global investment-management rival

  • MetLife

    Global life, benefits, retirement, and Asia insurance rival

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Manulife Financial$42.70−0.20%$71.36B16.213.11.7+22.6%
Sun Life Financial$79.09+0.39%$43.64B18.618.41.5+57.7%
Prudential (ADR)$27.65+0.04%$34.40B9.51.1
Prudential Financial$119.79+0.01%$41.57B10.88.50.6+2.8%
MetLife$97.91+1.46%$62.10B18.59.20.8+10.0%
Median14.79.21.0+10.0%