Corebridge Financial, Inc. (CRBG)
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Corebridge Financial, Inc.
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Rating:62Neutral
Price Target:
$28.00
▲(4.67% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/18/26
The score is driven primarily by uneven financial performance (profitability volatility and a net loss despite positive cash flow) which constrains the rating, partially offset by constructive earnings-call guidance and capital actions. Technicals are mildly supportive near term but remain weak longer term, and valuation is challenged by a negative P/E despite a modest dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strategic merger with Equitable
The all-stock merger with Equitable creates scale, broadens distribution and product breadth, and targets >$500M expense synergies by 2028. A larger combined platform should diversify fee and spread income, strengthen capital metrics and improve long-term competitive positioning.
Negative Factors
Earnings volatility
Large year‑to‑year swings in revenue and margins reduce confidence in recurring earnings power. A net loss in 2025 and negative ROE impair retained earnings and make capital planning and payout guidance less predictable, increasing execution risk for strategic initiatives.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strategic merger with Equitable
The all-stock merger with Equitable creates scale, broadens distribution and product breadth, and targets >$500M expense synergies by 2028. A larger combined platform should diversify fee and spread income, strengthen capital metrics and improve long-term competitive positioning.
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Corebridge Financial, Inc. (CRBG) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$12.27B
Dividend Yield3.14%
Average Volume (3M)4.90M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.34
Revenue Growth25.32%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees5,200
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryAsset Management
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.22
Shares Outstanding456,727,260
10 Day Avg. Volume4,664,186
30 Day Avg. Volume4,903,696
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.38
Price to Book (P/B)1.23
Price to Sales (P/S)5.63
P/FCF Ratio8.05
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.90
Enterprise Value/Revenue8.06
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit9.96
Enterprise Value/Ebitda41.06
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$33.57Price Target Upside25.51% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)4.94
Revenue Forecast (FY)$21.06B
Corebridge Financial, Inc. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Corebridge Financial, Inc. provides retirement solutions and insurance products in the United States. It operates through Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets segments. The Individual Retirement segmen...
How the Company Makes Money
Corebridge makes money primarily from insurance and retirement-related product economics and asset-based fees. Key revenue and earnings drivers include: (1) Annuities: Earnings are generated from annuity products (including fixed, fixed indexed, a...
Corebridge Financial, Inc. Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 09, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 04, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Overall the call presented more positives than negatives: management reported record full-year sales, EPS and ROE improvements, a successful RILA launch, strong institutional growth, meaningful balance-sheet derisking and robust capital returns and liquidity. Key challenges include a sizeable decline in Life underwriting earnings, underwriting margin compression, some retail annuity softness and short-term alternative investment and rate-sensitivity headwinds. Management articulated clear mitigation actions (reinsurance, Bermuda cessions, reduced rate sensitivity, targeted investments) and a credible plan to drive fee-based growth and digitization.Positive Updates
Record Full-Year Sales
Total sales were up 4% year-over-year to a record $42 billion for 2025, with Individual Retirement full-year sales of $20.6 billion and fourth quarter Individual Retirement sales of $4.3 billion.
Negative Updates
Life Insurance Earnings Decline
Life Insurance APTI declined 30% year-over-year in the quarter, primarily due to lower underwriting margins; management expects run-rate Life results roughly in the $110–$120 million per quarter range (except seasonally higher Q1).
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Full-Year Sales
Total sales were up 4% year-over-year to a record $42 billion for 2025, with Individual Retirement full-year sales of $20.6 billion and fourth quarter Individual Retirement sales of $4.3 billion.
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Company Guidance
Management guided that Individual Retirement base‑spread income should be in the “zip code” of $2.55 billion for 2026 and that base‑spread compression should level off by year‑end assuming two Fed cuts; they’ve cut short‑term rate sensitivity roughly 75% since mid‑2024 so an additional 25‑bp SOFR decline now trims operating earnings by only $20–25 million (vs. $45 million last September). They expect alternative‑investment returns to normalize toward long‑term ~8–9% (noting near‑term Q1 real‑estate equity softness of ~$20–30 million), plan to invest in digitization with operating expenses up ~4–5% (~$60 million) in 2026, and will execute roughly $900 million of VA‑deal‑linked share repurchases in 1H26. Balance‑sheet and capital targets remain intact after returning $2.6 billion of capital in 2025 (including $1.2 billion in Q4), holding‑company liquidity >$2.3 billion (supported by $1.3 billion of Q4 insurance‑company distributions), a 2025 payout ratio of 110% (75% excluding VA proceeds), and management expects to meet adjusted‑ROE/capital‑return/run‑rate EPS goals, albeit at the lower end of the 10%–15% EPS growth band.Corebridge Financial, Inc. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
56
Neutral
Balance Sheet
62
Positive
Cash Flow
60
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.89B | 2.68B | 2.36B | 1.88B | 22.10B |
| Gross Profit | 2.34B | 2.12B | 1.78B | 1.34B | 14.05B |
| EBITDA | 567.00M | 3.55B | 1.89B | 11.61B | 11.08B |
| Net Income | -366.00M | 2.23B | 1.10B | 8.16B | 7.36B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 413.55B | 389.40B | 379.27B | 360.32B | 416.21B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 66.54B | 63.92B | 171.47B | 161.75B | 204.58B |
| Total Debt | 10.91B | 12.39B | 11.87B | 15.33B | 15.68B |
| Total Liabilities | 399.59B | 377.07B | 366.63B | 350.00B | 387.28B |
| Stockholders Equity | 13.20B | 11.46B | 11.77B | 9.38B | 27.09B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.02B | 2.15B | 3.36B | 2.62B | 2.40B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.02B | 2.15B | 3.36B | 2.62B | 2.40B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -13.33B | -11.54B | -5.38B | -7.25B | -1.97B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 10.94B | 9.58B | 2.02B | 4.67B | -753.00M |
Corebridge Financial, Inc. Technical Analysis
Neutral
26.75
Price Trends
25.99
Positive
28.01
Negative
30.14
Negative
Market Momentum
0.28
Negative
61.66
Neutral
81.80
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CRBG, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 26.75 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 24.48, above the 50-day MA of 25.99, and below the 200-day MA of 30.14, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.28 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 61.66 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 81.80 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for CRBG.
Corebridge Financial, Inc. Risk Analysis
Corebridge Financial, Inc. disclosed 44 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Corebridge Financial, Inc. reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Corebridge Financial, Inc. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $21.35B | 12.86 | 19.58% | 4.88% | 4.26% | 0.42% | |
71 Outperform | $41.86B | 11.53 | 11.09% | 2.43% | 5.62% | 49.49% | |
69 Neutral | $14.44B | 12.10 | 5.06% | 5.33% | 2.31% | 5.71% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | $41.41B | 13.05 | 58.14% | 1.26% | 5.76% | 39.77% | |
62 Neutral | $12.27B | -44.46 | -2.87% | 3.14% | 25.32% | ― | |
60 Neutral | $18.98B | 26.29 | 14.18% | 2.30% | -24.62% | 437.16% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Corebridge Financial, Inc. Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Corebridge Adds Nippon Life Designee Inoue to Board
Positive
Apr 17, 2026
On April 14, 2026, Corebridge Financial’s board elected Hirotaka Inoue as a director effective April 21, 2026, as a Nippon Life Insurance Company designee replacing departing director Minoru Kimura on April 20, 2026. The board also confirmed...
Stock BuybackM&A Transactions
Corebridge Weighs Share Buybacks Amid Pending Equitable Merger
Neutral
Apr 16, 2026
Corebridge Financial, Inc., in consultation with Equitable Holdings, Inc., is considering repurchasing shares of its common stock ahead of the closing of their pending merger announced on March 26, 2026. Any buybacks during the proxy filing period...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesM&A Transactions
Corebridge Appoints Interim CFO Amid Leadership Transition
Neutral
Apr 15, 2026
On April 15, 2026, Corebridge Financial, Inc. announced that Chief Accounting Officer Christopher Filiaggi will become Interim Chief Financial Officer effective April 24, 2026, succeeding outgoing CFO Elias Habayeb, who will depart the same day. F...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Corebridge and Equitable Announce Transformational All-Stock Merger
Positive
Mar 26, 2026
On March 26, 2026, Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings announced a definitive all-stock merger agreement that will create a $22 billion combined company focused on retirement, life, wealth and asset management, serving more than 12 million...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock Buyback
Corebridge Advances Governance Independence as AIG Influence Fades
Positive
Mar 24, 2026
Corebridge Financial, Inc. reported that on March 23, 2026, directors Rose Marie Glazer and Adam Burk resigned from its Board, with the company stating their departures were not due to any disagreement over operations, policies, or practices. The ...
Executive/Board Changes
Corebridge Announces Upcoming Nippon-Designated Board Member Change
Neutral
Mar 16, 2026
Corebridge Financial, Inc. disclosed that Nippon Life Insurance Company will change one of its designated directors, with Minoru Kimura departing the Corebridge Board of Directors effective April 20, 2026, due to Nippon’s normal personnel ro...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Corebridge Announces $750 Million Share Repurchase from AIG
Positive
Feb 12, 2026
On February 12, 2026, Corebridge Financial, Inc. entered into a share repurchase agreement with American International Group, Inc., agreeing to buy back common shares at $30.42 per share, the closing price of its stock that day on the New York Sto...
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