Manulife Financial stock trades at EUR 38.07 after Q2 beat

Published on 09/29/2026 at 17:57 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Manulife Financial stock traded at EUR 38.07 on September 29, 2026, down 0.47 percent from the prior close. Q2 core earnings beat consensus by 1.30 percent.

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Manulife Financial stock was trading at EUR 38.07 at Lang & Schwarz on September 29, 2026, at 5:50 p.m. CEST, down 0.47 percent from the prior close of EUR 38.25. The move came as investors weighed a strong second-quarter operating update against a fresh product and leadership push in wealth management.

Q2 earnings beat consensus

According to Yahoo Finance on September 4, 2026, Manulife reported second-quarter 2026 core earnings of USD 0.79 per share, 1.30 percent above the Zacks consensus estimate. Revenue reached USD 7.83 billion, exceeding the USD 7.42 billion consensus estimate by 5.40 percent.

The earnings mix was more important than the headline beat. Core earnings rose 16.00 percent year over year, while annualized premium equivalent sales increased 21.00 percent to CAD 2.70 billion. Asia core earnings rose 21.00 percent to USD 616.00 million, and U.S. core earnings increased 55.00 percent to USD 218.00 million, according to Yahoo Finance.

Wealth strategy adds products

A separate update covered by Yahoo Finance on September 20, 2026, said Manulife named Sarah Chapman Global Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer, effective January 1, 2027. Manulife Canada also introduced eight new segregated funds and expanded access to 11 existing options.

That product expansion gives the wealth business a measurable distribution lever, while the Q2 numbers show where earnings momentum was strongest. Global Wealth and Asset Management core earnings increased 9.00 percent year over year to CAD 505.00 million, and average assets under management and administration rose 15.00 percent to CAD 1.16 trillion.

Capital and debt set the backdrop

Manulife also priced a USD 750.00 million subordinated notes offering on September 1, 2026, according to PR Newswire. The notes carry a fixed annual rate of 6.146 percent through September 11, 2036, and are intended to qualify as Tier 2 regulatory capital.

For investors, the numbers point to a stock balancing growth in Asia and wealth management against capital costs and insurance exposure. Manulife's next scheduled Q3 2026 earnings release is November 3, 2026, according to MarketScreener.

Stock trades after Xetra close

Manulife Financial stock was trading at EUR 38.07 at Lang & Schwarz on September 29, 2026, at 5:50 p.m. CEST, down 0.47 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz prior close of EUR 38.25 on September 28, 2026. The primary NYSE quote stood at USD 43.16 at 11:56 a.m. EDT on September 29, 2026.