AEG vs SLF vs CRBG Stock Comparison

Aegon, Sun Life Financial and Corebridge Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEG Aegon Ltd.
$8.31 -5.6% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.78%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$81.79 +3.5% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.30B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.60%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sun Life Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sun Life Financial 5, Corebridge Financial 2, Aegon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEGSLFCRBGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.91B $45.30B $15.73B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 19.3x 18.0x CRBG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 13.5x 7.3x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +29.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 4.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.7% 6.0% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.78% 4.60% 2.81% AEG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +32.5% +10.8% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +7.5%/yr — AEG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 18.6% 35.1% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 34/100 31/100 SLF

Percentile Scorecard

AEGSLFCRBG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEGSLFCRBG
Valuation – 21 #94 of 119 53 #57 of 119
Growth – 29 #81 of 114 40 #69 of 114
Profitability – 42 #62 of 106 18 #87 of 106
Financial Health 36 #67 of 104 33 #70 of 104 6 #98 of 104
Shareholder Returns 90 #11 of 105 44 #59 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Overall – 34 31
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEGSLFCRBGSPY
1 month -5.6%+3.5%+4.5% +0.7%
3 months -12.0%-1.2%+10.4% +3.7%
6 months +1.0%+13.5%+28.1% +7.1%
Year to date +7.8%+31.1%+16.9% +12.8%
1 year +10.5%+32.5%+10.8% +11.9%
3 years +71.3%+79.8%+75.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+21.6%+20.6% +22.8%
5 years +64.6%+43.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.5%+7.5%— +10.9%
10 years +90.2%+145.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%+9.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEGSLFCRBGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%18.6%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%20.0%38.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.371.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.431.750.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-33.0%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-2.7%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$84.07$35.58 $779.14
52-week low $6.79$57.60$22.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEGSLFCRBG
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.7x 19.3xmedian 10.7x 18.0xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x —median 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x 8.5xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.5x 13.8xmedian 8.5x 8.5xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 7.34median 0.60 -0.89median 0.60

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEGSLFCRBG
Revenue – – $20.06B
Gross profit – – $12.23B
Operating income – – $1.61B
Net income – $2.57B $883.00M
Free cash flow – $3.28B $1.85B
EPS (diluted) – $4.23 $1.96
Cash & equivalents $4.01B – –
Total debt $2.55B $6.42B $9.36B
Shares (diluted) 1.91B 566.00M 454.20M
Enterprise value -$14.19B $3.39B -$5.32B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEGSLFCRBG
P/E – 19.3x 18.0x
P/FCF – 13.8x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.4x 8.5x
P/S – – 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.5x
EV/EBIT – 10.1x 12.3x
EV/Revenue – – 1.0x
EV/FCF – 12.4x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.0x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.34 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEGSLFCRBG
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 19.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 279.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -40.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.7% 353.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.1% 419.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% -20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.5% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% -20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.6% 10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% -20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEGSLFCRBG
Gross margin – – 61.0%
EBITDA margin – – 11.6%
Operating margin – – 8.0%
Pretax margin – – 5.4%
Net margin – – 4.4%
FCF margin – – 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 9.2%
Return on equity – 13.9% 7.6%
Return on assets – 0.9% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.7% 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEGSLFCRBG
Debt / assets 0.7% 2.1% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 93.7% 97.3%
Equity / assets 2.6% 6.3% 2.7%
Interest coverage – 5.6x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEGSLFCRBG
Dividend yield 5.8% 4.6% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 19.3%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.5% 22.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -22.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEGSLFCRBG
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% -3.1% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.07BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.0%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +29.2% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEGSLFCRBG
Held by institutions 7.9% 44.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 307 491 447
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +1.3% +8.0%
Institutions buying 170 256 229
Institutions selling 56 130 171
Buyers to sellers 3.04 1.97 1.34

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEGSLFCRBG
AEG 1.00 0.34 0.41
SLF 0.34 1.00 0.42
CRBG 0.41 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEG, SLF and CRBG?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aegon (AEG) $12.91B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.30B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEG, SLF and CRBG?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.3x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Aegon (AEG) 7.6x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.5x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Aegon (AEG) +10.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +32.5%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +10.8%. Over five years, Aegon (AEG) compounded fastest (Aegon (AEG) +10.5%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aegon (AEG) has the highest dividend yield: Aegon (AEG) 5.78%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 4.60%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 2.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Aegon (AEG) 24.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEG, SLF and CRBG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.