AEG vs SLF vs JXN Stock Comparison

Aegon, Sun Life Financial and Jackson Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEG Aegon Ltd.
$8.23 -6.6% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.86 +1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$46.09B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
$134.51 +1.9% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.50B
P/E
161.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sun Life Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sun Life Financial 4, Jackson Financial 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEGSLFJXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.88B $46.09B $9.50B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 19.3x 161.1x SLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 13.3x 4.8x JXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -1.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 0.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.7% 0.0% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.6% +29.6% +36.2% JXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +7.3%/yr +37.8%/yr JXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 18.6% 32.4% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 36/100 55/100 JXN

Percentile Scorecard

AEGSLFJXN

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

AxisAEGSLFJXN
Valuation – 21 #94 of 119 93 #9 of 119
Growth – 30 #80 of 113 34 #75 of 113
Profitability – 46 #58 of 107 26 #79 of 107
Financial Health 38 #67 of 107 35 #70 of 107 52 #52 of 107
Shareholder Returns 91 #10 of 105 47 #56 of 105 71 #31 of 105
Overall – 36 55
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • JXN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEGSLFJXNSPY
1 month -6.6%+1.7%+1.9% +0.9%
3 months -8.9%-1.7%+11.6% +5.9%
6 months +2.6%+14.7%+16.8% +8.5%
Year to date +6.7%+29.6%+26.1% +13.3%
1 year +9.6%+29.6%+36.2% +12.4%
3 years +74.7%+80.7%+261.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.5%+21.8%+53.5% +23.5%
5 years +63.0%+41.9%+396.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.3%+7.3%+37.8% +11.0%
10 years +88.3%+142.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.5%+9.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEGSLFJXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%18.6%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%20.0%34.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.370.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.391.591.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-33.0%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-3.8%-4.4% -0.9%
52-week high $9.54$84.07$140.64 $779.14
52-week low $6.79$57.60$90.62 $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.

MultipleAEGSLFJXN
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.9x 19.0xmedian 10.9x 160.0xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.5x 13.7xmedian 8.5x 1.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.59 7.26median 0.59 -3.53median 0.59

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 monthsAEGSLFJXN
Revenue – – $6.47B
Net income – $2.57B $141.00M
Free cash flow – $3.28B $5.89B
EPS (diluted) – $4.23 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $4.01B – $5.99B
Total debt $2.55B $6.42B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 1.91B 566.00M 70.29M
Enterprise value -$14.29B $4.05B -$12.29B

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
MetricAEGSLFJXN
P/E – 19.0x 160.0x
P/FCF – 13.7x 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.2x 1.6x
P/S – – 1.4x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 10.0x 4.4x
EV/Revenue – – 0.9x
EV/FCF – 12.3x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.9x 1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.26 -3.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEGSLFJXN
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.7% 182.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% -45.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.1% 564.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% -45.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.5% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.6% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEGSLFJXN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – -0.3%
Net margin – – 0.9%
FCF margin – – 90.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 90.9%
Return on equity – 13.9% 1.4%
Return on assets – 0.9% 0.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 41.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEGSLFJXN
Debt / assets 0.7% 2.1% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 93.7% 97.1%
Equity / assets 2.6% 6.3% 2.9%
Interest coverage – 5.6x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEGSLFJXN
Dividend yield 5.8% 4.7% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.5% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 166.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.1%

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.

ConsensusAEGSLFJXN
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 4.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $27.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +23.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% -3.1% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.07BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $7.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.0%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +29.2% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEGSLFJXN
Held by institutions 7.9% 44.7% 89.6%
Institutions holding 306 490 502
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +1.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 170 256 240
Institutions selling 55 130 188
Buyers to sellers 3.09 1.97 1.28

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.

AEGSLFJXN
AEG 1.00 0.34 0.32
SLF 0.34 1.00 0.27
JXN 0.32 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEG, SLF and JXN?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aegon (AEG) $12.88B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $46.09B, Jackson Financial (JXN) $9.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEG, SLF and JXN?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.3x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 161.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jackson Financial (JXN) is cheapest (Aegon (AEG) 7.5x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.3x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 4.8x). 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 Jackson Financial (JXN) returned the most: Aegon (AEG) +9.6%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.6%, Jackson Financial (JXN) +36.2%. Over five years, Jackson Financial (JXN) compounded fastest (Aegon (AEG) +10.3%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.3%/yr, Jackson Financial (JXN) +37.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aegon (AEG) 0.00%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.02%. Aegon (AEG) and Sun Life Financial (SLF) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.