BLNC vs SLF vs SCHW Stock Comparison

Balance Labs, Sun Life Financial and Schwab Charles Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLNC Balance Labs, Inc.
$1.55 0.0% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$72.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$10.17K
Div. yield
–
Financial Advisory Financial Services
1 win
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.49 -0.5% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.09B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$89.75 -9.4% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$154.91B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.06B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Schwab Charles leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Schwab Charles 3, Sun Life Financial 3, Balance Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNCSLFSCHWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.62M $45.09B $154.91B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.3x 18.8x 15.1x SCHW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.1x 13.5x SLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +18.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.5% +29.5% -4.9% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +6.7%/yr +2.0%/yr BLNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 18.6% 25.9% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 7/100 33/100 42/100 SCHW

Percentile Scorecard

BLNCSLFSCHW

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

AxisBLNCSLFSCHW
Valuation 11 #164 of 184 22 #93 of 119 17 #302 of 362
Growth 1 #112 of 113 24 #88 of 115 96 #9 of 221
Profitability – 43 #65 of 113 –
Financial Health 9 #152 of 167 33 #77 of 114 –
Shareholder Returns – 45 #59 of 107 13 #298 of 342
Overall 7 33 42
  • BLNC ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SCHW ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNCSLFSCHWSPY
1 month 0.0%-0.5%-9.4% -0.8%
3 months 0.0%-4.2%-13.9% +3.5%
6 months 0.0%+12.4%-1.1% +7.0%
Year to date 0.0%+27.4%-10.2% +12.2%
1 year -29.5%+29.5%-4.9% +13.0%
3 years +573.9%+77.7%+79.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +89.0%+21.1%+21.5% +23.1%
5 years +55.0%+38.4%+10.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.2%+6.7%+2.0% +11.0%
10 years -22.5%+137.6%+179.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.5%+9.0%+10.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLNCSLFSCHWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%18.6%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —20.0%29.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.370.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.541.59-0.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-33.0%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-5.4%-21.1% -1.8%
52-week high $2.20$84.07$113.68 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$57.60$85.35 $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.

MultipleBLNCSLFSCHW
P/E now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 33.6x 18.7xmedian 10.6x 15.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median -7,138xmedian 4.9x —median 1.4x 5.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x —median 7.6x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -164.7xmedian 13.2x 13.4xmedian 8.6x 15.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.91 7.13median 0.52 0.59median 1.36

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 monthsBLNCSLFSCHW
Revenue -$10.17K – $27.06B
Operating income -$13.94M – –
Net income -$31.67M $2.57B –
Free cash flow -$440.96K $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 $4.23 $5.90
Cash & equivalents $117.47K – –
Total debt $1.91M $6.42B –
Shares (diluted) 46.85M 566.00M 1.74B
Enterprise value $71.82M $3.04B $154.91B

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
MetricBLNCSLFSCHW
P/E -2.3x 18.7x 15.2x
P/FCF -164.7x 13.4x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow -164.7x 13.0x –
P/S -7,138x – 5.7x
P/B -26.2x 2.3x –
P/Tangible book -26.2x 2.9x –
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -5.2x 9.8x –
EV/Revenue -7,128x – 5.7x
EV/FCF -164.5x 12.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -164.5x 11.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 7.13 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSLFSCHW
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -140.7% – 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4,457% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -533.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -6,739% 4.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -292.7% 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -3,064% 4.1% 175.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -203.7% 2.6% 25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% 8.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% 13.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% 8.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSLFSCHW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin 4,334% – –
Return on equity – 13.9% –
Return on assets -16,393% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital – 12.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover -0.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue -131,374% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNCSLFSCHW
Debt / assets 19.7% 2.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 2,288% 93.7% –
Equity / assets -2,188% 6.3% –
Interest coverage -119.8x 5.6x –
Current ratio 0.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score -790.54 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNCSLFSCHW
Dividend yield – 4.7% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – 4.6% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBLNCSLFSCHW
Forward P/E – 13.1xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.06FY2026 $6.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.6%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +13.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.17BFY2026 $30.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -4.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +29.2% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNCSLFSCHW
Held by institutions – 44.7% 83.0%
Institutions holding – 490 2,313
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 256 1,077
Institutions selling – 130 951
Buyers to sellers – 1.97 1.13

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.

BLNCSLFSCHW
BLNC 1.00 -0.02 -0.02
SLF -0.02 1.00 0.18
SCHW -0.02 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLNC, SLF and SCHW?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Balance Labs (BLNC) $72.62M, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.09B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $154.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLNC, SLF and SCHW?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Balance Labs (BLNC) -2.3x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sun Life Financial (SLF) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.5x). 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: Balance Labs (BLNC) -29.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.9%. Over five years, Balance Labs (BLNC) compounded fastest (Balance Labs (BLNC) +9.2%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Balance Labs (BLNC) 54.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLNC, SLF and SCHW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Schwab Charles (SCHW) leads on 3. 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.