BN vs EQH vs GL Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Equitable Holdings and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.95 +2.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.48B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$53.59 -0.5% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Globe Life leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Globe Life 6, Brookfield 2, Equitable Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNEQHGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.48B $15.20B $12.17B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.0x -15.5x 10.0x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 7.8x 10.7x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% -22.1% +5.2% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% -9.3% 19.6% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.4% -13.3% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% +9.6% +17.3% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +9.9%/yr +11.5%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 33.6% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 21/100 32/100 BN

Percentile Scorecard

BNEQHGL

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

AxisBNEQHGL
Valuation 77 #44 of 184 12 #105 of 119 28 #86 of 119
Growth 33 #76 of 113 4 #111 of 115 22 #90 of 115
Profitability 30 #91 of 130 9 #103 of 113 49 #58 of 113
Financial Health 39 #102 of 167 6 #107 of 114 15 #97 of 114
Shareholder Returns 13 #66 of 76 75 #28 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 38 21 32
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNEQHGLSPY
1 month +2.9%-0.5%-6.2% -0.8%
3 months -9.8%+10.3%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months -15.3%+29.0%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date -17.3%+12.5%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year -17.8%+9.6%+17.3% +13.0%
3 years +95.3%+104.9%+39.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%+27.0%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +16.1%+59.9%+72.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.0%+9.9%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years +200.7%—+148.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%—+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBNEQHGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%33.6%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%36.9%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.371.170.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.290.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.8%-37.1%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-2.6%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $49.17$55.03$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$35.34$130.37 $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.

MultipleBNEQHGL
P/E now vs peer median 67.9xmedian 33.6x -15.2xmedian 10.6x 10.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.9x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.2x 11.1xmedian 8.6x 11.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 1.8x 17.1xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.91 0.37median 0.52 0.52median 0.52

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 monthsBNEQHGL
Revenue $76.56B $10.62B $6.19B
Gross profit – $8.95B $3.23B
Operating income – -$384.00M -$1.47B
Net income $3.71B -$816.00M $1.21B
Free cash flow – $1.32B $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $-3.53 $15.36
Cash & equivalents $14.89B $17.18B –
Total debt $59.07B $3.84B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 278.30M 78.91M
Enterprise value -$97.83B -$44.51B $11.41B

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
MetricBNEQHGL
P/E 67.9x -15.2x 10.0x
P/FCF – 11.1x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.8x 10.4x
P/S 1.1x 1.4x 2.3x
P/B 20.9x 17.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 17.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 1.2x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF – -0.3x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -0.3x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 0.37 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNEQHGL
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% -22.1% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 3.7% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -16.6% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -131.7% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% -220.5% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -34.6% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% -366.1% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% -41.6% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.2% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 176.8% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -12.6% -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.9% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNEQHGL
Gross margin – 84.3% 52.1%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -3.6% -23.7%
Pretax margin – -5.7% 24.2%
Net margin 1.6% -9.3% 19.6%
FCF margin – 12.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.8% 22.5%
Return on equity 4.3% -38.7% 19.8%
Return on assets 0.7% -0.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – -6.4% -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNEQHGL
Debt / assets 2.8% 1.1% 9.3%
Debt / equity 3.6x 4.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 99.7% 80.5%
Equity / assets 0.8% 0.3% 19.5%
Interest coverage – -1.7x -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNEQHGL
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 11.2% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 13.3% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -38.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% –

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.

ConsensusBNEQHGL
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +23.6% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.00BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +8.7% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNEQHGL
Held by institutions 66.5% 95.4% 70.7%
Institutions holding 930 482 697
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +14.2% +20.7%
Institutions buying 407 214 346
Institutions selling 317 205 206
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.04 1.68

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.

BNEQHGL
BN 1.00 0.53 0.23
EQH 0.53 1.00 0.41
GL 0.23 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, EQH and GL?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $85.48B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $15.20B, Globe Life (GL) $12.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, EQH and GL?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 68.0x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.5x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.8x, Globe Life (GL) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Globe Life (GL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -17.8%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.6%, Globe Life (GL) +17.3%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.9%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%. Brookfield (BN) and Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, EQH and GL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Globe Life (GL) leads on 6. 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.