BN vs EQH vs SLF Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Equitable Holdings and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$41.76 +11.9% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.85B
P/E
74.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
0.65%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$52.87 -3.0% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.20B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.05B
Div. yield
2.16%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$73.37 -5.6% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$40.63B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.12%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equitable Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Equitable Holdings 7, Sun Life Financial 3, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNEQHSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.85B $14.20B $40.63B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.7x 9.9x 19.2x EQH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 7.6x 12.1x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +8.7% — EQH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 11.1% — EQH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 61.4% 10.6% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 2.16% 5.12% SLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% +16.9% +19.0% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr +8.5%/yr +5.3%/yr EQH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 33.2% 21.8% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 64/100 32/100 EQH

Percentile Scorecard

BNEQHSLF

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

AxisBNEQHSLF
Valuation 94 #13 of 200 77 #28 of 119 24 #91 of 119
Growth 35 #76 of 117 85 #18 of 117 33 #79 of 117
Profitability 32 #99 of 144 57 #51 of 117 22 #91 of 117
Financial Health 81 #32 of 166 30 #83 of 118 28 #85 of 118
Shareholder Returns 15 #69 of 81 71 #32 of 108 51 #54 of 108
Overall 51 64 32
  • BN ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNEQHSLFSPY
1 month +11.9%-3.0%-5.6% -5.9%
3 months -5.1%+1.4%-10.9% -4.6%
6 months -10.2%+23.4%+5.6% +0.2%
Year to date -9.0%+11.0%+17.6% +7.5%
1 year -9.0%+16.9%+19.0% +8.2%
3 years +93.5%+99.0%+53.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.6%+25.8%+15.4% +19.0%
5 years +25.8%+50.2%+29.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.7%+8.5%+5.3% +9.4%
10 years +241.2%—+121.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.1%—+8.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBNEQHSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%33.2%21.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%36.4%26.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.220.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.510.87 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.4%-37.1%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-5.8%-12.7% -5.9%
52-week high $49.17$56.11$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$35.34$57.60 $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.

MultipleBNEQHSLF
P/E now vs peer median 74.7xmedian 33.2x 9.9xmedian 10.9x 19.2xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 4.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x —median 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x 5.5xmedian 8.3x 14.3xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.8x -7.9xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.78median 0.77 -5.25median 0.62 -4.03median 0.62

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 monthsBNEQHSLF
Revenue $76.56B $13.05B –
Gross profit – $11.47B –
Operating income – $2.35B –
Net income $3.71B $1.68B $2.42B
Free cash flow – $2.60B $2.85B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $5.30 $3.81
Cash & equivalents $14.89B $17.53B –
Total debt $14.71B $3.84B $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 273.40M 566.00M
Enterprise value $30.60B -$48.14B $7.23B

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
MetricBNEQHSLF
P/E 74.7x 9.9x 19.2x
P/FCF – 5.5x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.4x 13.7x
P/S 1.2x 1.1x –
P/B 0.6x -7.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -7.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -0.6x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x -0.1x –
EV/FCF – -0.5x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -0.5x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.78 -5.25 -4.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNEQHSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 8.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 8.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 2,039% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% 435.8% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -10.5% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 302.2% 1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% -1.9% -4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 106.6% 84.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 120.0% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 118.2% 89.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 197.3% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNEQHSLF
Gross margin – 87.9% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 18.0% –
Pretax margin – 16.3% –
Net margin 1.6% 11.1% –
FCF margin – 19.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 20.1% –
Return on equity 2.2% – 12.5%
Return on assets 0.7% 0.6% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 61.4% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNEQHSLF
Debt / assets 2.8% 1.1% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x -2.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 68.3% 100.5% 93.6%
Equity / assets 31.7% -0.5% 6.4%
Interest coverage – 10.7x 8.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNEQHSLF
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.2% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – 7.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 9.5% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 12.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% –

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.

ConsensusBNEQHSLF
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $6.92FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +22.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $15.88BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +9.0% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNEQHSLF
Held by institutions 66.5% 95.4% 44.7%
Institutions holding 932 482 491
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +14.2% +1.3%
Institutions buying 407 213 256
Institutions selling 318 205 130
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.04 1.97

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.

BNEQHSLF
BN 1.00 0.54 0.41
EQH 0.54 1.00 0.46
SLF 0.41 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, EQH and SLF?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $93.85B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.20B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $40.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, EQH and SLF?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 74.7x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 9.9x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 14.9x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.6x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 61.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -9.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +16.9%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +19.0%. Over five years, Equitable Holdings (EQH) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +4.7%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.5%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield (BN) 0.65%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 2.16%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 5.12%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 29.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.2%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads on 7. 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.