BN vs SLF vs BAM Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Sun Life Financial and Brookfield Asset Management 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
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
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sun Life Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sun Life Financial 5, Brookfield Asset Management 4, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNSLFBAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.48B $45.09B $74.74B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.0x 18.8x 26.6x SLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 13.1x 27.0x SLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% — +31.9% BAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% — 48.9% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.7% 26.8% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% +29.5% -13.4% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +6.7%/yr — SLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 18.6% 30.2% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 33/100 73/100 BAM

Percentile Scorecard

BNSLFBAM

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

AxisBNSLFBAM
Valuation 77 #44 of 184 22 #93 of 119 60 #75 of 184
Growth 33 #76 of 113 24 #88 of 115 86 #17 of 113
Profitability 30 #91 of 130 43 #65 of 113 94 #9 of 130
Financial Health 39 #102 of 167 33 #77 of 114 61 #66 of 167
Shareholder Returns 13 #66 of 76 45 #59 of 107 64 #28 of 76
Overall 38 33 73
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BAM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNSLFBAMSPY
1 month +2.9%-0.5%+5.5% -0.8%
3 months -9.8%-4.2%-1.0% +3.5%
6 months -15.3%+12.4%+0.2% +7.0%
Year to date -17.3%+27.4%-10.2% +12.2%
1 year -17.8%+29.5%-13.4% +13.0%
3 years +95.3%+77.7%+62.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%+21.1%+17.6% +23.1%
5 years +16.1%+38.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.0%+6.7%— +11.0%
10 years +200.7%+137.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+9.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBNSLFBAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%18.6%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%20.0%31.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.370.371.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.641.59-0.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.8%-33.0%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-5.4%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $49.17$84.07$55.85 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$57.60$42.87 $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.

MultipleBNSLFBAM
P/E now vs peer median 67.9xmedian 33.6x 18.7xmedian 10.6x 26.8xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.9x —median 1.4x 13.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x —median 7.6x 19.7xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.2x 13.4xmedian 8.6x 32.5xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 8.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.91 7.13median 0.52 —median 0.91

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 monthsBNSLFBAM
Revenue $76.56B – $5.74B
Net income $3.71B $2.57B $3.07B
Free cash flow – $3.28B $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $4.23 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $14.89B – $1.50B
Total debt $59.07B $6.42B $3.47B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 566.00M 1.61B
Enterprise value -$97.83B $3.04B $69.55B

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
MetricBNSLFBAM
P/E 67.9x 18.7x 26.8x
P/FCF – 13.4x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.0x 32.2x
P/S 1.1x – 13.1x
P/B 20.9x 2.3x 8.2x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 2.9x 8.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 19.7x
EV/EBIT – 9.8x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 13.4x
EV/FCF – 12.1x 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.7x 33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 7.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNSLFBAM
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% – 31.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% 4.7% 32.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 4.1% 16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.5% 73.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.6% 72.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNSLFBAM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 68.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 64.7%
Net margin 1.6% – 48.9%
FCF margin – – 40.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 40.7%
Return on equity 4.3% 13.9% 34.5%
Return on assets 0.7% 0.9% 16.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.7% 26.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNSLFBAM
Debt / assets 2.8% 2.1% 17.3%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 93.7% 54.2%
Equity / assets 0.8% 6.3% 45.8%
Interest coverage – 5.6x 27.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNSLFBAM
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 4.6% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusBNSLFBAM
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% -3.1% +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.00BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $6.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +29.2% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNSLFBAM
Held by institutions 66.5% 44.7% 93.3%
Institutions holding 930 490 619
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 407 256 292
Institutions selling 317 130 204
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.97 1.43

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.

BNSLFBAM
BN 1.00 0.41 0.85
SLF 0.41 1.00 0.34
BAM 0.85 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, SLF and BAM?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $85.48B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.09B, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $74.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, SLF and BAM?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 68.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sun Life Financial (SLF) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -17.8%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -13.4%. Over five years, Sun Life Financial (SLF) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.