BNT vs SLF vs AEG Stock Comparison

Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Sun Life Financial and Aegon Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.86 +1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.78B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.65%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
AEG Aegon Ltd.
$8.23 -6.6% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.83%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sun Life Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sun Life Financial 5, Aegon 3, Brookfield Wealth Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNTSLFAEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.73B $44.78B $12.78B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.7x 19.0x — SLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.3x 7.5x AEG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.5% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 12.7% — SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.71% 4.65% 5.83% AEG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% +29.6% +9.6% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +7.3%/yr +10.3%/yr AEG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 18.6% 24.3% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 36/100 — BNT

Percentile Scorecard

BNTSLFAEG

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

AxisBNTSLFAEG
Valuation 96 #6 of 119 21 #94 of 119 –
Growth 40 #68 of 113 30 #80 of 113 –
Profitability 44 #60 of 107 46 #58 of 107 –
Financial Health 48 #56 of 107 35 #70 of 107 38 #67 of 107
Shareholder Returns 7 #98 of 105 47 #56 of 105 91 #10 of 105
Overall 47 36 –
  • BNT ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • AEG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNTSLFAEGSPY
1 month +5.6%+1.7%-6.6% +0.9%
3 months -10.4%-1.7%-8.9% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%+14.7%+2.6% +8.5%
Year to date -16.7%+29.6%+6.7% +13.3%
1 year -19.5%+29.6%+9.6% +12.4%
3 years +97.1%+80.7%+74.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.4%+21.8%+20.5% +23.5%
5 years -6.9%+41.9%+63.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.4%+7.3%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years —+142.2%+88.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.2%+6.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBNTSLFAEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%18.6%24.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%20.0%27.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.350.370.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.701.590.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-33.0%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-3.8%-13.7% -0.9%
52-week high $49.60$84.07$9.54 $779.14
52-week low $35.62$57.60$6.79 $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.

MultipleBNTSLFAEG
P/E now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 10.9x 19.0xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.5x 13.7xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.05median 0.59 7.26median 0.59 —median 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 monthsBNTSLFAEG
Revenue $11.85B – –
Gross profit $6.59B – –
Operating income $5.01B – –
Net income $176.00M $2.57B –
Free cash flow $2.88B $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $5.90 $4.23 –
Cash & equivalents $12.61B – $4.01B
Total debt $6.98B $6.42B $2.55B
Shares (diluted) 29.86M 566.00M 1.91B
Enterprise value -$44.53B $2.88B -$14.31B

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
MetricBNTSLFAEG
P/E 48.7x 19.0x –
P/FCF 4.4x 13.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 13.2x –
P/S 1.1x – –
P/B 0.7x 2.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x – –
EV/EBIT 1.3x 10.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x – –
EV/FCF 2.3x 12.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 2.0x 11.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.05 7.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNTSLFAEG
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.5% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 391.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -79.9% 4.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.1% 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -79.5% 4.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.7% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.3% 8.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.7% 13.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 8.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNTSLFAEG
Gross margin 55.6% – –
EBITDA margin 44.1% – –
Operating margin 42.3% – –
Pretax margin 2.3% – –
Net margin 1.5% – –
FCF margin 24.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 28.0% – –
Return on equity 0.4% 13.9% –
Return on assets 0.2% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 1.8% 12.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.9x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNTSLFAEG
Debt / assets 3.4% 2.1% 0.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 93.7% 97.4%
Equity / assets 8.7% 6.3% 2.6%
Interest coverage 10.6x 5.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNTSLFAEG
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.7% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 4.5% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusBNTSLFAEG
Forward P/E – 13.3xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.06FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.6%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +6.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.17BFY2026 $11.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -4.1%FY2026 -50.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +29.2% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNTSLFAEG
Held by institutions 8.6% 44.7% 7.9%
Institutions holding 115 490 306
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +1.3% -5.6%
Institutions buying 44 256 170
Institutions selling 38 130 55
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.97 3.09

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.

BNTSLFAEG
BNT 1.00 0.39 0.36
SLF 0.39 1.00 0.34
AEG 0.36 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNT, SLF and AEG?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) $12.73B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.78B, Aegon (AEG) $12.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNT, SLF and AEG?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 48.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aegon (AEG) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.3x, Aegon (AEG) 7.5x). 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: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -19.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.6%, Aegon (AEG) +9.6%. Over five years, Aegon (AEG) compounded fastest (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) -1.4%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.3%/yr, Aegon (AEG) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aegon (AEG) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 0.71%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 4.65%, Aegon (AEG) 5.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) 27.9%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Aegon (AEG) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.