CB vs MFC vs SLF Stock Comparison

Chubb, Manulife Financial and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CB Chubb Ltd
$356.74 +7.0% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.94B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.80B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.65 +1.8% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$76.64B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chubb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chubb 5, Manulife Financial 3, Sun Life Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBMFCSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $137.94B $76.64B $45.09B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 16.2x 18.8x CB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 13.5x 13.1x CB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +19.7% — MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 10.0% — CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.6% — 12.7% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +37.0% +29.5% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +17.5%/yr +6.7%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 20.2% 18.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 50/100 33/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

CBMFCSLF

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

AxisCBMFCSLF
Valuation 36 #76 of 119 60 #48 of 119 22 #93 of 119
Growth 56 #51 of 115 80 #24 of 115 24 #88 of 115
Profitability 59 #47 of 113 57 #49 of 113 43 #65 of 113
Financial Health 56 #51 of 114 13 #99 of 114 33 #77 of 114
Shareholder Returns 58 #46 of 107 39 #66 of 107 45 #59 of 107
Overall 53 50 33
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC 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

PeriodCBMFCSLFSPY
1 month +7.0%+1.8%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months -0.6%+1.4%-4.2% +3.5%
6 months +9.9%+15.7%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +14.3%+23.1%+27.4% +12.2%
1 year +26.5%+37.0%+29.5% +13.0%
3 years +71.1%+160.5%+77.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.6%+37.6%+21.1% +23.1%
5 years +87.5%+124.0%+38.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+17.5%+6.7% +11.0%
10 years +180.9%+206.5%+137.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+11.9%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBMFCSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%20.2%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%21.3%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.410.730.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.361.831.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.0%-29.9%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-2.1%-5.4% -1.8%
52-week high $364.00$45.60$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $275.58$32.15$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.

MultipleCBMFCSLF
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 10.6x 16.0xmedian 10.6x 18.7xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.6x 3.3xmedian 8.6x 13.4xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.52 0.72median 0.52 7.13median 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 monthsCBMFCSLF
Revenue $61.80B $47.47B –
Gross profit $35.75B – –
Operating income -$11.77B – –
Net income $11.51B $4.76B $2.57B
Free cash flow $15.38B $23.26B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $28.59 $2.78 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $2.75B – –
Total debt $18.54B $185.03B $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 391.25M 1.71B 566.00M
Enterprise value $84.52B -$18.24B $3.04B

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
MetricCBMFCSLF
P/E 12.4x 16.0x 18.7x
P/FCF 8.9x 3.3x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 3.3x 13.0x
P/S 2.2x 1.6x –
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -12.1x 14.5x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 9.3x 4.4x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 4.4x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.72 7.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBMFCSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 19.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 13.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% -19.1% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 68.2% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.5% 14.8% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 22.3% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 139.4% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 40.5% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 139.4% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 40.5% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBMFCSLF
Gross margin 57.8% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -19.0% – –
Pretax margin 23.1% 12.8% –
Net margin 18.1% 10.0% –
FCF margin 24.9% 49.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 49.0% –
Return on equity 14.3% 9.2% 13.9%
Return on assets 4.1% 0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -9.6% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 4.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBMFCSLF
Debt / assets 6.6% 6.0% 2.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 2.0x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 95.0% 93.7%
Equity / assets 28.7% 5.0% 6.3%
Interest coverage -14.7x 6.7x 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBMFCSLF
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.2% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 2.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 6.4% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% 46.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% 9.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.4% -181.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

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.

ConsensusCBMFCSLF
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.86FY2026 $3.31FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +3.6% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.37BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +5.6% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBMFCSLF
Held by institutions 89.7% 44.4% 44.7%
Institutions holding 2,149 810 490
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% 0.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 1,014 383 256
Institutions selling 803 227 130
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.69 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.

CBMFCSLF
CB 1.00 0.09 0.23
MFC 0.09 1.00 0.48
SLF 0.23 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CB, MFC and SLF?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chubb (CB) $137.94B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.64B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, CB, MFC and SLF?

Chubb (CB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chubb (CB) 12.3x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.2x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chubb (CB) is cheapest (Chubb (CB) 11.6x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Manulife Financial (MFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chubb (CB) +8.0%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Chubb (CB) 18.1%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Chubb (CB) -9.6%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Chubb (CB) +26.5%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.0%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Chubb (CB) +13.4%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.5%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chubb (CB) 0.01%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%. Manulife Financial (MFC) and Sun Life Financial (SLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Chubb (CB) 19.5%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CB, MFC 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, Chubb (CB) 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.