CRBG vs SLF vs MFC Stock Comparison

Corebridge Financial, Sun Life Financial and Manulife Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.49 -0.5% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.81B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.65 +1.8% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$76.05B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRBGSLFMFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.85B $44.81B $76.05B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 18.7x 16.0x MFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 13.1x 13.5x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.5% — +19.7% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% — 10.0% MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 12.7% — SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% +29.5% +37.0% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.7%/yr +17.5%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 18.6% 20.2% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 33/100 50/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

CRBGSLFMFC

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

AxisCRBGSLFMFC
Valuation 53 #56 of 119 22 #93 of 119 60 #48 of 119
Growth 36 #74 of 115 24 #88 of 115 80 #24 of 115
Profitability 18 #93 of 113 43 #65 of 113 57 #49 of 113
Financial Health 7 #106 of 114 33 #77 of 114 13 #99 of 114
Shareholder Returns 42 #63 of 107 45 #59 of 107 39 #66 of 107
Overall 31 33 50
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRBGSLFMFCSPY
1 month -0.6%-0.5%+1.8% -0.8%
3 months +9.3%-4.2%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months +29.9%+12.4%+15.7% +7.0%
Year to date +14.9%+27.4%+23.1% +12.2%
1 year +7.5%+29.5%+37.0% +13.0%
3 years +74.0%+77.7%+160.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.3%+21.1%+37.6% +23.1%
5 years —+38.4%+124.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.7%+17.5% +11.0%
10 years —+137.6%+206.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.0%+11.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRBGSLFMFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%18.6%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%20.0%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.370.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.211.591.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-33.0%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-5.4%-2.1% -1.8%
52-week high $35.58$84.07$45.60 $779.14
52-week low $22.30$57.60$32.15 $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.

MultipleCRBGSLFMFC
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 10.6x 18.7xmedian 10.6x 16.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 8.6x 13.4xmedian 8.6x 3.3xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.88median 0.52 7.13median 0.52 0.72median 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 monthsCRBGSLFMFC
Revenue $20.06B – $47.47B
Gross profit $12.23B – –
Operating income $1.61B – –
Net income $883.00M $2.57B $4.76B
Free cash flow $1.85B $3.28B $23.26B
EPS (diluted) $1.96 $4.23 $2.78
Total debt $9.36B $6.42B $185.03B
Shares (diluted) 454.20M 566.00M 1.71B
Enterprise value -$5.92B $2.77B -$18.84B

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
MetricCRBGSLFMFC
P/E 17.7x 18.7x 16.0x
P/FCF 8.3x 13.4x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 13.0x 3.3x
P/S 0.8x – 1.6x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x – –
EV/EBIT 12.1x 9.8x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x – 2.2x
EV/FCF 10.5x 12.1x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 11.7x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.88 7.13 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRBGSLFMFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.5% – 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 279.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 353.7% 4.7% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% 6.5% 68.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 419.6% 4.1% 14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 2.6% 22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 8.5% 139.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.3% 13.0% 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 8.6% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.3% 9.5% 40.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRBGSLFMFC
Gross margin 61.0% – –
EBITDA margin 11.6% – –
Operating margin 8.0% – –
Pretax margin 5.4% – 12.8%
Net margin 4.4% – 10.0%
FCF margin 9.2% – 49.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% – 49.0%
Return on equity 7.6% 13.9% 9.2%
Return on assets 0.2% 0.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 12.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.3x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRBGSLFMFC
Debt / assets 2.3% 2.1% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – –
Debt / FCF 5.1x 2.0x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 93.7% 95.0%
Equity / assets 2.7% 6.3% 5.0%
Interest coverage 3.0x 5.6x 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRBGSLFMFC
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.7% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 19.6% -0.1% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 22.5% 4.6% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.6% – 46.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.5% – 9.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -10.1% – -181.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -22.0% – –

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.

ConsensusCRBGSLFMFC
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.84FY2026 $6.05FY2026 $3.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.6% -3.3% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.26BFY2026 $6.15BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +29.0% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRBGSLFMFC
Held by institutions 100.0% 44.7% 44.4%
Institutions holding 448 490 810
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.3% 0.0%
Institutions buying 230 256 383
Institutions selling 170 130 227
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.97 1.69

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.

CRBGSLFMFC
CRBG 1.00 0.41 0.50
SLF 0.41 1.00 0.48
MFC 0.50 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRBG, SLF and MFC?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.85B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.81B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRBG, SLF and MFC?

Manulife Financial (MFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 17.8x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.7x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.2x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +29.5%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 4.4%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 6.0%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +7.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.0%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.1%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRBG, SLF and MFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Manulife Financial (MFC) 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.