EQH vs CRBG vs GL Stock Comparison

Equitable Holdings, Corebridge Financial and Globe Life Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$52.87 -3.0% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.40B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.05B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$159.35 -4.3% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.27B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corebridge Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Corebridge Financial 5, Globe Life 4, Equitable Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQHCRBGGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.40B $15.29B $12.10B CRBG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 7.0x 10.2x CRBG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 7.1x 10.8x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +13.6% +5.6% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 10.5% 18.9% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 61.4% 13.2% 13.9% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% CRBG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +13.0% +19.1% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr — +10.9%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 35.0% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 47/100 43/100 EQH

Percentile Scorecard

EQHCRBGGL

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

AxisEQHCRBGGL
Valuation 77 #28 of 119 68 #39 of 119 34 #79 of 119
Growth 85 #18 of 117 59 #49 of 117 23 #90 of 117
Profitability 57 #51 of 117 44 #66 of 117 67 #39 of 117
Financial Health 30 #83 of 118 8 #109 of 118 29 #84 of 118
Shareholder Returns 71 #32 of 108 55 #49 of 108 62 #42 of 108
Overall 64 47 43
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQHCRBGGLSPY
1 month -3.0%-2.6%-4.3% -5.9%
3 months +1.4%+0.7%-14.3% -4.6%
6 months +23.4%+24.7%+4.5% +0.2%
Year to date +11.0%+13.5%+13.9% +7.5%
1 year +16.9%+13.0%+19.1% +8.2%
3 years +99.0%+67.2%+37.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +25.8%+18.7%+11.2% +19.0%
5 years +50.2%—+68.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.5%—+10.9% +9.4%
10 years ——+150.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+9.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEQHCRBGGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%35.0%21.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%38.2%24.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.340.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.370.89 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-38.0%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-5.5%-14.3% -5.9%
52-week high $56.11$36.23$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $35.34$22.30$130.37 $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.

MultipleEQHCRBGGL
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.9x 7.0xmedian 10.9x 10.3xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x 4.3xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 8.3x 6.2xmedian 8.3x 9.1xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -5.25median 0.62 0.56median 0.62 0.66median 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 monthsEQHCRBGGL
Revenue $13.05B $20.81B $6.27B
Gross profit $11.47B $14.36B $3.23B
Operating income $2.35B $3.97B $1.60B
Net income $1.68B $2.18B $1.19B
Free cash flow $2.60B $2.43B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $5.30 $4.89 $15.15
Cash & equivalents $17.53B – –
Total debt $3.84B $10.11B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 273.40M 447.20M 78.22M
Enterprise value -$49.55B -$6.26B $11.31B

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
MetricEQHCRBGGL
P/E 9.9x 7.0x 10.3x
P/FCF 5.5x 6.2x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 6.2x 8.6x
P/S 1.1x 0.7x 1.9x
P/B -7.9x 2.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -7.9x 2.0x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 4.3x –
EV/EBIT -0.6x 5.0x 9.4x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 1.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF -0.5x 8.2x 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.5x 8.2x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.25 0.56 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQHCRBGGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 13.6% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 1.9% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% 23.2% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 10.3% 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,039% 100.8% 2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -18.2% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 435.8% 122.1% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -0.9% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 302.2% 166.5% 8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 12.4% 15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% 50.3% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 120.0% -7.4% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 118.2% 50.3% 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.3% -7.4% -2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQHCRBGGL
Gross margin 87.9% 69.0% 51.5%
EBITDA margin – 22.5% –
Operating margin 18.0% 19.1% 25.5%
Pretax margin 16.3% 16.6% 23.3%
Net margin 11.1% 10.5% 18.9%
FCF margin 19.9% 11.7% 21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 11.7% 22.5%
Return on equity – 23.2% 18.6%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.5% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 61.4% 13.2% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQHCRBGGL
Debt / assets 1.1% 2.5% 9.8%
Debt / equity -2.1x 1.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 4.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 100.5% 98.2% 78.4%
Equity / assets -0.5% 1.8% 21.6%
Interest coverage 10.7x 7.5x 11.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQHCRBGGL
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 7.3% 18.8% 6.3%
Shareholder yield 9.5% 21.7% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% 20.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.2% 18.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% -12.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -26.4% –

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.

ConsensusEQHCRBGGL
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.92FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $14.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.1% +23.3% +5.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.88BFY2026 $20.09BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +8.8% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQHCRBGGL
Held by institutions 95.4% 100.0% 70.7%
Institutions holding 482 450 699
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% +8.0% +20.7%
Institutions buying 213 230 345
Institutions selling 205 172 207
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.34 1.67

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.

EQHCRBGGL
EQH 1.00 0.91 0.43
CRBG 0.91 1.00 0.42
GL 0.43 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQH, CRBG and GL?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.40B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.29B, Globe Life (GL) $12.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQH, CRBG and GL?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 9.9x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.0x, Globe Life (GL) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.6x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.1x, Globe Life (GL) 10.8x). 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: Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.7%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +13.6%, Globe Life (GL) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 11.1%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 10.5%, Globe Life (GL) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 61.4%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 13.2%, Globe Life (GL) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Equitable Holdings (EQH) +16.9%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +13.0%, Globe Life (GL) +19.1%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.5%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) has the highest dividend yield: Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 0.03%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%. Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.2%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.0%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQH, CRBG and GL?

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