EQH vs GL vs PUK Stock Comparison

Equitable Holdings, Globe Life and Prudential Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.62 +4.6% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$160.53 -3.4% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.38B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
PUK Prudential Plc
$24.39 -3.3% 1M -12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Globe Life leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Globe Life 6, Equitable Holdings 2, Prudential 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQHGLPUKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.20B $12.38B $32.32B PUK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.5x 10.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 10.9x 10.8x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -22.1% +5.2% — GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.3% 19.6% — GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.4% -13.3% — EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% +21.9% -12.3% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +12.5%/yr -10.0%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 21.3% 29.0% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 33/100 — GL

Percentile Scorecard

EQHGLPUK

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

AxisEQHGLPUK
Valuation 14 #103 of 119 27 #87 of 119 –
Growth 4 #110 of 114 26 #85 of 114 –
Profitability 9 #97 of 106 49 #55 of 106 –
Financial Health 7 #97 of 104 14 #90 of 104 69 #33 of 104
Shareholder Returns 72 #30 of 105 48 #55 of 105 43 #60 of 105
Overall 21 33 –
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQHGLPUKSPY
1 month +4.6%-3.4%-3.3% +0.7%
3 months +11.7%-12.2%-21.3% +3.7%
6 months +29.4%+4.0%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date +14.6%+14.8%-21.6% +12.8%
1 year +14.7%+21.9%-12.3% +11.9%
3 years +107.8%+41.6%+15.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.6%+12.3%+5.0% +22.8%
5 years +63.0%+80.3%-40.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.3%+12.5%-10.0% +10.9%
10 years —+153.3%-24.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.7%-2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQHGLPUKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%21.3%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.2%24.4%30.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.321.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.02-0.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-61.7%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-13.7%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $55.03$186.01$33.61 $779.14
52-week low $35.34$130.37$23.53 $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.

MultipleEQHGLPUK
P/E now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 10.7x 10.3xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 8.5x 12.0xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.60 0.53median 0.60 —median 0.60

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 monthsEQHGLPUK
Revenue $10.62B $6.19B –
Gross profit $8.95B $3.23B –
Operating income -$384.00M -$1.47B –
Net income -$816.00M $1.21B –
Free cash flow $1.32B $1.23B –
EPS (diluted) $-3.53 $15.36 –
Cash & equivalents $17.18B – $5.89B
Total debt $3.84B $2.94B $16.00M
Shares (diluted) 278.30M 78.91M 1.30B
Enterprise value -$44.52B $11.62B -$721.19B

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
MetricEQHGLPUK
P/E -15.5x 10.3x –
P/FCF 11.3x 12.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 10.6x –
P/S 1.4x 2.4x –
P/B 17.4x 2.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 2.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 0.5x -11.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.0x 2.8x –
EV/FCF -0.1x 14.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.1x 12.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.53 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQHGLPUK
Revenue growth (1Y) -22.1% 5.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.6% 9.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 15.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -131.7% 9.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -12.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -220.5% 13.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 11.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -366.1% 19.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.2% -1.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 176.8% -3.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% -8.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.9% -6.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQHGLPUK
Gross margin 84.3% 52.1% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -3.6% -23.7% –
Pretax margin -5.7% 24.2% –
Net margin -9.3% 19.6% –
FCF margin 12.4% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 22.5% –
Return on equity -38.7% 19.8% –
Return on assets -0.2% 3.9% –
Return on invested capital -6.4% -13.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQHGLPUK
Debt / assets 1.1% 9.3% 0.0%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.9x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 99.7% 80.5% 90.8%
Equity / assets 0.3% 19.5% 9.2%
Interest coverage -1.7x -10.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQHGLPUK
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 11.0% 4.7% –
Shareholder yield 13.1% 5.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -38.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – –

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.

ConsensusEQHGLPUK
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $14.71FY2026 $2.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.6% +5.6% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.47BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +112.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +17.3% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQHGLPUK
Held by institutions 95.4% 70.7% 2.9%
Institutions holding 482 698 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% +20.7% +1.8%
Institutions buying 214 346 153
Institutions selling 205 207 96
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.67 1.59

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.

EQHGLPUK
EQH 1.00 0.41 0.37
GL 0.41 1.00 0.24
PUK 0.37 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQH, GL and PUK?

Prudential (PUK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equitable Holdings (EQH) $15.20B, Globe Life (GL) $12.38B, Prudential (PUK) $32.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Globe Life (GL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Equitable Holdings (EQH) +14.7%, Globe Life (GL) +21.9%, Prudential (PUK) -12.3%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.3%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +12.5%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%, Prudential (PUK) 0.00%. Globe Life (GL) and Prudential (PUK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%, Globe Life (GL) 21.3%, Prudential (PUK) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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