EQH vs MET vs SLF Stock Comparison

Equitable Holdings, Metlife and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$52.76 +0.9% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$98.82 +1.6% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.25B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.07 -1.1% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.78B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Metlife leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Metlife 6, Sun Life Financial 3, Equitable Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQHMETSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.91B $64.25B $44.78B MET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.2x 18.7x 18.7x MET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 10.0x 13.2x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -22.1% +8.7% — MET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.3% 4.3% — MET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.8% -101.9% 12.7% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% +26.4% +28.9% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +8.5%/yr +6.8%/yr EQH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 23.9% 18.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 40/100 34/100 MET

Percentile Scorecard

EQHMETSLF

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

AxisEQHMETSLF
Valuation 10 #107 of 119 59 #50 of 119 21 #94 of 119
Growth 5 #111 of 117 18 #96 of 117 23 #90 of 117
Profitability 10 #105 of 117 21 #93 of 117 44 #66 of 117
Financial Health 8 #109 of 118 61 #47 of 118 34 #78 of 118
Shareholder Returns 76 #27 of 108 44 #61 of 108 45 #60 of 108
Overall 22 40 34
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET 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

PeriodEQHMETSLFSPY
1 month +0.9%+1.6%-1.1% -1.0%
3 months +9.9%+4.2%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months +28.4%+27.2%+10.5% +6.4%
Year to date +10.7%+25.2%+26.7% +11.4%
1 year +8.3%+26.4%+28.9% +13.1%
3 years +94.5%+66.9%+73.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +24.9%+18.6%+20.1% +21.5%
5 years +55.7%+50.0%+38.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.3%+8.5%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years —+139.0%+138.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.1%+9.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEQHMETSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%23.9%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%24.3%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.640.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.251.111.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-36.2%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-4.6%-5.9% -2.5%
52-week high $55.03$103.55$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $35.34$67.70$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.

MultipleEQHMETSLF
P/E now vs peer median -15.0xmedian 10.5x 18.5xmedian 10.5x 18.6xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x —median 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 8.4x 4.3xmedian 8.4x 13.4xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.47 1.75median 0.47 7.10median 0.47

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 monthsEQHMETSLF
Revenue $10.62B $79.40B –
Gross profit $8.95B $29.06B –
Operating income -$2.28B -$45.48B –
Net income -$816.00M $3.66B $2.57B
Free cash flow $1.32B $14.81B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $-3.53 $5.32 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $17.18B $19.30B –
Total debt $15.37B $5.89B $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 278.30M 646.90M 566.00M
Enterprise value -$44.80B -$42.53B $2.74B

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
MetricEQHMETSLF
P/E -15.0x 18.5x 18.6x
P/FCF 10.9x 4.3x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 4.1x 12.9x
P/S 1.4x 0.8x –
P/B 16.8x 2.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 2.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 0.3x -0.9x 9.8x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.5x –
EV/FCF -0.5x 2.8x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.5x 2.7x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 1.75 7.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQHMETSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) -22.1% 8.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 4.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.6% 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.3% -13.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -0.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -220.5% -14.9% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 4.1% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -366.1% -12.2% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 10.5% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.2% 2.2% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 176.8% 10.0% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% 2.0% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.9% 12.1% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQHMETSLF
Gross margin 84.3% 36.6% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -21.5% -57.3% –
Pretax margin -5.7% 6.1% –
Net margin -9.3% 4.3% –
FCF margin 12.4% 18.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 19.6% –
Return on equity -38.7% 13.2% 13.9%
Return on assets -0.2% 0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -37.8% -101.9% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 4.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQHMETSLF
Debt / assets 1.1% 0.8% 2.1%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.9x 0.4x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% 96.3% 93.7%
Equity / assets 0.3% 3.7% 6.3%
Interest coverage -10.1x -4.7x 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQHMETSLF
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.3% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 11.4% 3.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 13.5% 6.2% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -38.8% 41.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.0% 10.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% -0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -1.6% –

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.

ConsensusEQHMETSLF
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $9.85FY2026 $6.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +7.9% -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.47BFY2026 $83.04BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% -2.5% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQHMETSLF
Held by institutions 95.4% 75.7% 44.7%
Institutions holding 482 1,442 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% +0.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 214 723 256
Institutions selling 205 483 130
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.50 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.

EQHMETSLF
EQH 1.00 0.64 0.40
MET 0.64 1.00 0.43
SLF 0.40 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQH, MET and SLF?

Metlife (MET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.91B, Metlife (MET) $64.25B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQH, MET and SLF?

Metlife (MET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.2x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.7x, Metlife (MET) 10.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Metlife (MET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Metlife (MET) has the highest net margin (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -37.8%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.3%, Metlife (MET) +26.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +28.9%. Over five years, Equitable Holdings (EQH) compounded fastest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.3%/yr, Metlife (MET) +8.5%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Metlife (MET) has the highest dividend yield: Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%. 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 (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.5%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQH, MET 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, Metlife (MET) 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.