EQH vs SLF vs GL Stock Comparison

Equitable Holdings, Sun Life 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
$14.20B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.05B
Div. yield
2.16%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$73.37 -5.6% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$40.63B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.12%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$159.35 -4.3% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.20B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.27B
Div. yield
0.79%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEQHSLFGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.20B $40.63B $12.20B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 19.2x 10.3x EQH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 12.1x 10.8x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% — +5.6% EQH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 18.9% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 61.4% 10.6% 13.9% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.16% 5.12% 0.79% SLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +19.0% +19.1% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +5.3%/yr +10.9%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 21.8% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 32/100 43/100 EQH

Percentile Scorecard

EQHSLFGL

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

AxisEQHSLFGL
Valuation 77 #28 of 119 24 #91 of 119 34 #79 of 119
Growth 85 #18 of 117 33 #79 of 117 23 #90 of 117
Profitability 57 #51 of 117 22 #91 of 117 67 #39 of 117
Financial Health 30 #83 of 118 28 #85 of 118 29 #84 of 118
Shareholder Returns 71 #32 of 108 51 #54 of 108 62 #42 of 108
Overall 64 32 43
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF 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

PeriodEQHSLFGLSPY
1 month -3.0%-5.6%-4.3% -5.9%
3 months +1.4%-10.9%-14.3% -4.6%
6 months +23.4%+5.6%+4.5% +0.2%
Year to date +11.0%+17.6%+13.9% +7.5%
1 year +16.9%+19.0%+19.1% +8.2%
3 years +99.0%+53.7%+37.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +25.8%+15.4%+11.2% +19.0%
5 years +50.2%+29.2%+68.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.5%+5.3%+10.9% +9.4%
10 years —+121.9%+150.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+8.3%+9.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEQHSLFGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%21.8%21.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%26.5%24.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.630.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.870.89 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-33.0%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-12.7%-14.3% -5.9%
52-week high $56.11$84.07$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $35.34$57.60$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.

MultipleEQHSLFGL
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.9x 19.2xmedian 10.9x 10.3xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.1x —median 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 8.3x 14.3xmedian 8.3x 9.1xmedian 8.3x
P/B now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -5.25median 0.62 -4.03median 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 monthsEQHSLFGL
Revenue $13.05B – $6.27B
Gross profit $11.47B – $3.23B
Operating income $2.35B – $1.60B
Net income $1.68B $2.42B $1.19B
Free cash flow $2.60B $2.85B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $5.30 $3.81 $15.15
Cash & equivalents $17.53B – –
Total debt $3.84B $6.43B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 273.40M 566.00M 78.22M
Enterprise value -$48.14B $7.23B $11.41B

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
MetricEQHSLFGL
P/E 9.9x 19.2x 10.3x
P/FCF 5.5x 14.3x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 13.7x 8.6x
P/S 1.1x – 1.9x
P/B -7.9x 2.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -7.9x 2.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -0.6x 11.4x 9.4x
EV/Revenue -0.1x – 2.4x
EV/FCF -0.5x 14.3x 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.5x 13.7x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.25 -4.03 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQHSLFGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% – 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.1% – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,039% – 2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 435.8% 4.9% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -1.1% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 302.2% 1.7% 8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -4.8% 15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% 84.7% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 120.0% 8.6% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 118.2% 89.6% 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.3% 4.9% -2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQHSLFGL
Gross margin 87.9% – 51.5%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 18.0% – 25.5%
Pretax margin 16.3% – 23.3%
Net margin 11.1% – 18.9%
FCF margin 19.9% – 21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% – 22.5%
Return on equity – 12.5% 18.6%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.8% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 61.4% 10.6% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQHSLFGL
Debt / assets 1.1% 2.2% 9.8%
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 2.3x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 100.5% 93.6% 78.4%
Equity / assets -0.5% 6.4% 21.6%
Interest coverage 10.7x 8.7x 11.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQHSLFGL
Dividend yield 2.2% 5.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 7.3% -0.1% 6.3%
Shareholder yield 9.5% 5.0% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – –

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.

ConsensusEQHSLFGL
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.92FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $14.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.1% -3.1% +5.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.88BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +29.2% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQHSLFGL
Held by institutions 95.4% 44.7% 70.7%
Institutions holding 482 491 699
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% +1.3% +20.7%
Institutions buying 213 256 345
Institutions selling 205 130 207
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.97 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.

EQHSLFGL
EQH 1.00 0.46 0.43
SLF 0.46 1.00 0.43
GL 0.43 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQH, SLF and GL?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.20B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $40.63B, Globe Life (GL) $12.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQH, SLF and GL?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 9.9x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.2x, Globe Life (GL) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.6x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.1x, 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?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.7%, Globe Life (GL) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 11.1%, Globe Life (GL) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 61.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 10.6%, 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%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +19.0%, Globe Life (GL) +19.1%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.5%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +5.3%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the highest dividend yield: Equitable Holdings (EQH) 2.16%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 5.12%, Globe Life (GL) 0.79%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.2%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 21.8%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQH, SLF 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, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 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.