EQH vs SLF vs JXN Stock Comparison

Equitable Holdings, Sun Life Financial and Jackson Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.62 +4.6% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$81.79 +3.5% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.50B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
$135.95 +3.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.44B
P/E
160.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jackson Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Jackson Financial 7, Sun Life Financial 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQHSLFJXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.95B $45.50B $9.44B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.2x 19.0x 160.0x SLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 13.5x 4.9x JXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -22.1% — -1.4% JXN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.3% — 0.9% JXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.4% 12.7% 0.0% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% JXN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% +32.5% +38.9% JXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +7.5%/yr +38.1%/yr JXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 18.6% 32.4% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 34/100 55/100 JXN

Percentile Scorecard

EQHSLFJXN

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

AxisEQHSLFJXN
Valuation 14 #103 of 119 21 #94 of 119 92 #10 of 119
Growth 4 #110 of 114 29 #81 of 114 34 #76 of 114
Profitability 9 #97 of 106 42 #62 of 106 26 #79 of 106
Financial Health 7 #97 of 104 33 #70 of 104 52 #50 of 104
Shareholder Returns 72 #30 of 105 44 #59 of 105 69 #33 of 105
Overall 21 34 55
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • JXN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQHSLFJXNSPY
1 month +4.6%+3.5%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months +11.7%-1.2%+11.4% +3.7%
6 months +29.4%+13.5%+17.4% +7.1%
Year to date +14.6%+31.1%+27.5% +12.8%
1 year +14.7%+32.5%+38.9% +11.9%
3 years +107.8%+79.8%+266.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.6%+21.6%+54.3% +22.8%
5 years +63.0%+43.6%+402.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.3%+7.5%+38.1% +10.9%
10 years —+145.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQHSLFJXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%18.6%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.2%20.0%35.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.370.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.751.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-33.0%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-2.7%-3.3% -1.2%
52-week high $55.03$84.07$140.64 $779.14
52-week low $35.34$57.60$90.62 $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.

MultipleEQHSLFJXN
P/E now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 10.7x 19.3xmedian 10.7x 161.7xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.4xmedian 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 13.8xmedian 8.5x 1.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.60 7.34median 0.60 -3.56median 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 monthsEQHSLFJXN
Revenue $10.62B – $6.47B
Gross profit $8.95B – –
Operating income -$384.00M – –
Net income -$816.00M $2.57B $141.00M
Free cash flow $1.32B $3.28B $5.89B
EPS (diluted) $-3.53 $4.23 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $17.18B – $5.99B
Total debt $3.84B $6.42B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 278.30M 566.00M 70.29M
Enterprise value -$44.76B $3.46B -$12.35B

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
MetricEQHSLFJXN
P/E -15.5x 19.3x 161.7x
P/FCF 11.3x 13.8x 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 13.4x 1.6x
P/S 1.4x – 1.4x
P/B 17.4x 2.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 3.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 0.5x 10.1x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 0.0x – 0.9x
EV/FCF -0.1x 12.4x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.1x 12.0x 1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 7.34 -3.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQHSLFJXN
Revenue growth (1Y) -22.1% – -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -131.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -220.5% 4.7% 182.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 6.5% -45.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -366.1% 4.1% 564.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 2.6% -45.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.2% 8.5% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 176.8% 13.0% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% 8.6% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.9% 9.5% 1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQHSLFJXN
Gross margin 84.3% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -3.6% – –
Pretax margin -5.7% – -0.3%
Net margin -9.3% – 0.9%
FCF margin 12.4% – 90.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% – 90.9%
Return on equity -38.7% 13.9% 1.4%
Return on assets -0.2% 0.9% 0.0%
Return on invested capital -6.4% 12.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.3x 41.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQHSLFJXN
Debt / assets 1.1% 2.1% 0.8%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.9x 2.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% 93.7% 97.1%
Equity / assets 0.3% 6.3% 2.9%
Interest coverage -1.7x 5.6x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQHSLFJXN
Dividend yield 2.1% 4.6% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 11.0% -0.1% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 13.1% 4.5% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -38.8% – 166.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.0% – 4.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 8.1%

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.

ConsensusEQHSLFJXN
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 4.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $27.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +23.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.6% -3.1% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.47BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $7.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +29.2% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQHSLFJXN
Held by institutions 95.4% 44.7% 89.6%
Institutions holding 482 491 503
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% +1.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 214 256 241
Institutions selling 205 130 188
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.97 1.28

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.

EQHSLFJXN
EQH 1.00 0.41 0.61
SLF 0.41 1.00 0.28
JXN 0.61 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQH, SLF and JXN?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.95B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.50B, Jackson Financial (JXN) $9.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQH, SLF and JXN?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.2x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.0x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 160.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jackson Financial (JXN) is cheapest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 8.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.5x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 4.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jackson Financial (JXN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%, Jackson Financial (JXN) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jackson Financial (JXN) has the highest net margin (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jackson Financial (JXN) returned the most: Equitable Holdings (EQH) +14.7%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +32.5%, Jackson Financial (JXN) +38.9%. Over five years, Jackson Financial (JXN) compounded fastest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.3%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.5%/yr, Jackson Financial (JXN) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jackson Financial (JXN) has the highest dividend yield: Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.02%. 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) 33.6%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQH, SLF and JXN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jackson Financial (JXN) leads on 7. 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.