EQH vs SNFCA vs GL Stock Comparison

Equitable Holdings, Security National Financial and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$53.59 -0.5% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Globe Life leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Globe Life 5, Equitable Holdings 3, Security National Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQHSNFCAGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.20B $238.79M $12.17B EQH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.5x 6.4x 10.0x SNFCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x — 10.7x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -22.1% -1.1% +5.2% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.3% 11.1% 19.6% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.4% -6.6% -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 +9.6% +9.9% +17.3% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr +5.1%/yr +11.5%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 30.0% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 39/100 32/100 SNFCA

Percentile Scorecard

EQHSNFCAGL

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

AxisEQHSNFCAGL
Valuation 12 #105 of 119 88 #15 of 119 28 #86 of 119
Growth 4 #111 of 115 23 #89 of 115 22 #90 of 115
Profitability 9 #103 of 113 28 #82 of 113 49 #58 of 113
Financial Health 6 #107 of 114 43 #65 of 114 15 #97 of 114
Shareholder Returns 75 #28 of 107 11 #95 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 21 39 32
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SNFCA 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

PeriodEQHSNFCAGLSPY
1 month -0.5%+4.6%-6.2% -0.8%
3 months +10.3%-4.7%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months +29.0%-5.6%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date +12.5%+1.4%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year +9.6%+9.9%+17.3% +13.0%
3 years +104.9%+43.0%+39.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.0%+12.7%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +59.9%+28.4%+72.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.9%+5.1%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years —+103.6%+148.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.4%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEQHSNFCAGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%30.0%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%30.5%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.420.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.330.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-39.5%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-8.7%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $55.03$10.01$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $35.34$7.76$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.

MultipleEQHSNFCAGL
P/E now vs peer median -15.2xmedian 10.6x 6.4xmedian 10.6x 10.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 8.6x 26.3xmedian 8.6x 11.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.52 0.69median 0.52 0.52median 0.52

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 monthsEQHSNFCAGL
Revenue $10.62B $335.96M $6.19B
Gross profit $8.95B $188.72M $3.23B
Operating income -$384.00M -$99.03M -$1.47B
Net income -$816.00M $37.29M $1.21B
Free cash flow $1.32B $8.19M $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $-3.53 $1.39 $15.36
Cash & equivalents $17.18B $163.44M –
Total debt $3.84B $564.03M $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 278.30M 26.89M 78.91M
Enterprise value -$44.51B -$1.80B $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
MetricEQHSNFCAGL
P/E -15.2x 6.4x 10.0x
P/FCF 11.1x 26.3x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 2.7x 10.4x
P/S 1.4x 0.6x 2.3x
P/B 17.1x 0.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 0.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 1.2x 1.9x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 0.0x -0.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF -0.3x -22.4x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.3x -2.3x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.69 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQHSNFCAGL
Revenue growth (1Y) -22.1% -1.1% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -1.8% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.6% -1.0% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -18.6% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -131.7% 11.4% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -74.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -220.5% 27.9% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 12.1% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -366.1% 27.5% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 9.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.2% 57.6% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 176.8% 32.0% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% 155.3% -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.9% -26.9% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQHSNFCAGL
Gross margin 84.3% 56.2% 52.1%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -3.6% -29.5% -23.7%
Pretax margin -5.7% 14.4% 24.2%
Net margin -9.3% 11.1% 19.6%
FCF margin 12.4% 2.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 24.0% 22.5%
Return on equity -38.7% 3.7% 19.8%
Return on assets -0.2% 2.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -6.4% -6.6% -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 2.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQHSNFCAGL
Debt / assets 1.1% 9.0% 9.3%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.9x 17.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% – 80.5%
Equity / assets 0.3% 100.0% 19.5%
Interest coverage -1.7x -23.5x -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQHSNFCAGL
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 11.2% 0.8% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 13.3% 0.8% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusEQHSNFCAGL
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 – 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 – $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 – +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.6% – +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.47BFY2026 – $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 – +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% – +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQHSNFCAGL
Held by institutions 95.4% 35.8% 70.7%
Institutions holding 482 77 697
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% -1.3% +20.7%
Institutions buying 214 37 346
Institutions selling 205 22 206
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.68 1.68

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.

EQHSNFCAGL
EQH 1.00 0.26 0.41
SNFCA 0.26 1.00 0.21
GL 0.41 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQH, SNFCA and GL?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equitable Holdings (EQH) $15.20B, Security National Financial (SNFCA) $238.79M, Globe Life (GL) $12.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQH, SNFCA and GL?

Security National Financial (SNFCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.5x, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 6.4x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.8x, Globe Life (GL) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Globe Life (GL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) -1.1%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 11.1%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) -6.6%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.6%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) +9.9%, Globe Life (GL) +17.3%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.9%/yr, Security National Financial (SNFCA) +5.1%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/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%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 0.00%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%. Security National Financial (SNFCA) and 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) 33.6%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 30.0%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQH, SNFCA 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, Globe Life (GL) 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.