GL vs BN vs SLF Stock Comparison

Globe Life, Brookfield and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.08B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.95 +2.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.29B
P/E
67.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.49 -0.5% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.06B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionGLBNSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.08B $85.29B $45.06B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 67.9x 18.8x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 13.7x 13.1x GL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% -9.6% — GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 1.6% — GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% — 12.7% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% -17.8% +29.5% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr +3.0%/yr +6.7%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 27.7% 18.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 38/100 33/100 BN

Percentile Scorecard

GLBNSLF

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

AxisGLBNSLF
Valuation 28 #86 of 119 77 #44 of 184 22 #93 of 119
Growth 22 #90 of 115 33 #76 of 113 24 #88 of 115
Profitability 49 #58 of 113 30 #91 of 130 43 #65 of 113
Financial Health 15 #97 of 114 39 #102 of 167 33 #77 of 114
Shareholder Returns 47 #57 of 107 13 #66 of 76 45 #59 of 107
Overall 32 38 33
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLBNSLFSPY
1 month -6.2%+2.9%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months -10.1%-9.8%-4.2% +3.5%
6 months +3.1%-15.3%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +12.1%-17.3%+27.4% +12.2%
1 year +17.3%-17.8%+29.5% +13.0%
3 years +39.9%+95.3%+77.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.8%+25.0%+21.1% +23.1%
5 years +72.4%+16.1%+38.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.5%+3.0%+6.7% +11.0%
10 years +148.1%+200.7%+137.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%+11.6%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLBNSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%27.7%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%29.0%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.370.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.81-0.641.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-42.8%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-22.8%-5.4% -1.8%
52-week high $186.01$49.17$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $130.37$35.94$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.

MultipleGLBNSLF
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x 18.7xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 4.9x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 11.5x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 8.6x —median 13.2x 13.4xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 20.9xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.52 -0.71median 0.91 7.13median 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 monthsGLBNSLF
Revenue $6.19B $76.56B –
Gross profit $3.23B – –
Operating income -$1.47B – –
Net income $1.21B $3.71B $2.57B
Free cash flow $1.23B – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $15.36 $0.53 $4.23
Cash & equivalents – $14.89B –
Total debt $2.94B $59.07B $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 78.91M 2.37B 566.00M
Enterprise value $11.32B -$98.03B $3.01B

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
MetricGLBNSLF
P/E 10.0x 67.9x 18.7x
P/FCF 11.7x – 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x – 13.0x
P/S 2.3x 1.1x –
P/B 2.3x 20.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x -2.6x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -11.7x – 9.8x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 14.0x – 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x – 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -0.71 7.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLBNSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% -9.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.8% 28.4% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 11.2% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 65.8% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -95.3% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% – 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% – 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLBNSLF
Gross margin 52.1% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -23.7% – –
Pretax margin 24.2% – –
Net margin 19.6% 1.6% –
FCF margin 19.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% – –
Return on equity 19.8% 4.3% 13.9%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -13.3% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLBNSLF
Debt / assets 9.3% 2.8% 2.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 80.5% 99.2% 93.7%
Equity / assets 19.5% 0.8% 6.3%
Interest coverage -10.4x – 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLBNSLF
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.7% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 4.9% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.7% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGLBNSLF
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.92FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $6.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +12.6% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $6.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +21.1% +29.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLBNSLF
Held by institutions 70.7% 66.5% 44.7%
Institutions holding 697 930 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.7% +1.2% +1.3%
Institutions buying 346 407 256
Institutions selling 206 317 130
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.28 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.

GLBNSLF
GL 1.00 0.23 0.45
BN 0.23 1.00 0.41
SLF 0.45 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GL, BN and SLF?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globe Life (GL) $12.08B, Brookfield (BN) $85.29B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, GL, BN and SLF?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Brookfield (BN) 67.9x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globe Life (GL) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 10.5x, Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x). 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: Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Globe Life (GL) +17.3%, Brookfield (BN) -17.8%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GL, BN 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, 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.