GL vs CRBG vs JXN Stock Comparison

Globe Life, Corebridge Financial and Jackson Financial Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GL Globe Life Inc.
$161.70 -2.5% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.38B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.27B
Div. yield
0.78%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
$137.21 +2.6% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.12B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.60B
Div. yield
2.55%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGLCRBGJXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.38B $15.95B $9.12B CRBG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 7.4x 11.1x CRBG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 7.5x 4.9x JXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +13.6% +12.6% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% 10.5% 12.7% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 13.2% 18.6% JXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 2.73% 2.55% CRBG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.2% +15.9% +36.5% JXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr — +38.0%/yr JXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 34.7% 32.6% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 47/100 64/100 JXN

Percentile Scorecard

GLCRBGJXN

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

AxisGLCRBGJXN
Valuation 35 #78 of 119 70 #37 of 119 95 #7 of 119
Growth 24 #89 of 116 57 #51 of 116 42 #68 of 116
Profitability 67 #39 of 116 44 #65 of 116 60 #47 of 116
Financial Health 29 #84 of 118 8 #109 of 118 37 #75 of 118
Shareholder Returns 61 #43 of 109 56 #49 of 109 84 #18 of 109
Overall 43 47 64
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CRBG 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

PeriodGLCRBGJXNSPY
1 month -2.5%+4.0%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months -12.1%+8.0%+1.9% -0.4%
6 months +4.7%+29.2%+19.4% +4.5%
Year to date +15.6%+20.1%+28.7% +12.4%
1 year +21.2%+15.9%+36.5% +13.6%
3 years +38.0%+71.9%+236.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.3%+19.8%+49.9% +20.8%
5 years +70.5%—+400.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +11.3%—+38.0% +10.4%
10 years +154.0%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.8%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGLCRBGJXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%34.7%32.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%37.6%35.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.361.340.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.461.12 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-38.0%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%0.0%-2.6% -1.6%
52-week high $186.01$36.23$140.89 $779.14
52-week low $130.37$22.30$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.

MultipleGLCRBGJXN
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 11.1x 7.4xmedian 11.1x 11.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 4.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.0x 6.6xmedian 9.0x 1.5xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 0.64 0.60median 0.64 -1.34median 0.64

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 monthsGLCRBGJXN
Revenue $6.27B $20.81B $6.60B
Gross profit $3.23B $14.36B –
Operating income $1.60B $3.97B –
Net income $1.19B $2.18B $920.00M
Free cash flow $1.33B $2.43B $5.93B
EPS (diluted) $15.15 $4.89 $12.28
Cash & equivalents – – $4.10B
Total debt $2.99B $10.11B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 78.22M 447.20M 68.46M
Enterprise value $11.59B -$4.90B -$11.69B

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
MetricGLCRBGJXN
P/E 10.4x 7.4x 11.1x
P/FCF 9.3x 6.6x 1.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 6.6x 1.5x
P/S 2.0x 0.8x 1.4x
P/B 1.9x 2.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 4.5x –
EV/EBIT 9.5x 5.3x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF 11.4x 8.6x 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 8.6x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 0.60 -1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLCRBGJXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 13.6% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 1.9% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 23.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 10.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.7% 100.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -18.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% 122.1% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -0.9% -20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% 166.5% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 12.4% -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.1% 50.3% 4.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -7.4% -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 50.3% 4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -7.4% -0.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLCRBGJXN
Gross margin 51.5% 69.0% –
EBITDA margin – 22.5% –
Operating margin 25.5% 19.1% –
Pretax margin 23.3% 16.6% 13.7%
Net margin 18.9% 10.5% 12.7%
FCF margin 21.3% 11.7% 89.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 11.7% 89.9%
Return on equity 18.6% 23.2% 9.5%
Return on assets 3.8% 0.5% 0.3%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 13.2% 18.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLCRBGJXN
Debt / assets 9.8% 2.5% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 4.2x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 78.4% 98.2% 97.5%
Equity / assets 21.6% 1.8% 2.5%
Interest coverage 11.2x 7.5x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLCRBGJXN
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.7% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 6.2% 17.8% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 20.5% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 20.8% 26.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.7% 4.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -12.7% 8.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -26.4% 8.5%

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.

ConsensusGLCRBGJXN
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 4.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.71FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $27.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +23.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +23.6% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026 $7.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +8.2% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLCRBGJXN
Held by institutions 70.7% 100.0% 89.6%
Institutions holding 699 450 504
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.7% +8.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 346 230 241
Institutions selling 207 172 189
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.34 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.

GLCRBGJXN
GL 1.00 0.42 0.40
CRBG 0.42 1.00 0.59
JXN 0.40 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GL, CRBG and JXN?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globe Life (GL) $12.38B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.95B, Jackson Financial (JXN) $9.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, GL, CRBG and JXN?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globe Life (GL) 10.4x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.4x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jackson Financial (JXN) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 11.0x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.5x, 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?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globe Life (GL) +5.6%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +13.6%, Jackson Financial (JXN) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Globe Life (GL) 18.9%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 10.5%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Jackson Financial (JXN) leads (Globe Life (GL) 13.9%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 13.2%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 18.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jackson Financial (JXN) returned the most: Globe Life (GL) +21.2%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +15.9%, Jackson Financial (JXN) +36.5%. Over five years, Jackson Financial (JXN) compounded fastest (Globe Life (GL) +11.3%/yr, Jackson Financial (JXN) +38.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) has the highest dividend yield: Globe Life (GL) 0.78%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 2.73%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 2.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 34.7%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 32.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GL, CRBG 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 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.