GL vs CRBG vs MFC Stock Comparison

Globe Life, Corebridge Financial and Manulife Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.96 -6.1% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.47B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
0.80%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.98 +2.5% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.60B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
4.18%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 6, Corebridge Financial 3, Globe Life 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLCRBGMFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.47B $15.76B $76.60B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 18.1x 16.1x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 7.3x 13.6x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +29.5% +19.7% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 4.4% 10.0% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% 6.0% — CRBG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.80% 2.80% 4.18% MFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +10.0% +36.8% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr — +17.6%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 35.1% 20.2% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 32/100 50/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

GLCRBGMFC

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

AxisGLCRBGMFC
Valuation 28 #86 of 119 54 #55 of 119 61 #47 of 119
Growth 25 #86 of 114 37 #72 of 114 81 #23 of 114
Profitability 51 #55 of 110 17 #91 of 110 58 #47 of 110
Financial Health 15 #94 of 110 6 #103 of 110 13 #96 of 110
Shareholder Returns 55 #48 of 106 43 #61 of 106 38 #66 of 106
Overall 35 32 50
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLCRBGMFCSPY
1 month -6.1%+1.4%+2.5% -0.2%
3 months -12.4%+9.4%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%+31.3%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +12.2%+17.2%+24.0% +12.9%
1 year +16.3%+10.0%+36.8% +12.3%
3 years +40.1%+77.4%+162.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+21.1%+38.0% +23.3%
5 years +72.4%—+124.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.5%—+17.6% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%—+206.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLCRBGMFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%35.1%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%38.3%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.340.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.291.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-38.0%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-0.6%-1.4% -1.2%
52-week high $186.01$35.58$45.60 $779.14
52-week low $130.37$22.30$32.15 $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.

MultipleGLCRBGMFC
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.5x 18.1xmedian 10.5x 16.1xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 8.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 8.5x 8.5xmedian 8.5x 3.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.53 -0.89median 0.53 0.72median 0.53

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 monthsGLCRBGMFC
Revenue $6.19B $20.06B $47.47B
Gross profit $3.23B $12.23B –
Operating income -$1.47B $1.61B –
Net income $1.21B $883.00M $4.76B
Free cash flow $1.23B $1.85B $23.26B
EPS (diluted) $15.36 $1.96 $2.78
Total debt $2.94B $9.36B $185.03B
Shares (diluted) 78.91M 454.20M 1.71B
Enterprise value $13.71B -$5.29B -$17.11B

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
MetricGLCRBGMFC
P/E 10.0x 18.1x 16.1x
P/FCF 11.7x 8.5x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 8.5x 3.3x
P/S 2.3x 0.8x 1.6x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.6x –
EV/EBIT -11.7x 12.3x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF 14.0x 10.7x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 10.7x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -0.89 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLCRBGMFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 29.5% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -1.0% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% 19.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 3.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% 279.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -40.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.8% 353.7% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -30.9% 68.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 419.6% 14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -20.2% 22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% 10.4% 139.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% -20.3% 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 10.4% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -20.3% 40.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLCRBGMFC
Gross margin 52.1% 61.0% –
EBITDA margin – 11.6% –
Operating margin -23.7% 8.0% –
Pretax margin 24.2% 5.4% 12.8%
Net margin 19.6% 4.4% 10.0%
FCF margin 19.9% 9.2% 49.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 9.2% 49.0%
Return on equity 19.8% 7.6% 9.2%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.2% 0.5%
Return on invested capital -13.3% 6.0% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.1x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLCRBGMFC
Debt / assets 9.3% 2.3% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 5.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 80.5% 97.3% 95.0%
Equity / assets 19.5% 2.7% 5.0%
Interest coverage -10.4x 3.0x 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLCRBGMFC
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.8% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 4.8% 19.3% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 22.1% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.6% 46.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.5% 9.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.1% -181.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -22.0% –

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.

ConsensusGLCRBGMFC
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.71FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $3.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +23.6% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +8.2% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLCRBGMFC
Held by institutions 70.7% 100.0% 44.4%
Institutions holding 697 446 810
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.7% +8.0% 0.0%
Institutions buying 346 229 383
Institutions selling 206 170 227
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.35 1.69

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.

GLCRBGMFC
GL 1.00 0.41 0.39
CRBG 0.41 1.00 0.50
MFC 0.39 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GL, CRBG and MFC?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globe Life (GL) $14.47B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $15.76B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, GL, CRBG and MFC?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 18.1x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 10.7x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.3x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.6x). 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) +5.2%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +29.5%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 4.4%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Globe Life (GL) +16.3%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +10.0%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +36.8%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest dividend yield: Globe Life (GL) 0.80%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 2.80%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 4.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.1%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GL, CRBG and MFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Manulife Financial (MFC) leads on 6. 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.