GL vs MFC vs EQH Stock Comparison

Globe Life, Manulife Financial and Equitable Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GL Globe Life Inc.
$154.81 -8.3% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.15B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.26 +1.5% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$76.04B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$52.76 +0.9% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 6, Globe Life 3, Equitable Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLMFCEQHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.15B $76.04B $14.91B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 16.0x -15.2x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 13.5x 7.7x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +19.7% -22.1% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 10.0% -9.3% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% — -37.8% GL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% +37.5% +8.3% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +16.9%/yr +9.3%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 20.2% 33.5% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 50/100 22/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

GLMFCEQH

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

AxisGLMFCEQH
Valuation 31 #82 of 119 63 #45 of 119 10 #107 of 119
Growth 21 #93 of 117 82 #22 of 117 5 #111 of 117
Profitability 60 #48 of 117 53 #56 of 117 10 #105 of 117
Financial Health 17 #98 of 118 15 #101 of 118 8 #109 of 118
Shareholder Returns 52 #52 of 108 38 #67 of 108 76 #27 of 108
Overall 36 50 22
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLMFCEQHSPY
1 month -8.3%+1.5%+0.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.8%+1.4%+9.9% +2.9%
6 months +1.5%+14.2%+28.4% +6.4%
Year to date +10.7%+22.0%+10.7% +11.4%
1 year +14.1%+37.5%+8.3% +13.1%
3 years +39.1%+154.2%+94.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%+36.5%+24.9% +21.5%
5 years +66.1%+118.1%+55.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.7%+16.9%+9.3% +10.9%
10 years +143.9%+202.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.3%+11.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGLMFCEQHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%20.2%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%21.3%36.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.310.741.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.661.850.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-29.9%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-2.9%-4.1% -2.5%
52-week high $186.01$45.60$55.03 $779.14
52-week low $130.37$32.15$35.34 $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.

MultipleGLMFCEQH
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.5x 15.9xmedian 10.5x -15.0xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x —median 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 8.4x 3.2xmedian 8.4x 10.9xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 16.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.47 0.71median 0.47 0.36median 0.47

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 monthsGLMFCEQH
Revenue $6.19B $47.47B $10.62B
Gross profit $3.23B – $8.95B
Operating income -$1.47B – -$2.28B
Net income $1.21B $4.76B -$816.00M
Free cash flow $1.23B $23.26B $1.32B
EPS (diluted) $15.36 $2.78 $-3.53
Cash & equivalents – – $17.18B
Total debt $2.94B $185.03B $15.37B
Shares (diluted) 78.91M 1.71B 278.30M
Enterprise value $11.39B -$18.84B -$44.80B

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
MetricGLMFCEQH
P/E 9.9x 15.9x -15.0x
P/FCF 11.6x 3.2x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 3.2x 10.6x
P/S 2.3x 1.6x 1.4x
P/B 2.3x 1.9x 16.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.9x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -11.6x 14.4x 0.3x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 2.2x -0.1x
EV/FCF 13.8x 4.4x -0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 4.4x -0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.71 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLMFCEQH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 19.7% -22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 13.5% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% – -16.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% – -19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.8% -19.1% -220.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 68.2% -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 14.8% -366.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 22.3% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% 139.4% -14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 40.5% 176.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 139.4% -12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 40.5% 124.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLMFCEQH
Gross margin 52.1% – 84.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -23.7% – -21.5%
Pretax margin 24.2% 12.8% -5.7%
Net margin 19.6% 10.0% -9.3%
FCF margin 19.9% 49.0% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 49.0% 12.8%
Return on equity 19.8% 9.2% -38.7%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.5% -0.2%
Return on invested capital -13.3% – -37.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 4.9x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLMFCEQH
Debt / assets 9.3% 6.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.0x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 80.5% 95.0% 99.7%
Equity / assets 19.5% 5.0% 0.3%
Interest coverage -10.4x 6.7x -10.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLMFCEQH
Dividend yield 0.8% 4.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 4.9% 2.2% 11.4%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 6.4% 13.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 46.9% -38.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.6% 24.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -181.7% 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.

ConsensusGLMFCEQH
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.92FY2026 $3.28FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +3.7% +23.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $32.15BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +5.6% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLMFCEQH
Held by institutions 70.7% 44.4% 95.4%
Institutions holding 697 810 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.7% 0.0% +14.2%
Institutions buying 346 383 214
Institutions selling 206 227 205
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.69 1.04

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.

GLMFCEQH
GL 1.00 0.39 0.41
MFC 0.39 1.00 0.52
EQH 0.41 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GL, MFC and EQH?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globe Life (GL) $12.15B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.04B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, GL, MFC and EQH?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.0x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 10.4x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Manulife Financial (MFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%). On return on invested capital, Globe Life (GL) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -37.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Globe Life (GL) +14.1%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.5%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +8.3%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Globe Life (GL) +10.7%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +16.9%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globe Life (GL) 0.00%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%. Globe Life (GL) and Manulife Financial (MFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.