GL vs SLF vs EQH Stock Comparison

Globe Life, Sun Life Financial and Equitable Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.13B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.49 -0.5% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.08B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$53.59 -0.5% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sun Life Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sun Life Financial 5, Globe Life 4, Equitable Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLSLFEQHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.13B $45.08B $15.19B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 18.8x -15.5x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 13.1x 7.8x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% — -22.1% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% — -9.3% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.3% 12.7% -6.4% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +29.5% +9.6% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr +6.7%/yr +9.9%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 18.6% 33.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 33/100 21/100 SLF

Percentile Scorecard

GLSLFEQH

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

AxisGLSLFEQH
Valuation 28 #86 of 119 22 #93 of 119 12 #105 of 119
Growth 22 #90 of 115 24 #88 of 115 4 #111 of 115
Profitability 49 #58 of 113 43 #65 of 113 9 #103 of 113
Financial Health 15 #97 of 114 33 #77 of 114 6 #107 of 114
Shareholder Returns 47 #57 of 107 45 #59 of 107 75 #28 of 107
Overall 32 33 21
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF 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

PeriodGLSLFEQHSPY
1 month -6.2%-0.5%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months -10.1%-4.2%+10.3% +3.5%
6 months +3.1%+12.4%+29.0% +7.0%
Year to date +12.1%+27.4%+12.5% +12.2%
1 year +17.3%+29.5%+9.6% +13.0%
3 years +39.9%+77.7%+104.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.8%+21.1%+27.0% +23.1%
5 years +72.4%+38.4%+59.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.5%+6.7%+9.9% +11.0%
10 years +148.1%+137.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%+9.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLSLFEQHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%18.6%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%20.0%36.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.371.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.811.590.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-33.0%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-5.4%-2.6% -1.8%
52-week high $186.01$84.07$55.03 $779.14
52-week low $130.37$57.60$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.

MultipleGLSLFEQH
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 10.6x 18.7xmedian 10.6x -15.2xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 8.6x 13.4xmedian 8.6x 11.1xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 17.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.52 7.13median 0.52 0.37median 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 monthsGLSLFEQH
Revenue $6.19B – $10.62B
Gross profit $3.23B – $8.95B
Operating income -$1.47B – -$384.00M
Net income $1.21B $2.57B -$816.00M
Free cash flow $1.23B $3.28B $1.32B
EPS (diluted) $15.36 $4.23 $-3.53
Cash & equivalents – – $17.18B
Total debt $2.94B $6.42B $3.84B
Shares (diluted) 78.91M 566.00M 278.30M
Enterprise value $11.37B $3.04B -$44.52B

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
MetricGLSLFEQH
P/E 10.0x 18.7x -15.2x
P/FCF 11.7x 13.4x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 13.0x 10.8x
P/S 2.3x – 1.4x
P/B 2.3x 2.3x 17.1x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.9x 17.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -11.7x 9.8x 1.2x
EV/Revenue 2.8x – 0.0x
EV/FCF 14.0x 12.1x -0.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 11.7x -0.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 7.13 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLSLFEQH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% – -22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% – -16.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% – -131.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – -29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.8% 4.7% -220.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 6.5% -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 4.1% -366.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 2.6% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% 8.5% -14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 13.0% 176.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 8.6% -12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 9.5% 124.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLSLFEQH
Gross margin 52.1% – 84.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -23.7% – -3.6%
Pretax margin 24.2% – -5.7%
Net margin 19.6% – -9.3%
FCF margin 19.9% – 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% – 12.8%
Return on equity 19.8% 13.9% -38.7%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.9% -0.2%
Return on invested capital -13.3% 12.7% -6.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLSLFEQH
Debt / assets 9.3% 2.1% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.0x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 80.5% 93.7% 99.7%
Equity / assets 19.5% 6.3% 0.3%
Interest coverage -10.4x 5.6x -1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLSLFEQH
Dividend yield 0.8% 4.7% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 4.9% -0.1% 11.2%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 4.6% 13.3%
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.

ConsensusGLSLFEQH
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.71FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% -3.1% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +29.2% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLSLFEQH
Held by institutions 70.7% 44.7% 95.4%
Institutions holding 697 490 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.7% +1.3% +14.2%
Institutions buying 346 256 214
Institutions selling 206 130 205
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.97 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.

GLSLFEQH
GL 1.00 0.45 0.41
SLF 0.45 1.00 0.40
EQH 0.41 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GL, SLF and EQH?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globe Life (GL) $12.13B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.08B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $15.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, GL, SLF and EQH?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 10.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.8x). 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%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Globe Life (GL) +17.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.6%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +9.9%/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%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%. Globe Life (GL) and Sun Life Financial (SLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GL, SLF 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, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 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.