JXN vs SLF vs PUK Stock Comparison

Jackson Financial, Sun Life Financial and Prudential Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
$134.51 +1.9% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.50B
P/E
161.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.86 +1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$46.09B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
PUK Prudential Plc
$24.25 -3.8% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$31.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionJXNSLFPUKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.50B $46.09B $31.45B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 161.1x 19.3x — SLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.8x 13.3x 10.8x JXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 12.7% — SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.2% +29.6% -14.1% JXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.8%/yr +7.3%/yr -10.1%/yr JXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 18.6% 29.0% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 36/100 — JXN

Percentile Scorecard

JXNSLFPUK

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

AxisJXNSLFPUK
Valuation 93 #9 of 119 21 #94 of 119 –
Growth 34 #75 of 113 30 #80 of 113 –
Profitability 26 #79 of 107 46 #58 of 107 –
Financial Health 52 #52 of 107 35 #70 of 107 69 #34 of 107
Shareholder Returns 71 #31 of 105 47 #56 of 105 43 #60 of 105
Overall 55 36 –
  • JXN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJXNSLFPUKSPY
1 month +1.9%+1.7%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months +11.6%-1.7%-17.1% +5.9%
6 months +16.8%+14.7%-18.9% +8.5%
Year to date +26.1%+29.6%-22.1% +13.3%
1 year +36.2%+29.6%-14.1% +12.4%
3 years +261.7%+80.7%+19.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.5%+21.8%+6.1% +23.5%
5 years +396.9%+41.9%-41.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +37.8%+7.3%-10.1% +11.0%
10 years —+142.2%-24.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.2%-2.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJXNSLFPUKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%18.6%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%20.0%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.371.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.121.59-0.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-33.0%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-3.8%-27.8% -0.9%
52-week high $140.64$84.07$33.61 $779.14
52-week low $90.62$57.60$23.53 $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.

MultipleJXNSLFPUK
P/E now vs peer median 160.0xmedian 10.9x 19.0xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 8.5x 13.7xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -3.53median 0.59 7.26median 0.59 —median 0.59

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 monthsJXNSLFPUK
Revenue $6.47B – –
Net income $141.00M $2.57B –
Free cash flow $5.89B $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $4.23 –
Cash & equivalents $5.99B – $5.89B
Total debt $2.77B $6.42B $16.00M
Shares (diluted) 70.29M 566.00M 1.30B
Enterprise value -$12.29B $4.05B -$722.06B

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
MetricJXNSLFPUK
P/E 160.0x 19.0x –
P/FCF 1.6x 13.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.6x 13.2x –
P/S 1.4x – –
P/B 0.9x 2.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 4.4x 10.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x – –
EV/FCF 1.0x 12.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.0x 11.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.53 7.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJXNSLFPUK
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 182.0% 4.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.8% 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 564.5% 4.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% 8.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 13.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% 8.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJXNSLFPUK
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -0.3% – –
Net margin 0.9% – –
FCF margin 90.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 90.9% – –
Return on equity 1.4% 13.9% –
Return on assets 0.0% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 12.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 41.7x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJXNSLFPUK
Debt / assets 0.8% 2.1% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 97.1% 93.7% 90.8%
Equity / assets 2.9% 6.3% 9.2%
Interest coverage 1.0x 5.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJXNSLFPUK
Dividend yield 2.6% 4.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 2.9% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 4.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 166.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.1% – –

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.

ConsensusJXNSLFPUK
Forward P/E 4.8xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.96FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $2.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% -3.1% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.83BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +112.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +29.2% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJXNSLFPUK
Held by institutions 89.6% 44.7% 2.9%
Institutions holding 502 490 282
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.3% +1.8%
Institutions buying 240 256 152
Institutions selling 188 130 96
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.97 1.58

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.

JXNSLFPUK
JXN 1.00 0.27 0.33
SLF 0.27 1.00 0.23
PUK 0.33 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JXN, SLF and PUK?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jackson Financial (JXN) $9.50B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $46.09B, Prudential (PUK) $31.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, JXN, SLF and PUK?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jackson Financial (JXN) 161.1x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jackson Financial (JXN) is cheapest (Jackson Financial (JXN) 4.8x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.3x, Prudential (PUK) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jackson Financial (JXN) returned the most: Jackson Financial (JXN) +36.2%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.6%, Prudential (PUK) -14.1%. Over five years, Jackson Financial (JXN) compounded fastest (Jackson Financial (JXN) +37.8%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.3%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.02%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%, Prudential (PUK) 0.00%. Sun Life Financial (SLF) and Prudential (PUK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Jackson Financial (JXN) 32.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Prudential (PUK) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JXN, SLF and PUK?

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 4. 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.