MET vs MFC vs SLF Stock Comparison

Metlife, Manulife Financial and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MET Metlife Inc
$98.82 +1.6% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.04B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.26 +1.5% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.80B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.07 -1.1% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.76B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 7, Sun Life Financial 2, Metlife 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETMFCSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.04B $75.80B $44.76B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 16.0x 18.7x MFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 13.5x 13.2x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +19.7% — MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 10.0% — MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.9% — 12.7% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.4% +37.5% +28.9% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +16.9%/yr +6.8%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 20.2% 18.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 50/100 34/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

METMFCSLF

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

AxisMETMFCSLF
Valuation 59 #50 of 119 63 #45 of 119 21 #94 of 119
Growth 18 #96 of 117 82 #22 of 117 23 #90 of 117
Profitability 21 #93 of 117 53 #56 of 117 44 #66 of 117
Financial Health 61 #47 of 118 15 #101 of 118 34 #78 of 118
Shareholder Returns 44 #61 of 108 38 #67 of 108 45 #60 of 108
Overall 40 50 34
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETMFCSLFSPY
1 month +1.6%+1.5%-1.1% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%+1.4%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months +27.2%+14.2%+10.5% +6.4%
Year to date +25.2%+22.0%+26.7% +11.4%
1 year +26.4%+37.5%+28.9% +13.1%
3 years +66.9%+154.2%+73.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.6%+36.5%+20.1% +21.5%
5 years +50.0%+118.1%+38.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.5%+16.9%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years +139.0%+202.7%+138.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.1%+11.7%+9.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMETMFCSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%20.2%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%21.3%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.740.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.111.851.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-29.9%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-2.9%-5.9% -2.5%
52-week high $103.55$45.60$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $67.70$32.15$57.60 $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.

MultipleMETMFCSLF
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 10.5x 15.9xmedian 10.5x 18.6xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.0x —median 8.0x —median 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 8.4x 3.2xmedian 8.4x 13.4xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 0.47 0.71median 0.47 7.10median 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 monthsMETMFCSLF
Revenue $79.40B $47.47B –
Gross profit $29.06B – –
Operating income -$45.48B – –
Net income $3.66B $4.76B $2.57B
Free cash flow $14.81B $23.26B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $5.32 $2.78 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $19.30B – –
Total debt $5.89B $185.03B $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 646.90M 1.71B 566.00M
Enterprise value -$42.74B -$19.08B $2.72B

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
MetricMETMFCSLF
P/E 18.5x 15.9x 18.6x
P/FCF 4.3x 3.2x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 3.2x 12.9x
P/S 0.8x 1.6x –
P/B 2.3x 1.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -0.9x 14.4x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 2.8x 4.4x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 4.4x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 0.71 7.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETMFCSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 19.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 13.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.9% -19.1% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 68.2% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.2% 14.8% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 22.3% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 139.4% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 40.5% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% 139.4% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 40.5% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETMFCSLF
Gross margin 36.6% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -57.3% – –
Pretax margin 6.1% 12.8% –
Net margin 4.3% 10.0% –
FCF margin 18.7% 49.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 49.0% –
Return on equity 13.2% 9.2% 13.9%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -101.9% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 4.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETMFCSLF
Debt / assets 0.8% 6.0% 2.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.0x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 95.0% 93.7%
Equity / assets 3.7% 5.0% 6.3%
Interest coverage -4.7x 6.7x 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETMFCSLF
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.2% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 2.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 6.4% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% 46.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% 9.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% -181.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – –

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.

ConsensusMETMFCSLF
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.85FY2026 $3.28FY2026 $6.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +3.7% -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $83.04BFY2026 $32.15BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +5.6% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETMFCSLF
Held by institutions 75.7% 44.4% 44.7%
Institutions holding 1,442 810 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% 0.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 723 383 256
Institutions selling 483 227 130
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.69 1.97

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.

METMFCSLF
MET 1.00 0.53 0.43
MFC 0.53 1.00 0.48
SLF 0.43 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MET, MFC and SLF?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metlife (MET) $64.04B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $75.80B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, MET, MFC and SLF?

Manulife Financial (MFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metlife (MET) 18.6x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Metlife (MET) 10.0x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.2x). 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: Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Metlife (MET) +26.4%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +28.9%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Metlife (MET) +8.5%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +16.9%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%. Manulife Financial (MFC) 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 (Metlife (MET) 23.9%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MET, MFC and SLF?

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 7. 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.