MFC vs GL vs EQH Stock Comparison

Manulife Financial, Globe Life and Equitable Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$45.26 +4.3% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$77.08B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
4.15%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$160.53 -3.4% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.80B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
0.78%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.62 +4.6% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
2.09%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMFCGLEQHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.08B $14.80B $14.92B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 10.3x -15.5x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 10.9x 8.0x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +5.2% -22.1% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 19.6% -9.3% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -13.3% -6.4% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.15% 0.78% 2.09% MFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.1% +21.9% +14.7% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +12.5%/yr +10.3%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 21.3% 33.6% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 33/100 21/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

MFCGLEQH

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

AxisMFCGLEQH
Valuation 59 #49 of 119 27 #87 of 119 14 #103 of 119
Growth 84 #19 of 114 26 #85 of 114 4 #110 of 114
Profitability 55 #48 of 106 49 #55 of 106 9 #97 of 106
Financial Health 17 #87 of 104 14 #90 of 104 7 #97 of 104
Shareholder Returns 36 #68 of 105 48 #55 of 105 72 #30 of 105
Overall 50 33 21
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL 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

PeriodMFCGLEQHSPY
1 month +4.3%-3.4%+4.6% +0.7%
3 months +1.6%-12.2%+11.7% +3.7%
6 months +15.2%+4.0%+29.4% +7.1%
Year to date +24.8%+14.8%+14.6% +12.8%
1 year +39.1%+21.9%+14.7% +11.9%
3 years +158.9%+41.6%+107.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +37.3%+12.3%+27.6% +22.8%
5 years +132.2%+80.3%+63.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +18.4%+12.5%+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +212.8%+153.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.1%+9.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMFCGLEQHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%21.3%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.4%24.4%37.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.321.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.941.020.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-61.7%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-13.7%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $45.60$186.01$55.03 $779.14
52-week low $32.15$130.37$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.

MultipleMFCGLEQH
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 10.7x 10.3xmedian 10.7x -15.5xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 8.5x 12.0xmedian 8.5x 11.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 17.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 0.60 0.53median 0.60 0.37median 0.60

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 monthsMFCGLEQH
Revenue $47.47B $6.19B $10.62B
Gross profit – $3.23B $8.95B
Operating income – -$1.47B -$384.00M
Net income $4.76B $1.21B -$816.00M
Free cash flow $23.26B $1.23B $1.32B
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $15.36 $-3.53
Cash & equivalents – – $17.18B
Total debt $185.03B $2.94B $3.84B
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 78.91M 278.30M
Enterprise value -$16.63B $14.04B -$43.16B

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
MetricMFCGLEQH
P/E 16.2x 10.3x -15.5x
P/FCF 3.3x 12.0x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 10.6x 11.0x
P/S 1.6x 2.4x 1.4x
P/B 2.0x 2.4x 17.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.4x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 14.6x -11.9x 0.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.8x 0.0x
EV/FCF 4.5x 14.2x -0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 12.6x -0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 0.53 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMFCGLEQH
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 5.2% -22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 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) -19.1% 13.8% -220.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.2% 11.6% -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.8% 19.4% -366.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 19.3% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% -1.8% -14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% -3.2% 176.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% -8.6% -12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% -6.2% 124.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMFCGLEQH
Gross margin – 52.1% 84.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -23.7% -3.6%
Pretax margin 12.8% 24.2% -5.7%
Net margin 10.0% 19.6% -9.3%
FCF margin 49.0% 19.9% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 49.0% 22.5% 12.8%
Return on equity 9.2% 19.8% -38.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 3.9% -0.2%
Return on invested capital – -13.3% -6.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x 1.1x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMFCGLEQH
Debt / assets 6.0% 9.3% 1.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.4x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 95.0% 80.5% 99.7%
Equity / assets 5.0% 19.5% 0.3%
Interest coverage 6.7x -10.4x -1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMFCGLEQH
Dividend yield 4.2% 0.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 4.7% 11.0%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 5.5% 13.1%
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.

ConsensusMFCGLEQH
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.31FY2026 $14.71FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +5.6% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.55BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +17.3% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMFCGLEQH
Held by institutions 44.4% 70.7% 95.4%
Institutions holding 811 698 482
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +20.7% +14.2%
Institutions buying 383 346 214
Institutions selling 227 207 205
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.67 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.

MFCGLEQH
MFC 1.00 0.39 0.53
GL 0.39 1.00 0.40
EQH 0.53 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MFC, GL and EQH?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manulife Financial (MFC) $77.08B, Globe Life (GL) $14.80B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, MFC, GL and EQH?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.2x, Globe Life (GL) 10.3x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.7x, Globe Life (GL) 10.9x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 8.0x). 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: Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Manulife Financial (MFC) +39.1%, Globe Life (GL) +21.9%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +14.7%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Manulife Financial (MFC) +18.4%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +12.5%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest dividend yield: Manulife Financial (MFC) 4.15%, Globe Life (GL) 0.78%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 2.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Globe Life (GL) 21.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MFC, GL 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 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.