MFC vs RY vs SLF Stock Comparison

Manulife Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.65 +1.8% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$76.04B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
4.21%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$202.60 +0.3% 1M +37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$283.77B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.25%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.49 -0.5% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.02B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.73%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 6, Manulife Financial 3, Sun Life Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMFCRYSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.04B $283.77B $44.02B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 17.4x 18.7x MFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 16.6x 13.1x SLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +11.2% — MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 31.9% — RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% 12.7% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.21% 3.25% 4.73% SLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.0% +37.1% +29.5% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +13.9%/yr +6.7%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 16.5% 18.6% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 77/100 33/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

MFCRYSLF

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

AxisMFCRYSLF
Valuation 55 #19 of 41 66 #33 of 94 13 #36 of 41
Growth 77 #10 of 40 61 #32 of 81 31 #28 of 40
Profitability 44 #23 of 40 98 #3 of 85 51 #20 of 40
Financial Health 15 #36 of 42 76 #21 of 84 29 #30 of 42
Shareholder Returns 39 #25 of 40 85 #14 of 87 41 #24 of 40
Overall 46 77 33
  • MFC ranked among 46 companies in Insurance
  • RY ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • SLF ranked among 46 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMFCRYSLFSPY
1 month +1.8%+0.3%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months +1.4%-3.3%-4.2% +3.5%
6 months +15.7%+14.7%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +23.1%+18.8%+27.4% +12.2%
1 year +37.0%+37.1%+29.5% +13.0%
3 years +160.5%+159.1%+77.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.6%+37.4%+21.1% +23.1%
5 years +124.0%+91.2%+38.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+13.9%+6.7% +11.0%
10 years +206.5%+224.1%+137.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.9%+12.5%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMFCRYSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%16.5%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.3%15.8%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.700.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.832.241.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-34.2%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-7.0%-5.4% -1.8%
52-week high $45.60$217.87$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $32.15$145.41$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.

MultipleMFCRYSLF
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 10.0x 17.4xmedian 13.1x 18.7xmedian 10.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 5.5xmedian 3.4x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.5x 0.9xmedian 6.0x —median 4.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 8.9x 4.9xmedian 12.3x 13.4xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.71 1.21median 1.40 7.13median 0.71

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 monthsMFCRYSLF
Revenue $47.47B $51.37B –
Net income $4.76B $16.43B $2.57B
Free cash flow $23.26B $57.35B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $11.62 $4.23
Cash & equivalents – $45.78B –
Total debt $185.03B $9.69B $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 1.41B 566.00M
Enterprise value -$17.67B -$546.23B $2.12B

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
MetricMFCRYSLF
P/E 16.0x 17.4x 18.7x
P/FCF 3.3x 4.9x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 4.9x 13.0x
P/S 1.6x 5.5x –
P/B 2.0x 2.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x –
EV/EBIT 14.5x 1.0x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 4.4x 1.2x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 1.2x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 1.21 7.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMFCRYSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 11.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 10.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% 19.6% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.2% 14.8% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.8% 19.0% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 14.4% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% -8.3% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% 28.0% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% -8.3% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% 28.0% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMFCRYSLF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 140.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 12.8% 40.9% –
Net margin 10.0% 31.9% –
FCF margin 49.0% 111.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 49.0% 111.6% –
Return on equity 9.2% 15.9% 13.9%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x 3.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMFCRYSLF
Debt / assets 6.0% 0.5% 2.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.2x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 95.0% 94.2% 93.7%
Equity / assets 5.0% 5.8% 6.3%
Interest coverage 6.7x 1.4x 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMFCRYSLF
Dividend yield 4.2% 3.2% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 3.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 6.4% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -181.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMFCRYSLF
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.30FY2026 $12.22FY2026 $6.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +6.9% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.43BFY2026 $52.84BFY2026 $6.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +0.5% +29.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMFCRYSLF
Held by institutions 44.4% 43.8% 44.7%
Institutions holding 810 984 490
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +1.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 383 446 256
Institutions selling 227 325 130
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.37 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.

MFCRYSLF
MFC 1.00 0.51 0.48
RY 0.51 1.00 0.43
SLF 0.48 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MFC, RY and SLF?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.04B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $283.77B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, MFC, RY and SLF?

Manulife Financial (MFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.0x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sun Life Financial (SLF) is cheapest (Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x). 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%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.1%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.5%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the highest dividend yield: Manulife Financial (MFC) 4.21%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.25%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 4.73%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MFC, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 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.