PRU vs SNFCA vs GL Stock Comparison

Prudential Financial, Security National Financial and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRU Prudential Financial Inc
$115.80 -3.1% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$39.92B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.77B
Div. yield
0.05%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionPRUSNFCAGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.92B $238.79M $12.17B PRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 6.4x 10.0x SNFCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x — 10.7x PRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% -1.1% +5.2% PRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 11.1% 19.6% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% -6.6% -13.3% PRU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +9.9% +17.3% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr +5.1%/yr +11.5%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 30.0% 21.4% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 39/100 32/100 PRU

Percentile Scorecard

PRUSNFCAGL

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

AxisPRUSNFCAGL
Valuation 94 #8 of 119 88 #15 of 119 28 #86 of 119
Growth 83 #21 of 115 23 #89 of 115 22 #90 of 115
Profitability 36 #73 of 113 28 #82 of 113 49 #58 of 113
Financial Health 28 #82 of 114 43 #65 of 114 15 #97 of 114
Shareholder Returns 49 #55 of 107 11 #95 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 58 39 32
  • PRU ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SNFCA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRUSNFCAGLSPY
1 month -3.1%+4.6%-6.2% -0.8%
3 months -5.0%-4.7%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months +21.1%-5.6%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date +2.6%+1.4%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year +13.3%+9.9%+17.3% +13.0%
3 years +30.7%+43.0%+39.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%+12.7%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +3.6%+28.4%+72.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.7%+5.1%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years +38.0%+103.6%+148.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.3%+7.4%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePRUSNFCAGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%30.0%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%30.5%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.420.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.330.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.4%-39.5%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-8.7%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $125.14$10.01$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $92.00$7.76$130.37 $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.

MultiplePRUSNFCAGL
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.6x 6.4xmedian 10.6x 10.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 8.6x 26.3xmedian 8.6x 11.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.52 0.69median 0.52 0.52median 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 monthsPRUSNFCAGL
Revenue $64.77B $335.96M $6.19B
Gross profit $28.58B $188.72M $3.23B
Operating income $11.10B -$99.03M -$1.47B
Net income $4.07B $37.29M $1.21B
Free cash flow $10.97B $8.19M $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $11.26 $1.39 $15.36
Cash & equivalents $15.16B $163.44M –
Total debt $20.62B $564.03M $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 348.10M 26.89M 78.91M
Enterprise value -$90.39B -$1.80B $11.41B

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
MetricPRUSNFCAGL
P/E 10.2x 6.4x 10.0x
P/FCF 3.6x 26.3x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 2.7x 10.4x
P/S 0.6x 0.6x 2.3x
P/B 1.3x 0.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 2.6x – –
EV/EBIT 2.6x 1.9x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x -0.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 2.6x -22.4x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.6x -2.3x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.69 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRUSNFCAGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% -1.1% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -1.8% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.6% -1.0% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -18.6% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.3% 11.4% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -74.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.3% 27.9% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 12.1% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 144.9% 27.5% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 9.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 426.6% 57.6% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 32.0% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 426.6% 155.3% -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% -26.9% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRUSNFCAGL
Gross margin 44.1% 56.2% 52.1%
EBITDA margin 16.9% – –
Operating margin 17.1% -29.5% -23.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% 14.4% 24.2%
Net margin 6.0% 11.1% 19.6%
FCF margin 16.9% 2.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 24.0% 22.5%
Return on equity 12.7% 3.7% 19.8%
Return on assets 0.5% 2.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 16.9% -6.6% -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 2.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRUSNFCAGL
Debt / assets 2.6% 9.0% 9.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 1.9x 17.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.9% – 80.5%
Equity / assets 4.1% 100.0% 19.5%
Interest coverage 1.8x -23.5x -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRUSNFCAGL
Dividend yield 4.8% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 0.8% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 0.8% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – –

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.

ConsensusPRUSNFCAGL
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 – 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.45FY2026 – $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.8%FY2026 – +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.0% – +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.39BFY2026 – $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 – +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% – +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRUSNFCAGL
Held by institutions 62.9% 35.8% 70.7%
Institutions holding 1,417 77 697
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.3% +20.7%
Institutions buying 699 37 346
Institutions selling 469 22 206
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.68 1.68

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.

PRUSNFCAGL
PRU 1.00 0.35 0.41
SNFCA 0.35 1.00 0.21
GL 0.41 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRU, SNFCA and GL?

Prudential Financial (PRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prudential Financial (PRU) $39.92B, Security National Financial (SNFCA) $238.79M, Globe Life (GL) $12.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRU, SNFCA and GL?

Security National Financial (SNFCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prudential Financial (PRU) 10.2x, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 6.4x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Prudential Financial (PRU) is cheapest (Prudential Financial (PRU) 8.6x, Globe Life (GL) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Prudential Financial (PRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Prudential Financial (PRU) +9.4%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) -1.1%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.0%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 11.1%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Prudential Financial (PRU) leads (Prudential Financial (PRU) 16.9%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) -6.6%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Prudential Financial (PRU) +13.3%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) +9.9%, Globe Life (GL) +17.3%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Prudential Financial (PRU) +0.7%/yr, Security National Financial (SNFCA) +5.1%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Prudential Financial (PRU) 0.05%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 0.00%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%. Security National Financial (SNFCA) and Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Prudential Financial (PRU) 22.7%, Security National Financial (SNFCA) 30.0%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRU, SNFCA and GL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Prudential Financial (PRU) 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.