PUK vs SLF vs GL Stock Comparison

Prudential, Sun Life Financial and Globe Life Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PUK Prudential Plc
$26.38 +7.6% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$32.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$81.99 +4.3% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$42.30B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$161.70 -2.5% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.21B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.27B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Globe Life leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Globe Life 5, Sun Life Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPUKSLFGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.29B $42.30B $12.21B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 17.7x 10.3x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 13.5x 11.0x GL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +5.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 18.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% 13.9% GL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.0% +33.6% +21.2% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +7.6%/yr +11.3%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 18.7% 21.4% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 32/100 43/100 GL

Percentile Scorecard

PUKSLFGL

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

AxisPUKSLFGL
Valuation – 21 #94 of 119 35 #78 of 119
Growth – 30 #81 of 116 24 #89 of 116
Profitability – 31 #80 of 116 67 #39 of 116
Financial Health 68 #39 of 118 28 #85 of 118 29 #84 of 118
Shareholder Returns 33 #73 of 109 49 #56 of 109 61 #43 of 109
Overall – 32 43
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SLF 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

PeriodPUKSLFGLSPY
1 month +7.6%+4.3%-2.5% -1.0%
3 months -5.6%+0.2%-12.1% -0.4%
6 months -18.5%+12.2%+4.7% +4.5%
Year to date -15.2%+31.4%+15.6% +12.4%
1 year -6.0%+33.6%+21.2% +13.6%
3 years +18.4%+70.7%+38.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +5.8%+19.5%+11.3% +20.8%
5 years -34.0%+44.4%+70.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -8.0%+7.6%+11.3% +10.4%
10 years -16.4%+148.0%+154.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year -1.8%+9.5%+9.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePUKSLFGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%18.7%21.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%20.1%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.400.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.201.800.99 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-33.0%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-2.5%-13.1% -1.6%
52-week high $33.61$84.07$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $23.53$57.60$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.

MultiplePUKSLFGL
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.1x 19.3xmedian 11.1x 10.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x —median 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.0x 13.9xmedian 9.0x 9.3xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 7.36median 0.64 0.67median 0.64

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 monthsPUKSLFGL
Revenue – – $6.27B
Gross profit – – $3.23B
Operating income – – $1.60B
Net income – $2.57B $1.19B
Free cash flow – $3.28B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) – $4.23 $15.15
Cash & equivalents $5.89B – –
Total debt $16.00M $6.42B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.30B 566.00M 78.22M
Enterprise value -$721.22B $255.87M $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
MetricPUKSLFGL
P/E – 19.3x 10.4x
P/FCF – 13.9x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.4x 8.8x
P/S – – 2.0x
P/B 1.6x 2.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 3.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 11.0x 9.5x
EV/Revenue – – 2.4x
EV/FCF – 12.5x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.1x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.36 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPUKSLFGL
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.7% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.1% 8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% 15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.5% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.6% 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% -2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPUKSLFGL
Gross margin – – 51.5%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 25.5%
Pretax margin – – 23.3%
Net margin – – 18.9%
FCF margin – – 21.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 22.5%
Return on equity – 13.9% 18.6%
Return on assets – 0.9% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPUKSLFGL
Debt / assets 0.0% 2.1% 9.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 93.7% 78.4%
Equity / assets 9.2% 6.3% 21.6%
Interest coverage – 9.2x 11.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPUKSLFGL
Dividend yield 2.1% 4.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.5% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusPUKSLFGL
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.25FY2026 $6.06FY2026 $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% -3.1% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.28BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.9%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +29.2% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPUKSLFGL
Held by institutions 2.9% 44.7% 70.7%
Institutions holding 284 491 699
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.3% +20.7%
Institutions buying 154 256 346
Institutions selling 96 130 207
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.97 1.67

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.

PUKSLFGL
PUK 1.00 0.24 0.25
SLF 0.24 1.00 0.46
GL 0.25 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PUK, SLF and GL?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prudential (PUK) $32.29B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $42.30B, Globe Life (GL) $12.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, PUK, SLF and GL?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 17.7x, Globe Life (GL) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globe Life (GL) is cheapest (Prudential (PUK) 11.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.5x, Globe Life (GL) 11.0x). 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 Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Prudential (PUK) -6.0%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +33.6%, Globe Life (GL) +21.2%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Prudential (PUK) -8.0%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.6%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Prudential (PUK) 29.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.7%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PUK, SLF 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, Globe Life (GL) 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.