SLF vs BN vs CRBG Stock Comparison

Sun Life Financial, Brookfield and Corebridge Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.05 +0.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.55B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$38.02 +3.1% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$86.47B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Corebridge Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Corebridge Financial 4, Sun Life Financial 4, Brookfield 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLFBNCRBGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.55B $86.47B $16.05B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 68.8x 18.1x CRBG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 13.7x 7.3x CRBG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -9.6% +29.5% CRBG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.6% 4.4% CRBG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% — 6.0% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.5% -18.7% +10.0% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +2.7%/yr — SLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 27.6% 35.1% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 38/100 32/100 BN

Percentile Scorecard

SLFBNCRBG

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

AxisSLFBNCRBG
Valuation 21 #94 of 119 76 #44 of 181 54 #55 of 119
Growth 27 #84 of 114 32 #76 of 111 37 #72 of 114
Profitability 43 #63 of 110 30 #91 of 129 17 #91 of 110
Financial Health 33 #74 of 110 38 #102 of 164 6 #103 of 110
Shareholder Returns 48 #56 of 106 14 #65 of 75 43 #61 of 106
Overall 34 38 32
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CRBG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLFBNCRBGSPY
1 month +0.2%+3.1%+1.4% -0.2%
3 months -4.8%-10.2%+9.4% +3.9%
6 months +12.4%-14.0%+31.3% +8.2%
Year to date +28.3%-17.1%+17.2% +12.9%
1 year +28.5%-18.7%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years +78.9%+95.7%+77.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+25.1%+21.1% +23.3%
5 years +39.5%+14.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.9%+2.7%— +10.9%
10 years +138.5%+204.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%+11.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLFBNCRBGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%27.6%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%29.0%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.371.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.54-0.680.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-42.8%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-22.7%-0.6% -1.2%
52-week high $84.07$49.17$35.58 $779.14
52-week low $57.60$35.94$22.30 $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.

MultipleSLFBNCRBG
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 10.5x 68.0xmedian 34.2x 18.1xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 1.1xmedian 4.9x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 11.7x 8.6xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 8.5x —median 13.2x 8.5xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 20.9xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.18median 0.53 -0.71median 0.91 -0.89median 0.53

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 monthsSLFBNCRBG
Revenue – $76.56B $20.06B
Gross profit – – $12.23B
Operating income – – $1.61B
Net income $2.57B $3.71B $883.00M
Free cash flow $3.28B – $1.85B
EPS (diluted) $4.23 $0.53 $1.96
Cash & equivalents – $14.89B –
Total debt $6.42B $59.07B $9.36B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 2.37B 454.20M
Enterprise value $3.51B -$96.85B -$5.73B

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
MetricSLFBNCRBG
P/E 18.8x 68.0x 18.1x
P/FCF 13.5x – 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 8.5x
P/S – 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 2.4x 20.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.9x -2.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.6x
EV/EBIT 9.9x – 12.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF 12.2x – 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x – 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.18 -0.71 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLFBNCRBG
Revenue growth (1Y) – -9.6% 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 19.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 279.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -40.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 28.4% 353.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 11.2% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% 65.8% 419.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -95.3% -20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% – 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – -20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% – 10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – -20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLFBNCRBG
Gross margin – – 61.0%
EBITDA margin – – 11.6%
Operating margin – – 8.0%
Pretax margin – – 5.4%
Net margin – 1.6% 4.4%
FCF margin – – 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 9.2%
Return on equity 13.9% 4.3% 7.6%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 12.7% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLFBNCRBG
Debt / assets 2.1% 2.8% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 93.7% 99.2% 97.3%
Equity / assets 6.3% 0.8% 2.7%
Interest coverage 5.6x – 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLFBNCRBG
Dividend yield 4.7% 0.7% 2.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 19.3%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 0.7% 22.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -22.0%

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.

ConsensusSLFBNCRBG
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +12.6% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +21.1% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLFBNCRBG
Held by institutions 44.7% 66.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 490 930 446
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 256 407 229
Institutions selling 130 317 170
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.28 1.35

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.

SLFBNCRBG
SLF 1.00 0.41 0.42
BN 0.41 1.00 0.58
CRBG 0.42 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLF, BN and CRBG?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.55B, Brookfield (BN) $86.47B, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) $16.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLF, BN and CRBG?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.0x, Brookfield (BN) 68.8x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.2x, Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corebridge Financial (CRBG) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Sun Life Financial (SLF) +28.5%, Brookfield (BN) -18.7%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) +10.0%. Over five years, Sun Life Financial (SLF) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.9%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 0.03%. Sun Life Financial (SLF) and Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Brookfield (BN) 27.6%, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLF, BN and CRBG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) leads on 4. 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.