SLF vs GL vs JXN Stock Comparison

Sun Life Financial, Globe Life and Jackson 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
$44.33B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.70%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.96 -6.1% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.47B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
0.80%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
JXN Jackson Financial Inc.
$135.16 +1.5% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.22B
P/E
160.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
2.59%
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sun Life Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sun Life Financial 4, Jackson Financial 4, Globe Life 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLFGLJXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.33B $14.47B $9.22B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 10.0x 160.7x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 10.7x 4.8x JXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.2% -1.4% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.6% 0.9% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% -13.3% 0.0% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.70% 0.80% 2.59% SLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.5% +16.3% +35.3% JXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +11.5%/yr +37.1%/yr JXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 21.4% 32.5% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 35/100 54/100 JXN

Percentile Scorecard

SLFGLJXN

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

AxisSLFGLJXN
Valuation 21 #94 of 119 28 #86 of 119 91 #12 of 119
Growth 27 #84 of 114 25 #86 of 114 32 #78 of 114
Profitability 43 #63 of 110 51 #55 of 110 26 #82 of 110
Financial Health 33 #74 of 110 15 #94 of 110 51 #55 of 110
Shareholder Returns 48 #56 of 106 55 #48 of 106 72 #30 of 106
Overall 34 35 54
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • JXN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLFGLJXNSPY
1 month +0.2%-6.1%+1.5% -0.2%
3 months -4.8%-12.4%+10.0% +3.9%
6 months +12.4%+2.8%+17.0% +8.2%
Year to date +28.3%+12.2%+26.7% +12.9%
1 year +28.5%+16.3%+35.3% +12.3%
3 years +78.9%+40.1%+263.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+11.9%+53.8% +23.3%
5 years +39.5%+72.4%+383.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.9%+11.5%+37.1% +10.9%
10 years +138.5%+147.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%+9.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLFGLJXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%21.4%32.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%24.3%34.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.320.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.540.761.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-61.7%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-15.6%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $84.07$186.01$140.64 $779.14
52-week low $57.60$130.37$90.62 $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.

MultipleSLFGLJXN
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x 160.7xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 8.5x 11.7xmedian 8.5x 1.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.18median 0.53 0.52median 0.53 -3.54median 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 monthsSLFGLJXN
Revenue – $6.19B $6.47B
Gross profit – $3.23B –
Operating income – -$1.47B –
Net income $2.57B $1.21B $141.00M
Free cash flow $3.28B $1.23B $5.89B
EPS (diluted) $4.23 $15.36 $0.84
Cash & equivalents – – $5.99B
Total debt $6.42B $2.94B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 78.91M 70.29M
Enterprise value $2.43B $13.71B -$12.06B

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
MetricSLFGLJXN
P/E 18.8x 10.0x 160.7x
P/FCF 13.5x 11.7x 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 10.4x 1.6x
P/S – 2.3x 1.4x
P/B 2.4x 2.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 9.9x -11.7x 4.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 12.2x 14.0x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 12.4x 1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.18 0.52 -3.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLFGLJXN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.2% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 13.8% 182.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 11.6% -45.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% 19.4% 564.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 19.3% -45.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% -1.8% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -3.2% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% -8.6% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -6.2% 1.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLFGLJXN
Gross margin – 52.1% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -23.7% –
Pretax margin – 24.2% -0.3%
Net margin – 19.6% 0.9%
FCF margin – 19.9% 90.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.5% 90.9%
Return on equity 13.9% 19.8% 1.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 3.9% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 12.7% -13.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 41.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLFGLJXN
Debt / assets 2.1% 9.3% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.4x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 93.7% 80.5% 97.1%
Equity / assets 6.3% 19.5% 2.9%
Interest coverage 5.6x -10.4x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLFGLJXN
Dividend yield 4.7% 0.8% 2.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 4.8% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 5.6% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 166.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.1%

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.

ConsensusSLFGLJXN
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 4.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $14.71FY2026 $27.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +23.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +5.6% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 $7.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +17.3% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLFGLJXN
Held by institutions 44.7% 70.7% 89.6%
Institutions holding 490 697 502
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +20.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 256 346 240
Institutions selling 130 206 188
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.68 1.28

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.

SLFGLJXN
SLF 1.00 0.45 0.27
GL 0.45 1.00 0.40
JXN 0.27 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLF, GL and JXN?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Life Financial (SLF) $44.33B, Globe Life (GL) $14.47B, Jackson Financial (JXN) $9.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLF, GL and JXN?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 160.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jackson Financial (JXN) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.2x, Globe Life (GL) 10.7x, Jackson Financial (JXN) 4.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Globe Life (GL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Jackson Financial (JXN) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jackson Financial (JXN) returned the most: Sun Life Financial (SLF) +28.5%, Globe Life (GL) +16.3%, Jackson Financial (JXN) +35.3%. Over five years, Jackson Financial (JXN) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.9%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Jackson Financial (JXN) +37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has the highest dividend yield: Sun Life Financial (SLF) 4.70%, Globe Life (GL) 0.80%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 2.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Jackson Financial (JXN) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLF, GL and JXN?

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