SLF vs MET vs CB Stock Comparison

Sun Life Financial, Metlife and Chubb Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.86 +1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$46.09B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
MET Metlife Inc
$99.65 +4.0% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.68B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
CB Chubb Ltd
$355.62 +7.3% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$139.32B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$61.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLFMETCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.09B $64.68B $139.32B CB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 18.8x 12.4x CB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 10.1x 11.5x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.7% +5.7% MET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.3% 18.2% CB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% -101.9% 12.0% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.6% +26.5% +29.0% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +9.7%/yr +12.7%/yr CB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 23.9% 19.3% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 39/100 62/100 CB

Percentile Scorecard

SLFMETCB

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

AxisSLFMETCB
Valuation 21 #94 of 119 59 #50 of 119 44 #67 of 119
Growth 30 #80 of 113 21 #90 of 113 55 #51 of 113
Profitability 46 #58 of 107 17 #89 of 107 78 #24 of 107
Financial Health 35 #70 of 107 56 #48 of 107 71 #32 of 107
Shareholder Returns 47 #56 of 105 44 #59 of 105 61 #42 of 105
Overall 36 39 62
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • CB ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLFMETCBSPY
1 month +1.7%+4.0%+7.3% +0.9%
3 months -1.7%+2.7%-1.7% +5.9%
6 months +14.7%+26.2%+9.2% +8.5%
Year to date +29.6%+26.2%+13.9% +13.3%
1 year +29.6%+26.5%+29.0% +12.4%
3 years +80.7%+71.0%+70.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.8%+19.6%+19.5% +23.5%
5 years +41.9%+58.7%+82.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.3%+9.7%+12.7% +11.0%
10 years +142.2%+138.0%+178.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.2%+9.1%+10.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSLFMETCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%23.9%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%24.2%17.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.64-0.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.591.111.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-36.2%-20.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-3.8%-2.3% -0.9%
52-week high $84.07$103.55$364.00 $779.14
52-week low $57.60$67.70$275.58 $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.

MultipleSLFMETCB
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 10.9x 18.6xmedian 10.9x 12.2xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 8.5x 4.3xmedian 8.5x 7.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.26median 0.59 1.77median 0.59 0.64median 0.59

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 monthsSLFMETCB
Revenue – $79.40B $61.85B
Gross profit – $29.06B $35.22B
Operating income – -$45.48B $14.60B
Net income $2.57B $3.66B $11.25B
Free cash flow $3.28B $14.81B $17.81B
EPS (diluted) $4.23 $5.32 $28.84
Cash & equivalents – $19.30B $3.01B
Total debt $6.42B $5.89B $19.09B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 646.90M 389.37M
Enterprise value $4.05B -$42.10B $84.96B

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
MetricSLFMETCB
P/E 19.0x 18.6x 12.2x
P/FCF 13.7x 4.3x 7.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 4.1x 7.6x
P/S – 0.8x 2.2x
P/B 2.4x 2.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.3x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 10.0x -0.9x 9.7x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF 12.3x 2.8x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 2.7x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.26 1.77 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLFMETCB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.7% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -13.6% 11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.9% 16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -14.9% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 4.1% 16.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% -12.2% 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 10.5% 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% 2.2% 33.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 10.0% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% 2.0% 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 12.1% 13.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLFMETCB
Gross margin – 36.6% 56.9%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -57.3% 23.6%
Pretax margin – 6.1% 22.3%
Net margin – 4.3% 18.2%
FCF margin – 18.7% 28.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.6% 28.8%
Return on equity 13.9% 13.2% 14.0%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.5% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 12.7% -101.9% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 4.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLFMETCB
Debt / assets 2.1% 0.8% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 93.7% 96.3% 72.3%
Equity / assets 6.3% 3.7% 27.7%
Interest coverage 5.6x -4.7x 18.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLFMETCB
Dividend yield 4.7% 2.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 3.8% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 6.2% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.2% 13.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.2% 8.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.6% 3.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.6% 3.5%

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.

ConsensusSLFMETCB
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $9.86FY2026 $30.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +7.9% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026 $61.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% -2.6% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLFMETCB
Held by institutions 44.7% 75.7% 89.7%
Institutions holding 490 1,442 2,149
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +0.7% -0.8%
Institutions buying 256 723 1,014
Institutions selling 130 483 803
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.50 1.26

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.

SLFMETCB
SLF 1.00 0.44 0.23
MET 0.44 1.00 0.35
CB 0.23 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLF, MET and CB?

Chubb (CB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Life Financial (SLF) $46.09B, Metlife (MET) $64.68B, Chubb (CB) $139.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLF, MET and CB?

Chubb (CB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.3x, Metlife (MET) 18.8x, Chubb (CB) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.3x, Metlife (MET) 10.1x, Chubb (CB) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Metlife (MET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Chubb (CB) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chubb (CB) has the highest net margin (Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Chubb (CB) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Chubb (CB) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.6%, Metlife (MET) +26.5%, Chubb (CB) +29.0%. Over five years, Chubb (CB) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.3%/yr, Metlife (MET) +9.7%/yr, Chubb (CB) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Metlife (MET) has the highest dividend yield: Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Chubb (CB) 0.01%. Sun Life Financial (SLF) 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%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%, Chubb (CB) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLF, MET and CB?

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