SLF vs PUK vs EQH Stock Comparison

Sun Life Financial, Prudential and Equitable Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$81.79 +3.5% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.50B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
PUK Prudential Plc
$24.39 -3.3% 1M -12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.62 +4.6% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Sun Life Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sun Life Financial 5, Equitable Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLFPUKEQHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.50B $31.77B $14.95B SLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x — -15.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 10.8x 8.0x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -22.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -9.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% — -6.4% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% -12.3% +14.7% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -10.0%/yr +10.3%/yr EQH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 29.0% 33.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 — 21/100 SLF

Percentile Scorecard

SLFPUKEQH

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

AxisSLFPUKEQH
Valuation 21 #94 of 119 – 14 #103 of 119
Growth 29 #81 of 114 – 4 #110 of 114
Profitability 42 #62 of 106 – 9 #97 of 106
Financial Health 33 #70 of 104 69 #33 of 104 7 #97 of 104
Shareholder Returns 44 #59 of 105 43 #60 of 105 72 #30 of 105
Overall 34 – 21
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • EQH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLFPUKEQHSPY
1 month +3.5%-3.3%+4.6% +0.7%
3 months -1.2%-21.3%+11.7% +3.7%
6 months +13.5%-19.3%+29.4% +7.1%
Year to date +31.1%-21.6%+14.6% +12.8%
1 year +32.5%-12.3%+14.7% +11.9%
3 years +79.8%+15.9%+107.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.6%+5.0%+27.6% +22.8%
5 years +43.6%-40.9%+63.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%-10.0%+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +145.0%-24.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%-2.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLFPUKEQHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%29.0%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%30.4%37.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.221.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.75-0.420.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-65.1%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-27.4%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $84.07$33.61$55.03 $779.14
52-week low $57.60$23.53$35.34 $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.

MultipleSLFPUKEQH
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x -15.5xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x 11.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 17.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.34median 0.60 —median 0.60 0.37median 0.60

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 monthsSLFPUKEQH
Revenue – – $10.62B
Gross profit – – $8.95B
Operating income – – -$384.00M
Net income $2.57B – -$816.00M
Free cash flow $3.28B – $1.32B
EPS (diluted) $4.23 – $-3.53
Cash & equivalents – $5.89B $17.18B
Total debt $6.42B $16.00M $3.84B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 1.30B 278.30M
Enterprise value $3.46B -$721.74B -$44.76B

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
MetricSLFPUKEQH
P/E 19.3x – -15.5x
P/FCF 13.8x – 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x – 11.0x
P/S – – 1.4x
P/B 2.4x 1.5x 17.4x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.8x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 10.1x – 0.5x
EV/Revenue – – 0.0x
EV/FCF 12.4x – -0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x – -0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.34 – 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLFPUKEQH
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -16.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -131.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% – -220.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% – -366.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% – -14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 176.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% – -12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 124.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLFPUKEQH
Gross margin – – 84.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – -3.6%
Pretax margin – – -5.7%
Net margin – – -9.3%
FCF margin – – 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 12.8%
Return on equity 13.9% – -38.7%
Return on assets 0.9% – -0.2%
Return on invested capital 12.7% – -6.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLFPUKEQH
Debt / assets 2.1% 0.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 93.7% 90.8% 99.7%
Equity / assets 6.3% 9.2% 0.3%
Interest coverage 5.6x – -1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLFPUKEQH
Dividend yield 4.6% 2.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 11.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 2.3% 13.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -38.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.0%

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.

ConsensusSLFPUKEQH
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $2.25FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +20.4% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +112.9%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +13.8% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLFPUKEQH
Held by institutions 44.7% 2.9% 95.4%
Institutions holding 491 283 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.8% +14.2%
Institutions buying 256 153 214
Institutions selling 130 96 205
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.59 1.04

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.

SLFPUKEQH
SLF 1.00 0.23 0.41
PUK 0.23 1.00 0.37
EQH 0.41 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLF, PUK and EQH?

Sun Life Financial (SLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.50B, Prudential (PUK) $31.77B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $14.95B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Life Financial (SLF) returned the most: Sun Life Financial (SLF) +32.5%, Prudential (PUK) -12.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +14.7%. Over five years, Equitable Holdings (EQH) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.5%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.0%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.3%/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%, Prudential (PUK) 0.00%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%. Sun Life Financial (SLF) and Prudential (PUK) 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%, Prudential (PUK) 29.0%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLF, PUK and EQH?

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 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.