SLF vs PUK vs MET Stock Comparison

Sun Life Financial, Prudential and Metlife Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.05 +0.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.28B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
PUK Prudential Plc
$23.99 -5.0% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$31.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
MET Metlife Inc
$99.99 +2.3% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$64.39B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLFPUKMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.28B $31.15B $64.39B MET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x — 18.7x MET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 10.7x 10.1x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +8.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 4.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% — -101.9% 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 +28.5% -14.1% +26.8% SLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr -10.5%/yr +8.9%/yr MET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 29.0% 23.9% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 — 39/100 MET

Percentile Scorecard

SLFPUKMET

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

AxisSLFPUKMET
Valuation 21 #94 of 119 – 56 #53 of 119
Growth 27 #84 of 114 – 20 #91 of 114
Profitability 43 #63 of 110 – 17 #92 of 110
Financial Health 33 #74 of 110 72 #32 of 110 55 #50 of 110
Shareholder Returns 48 #56 of 106 45 #59 of 106 46 #58 of 106
Overall 34 – 39
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PUK ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLFPUKMETSPY
1 month +0.2%-5.0%+2.3% -0.2%
3 months -4.8%-17.4%+2.6% +3.9%
6 months +12.4%-21.3%+27.7% +8.2%
Year to date +28.3%-22.9%+26.7% +12.9%
1 year +28.5%-14.1%+26.8% +12.3%
3 years +78.9%+18.0%+71.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+5.7%+19.7% +23.3%
5 years +39.5%-42.5%+53.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.9%-10.5%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years +138.5%-27.5%+135.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%-3.2%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLFPUKMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%29.0%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%30.4%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.220.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.54-0.481.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-65.1%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-28.6%-3.4% -1.2%
52-week high $84.07$33.61$103.55 $779.14
52-week low $57.60$23.53$67.70 $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.

MultipleSLFPUKMET
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x 18.7xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x —median 1.4x 0.8xmedian 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 —median 8.5x 4.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.18median 0.53 —median 0.53 1.77median 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 monthsSLFPUKMET
Revenue – – $79.40B
Gross profit – – $29.06B
Operating income – – -$45.48B
Net income $2.57B – $3.66B
Free cash flow $3.28B – $14.81B
EPS (diluted) $4.23 – $5.32
Cash & equivalents – $5.89B $19.30B
Total debt $6.42B $16.00M $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 1.30B 646.90M
Enterprise value $3.24B -$722.36B -$42.39B

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
MetricSLFPUKMET
P/E 18.8x – 18.7x
P/FCF 13.5x – 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 4.1x
P/S – – 0.8x
P/B 2.4x 1.5x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 9.9x – -0.9x
EV/Revenue – – 0.5x
EV/FCF 12.2x – 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x – 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.18 – 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLFPUKMET
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% – -14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% – -12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% – 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% – 2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 12.1%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLFPUKMET
Debt / assets 2.1% 0.0% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 93.7% 90.8% 96.3%
Equity / assets 6.3% 9.2% 3.7%
Interest coverage 5.6x – -4.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLFPUKMET
Dividend yield 4.7% 2.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 2.3% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.6%

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.

ConsensusSLFPUKMET
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $2.25FY2026 $9.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +20.4% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +112.9%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +13.8% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLFPUKMET
Held by institutions 44.7% 2.9% 75.7%
Institutions holding 490 282 1,442
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 256 152 723
Institutions selling 130 96 483
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.58 1.50

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.

SLFPUKMET
SLF 1.00 0.23 0.43
PUK 0.23 1.00 0.37
MET 0.43 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLF, PUK and MET?

Metlife (MET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.28B, Prudential (PUK) $31.15B, Metlife (MET) $64.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLF, PUK and MET?

Metlife (MET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.9x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.2x, Prudential (PUK) 10.7x, Metlife (MET) 10.1x). 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: Sun Life Financial (SLF) +28.5%, Prudential (PUK) -14.1%, Metlife (MET) +26.8%. Over five years, Metlife (MET) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.9%/yr, Prudential (PUK) -10.5%/yr, Metlife (MET) +8.9%/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%, Metlife (MET) 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%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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