SLF vs TD vs BRK-B Stock Comparison

Sun Life Financial, Toronto Dominion Bank and Berkshire Hathaway Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$81.79 +3.5% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.39B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins
TD Toronto Dominion Bank
$127.21 +6.9% 1M +55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$216.17B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.75B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc
$541.90 +7.9% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$796.45M
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$384.69B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLFTDBRK-BLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.39B $216.17B $796.45M TD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 19.2x 0.0x BRK-B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 18.6x — SLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.6% +3.9% BRK-B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 24.1% 22.3% TD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% — -10.4% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +55.6% +13.9% TD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr +11.9%/yr +13.6%/yr BRK-B
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 18.2% 14.6% BRK-B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 22/100 28/100 SLF

Percentile Scorecard

SLFTDBRK-B

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

AxisSLFTDBRK-B
Valuation 21 #94 of 119 13 #314 of 361 15 #101 of 119
Growth 29 #81 of 114 37 #97 of 153 30 #80 of 114
Profitability 42 #62 of 106 13 #112 of 128 30 #75 of 106
Financial Health 33 #70 of 104 0 #140 of 140 55 #47 of 104
Shareholder Returns 44 #59 of 105 49 #171 of 335 8 #97 of 105
Overall 34 22 28
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TD ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BRK-B ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLFTDBRK-BSPY
1 month +3.5%+6.9%+7.9% +0.7%
3 months -1.2%+6.2%+6.3% +3.7%
6 months +13.5%+18.1%+14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +31.1%+35.0%+7.8% +12.8%
1 year +32.5%+55.6%+13.9% +11.9%
3 years +79.8%+127.9%+60.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.6%+31.6%+17.1% +22.8%
5 years +43.6%+75.4%+88.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%+11.9%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +145.0%+181.3%+276.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%+10.9%+14.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLFTDBRK-BSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%18.2%14.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%19.0%14.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.75-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.753.060.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-39.3%-26.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%0.0%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $84.07$127.21$548.72 $779.14
52-week low $57.60$80.43$465.40 $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.

MultipleSLFTDBRK-B
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 10.7x 19.5xmedian 12.2x 0.0xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 10.7xmedian 5.3x -9.6xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 8.5x 38.7xmedian 10.8x 48.2xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.34median 0.60 4.62median 1.34 —median 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 monthsSLFTDBRK-B
Revenue – $46.75B $384.69B
Gross profit – – $215.64B
Operating income – $3.46B -$111.18B
Net income $2.57B $11.69B $86.08B
Free cash flow $3.28B $5.55B $24.22B
EPS (diluted) $4.23 $6.52 –
Cash & equivalents – $4.86B $40.61B
Total debt $6.42B – $128.60B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 1.73B –
Enterprise value $3.35B -$459.71B -$1.42T

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
MetricSLFTDBRK-B
P/E 19.3x 19.5x 0.0x
P/FCF 13.8x 38.7x 48.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 38.7x 25.0x
P/S – 4.6x 3.0x
P/B 2.4x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 10.7x -9.6x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 15.7x -8.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF 12.4x 9.8x 38.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 9.8x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.34 4.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLFTDBRK-B
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.6% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.4% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.6% -8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -21.4% 35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 2.7% -0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% -20.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% -64.0% 70.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 28.0% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% -64.0% 194.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 28.0% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLFTDBRK-B
Gross margin – – 56.1%
EBITDA margin – 10.9% -25.3%
Operating margin – 7.4% -28.9%
Pretax margin – -66.0% 29.2%
Net margin – 24.1% 22.3%
FCF margin – 11.9% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.9% 12.1%
Return on equity 13.9% 12.9% 11.6%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 12.7% – -10.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLFTDBRK-B
Debt / assets 2.1% – 10.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 93.7% 94.0% 40.6%
Equity / assets 6.3% 6.0% 59.4%
Interest coverage 5.6x 0.1x -21.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLFTDBRK-B
Dividend yield 4.6% 3.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.4% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 5.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 48.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 101.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –

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.

ConsensusSLFTDBRK-B
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $6.83FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +9.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $45.67BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +3.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLFTDBRK-B
Held by institutions 44.7% 45.9% 65.8%
Institutions holding 491 901 4,925
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -1.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 256 385 2,237
Institutions selling 130 305 1,989
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.26 1.12

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.

SLFTDBRK-B
SLF 1.00 0.42 0.21
TD 0.42 1.00 0.02
BRK-B 0.21 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLF, TD and BRK-B?

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.39B, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) $216.17B, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) $796.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, SLF, TD and BRK-B?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.0x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 19.2x, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sun Life Financial (SLF) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.5x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) -3.6%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) has the highest net margin (Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 24.1%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 22.3%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) -10.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) returned the most: Sun Life Financial (SLF) +32.5%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +55.6%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +13.9%. Over five years, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +7.5%/yr, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +11.9%/yr, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) +13.6%/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%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 0.03%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 0.00%. Sun Life Financial (SLF) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) has been the steadiest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.2%, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) 14.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLF, TD and BRK-B?

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