SLF vs TD vs GL Stock Comparison

Sun Life Financial, Toronto Dominion Bank and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.49 -0.5% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.10B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
TD Toronto Dominion Bank
$125.29 +3.9% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$217.25B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.75B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.15B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Toronto Dominion Bank leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Toronto Dominion Bank 5, Globe Life 3, Sun Life Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLFTDGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.10B $217.25B $12.15B TD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 19.3x 10.0x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 18.3x 10.7x GL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.6% +5.2% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 24.1% 19.6% TD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% — -13.3% SLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% +54.7% +17.3% TD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr +11.5%/yr +11.5%/yr TD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 18.3% 21.4% TD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 23/100 32/100 SLF

Percentile Scorecard

SLFTDGL

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

AxisSLFTDGL
Valuation 22 #93 of 119 13 #315 of 362 28 #86 of 119
Growth 24 #88 of 115 36 #141 of 221 22 #90 of 115
Profitability 43 #65 of 113 11 #178 of 200 49 #58 of 113
Financial Health 33 #77 of 114 2 #200 of 203 15 #97 of 114
Shareholder Returns 45 #59 of 107 55 #154 of 342 47 #57 of 107
Overall 33 23 32
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • TD ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLFTDGLSPY
1 month -0.5%+3.9%-6.2% -0.8%
3 months -4.2%+4.7%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months +12.4%+18.6%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date +27.4%+33.0%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year +29.5%+54.7%+17.3% +13.0%
3 years +77.7%+128.2%+39.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.1%+31.7%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +38.4%+72.6%+72.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.7%+11.5%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years +137.6%+176.5%+148.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%+10.7%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLFTDGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%18.3%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%19.0%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.760.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.592.990.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-39.3%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%0.0%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $84.07$125.29$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $57.60$80.43$130.37 $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.

MultipleSLFTDGL
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 10.6x 19.2xmedian 12.1x 10.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 4.5xmedian 3.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 10.0xmedian 5.0x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 8.6x 38.1xmedian 11.0x 11.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 7.13median 0.52 4.55median 1.36 0.52median 0.52

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 monthsSLFTDGL
Revenue – $46.75B $6.19B
Gross profit – – $3.23B
Operating income – $3.46B -$1.47B
Net income $2.57B $11.69B $1.21B
Free cash flow $3.28B $5.55B $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $4.23 $6.52 $15.36
Cash & equivalents – $4.86B –
Total debt $6.42B – $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 1.73B 78.91M
Enterprise value $3.05B -$458.63B $11.39B

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
MetricSLFTDGL
P/E 18.7x 19.2x 10.0x
P/FCF 13.4x 38.1x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 38.1x 10.4x
P/S – 4.5x 2.3x
P/B 2.3x 2.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x –
EV/EBIT 9.8x 14.8x -11.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 2.8x
EV/FCF 12.1x 9.2x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 9.2x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.13 4.55 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLFTDGL
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.6% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.4% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.6% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -21.4% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 2.7% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% -20.7% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 4.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% -64.0% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 28.0% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% -64.0% -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 28.0% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLFTDGL
Gross margin – – 52.1%
EBITDA margin – 10.9% –
Operating margin – 7.4% -23.7%
Pretax margin – -66.0% 24.2%
Net margin – 24.1% 19.6%
FCF margin – 11.9% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.9% 22.5%
Return on equity 13.9% 12.9% 19.8%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.8% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 12.7% – -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLFTDGL
Debt / assets 2.1% – 9.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 93.7% 94.0% 80.5%
Equity / assets 6.3% 6.0% 19.5%
Interest coverage 5.6x 0.1x -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLFTDGL
Dividend yield 4.7% 3.5% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.4% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 5.9% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusSLFTDGL
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +9.4% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $45.67BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +3.1% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLFTDGL
Held by institutions 44.7% 45.9% 70.7%
Institutions holding 490 900 697
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -1.2% +20.7%
Institutions buying 256 385 346
Institutions selling 130 304 206
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.27 1.68

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.

SLFTDGL
SLF 1.00 0.42 0.45
TD 0.42 1.00 0.31
GL 0.45 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLF, TD and GL?

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.10B, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) $217.25B, Globe Life (GL) $12.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLF, TD and GL?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.9x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 19.3x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globe Life (GL) is cheapest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.3x, Globe Life (GL) 10.7x). 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: Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) -3.6%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) has the highest net margin (Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 24.1%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Sun Life Financial (SLF) leads (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) returned the most: Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +54.7%, Globe Life (GL) +17.3%. Over five years, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) compounded fastest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/yr, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +11.5%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/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%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%. Sun Life Financial (SLF) and Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) has been the steadiest (Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.3%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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