SNFCA vs GL vs EQH Stock Comparison

Security National Financial, Globe Life and Equitable Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.96 -6.1% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.18B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.
$54.61 +1.4% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNFCAGLEQHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $237.75M $12.18B $15.11B EQH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.4x 10.0x -15.4x SNFCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x 7.9x EQH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.1% +5.2% -22.1% GL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 19.6% -9.3% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.6% -13.3% -6.4% EQH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% +16.3% +11.6% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +11.5%/yr +10.1%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 21.4% 33.6% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 35/100 21/100 SNFCA

Percentile Scorecard

SNFCAGLEQH

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

AxisSNFCAGLEQH
Valuation 87 #16 of 119 28 #86 of 119 12 #105 of 119
Growth 24 #87 of 114 25 #86 of 114 3 #111 of 114
Profitability 28 #80 of 110 51 #55 of 110 8 #101 of 110
Financial Health 43 #63 of 110 15 #94 of 110 6 #104 of 110
Shareholder Returns 13 #92 of 106 55 #48 of 106 75 #27 of 106
Overall 39 35 21
  • SNFCA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL 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

PeriodSNFCAGLEQHSPY
1 month +4.2%-6.1%+1.4% -0.2%
3 months -5.7%-12.4%+10.5% +3.9%
6 months -7.8%+2.8%+30.5% +8.2%
Year to date +1.1%+12.2%+14.6% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%+16.3%+11.6% +12.3%
3 years +42.6%+40.1%+108.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%+11.9%+27.8% +23.3%
5 years +27.9%+72.4%+62.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.1%+11.5%+10.1% +10.9%
10 years +105.6%+147.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.5%+9.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNFCAGLEQHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%21.4%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%24.3%36.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.321.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.760.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-61.7%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-15.6%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $10.01$186.01$55.03 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$130.37$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.

MultipleSNFCAGLEQH
P/E now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 10.5x 10.0xmedian 10.5x -15.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 8.5x 11.7xmedian 8.5x 11.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 17.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.53 0.52median 0.53 0.37median 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 monthsSNFCAGLEQH
Revenue $335.96M $6.19B $10.62B
Gross profit $188.72M $3.23B $8.95B
Operating income -$99.03M -$1.47B -$384.00M
Net income $37.29M $1.21B -$816.00M
Free cash flow $8.19M $1.23B $1.32B
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $15.36 $-3.53
Cash & equivalents $163.44M – $17.18B
Total debt $564.03M $2.94B $3.84B
Shares (diluted) 26.89M 78.91M 278.30M
Enterprise value -$1.80B $11.42B -$44.61B

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
MetricSNFCAGLEQH
P/E 6.4x 10.0x -15.5x
P/FCF 26.2x 11.7x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 10.4x 11.0x
P/S 0.6x 2.3x 1.4x
P/B 0.1x 2.4x 17.4x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 2.4x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 1.9x -11.7x 0.5x
EV/Revenue -0.5x 2.8x 0.0x
EV/FCF -22.5x 14.0x -0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.3x 12.4x -0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.52 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLEQH
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.1% 5.2% -22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 5.5% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.0% 9.4% -16.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 15.1% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 9.0% -131.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.1% -12.5% -29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% 13.8% -220.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 11.6% -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 19.4% -366.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 19.3% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.6% -1.8% -14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -3.2% 176.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 155.3% -8.6% -12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -6.2% 124.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLEQH
Gross margin 56.2% 52.1% 84.3%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -29.5% -23.7% -3.6%
Pretax margin 14.4% 24.2% -5.7%
Net margin 11.1% 19.6% -9.3%
FCF margin 2.4% 19.9% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 22.5% 12.8%
Return on equity 3.7% 19.8% -38.7%
Return on assets 2.3% 3.9% -0.2%
Return on invested capital -6.6% -13.3% -6.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.1x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLEQH
Debt / assets 9.0% 9.3% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 17.6x 2.4x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets – 80.5% 99.7%
Equity / assets 100.0% 19.5% 0.3%
Interest coverage -23.5x -10.4x -1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLEQH
Dividend yield – 0.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 4.8% 11.0%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 5.6% 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.

ConsensusSNFCAGLEQH
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $14.71FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.3%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.6% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.04BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.8%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.3% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNFCAGLEQH
Held by institutions 41.5% 70.7% 95.4%
Institutions holding 77 697 482
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +20.7% +14.2%
Institutions buying 37 346 214
Institutions selling 22 206 205
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.68 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.

SNFCAGLEQH
SNFCA 1.00 0.21 0.26
GL 0.21 1.00 0.41
EQH 0.26 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNFCA, GL and EQH?

Equitable Holdings (EQH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Security National Financial (SNFCA) $237.75M, Globe Life (GL) $12.18B, Equitable Holdings (EQH) $15.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNFCA, GL and EQH?

Security National Financial (SNFCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 6.4x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equitable Holdings (EQH) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 10.7x, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 7.9x). 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: Security National Financial (SNFCA) -1.1%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 11.1%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -9.3%). On return on invested capital, Equitable Holdings (EQH) leads (Security National Financial (SNFCA) -6.6%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) -6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Security National Financial (SNFCA) +10.0%, Globe Life (GL) +16.3%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +11.6%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Security National Financial (SNFCA) +5.1%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Equitable Holdings (EQH) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Security National Financial (SNFCA) 0.00%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 0.02%. Security National Financial (SNFCA) and Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 30.0%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Equitable Holdings (EQH) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNFCA, GL 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, Globe Life (GL) 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.