SNFCA vs GL vs PRU Stock Comparison

Security National Financial, Globe Life and Prudential Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.18B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
4 wins
PRU Prudential Financial Inc
$115.80 -3.1% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$39.98B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.77B
Div. yield
0.05%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Prudential Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Prudential Financial 5, Globe Life 4, Security National Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNFCAGLPRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.66M $12.18B $39.98B PRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.4x 10.0x 10.2x SNFCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x 8.6x PRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.1% +5.2% +9.4% PRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 19.6% 6.0% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.6% -13.3% 16.9% PRU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.9% +17.3% +13.3% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +11.5%/yr +0.7%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 21.4% 22.7% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 32/100 58/100 PRU

Percentile Scorecard

SNFCAGLPRU

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

AxisSNFCAGLPRU
Valuation 88 #15 of 119 28 #86 of 119 94 #8 of 119
Growth 23 #89 of 115 22 #90 of 115 83 #21 of 115
Profitability 28 #82 of 113 49 #58 of 113 36 #73 of 113
Financial Health 43 #65 of 114 15 #97 of 114 28 #82 of 114
Shareholder Returns 11 #95 of 107 47 #57 of 107 49 #55 of 107
Overall 39 32 58
  • SNFCA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PRU ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNFCAGLPRUSPY
1 month +4.6%-6.2%-3.1% -0.8%
3 months -4.7%-10.1%-5.0% +3.5%
6 months -5.6%+3.1%+21.1% +7.0%
Year to date +1.4%+12.1%+2.6% +12.2%
1 year +9.9%+17.3%+13.3% +13.0%
3 years +43.0%+39.9%+30.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+11.8%+9.3% +23.1%
5 years +28.4%+72.4%+3.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%+11.5%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years +103.6%+148.1%+38.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.4%+9.5%+3.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNFCAGLPRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%21.4%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%24.3%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.320.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.810.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-61.7%-36.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-15.7%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $10.01$186.01$125.14 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$130.37$92.00 $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.

MultipleSNFCAGLPRU
P/E now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 10.6x 10.0xmedian 10.6x 10.2xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x 2.6xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 8.6x 11.7xmedian 8.6x 3.6xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.52 0.52median 0.52 0.33median 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 monthsSNFCAGLPRU
Revenue $335.96M $6.19B $64.77B
Gross profit $188.72M $3.23B $28.58B
Operating income -$99.03M -$1.47B $11.10B
Net income $37.29M $1.21B $4.07B
Free cash flow $8.19M $1.23B $10.97B
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $15.36 $11.26
Cash & equivalents $163.44M – $15.16B
Total debt $564.03M $2.94B $20.62B
Shares (diluted) 26.89M 78.91M 348.10M
Enterprise value -$1.80B $11.42B -$90.33B

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
MetricSNFCAGLPRU
P/E 6.4x 10.0x 10.2x
P/FCF 26.3x 11.7x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 10.4x 3.6x
P/S 0.6x 2.3x 0.6x
P/B 0.1x 2.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 2.3x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 2.6x
EV/EBIT 1.9x -11.7x 2.6x
EV/Revenue -0.5x 2.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF -22.4x 14.0x 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.3x 12.4x 2.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.52 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLPRU
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.1% 5.2% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 5.5% 0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.0% 9.4% 34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 15.1% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 9.0% 78.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.1% -12.5% 23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% 13.8% 123.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 11.6% 30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 19.4% 144.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 19.3% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.6% -1.8% 426.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -3.2% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 155.3% -8.6% 426.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -6.2% 20.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLPRU
Gross margin 56.2% 52.1% 44.1%
EBITDA margin – – 16.9%
Operating margin -29.5% -23.7% 17.1%
Pretax margin 14.4% 24.2% 7.6%
Net margin 11.1% 19.6% 6.0%
FCF margin 2.4% 19.9% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 22.5% 16.9%
Return on equity 3.7% 19.8% 12.7%
Return on assets 2.3% 3.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital -6.6% -13.3% 16.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLPRU
Debt / assets 9.0% 9.3% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 17.6x 2.4x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets – 80.5% 95.9%
Equity / assets 100.0% 19.5% 4.1%
Interest coverage -23.5x -10.4x 1.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNFCAGLPRU
Dividend yield – 0.8% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 4.9% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 5.7% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 47.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.1%

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.

ConsensusSNFCAGLPRU
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $14.71FY2026 $13.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.3%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.6% -1.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.04BFY2026 $56.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.3% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNFCAGLPRU
Held by institutions 35.8% 70.7% 62.9%
Institutions holding 77 697 1,417
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +20.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 37 346 699
Institutions selling 22 206 469
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.68 1.49

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.

SNFCAGLPRU
SNFCA 1.00 0.21 0.35
GL 0.21 1.00 0.41
PRU 0.35 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNFCA, GL and PRU?

Prudential Financial (PRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Security National Financial (SNFCA) $238.66M, Globe Life (GL) $12.18B, Prudential Financial (PRU) $39.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNFCA, GL and PRU?

Security National Financial (SNFCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 6.4x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Prudential Financial (PRU) is cheapest (Globe Life (GL) 10.7x, Prudential Financial (PRU) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Prudential Financial (PRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Security National Financial (SNFCA) -1.1%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 11.1%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Prudential Financial (PRU) leads (Security National Financial (SNFCA) -6.6%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Security National Financial (SNFCA) +9.9%, Globe Life (GL) +17.3%, Prudential Financial (PRU) +13.3%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Security National Financial (SNFCA) +5.1%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Prudential Financial (PRU) +0.7%/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%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 0.05%. 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%, Prudential Financial (PRU) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNFCA, GL and PRU?

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