SNFCA vs MFC vs GL Stock Comparison

Security National Financial, Manulife Financial and Globe Life Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.65 +1.8% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$76.64B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.72 -6.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 6, Security National Financial 2, Globe Life 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNFCAMFCGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.79M $76.64B $12.17B MFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.4x 16.2x 10.0x SNFCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.5x 10.7x GL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.1% +19.7% +5.2% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 10.0% 19.6% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.6% — -13.3% SNFCA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.9% +37.0% +17.3% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +17.5%/yr +11.5%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 20.2% 21.4% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 50/100 32/100 MFC

Percentile Scorecard

SNFCAMFCGL

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

AxisSNFCAMFCGL
Valuation 88 #15 of 119 60 #48 of 119 28 #86 of 119
Growth 23 #89 of 115 80 #24 of 115 22 #90 of 115
Profitability 28 #82 of 113 57 #49 of 113 49 #58 of 113
Financial Health 43 #65 of 114 13 #99 of 114 15 #97 of 114
Shareholder Returns 11 #95 of 107 39 #66 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 39 50 32
  • SNFCA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNFCAMFCGLSPY
1 month +4.6%+1.8%-6.2% -0.8%
3 months -4.7%+1.4%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months -5.6%+15.7%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date +1.4%+23.1%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year +9.9%+37.0%+17.3% +13.0%
3 years +43.0%+160.5%+39.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+37.6%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +28.4%+124.0%+72.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%+17.5%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years +103.6%+206.5%+148.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.4%+11.9%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNFCAMFCGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%20.2%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%21.3%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.730.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.331.830.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-29.9%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-2.1%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $10.01$45.60$186.01 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$32.15$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.

MultipleSNFCAMFCGL
P/E now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 10.6x 16.0xmedian 10.6x 10.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 8.6x 3.3xmedian 8.6x 11.7xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.52 0.72median 0.52 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 monthsSNFCAMFCGL
Revenue $335.96M $47.47B $6.19B
Gross profit $188.72M – $3.23B
Operating income -$99.03M – -$1.47B
Net income $37.29M $4.76B $1.21B
Free cash flow $8.19M $23.26B $1.23B
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $2.78 $15.36
Cash & equivalents $163.44M – –
Total debt $564.03M $185.03B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 26.89M 1.71B 78.91M
Enterprise value -$1.80B -$18.24B $11.41B

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
MetricSNFCAMFCGL
P/E 6.4x 16.0x 10.0x
P/FCF 26.3x 3.3x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 3.3x 10.4x
P/S 0.6x 1.6x 2.3x
P/B 0.1x 2.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 2.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 1.9x 14.5x -11.7x
EV/Revenue -0.5x 2.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF -22.4x 4.4x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.3x 4.4x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.72 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNFCAMFCGL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.1% 19.7% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 13.5% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.0% – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.6% – 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% – 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.1% – -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% -19.1% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 68.2% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 14.8% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 22.3% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.6% 139.4% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 40.5% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 155.3% 139.4% -8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 40.5% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNFCAMFCGL
Gross margin 56.2% – 52.1%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -29.5% – -23.7%
Pretax margin 14.4% 12.8% 24.2%
Net margin 11.1% 10.0% 19.6%
FCF margin 2.4% 49.0% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 49.0% 22.5%
Return on equity 3.7% 9.2% 19.8%
Return on assets 2.3% 0.5% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -6.6% – -13.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 4.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNFCAMFCGL
Debt / assets 9.0% 6.0% 9.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 17.6x 2.0x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets – 95.0% 80.5%
Equity / assets 100.0% 5.0% 19.5%
Interest coverage -23.5x 6.7x -10.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNFCAMFCGL
Dividend yield – 4.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 2.1% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 6.4% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 46.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -181.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSNFCAMFCGL
Forward P/E – 13.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.31FY2026 $14.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.6% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $32.55BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.3%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.6% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNFCAMFCGL
Held by institutions 35.8% 44.4% 70.7%
Institutions holding 77 810 697
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% 0.0% +20.7%
Institutions buying 37 383 346
Institutions selling 22 227 206
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.69 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.

SNFCAMFCGL
SNFCA 1.00 0.28 0.21
MFC 0.28 1.00 0.39
GL 0.21 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNFCA, MFC and GL?

Manulife Financial (MFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Security National Financial (SNFCA) $238.79M, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.64B, Globe Life (GL) $12.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNFCA, MFC and GL?

Security National Financial (SNFCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 6.4x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.2x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globe Life (GL) is cheapest (Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, 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?

Manulife Financial (MFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Security National Financial (SNFCA) -1.1%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 11.1%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Security National Financial (SNFCA) leads (Security National Financial (SNFCA) -6.6%, Globe Life (GL) -13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Security National Financial (SNFCA) +9.9%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.0%, Globe Life (GL) +17.3%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Security National Financial (SNFCA) +5.1%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.5%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Security National Financial (SNFCA) 30.0%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNFCA, MFC 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, Manulife Financial (MFC) leads on 6. 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.