PROGRESSIVE CORP/OH/ vs SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Progressive writes auto and property coverage, where the combined ratio and quick pricing decide the year. Sun Life runs Canadian life and wealth books, earning the spread on long-dated float. Progressive's 36.08% return on equity towers over Sun Life's 14.84%, and it trades cheaper on earnings, 11.41 times against 17.18. That return comes at a price on book, Progressive at 4.11 times against Sun Life's 2.34. Net margins read 12.92% for Progressive and 9.03% for Sun Life, both slim but built on different books. Progressive is the far larger house at $131.6B against $43.9B, and pays a 6.2% dividend; Sun Life's yield is not listed here.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | PGR | SLF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $230.67 | $79.94 |
| Market cap | $135.4B | $45.0B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 11.7 | 17.6 |
| P/B | 4.23 | 2.40 |
| P/S | 1.51 | 1.46 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1802.9 | — |
| Revenue growth | +14.1% | +18.1% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 9.0% |
| Return on equity | 36.1% | 14.8% |
| Return on assets | 9.5% | 0.9% |
| Dividend yield | 6.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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