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Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) Stock Analysis

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) is a Insurance - Diversified stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

SLF

$80.71

+$1.05 (+1.32%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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SLF Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$79.68
Previous Close
$79.66
Day's Range
79.41–80.79
52-Week Range
57.22–84.38
Volume
309.54K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.79
Valuation
Market Cap
$44.88B
P/E Ratio
18.86
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
13.16
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.31
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.26
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
4.28
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$38.45B+11.50%
Net Income (FY)
$3.75B+18.10%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
9.52%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
556.03M
1-Year Return
+34.87%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$2.71+3.40%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 26, 2026
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026
Avg Volume
724.85K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, SLF closed at $80.71, +34.87% over 1 year.

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) has a market capitalization of $44.88B.

In fiscal 2025, SLF reported revenue of $38.45B.

SLF Stock Return by Calendar Year

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $13,487
+34.87%
5 years
$10,000 $17,086
+70.86%
10 years
$10,000 $34,784
+247.84%

If you had invested $10,000 in Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $34,784 at the close on October 21, 2026: +247.84% in total, +13.28% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+31.95%
2025+7.35%
2024+19.48%
2023+16.87%
2022−12.89%
2021+29.71%
2020+1.55%
2019+42.69%
2018−16.57%
2017+10.33%
2016 (partial year)+20.58%

As of October 21, 2026.

SLF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$38.45B$3.75B9.7%
2024$34.48B$3.17B9.2%
2023$36.35B$3.34B9.2%
2022$3.43B$3.02B88.2%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$38.45B——$3.75B9.7%
2024$34.48B——$3.17B9.2%
2023$36.35B——$3.34B9.2%
2022$3.43B——$3.02B88.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

SLF Dividend History

$1.22−48.4% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 2 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$2.063—
2025$1.222−48.4%
2024$2.374+7.5%
2023$2.214+3.6%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$2.063—
2025$1.222−48.4%
2024$2.374+7.5%
2023$2.214+3.6%
2022$2.134+15.2%
2021$1.854+12.7%
2020$1.644+3.7%
2019$1.584+7.9%
2018$1.474+43.5%
2017$1.023+228.3%
2016$0.311—

Most recent payment: $0.69 per share, ex-dividend August 26, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

SLF Valuation vs Insurance - Diversified Median

Median of 12 stocks
MetricSLFInsurance - Diversified medianvs median
P/E18.8612.6349% above
P/S ratio1.261.4312% below
Profit margin9.52%13.06%3.5 pts below

Medians across 12 Insurance - Diversified stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) carries a market capitalisation of $44.88B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Insurance - Diversified industry. Headcount on file is 32,151.

SLF last closed at $80.71 on October 21, 2026. That is +$1.05 (+1.32%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $57.22 to $84.38. The latest close sits 41.05% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $38.45B. That is +11.50% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $34.48B. The same year closed with net income of $3.75B. That is +18.10% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 9.52%. That is 3.5 percentage points below the Insurance - Diversified median of 13.06%. Trailing earnings per share are 4.28.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $3.43B in 2022 to $38.45B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 18.86 times earnings. That is 49.39% above the Insurance - Diversified median of 12.63. The forward P/E on file is 13.16. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.31. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.26 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 11.72% below the Insurance - Diversified median of 1.43. The medians here are taken across 12 Insurance - Diversified companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is +34.87%. Measured over 10 years, that is +13.28% a year compounded. The reported beta is 0.79. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 22.71%.

Growth & Income

SLF pays a dividend yielding 3.4%. That is 1 percentage points above the Insurance - Diversified median yield of 2.36%. At the indicated rate that is $2.71 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 26, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $2.06 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.22 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +42.69%; the weakest is 2018 at −16.57%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +31.95%.

Peer Comparison

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) operates in the Insurance - Diversified industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Sun Life Financial Inc. SLF $44.88B 18.9
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK-B $1.11T 13.1
American International Group, Inc. AIG $42.75B 15.0
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. HIG $36.79B 9.6

The Insurance - Diversified industry average P/E ratio is 12.6x. Sun Life Financial Inc. trades at a P/E of 18.9.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Sun Life Financial Inc.

Sun Life Financial Inc., a financial services company, provides asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bermuda. It offers various insurance products, such as term and permanent life; personal health, which includes prescription drugs, dental, and vision care; critical illness; long-term care; and disability. The company also provides investments products, such as mutual funds, segregated funds, annuities, and guaranteed investment products; financial planning services; and asset management products, including pooled funds, institutional portfolios and pension funds. The company was formerly known as Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. and changed its name to Sun Life Financial Inc. in July 2003. Sun Life Financial Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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