Sun Life Financial Inc.

NYSE:SLF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$34.1b

Sun Life Financial Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Sun Life Financial is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 6.8% and 7.8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 6.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 18% in 3 years.

Key information

6.8%

Earnings growth rate

6.9%

EPS growth rate

Insurance earnings growth11.6%
Revenue growth rate7.8%
Future return on equity18.0%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated14 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

4% Dividend Yield Shines At Sun Life, While Growth Looks Bright (Ratings Upgrade)

Nov 11

Sun Life Financial: The Asia Expansion Is Better Than I Thought

Aug 13

Sun Life Financial: A Safe, Long-Term Dividend Grower

Apr 21

Sun Life Has Approached Its Fair Value, Still A Solid Income Pick

Jan 17

Sun Life Financial: Neutral Rating Maintained, A 5% Dividend Yield Quick Pick

Nov 01

A Sizzling 4% Dividend Yield At Sun Life, But Valuation Overheated

Jul 24

Sun Life Financial: Growth Consistent With My Original Thesis

Feb 24

Sun Life Financial declares CAD 0.72 dividend

Feb 08

Sun Life unit to be exclusive insurance provider for Dah Sing Bank customers in Hong Kong

Jan 20

Sun Life Financial to redeem $400M of subordinated debentures

Sep 26

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:SLF - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202648,8764,603N/A11,1471
12/31/202546,8094,230N/A10,5871
12/31/202445,0383,820N/A9,7791
9/30/202432,5593,5615,2045,323N/A
6/30/202431,9483,0843,8513,983N/A
3/31/202431,4073,0982,9573,105N/A
12/31/202330,8503,0865,4405,612N/A
9/30/202330,8473,5022,9673,123N/A
6/30/202329,6992,7422,9983,108N/A
3/31/202329,0613,0124,7534,802N/A
12/31/202227,7672,8714,3114,311N/A
9/30/202232,9582,7841,3751,397N/A
6/30/202234,6503,692354397N/A
3/31/202240,4843,662-1,409-1,315N/A
12/31/202135,6883,934-1,938-1,857N/A
9/30/202134,3423,6001,2041,303N/A
6/30/202135,8643,3313,4513,573N/A
3/31/202138,3812,9506,2696,396N/A
12/31/202043,3372,4047,0957,253N/A
9/30/202040,2132,3797,5507,713N/A
6/30/202039,7972,3104,6024,738N/A
3/31/202034,7572,3863,4253,545N/A
12/31/201939,6792,6182,3602,474N/A
9/30/201939,3342,4792,6172,737N/A
6/30/201935,7162,3653,5433,675N/A
3/31/201932,3962,4762,0612,177N/A
12/31/201826,9972,5223,7493,834N/A
9/30/201827,4652,1492,5192,601N/A
6/30/201827,0222,399N/A2,113N/A
3/31/201828,3182,267N/A3,032N/A
12/31/201729,3342,149N/A1,984N/A
9/30/201723,0522,670N/A2,711N/A
6/30/201725,3892,590N/A2,721N/A
3/31/201726,8002,496N/A2,729N/A
12/31/201628,5732,485N/A3,668N/A
9/30/201631,7742,293N/A4,027N/A
6/30/201628,5752,038N/A4,652N/A
3/31/201620,7242,284N/A3,892N/A
12/31/201519,2742,185N/A4,461N/A
9/30/201521,0822,151N/A2,661N/A
6/30/201522,0032,104N/A2,354N/A
3/31/201526,6361,803N/A2,527N/A
12/31/201425,7641,762N/A1,804N/A
9/30/201423,0991,831N/A1,755N/A
6/30/201421,6411,720N/A1,412N/A
3/31/201416,5441,686N/A-178N/A
12/31/201313,8741,696N/A627N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SLF's forecast earnings growth (6.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: SLF's earnings (6.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SLF's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: SLF's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SLF's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: SLF's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (18%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 16:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Sun Life Financial Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
John EadeArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research