Sun Life Financial Inc.

NYSE:SLF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$34.0b

Sun Life Financial Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sun Life Financial's CEO is Kevin Strain, appointed in Feb 2021, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is CA$12.21M, comprised of 8.2% salary and 91.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.01% of the company’s shares, worth $3.35M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.5 years and 4 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Strain

Chief executive officer

CA$12.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage8.2%
CEO tenure4.3yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure1.5yrs
Board average tenure4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Sun Life Financial: A Drama-Free Growth Story

Feb 15

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Strain's remuneration changed compared to Sun Life Financial's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

CA$3b

Dec 31 2024CA$12mCA$1m

CA$3b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

CA$4b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

CA$3b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

CA$3b

Dec 31 2023CA$11mCA$1m

CA$3b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

CA$4b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

CA$3b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

CA$3b

Dec 31 2022CA$9mCA$1m

CA$3b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

CA$3b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

CA$4b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

CA$4b

Dec 31 2021CA$11mCA$863k

CA$4b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

CA$4b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

CA$3b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

CA$3b

Dec 31 2020CA$5mCA$638k

CA$2b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

CA$2b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

CA$2b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

CA$2b

Dec 31 2019CA$3mCA$623k

CA$3b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

CA$2b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

CA$2b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

CA$2b

Dec 31 2018CA$4mCA$600k

CA$3b

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD8.76M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.25M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Kevin Strain (58 yo)

4.3yrs

Tenure

CA$12,209,063

Compensation

Mr. Kevin David Strain, CPA, CA, has been President and Director at Sun Life Financial Inc. since February 15, 2021 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since August 7, 2021. He is Director at Sun Lif...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Strain
President4.3yrsCA$12.21m0.0098%
$ 3.4m
Timothy Deacon
Executive VP & CFO1.1yrsCA$5.10m0.000010%
$ 3.4k
Manjit Singh
President of Sun Life Asia1.2yrsCA$5.37m0.00024%
$ 81.6k
Jessica Tan
President of Sun Life Canadaless than a yearCA$13.92mno data
Laura Money
Executive VP & Chief Technology Innovation Officer2.8yrsno data0.00033%
$ 112.3k
Maya Beri
SVP & Chief Information Officerless than a yearno datano data
Natalie Brady
Senior Vice President of Capital Management & Investor Relationsless than a yearno datano data
Melissa Kennedy
Executive VP and Chief Legal Officer & Public Policy Officer10yrsno data0.0027%
$ 904.8k
Anne Sonnen
Senior VP & Chief Compliance Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Aishling Cullen
Senior Vice President of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Michael Joyce
Executive Vice President of Salesno datano datano data
Helena Pagano
Executive VP and Chief People & Culture Officer6.9yrsno data0.0010%
$ 347.0k

1.5yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: SLF's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Strain
President4.3yrsCA$12.21m0.0098%
$ 3.4m
Michael William Roberge
Chairman of MFS Mclean Budden Limited and CEOno datano datano data
Laurie Hylton
Independent Director2.4yrsCA$304.00kno data
Scott Powers
Independent Chairman9.6yrsCA$490.00k0.000050%
$ 17.0k
M. Harris
Independent Corporate Director11.4yrsCA$333.00k0.0013%
$ 445.6k
H. Ho
Independent Corporate Director4yrsCA$266.20k0.000040%
$ 13.6k
Stephen Peacher
Executive Chair of SLC Managementless than a yearCA$8.76mno data
Deepak Chopra
Independent Corporate Director4yrsCA$298.00k0.000040%
$ 13.6k
Stephanie Coyles
Independent Corporate Director8.3yrsCA$333.00k0.0026%
$ 894.6k
Marie-Lucie Morin
Independent Corporate Director3.4yrsCA$307.00k0.00023%
$ 78.2k
Ashok Gupta
Independent Corporate Director7yrsCA$342.00k0.00026%
$ 88.4k
Helen Mallovy-Hicks
Independent Corporate Director3.6yrsCA$320.50k0.000070%
$ 23.8k

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SLF's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/09 01:41
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sun Life Financial Inc. is covered by 30 analysts. 9 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