Sun Life Financial Inc.

NYSE:SLF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$34.0b

Sun Life Financial Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Sun Life Financial has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.7%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 13.5% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 5.1% per year. Sun Life Financial's return on equity is 12.8%, and it has net margins of 9.4%.

Key information

3.7%

Earnings growth rate

3.9%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth8.0%
Revenue growth rate-5.1%
Return on equity12.8%
Net Margin9.4%
Next Earnings Update07 Aug 2025

Recent past performance 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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Sun Life Financial makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SLF Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2533,6843,1598,6300
31 Dec 2433,1033,0498,5650
30 Sep 2432,5593,56110,2780
30 Jun 2431,9483,08410,4840
31 Mar 2431,4073,09810,3020
31 Dec 2330,8503,0867,9900
30 Sep 2330,8473,5028,2190
30 Jun 2329,6992,7428,5980
31 Mar 2329,0613,0128,6140
31 Dec 2227,7672,8718,7430
30 Sep 2232,9582,7849,7140
30 Jun 2234,6503,69210,1310
31 Mar 2240,4843,66210,9780
31 Dec 2135,6883,93411,8080
30 Sep 2134,3423,60013,6460
30 Jun 2135,8643,33112,6530
31 Mar 2138,3812,95011,5380
31 Dec 2043,3372,40410,4300
30 Sep 2040,2132,3797,2500
30 Jun 2039,7972,3107,1570
31 Mar 2034,7572,3867,0830
31 Dec 1939,6792,6187,0180
30 Sep 1939,3342,4796,7040
30 Jun 1935,7162,3656,5530
31 Mar 1932,3962,4766,4820
31 Dec 1826,9972,5226,4320
30 Sep 1827,4652,1496,4960
30 Jun 1827,0222,3996,4290
31 Mar 1828,3182,2676,3700
31 Dec 1729,3342,1496,3500
30 Sep 1723,0522,6706,3390
30 Jun 1725,3892,5906,3530
31 Mar 1726,8002,4966,2290
31 Dec 1628,5732,4856,0000
30 Sep 1631,7742,2935,6380
30 Jun 1628,5752,0385,3730
31 Mar 1620,7242,2845,1590
31 Dec 1519,2742,1854,9700
30 Sep 1521,0822,1514,8420
30 Jun 1522,0032,1044,6960
31 Mar 1526,6361,8034,5910
31 Dec 1425,7641,7624,5340
30 Sep 1423,0991,8314,5040
30 Jun 1421,6411,7204,4400

Quality Earnings: SLF has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SLF's current net profit margins (9.4%) are lower than last year (9.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SLF's earnings have grown by 3.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SLF's earnings growth over the past year (2%) is below its 5-year average (3.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SLF earnings growth over the past year (2%) did not outperform the Insurance industry 5.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SLF's Return on Equity (12.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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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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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 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