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Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

60.24%+3.05%(+5.33%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, SLF annual payout ratio is 60.24%, with the most recent change of +3.05% (+5.33%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, SLF annual payout ratio has risen by +24.94% (+70.65%).
  • SLF annual payout ratio is now -70.37% below its all-time high of 203.29%, reached on December 31, 2011.

Performance

1-Year Change

+5.33%

3-Year Change

+70.65%

5-Year Change

+24.18%

15-Year Change

+16.93%

SLF Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

77.64%
SLF annual payout ratio is higher than 77.64% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

203.29%
SLF annual payout ratio is currently -70.37% below its historical high of 203.29%

3-Year Low

35.30%
SLF annual payout ratio is currently +70.65% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
SLF previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

N/A
SLF next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherSLFdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$2.37
SLF annual dividend per share is $2.37

Annual Dividend Yield

4.01%
SLF annual dividend yield is 4.01%

Annual Dividends Paid

$1.43B
SLF annual dividends paid is $1.43 billion

Annual Net Income

$2.38B
SLF annual net profit is $2.38 billion

TTM Payout Ratio:

60.86%0.00%(0.00%)
November 6, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, SLF TTM payout ratio is 60.86%, unchanged on November 6, 2025.
  • Over the past year, SLF TTM payout ratio has increased by +8.60% (+16.46%).
  • SLF TTM payout ratio is now -95.06% below its all-time high of 1230.80%.

Performance

3-Month Change

+1.59%

1-Year Change

+16.46%

3-Year Change

+7.24%

5-Year Change

+11.75%

SLF TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

91.18%
SLF TTM payout ratio is higher than 91.18% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

1230.80%
SLF TTM payout ratio is currently -95.06% below its historical high of 1230.80%

3-Year Low

49.16%
SLF TTM payout ratio is currently +23.80% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
SLF has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
SLF next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherSLFdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$2.46
SLF TTM dividend per share is $2.46

TTM Dividend Yield

4.16%
SLF TTM dividend yield is 4.16%

TTM Dividends Paid

$1.42B
SLF TTM dividends paid is $1.42 billion

TTM Net Income

$2.44B
SLF TTM net profit is $2.44 billion

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

73.91%+22.97%(+45.09%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, SLF quarterly payout ratio is 73.91%, with the most recent change of +22.97% (+45.09%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, SLF quarterly payout ratio has dropped by -1.02% (-1.36%).
  • SLF quarterly payout ratio is now -87.33% below its all-time high of 583.33%, reached on December 31, 2011.

Performance

3-Month Change

+45.09%

1-Year Change

-1.36%

3-Year Change

+63.88%

5-Year Change

+18.56%

SLF Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

92.06%
SLF quarterly payout ratio is higher than 92.06% of companies in Financial Services sector

Range

All-Time High

583.33%
SLF quarterly payout ratio is currently -87.33% below its historical high of 583.33%

3-Year Low

31.65%
SLF quarterly payout ratio is currently +133.52% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jun 30, 2025
SLF previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
SLF next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherSLFdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.64
SLF last dividend was $0.64 per share, with an ex-dividend date of August 27, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

4.16%
SLF TTM dividend yield is 4.16%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$392.55M
SLF quarterly dividends paid is $392.55 million

Quarterly Net Income

$531.11M
SLF quarterly net profit is $531.11 million

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

60.24%
SLF annual payout ratio is 60.24%

Annual Dividends Paid

$1.43B
SLF annual dividends paid is $1.43 billion

Annual Net Income

$2.38B
SLF annual net profit is $2.38 billion

SLF Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+5.3%+16.5%-1.4%
3Y3 Years+70.7%+7.2%+63.9%
5Y5 Years+24.2%+11.8%+18.6%

SLF Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+70.7%-3.2%+23.8%-74.0%+133.5%
5Y5-Yearat high+70.7%-3.2%+75.8%-74.0%+133.5%
All-TimeAll-Time-70.4%>+9999.0%-95.1%+105.0%-87.3%+148.8%

SLF Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Nov 2025
-
60.86%(+1.6%)
-
Jun 2025
-
59.91%(-0.9%)
73.91%(+45.1%)
Mar 2025
-
60.47%(-2.0%)
50.94%(-64.3%)
Dec 2024
60.24%(+5.3%)
61.71%(+18.1%)
142.56%(+305.6%)
Sep 2024
-
52.26%(-11.4%)
35.15%(-53.1%)
Jun 2024
-
58.99%(+2.5%)
74.93%(+41.4%)
Mar 2024
-
57.54%(+1.5%)
53.01%(-16.9%)
Dec 2023
57.19%(+2.6%)
56.67%(+15.3%)
63.77%(+26.7%)
Sep 2023
-
49.16%(-21.0%)
50.33%(-26.5%)
Jun 2023
-
62.20%(+12.0%)
68.51%(+39.1%)
Mar 2023
-
55.52%(-2.7%)
49.27%(+55.7%)
Dec 2022
55.76%(+58.0%)
57.06%(+0.5%)
31.65%(-88.9%)
Sep 2022
-
56.75%(+39.3%)
284.85%(+531.6%)
Jun 2022
-
40.75%(+4.8%)
45.10%(-20.6%)
Mar 2022
-
38.90%(+12.4%)
56.79%(+54.0%)
Dec 2021
35.30%(-34.9%)
34.62%(-3.8%)
36.88%(+13.7%)
Sep 2021
-
35.99%(-7.7%)
32.44%(-11.4%)
Jun 2021
-
38.99%(-10.5%)
36.61%(+3.8%)
Mar 2021
-
43.57%(-18.8%)
35.28%(-20.0%)
Dec 2020
54.20%(+11.7%)
53.68%(-1.4%)
44.10%(+0.5%)
Sep 2020
-
54.46%(-1.8%)
43.90%(-29.6%)
Jun 2020
-
55.44%(+3.9%)
62.34%(-23.0%)
Mar 2020
-
53.37%(+11.7%)
81.00%(+76.9%)
Dec 2019
48.51%(+3.4%)
47.80%(-3.6%)
45.78%(-1.1%)
Sep 2019
-
49.56%(-3.2%)
46.31%(-13.4%)
Jun 2019
-
51.18%(+6.8%)
53.47%(+8.5%)
Mar 2019
-
47.91%(+4.3%)
49.30%(-5.9%)
Dec 2018
46.90%(-9.0%)
45.93%(-13.2%)
52.40%(+0.9%)
Sep 2018
-
52.91%(+14.0%)
51.95%(+23.0%)
Jun 2018
-
46.43%(-3.8%)
42.25%(-1.1%)
Mar 2018
-
48.26%(-3.7%)
42.71%(-66.9%)
Dec 2017
51.52%(+23.8%)
50.11%(+27.3%)
129.13%(+277.1%)
Sep 2017
-
39.35%(-1.4%)
34.24%(-30.0%)
Jun 2017
-
39.90%(-1.9%)
48.91%(+1.0%)
Mar 2017
-
40.67%(+1.0%)
48.43%(+31.3%)
Dec 2016
41.61%(+3.2%)
40.25%(-6.2%)
36.88%(+4.5%)
Sep 2016
-
42.93%(-9.2%)
35.30%(-33.9%)
Jun 2016
-
47.30%(+14.4%)
53.37%(+16.2%)
Mar 2016
-
41.34%(-1.9%)
45.92%(+9.0%)
Dec 2015
40.31%(-14.8%)
42.14%(-0.2%)
42.14%(-6.5%)
Sep 2015
-
42.23%(-1.6%)
45.06%(+44.2%)
Jun 2015
-
42.92%(-12.6%)
31.25%(-34.3%)
Mar 2015
-
49.10%(-2.6%)
47.54%(+13.6%)
Dec 2014
47.30%(+7.4%)
50.39%(-1.8%)
41.86%(-12.7%)
Sep 2014
-
51.31%(-16.7%)
47.94%(-1.3%)
Jun 2014
-
61.61%(-1.3%)
48.57%(-6.6%)
Mar 2014
-
62.39%(+9.5%)
51.98%(+40.1%)
Dec 2013
44.05%(-5.9%)
57.00%(-3.6%)
37.10%(-40.7%)
Sep 2013
-
59.11%(+15.1%)
62.61%(+48.9%)
Jun 2013
-
51.35%(-17.6%)
42.04%(+3.7%)
Mar 2013
-
62.34%(+12.4%)
40.55%(-27.2%)
Dec 2012
46.79%
55.45%(-58.8%)
55.73%(+47.2%)
Sep 2012
-
134.62%(+163.5%)
37.87%(-40.7%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Jun 2012
-
-211.86%(+82.4%)
63.87%(+62.9%)
Mar 2012
-
-1204.58%(-338.6%)
39.22%(-93.3%)
Dec 2011
203.29%(+444.7%)
-274.65%(-330.6%)
583.33%(+2068.7%)
Sep 2011
-
119.11%(+131.2%)
-29.63%(-198.6%)
Dec 2010
37.32%(-74.8%)
51.52%(-13.2%)
30.06%(-8.3%)
Sep 2010
-
59.34%(-60.2%)
32.78%(-33.4%)
Dec 2009
147.88%(+47.7%)
149.28%(-32.7%)
49.24%(+132.5%)
Sep 2009
-
221.96%(-81.6%)
-151.33%(-337.7%)
Jun 2009
-
1208.67%(-1.8%)
63.67%(+155.8%)
Mar 2009
-
1230.80%(+1114.5%)
-114.06%(-177.6%)
Dec 2008
100.11%(+183.3%)
101.34%(+53.9%)
146.98%(+347.9%)
Sep 2008
-
65.84%(+78.8%)
-59.30%(-246.5%)
Jun 2008
-
36.82%(+5.8%)
40.48%(+2.4%)
Mar 2008
-
34.80%(+1.6%)
39.53%(+6.2%)
Dec 2007
35.34%(+10.8%)
34.25%(+2.4%)
37.23%(+6.7%)
Sep 2007
-
33.44%(+4.2%)
34.88%(+2.8%)
Dec 2006
31.89%(+29.6%)
32.08%(+0.6%)
33.94%(+8.5%)
Sep 2006
-
31.90%(-1.6%)
31.28%(-4.7%)
Jun 2006
-
32.43%(+1.6%)
32.82%(+2.1%)
Mar 2006
-
31.93%(+1.7%)
32.14%(+752.5%)
Dec 2005
24.60%(-15.9%)
31.41%(-0.2%)
3.77%(-89.9%)
Sep 2005
-
31.46%(+3.8%)
37.44%(+28.0%)
Jun 2005
-
30.30%(-0.0%)
29.25%(-5.2%)
Mar 2005
-
30.31%(-2.0%)
30.87%(+3.2%)
Dec 2004
29.24%(-2.7%)
30.92%(-8.1%)
29.91%(-0.5%)
Sep 2004
-
33.63%(+3.2%)
30.07%(+4.5%)
Jun 2004
-
32.59%(-0.5%)
28.77%(-16.4%)
Mar 2004
-
32.77%(+2.8%)
34.43%(-30.5%)
Dec 2003
30.06%(+14.2%)
31.88%(+13.9%)
49.51%(+89.4%)
Sep 2003
-
27.99%(+11.2%)
26.14%(-7.1%)
Jun 2003
-
25.18%(-13.5%)
28.14%(-8.1%)
Mar 2003
-
29.10%(+7.1%)
30.61%(+9.1%)
Dec 2002
26.32%(+22.6%)
27.17%(+7.6%)
28.06%(+66.7%)
Sep 2002
-
25.24%(-11.6%)
16.83%(-80.4%)
Jun 2002
-
28.56%(+24.7%)
85.92%(+263.8%)
Mar 2002
-
22.90%(-1.0%)
23.62%(+16.3%)
Dec 2001
21.47%(+263.3%)
23.12%(-28.6%)
20.31%(-14.8%)
Sep 2001
-
32.37%(-11.6%)
23.83%(+0.5%)
Jun 2001
-
36.61%(-26.4%)
23.70%(-6.6%)
Mar 2001
-
49.73%(>+9900.0%)
25.37%
Dec 2000
5.91%(>+9900.0%)
0.00%
-
Dec 1998
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1997
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1996
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1995
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1994
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1993
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1992
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1991
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1990
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1989
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1988
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1987
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1986
0.00%
-
-

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What is Sun Life Financial Inc. annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of SLF is 60.24%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for Sun Life Financial Inc.?

Sun Life Financial Inc. all-time high annual payout ratio is 203.29%

What is Sun Life Financial Inc. annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, SLF annual payout ratio has changed by +3.05% (+5.33%)

What is Sun Life Financial Inc. TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of SLF is 60.86%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for Sun Life Financial Inc.?

Sun Life Financial Inc. all-time high TTM payout ratio is 1230.80%

What is SLF TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

Sun Life Financial Inc. TTM payout ratio has changed by -0.85% (-1.38%) since the beginning of the year

What is Sun Life Financial Inc. TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, SLF TTM payout ratio has changed by +8.60% (+16.46%)

What is Sun Life Financial Inc. quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of SLF is 73.91%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for Sun Life Financial Inc.?

Sun Life Financial Inc. all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 583.33%

What is Sun Life Financial Inc. quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, SLF quarterly payout ratio has changed by -1.02% (-1.36%)
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