Sun Life Financial (SLF) dividend history

Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified · Market cap $43.1B

Sun Life Financial paid 2.1B CAD in dividends in fiscal 2025, about 3.65 CAD per share.

Dividends per share grew 8.6% a year over 9 years, rising in each of the last 9 years.

That took 78% of free cash flow and 58% of net income.

Dividends by fiscal year

Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Sun Life Financial's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend), in CAD.

Fiscal yearPer shareGrowthTotal paid% of free cash flow% of net income
20253.65 CAD +8.2%2.1B CAD 78%58%
20243.37 CAD +5.5%2.0B CAD 82%63%
20233.20 CAD +12.6%1.9B CAD 35%59%
20222.84 CAD +17.2%1.7B CAD —57%
20212.42 CAD +4.8%1.4B CAD —35%
20202.31 CAD +4.6%1.4B CAD 19%54%
20192.21 CAD +9.9%1.3B CAD 56%49%
20182.01 CAD +7.5%1.2B CAD 33%47%
20171.87 CAD +7.7%1.2B CAD 64%52%
20161.74 CAD —1.1B CAD 30%42%

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Questions

Does Sun Life Financial pay a dividend?

Sun Life Financial paid 2.1B CAD in dividends in fiscal 2025, about 3.65 CAD per share.

How fast has Sun Life Financial's dividend grown?

Dividends per share grew 8.6% a year over 9 years, rising in each of the last 9 years.

From Sun Life Financial's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.