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Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) Dividends per Share : C$3.00 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sun Life Financial Dividends per Share?

Sun Life Financial's dividends per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.78. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$3.00. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46. As of today, Sun Life Financial's Dividend Yield % is 4.36%.

During the past 12 months, Sun Life Financial's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Sun Life Financial was 78.30% per year. The lowest was 1.60% per year. And the median was 9.00% per year.

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Sun Life Financial Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sun Life Financial Dividends per Share Chart

Sun Life Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.10 2.20 2.31 2.76 3.00

Sun Life Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 0.72 0.75 0.75 0.78

Competitive Comparison of Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Sun Life Financial's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sun Life Financial's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Sun Life Financial's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sun Life Financial's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Sun Life Financial Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Sun Life Financial  (TSX:SLF) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Sun Life Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.78/ 1.68
=0.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sun Life Financial was 0.49. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.41.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Sun Life Financial Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
CAD 0.7802024-02-272024-02-282024-03-28Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 0.7802023-11-282023-11-292023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 0.7502023-08-292023-08-302023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 0.7502023-05-302023-05-312023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Sun Life Financial's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.06/70.14
=4.36 %

Current Share Price is C$70.14.
Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is C$3.06.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Sun Life Financial was 5.76%. The lowest was 2.97%. And the median was 3.66%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) Business Description

Address
1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0B6
Sun Life provides life insurance, retirement, and asset management products to individuals and corporate customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The company's investment management business contributes approximately 38% of its adjusted earnings and has around CAD 1 trillion in assets under management as of the second quarter of 2023. The Canada business contributes about 32% of adjusted earnings and provides individual life and health insurance, group insurance, retirement services, and wealth management solutions. The U.S. business contributes approximately 14% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing group insurance products and managing the in-force life insurance policies. Finally, the Asia segment contributes around 16% of earnings.