Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF.PR.I.PFD) Total Payout Yield % : 5.01 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is Sun Life Financial Total Payout Yield %?

Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Sun Life Financial's current Total Payout Yield % is 5.01%.

Sun Life Financial Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Life Financial's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:

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Sun Life Financial Total Payout Yield % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Sun Life Financial's Total Payout Yield %

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Sun Life Financial's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout 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 Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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Sun Life Financial Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Sun Life Financial's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-186	+	0	+	-1882)	/
	=	N/A%

Sun Life Financial's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (0	+	0	+	-521)	*	4	/
	=	N/A%

Sun Life Financial Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.

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Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF.PR.I.PFD) Business Description

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Address

1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0B6

Website

https://www.sunlife.com

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.

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