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Sun Life Financial's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.58. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.25. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.49. As of today, Sun Life Financial's Dividend Yield % is 3.25%.
Warning Sign:
Sun Life Financial Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year low.
During the past 12 months, Sun Life Financial's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% 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 0.00% per year. And the median was 8.10% per year.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.
Sun Life Financial (FRA:LIE) 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 Mar. 2026 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sun Life Financial was 0.57. The lowest was 0.26. 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 0.960000
2026-05-27
2026-05-27
2026-06-30
Cash Dividend
quarterly
CAD:EUR 0.621010
CAD 0.920000
2026-02-25
2026-02-25
2026-03-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
CAD:EUR 0.620599
CAD 0.920000
2025-11-26
2025-11-26
2025-12-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
CAD:EUR 0.618607
CAD 0.880000
2025-08-27
2025-08-27
2025-09-29
Cash Dividend
quarterly
CAD:EUR 0.623209
* 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
Current Share Price is €70.16.
Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is €2.28466304.
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 3.78%.
Warning Sign:
Sun Life Financial Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year low.
* 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.
Sun Life Financial Dividends per Share Related Terms
Sun Life Financial Dividends per Share Historical Data
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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.
FRA:LIE vs BRK.A, AIG, HIG: Dividends per Share Comparison
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 Dividend Yield % vs 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 (FRA:LIE) has a Dividends per Share of €2.25 as of Mar. 2026. Dividends per share represents the per-share amount paid as dividends. View historical data on Sun Life Financial and its competitors.
Is Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share too high?
Sun Life Financial's current Dividends per Share is €2.25. Overall, Sun Life Financial has a GF Score™ of 55/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share compare to BRK.A and AIG?
Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share of €2.25 can be compared against companies in the Insurance industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Dividends per Share for an Insurance company?
A good Dividends per Share depends on the Insurance industry context. However, Dividends per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Dividends per Share mean?
A high Dividends per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividends per share represents the per-share amount paid as dividends. View historical data on Sun Life Financial and its competitors. Sun Life Financial's current Dividends per Share is €2.25. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sun Life Financial stock overvalued right now?
Sun Life Financial (FRA:LIE) has a current Dividends per Share of €2.25. The current Dividends per Share is €2.25. Sun Life Financial's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Dividends per Share calculated?
Dividends per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sun Life Financial (FRA:LIE), the current Dividends per Share is €2.25 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Sun Life Financial is one of the Big Three Canadian life insurers. The Canadian business contributed around 35% of its 2025 adjusted earnings. In that segment, the firm provides health, life insurance, and annuity products to individual and group customers. Its US business is mostly group health and contributed about 17% of the firm's adjusted earnings in 2025. Sun Life also offers life insurance and wealth products in several Asian markets with a strong presence in Hong Kong and the Philippines. The Asia segment contributed around 18% of adjusted 2024 earnings. Its asset management business had around CAD 1.2 trillion total assets under management or administration at the end of 2025 and represents around 30% of the firm's earnings.
55GF Score
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