Sun Life Financial (PHS:SLF) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Sun Life Financial's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sun Life Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PHS:SLF' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38 Med: 0.41 Max: 0.49
Current: 0.47

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.

PHS:SLF's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
61.81% of 288 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs PHS:SLF: 0.47

As of today (2024-04-16), the Dividend Yield % of Sun Life Financial is 4.68%.

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

Sun Life Financial's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱33.11.

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.

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.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Sun Life Financial Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Life Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Sun Life Financial Annual Data

Trend

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Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.41

0.40

0.38

0.48

0.47

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
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.47	0.47	0.48	0.47	0.46

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Sun Life Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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 Payout Ratio Distribution

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

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

Sun Life Financial Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

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

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	127.348	/	269.978
	=	0.47

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 )
	=	33.11	/	71.315
	=	0.46

Sun Life Financial (PHS:SLF) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Sun Life Financial (PHS:SLF) 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.