Sun Life Financial Inc. Dividend

Q: What is the Sun Life Financial Inc. Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Sun Life Financial Inc. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 4.20% and the average over the last 10 years is 4.03%. The payout ratio of Sun Life Financial Inc. in relation to the last financial year is 58.44%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 60.90%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Sun Life Financial Inc. dividend safe?

Sun Life Financial Inc. has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 10 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 10 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 6.11% . The average Sun Life Financial Inc. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.83% . The average for the last 10 years is 7.91% .

$78.61

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NYSE, Oct 05, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

CA8667961053

Symbol

SLF

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P/TSX 60

Sector

Insurance

Industry

Insurance

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Sun Life Financial Inc. Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Sun Life Financial Inc. Stock

Current dividend yield	4.57 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	8.85 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	4.74 %
Payout 3Y	7.66 %

When does Sun Life Financial Inc. pay a dividend?

The Sun Life Financial Inc. stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Sun Life Financial Inc. stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, May, August and November . Dividends from Sun Life Financial Inc. are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.6918 $0.69	Aug 26 2026 Aug 26 2026 Sep 29 2026 Aug 26 26 Sep 29 26	Sep 29 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.6941 $0.69	May 27 2026 May 27 2026 Jun 30 2026 May 27 26 Jun 30 26	Jun 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.6724 $0.67	Feb 25 2026 Feb 25 2026 Mar 31 2026 Feb 25 26 Mar 31 26	Mar 31 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.6545 $0.65	Nov 26 2025 Nov 26 2025 Dec 31 2025 Nov 26 25 Dec 31 25	Dec 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.6365 $0.64	Aug 27 2025 Aug 27 2025 Sep 29 2025 Aug 27 25 Sep 29 25	Sep 29 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.6367 $0.64	May 28 2025 May 28 2025 Jun 30 2025 May 28 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.5854 $0.59	Feb 26 2025 Feb 26 2025 Mar 31 2025 Feb 26 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.5988 $0.6	Nov 27 2024 Nov 27 2024 Dec 31 2024 Nov 27 24 Dec 31 24	Dec 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.6017 $0.6	Aug 28 2024 Aug 28 2024 Sep 27 2024 Aug 28 24 Sep 27 24	Sep 27 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.5911 $0.59	May 29 2024 May 29 2024 Jun 28 2024 May 29 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.5769 $0.58	Feb 27 2024 Feb 27 2024 Mar 28 2024 Feb 27 24 Mar 28 24	Mar 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.5743 $0.57	Nov 28 2023 Nov 28 2023 Dec 29 2023 Nov 28 23 Dec 29 23	Dec 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.5519 $0.55	Aug 29 2023 Aug 29 2023 Sep 29 2023 Aug 29 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.5516 $0.55	May 30 2023 May 30 2023 Jun 30 2023 May 30 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.5289 $0.53	Feb 28 2023 Feb 28 2023 Mar 31 2023 Feb 28 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.5374 $0.54	Nov 22 2022 Nov 22 2022 Dec 30 2022 Nov 22 22 Dec 30 22	Dec 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.533 $0.53	Aug 23 2022 Aug 23 2022 Sep 29 2022 Aug 23 22 Sep 29 22	Sep 29 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.5458 $0.55	May 31 2022 May 31 2022 Jun 30 2022 May 31 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.5207 $0.52	Mar 01 2022 Mar 01 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 01 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.5191 $0.52	Nov 23 2021 Nov 23 2021 Dec 31 2021 Nov 23 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.436 $0.44	Aug 24 2021 Aug 24 2021 Sep 29 2021 Aug 24 21 Sep 29 21	Sep 29 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4556 $0.46	May 25 2021 May 25 2021 Jun 30 2021 May 25 21 Jun 30 21	Jun 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4344 $0.43	Feb 26 2021 Feb 26 2021 Mar 31 2021 Feb 26 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4219 $0.42	Nov 24 2020 Nov 24 2020 Dec 31 2020 Nov 24 20 Dec 31 20	Dec 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4169 $0.42	Aug 25 2020 Aug 25 2020 Sep 30 2020 Aug 25 20 Sep 30 20	Sep 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.3979 $0.4	May 26 2020 May 26 2020 Jun 30 2020 May 26 20 Jun 30 20	Jun 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4098 $0.41	Feb 28 2020 Feb 28 2020 Mar 31 2020 Feb 28 20 Mar 31 20	Mar 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.4138 $0.41	Nov 26 2019 Nov 26 2019 Dec 31 2019 Nov 26 19 Dec 31 19	Dec 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.3955 $0.4	Aug 27 2019 Aug 27 2019 Sep 30 2019 Aug 27 19 Sep 30 19	Sep 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.3896 $0.39	May 28 2019 May 28 2019 Jun 28 2019 May 28 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.3798 $0.38	Feb 28 2019 Feb 28 2019 Mar 29 2019 Feb 28 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3765 $0.38	Nov 27 2018 Nov 27 2018 Dec 31 2018 Nov 27 18 Dec 31 18	Dec 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3675 $0.37	Aug 28 2018 Aug 28 2018 Sep 28 2018 Aug 28 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3646 $0.36	May 29 2018 May 29 2018 Jun 29 2018 May 29 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3551 $0.36	Feb 28 2018 Feb 28 2018 Mar 29 2018 Feb 28 18 Mar 29 18	Mar 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.3551 $0.36	Nov 28 2017 Nov 28 2017 Dec 29 2017 Nov 28 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.3482 $0.35	Aug 28 2017 Aug 28 2017 Sep 29 2017 Aug 28 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.3238 $0.32	May 29 2017 May 29 2017 Jun 30 2017 May 29 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.3145 $0.31	Mar 01 2017 Mar 01 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 01 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.3129 $0.31	Nov 28 2016 Nov 28 2016 Dec 30 2016 Nov 28 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.3111 $0.31	Aug 29 2016 Aug 29 2016 Sep 30 2016 Aug 29 16 Sep 30 16	Sep 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.3115 $0.31	May 27 2016 May 27 2016 Jun 30 2016 May 27 16 Jun 30 16	Jun 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.2878 $0.29	Feb 29 2016 Feb 29 2016 Mar 31 2016 Feb 29 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.292 $0.29	Nov 23 2015 Nov 23 2015 Dec 31 2015 Nov 23 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.2868 $0.29	Aug 24 2015 Aug 24 2015 Sep 30 2015 Aug 24 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.3092 $0.31	May 22 2015 May 22 2015 Jun 30 2015 May 22 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.2862 $0.29	Feb 23 2015 Feb 23 2015 Mar 31 2015 Feb 23 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3193 $0.32	Nov 24 2014 Nov 24 2014 Dec 31 2014 Nov 24 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3278 $0.33	Aug 25 2014 Aug 25 2014 Sep 30 2014 Aug 25 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3312 $0.33	May 23 2014 May 23 2014 Jun 30 2014 May 23 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3241 $0.32	Feb 26 2014 Feb 26 2014 Mar 31 2014 Feb 26 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3409 $0.34	Nov 25 2013 Nov 25 2013 Dec 31 2013 Nov 25 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3424 $0.34	Aug 26 2013 Aug 26 2013 Sep 30 2013 Aug 26 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3487 $0.35	May 24 2013 May 24 2013 Jun 28 2013 May 24 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3509 $0.35	Feb 25 2013 Feb 25 2013 Mar 28 2013 Feb 25 13 Mar 28 13	Mar 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3618 $0.36	Nov 26 2012 Nov 26 2012 Dec 31 2012 Nov 26 12 Dec 31 12	Dec 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3639 $0.36	Aug 27 2012 Aug 27 2012 Sep 28 2012 Aug 27 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.35 $0.35	May 25 2012 May 25 2012 Jun 29 2012 May 25 12 Jun 29 12	Jun 29 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 05 2012 Mar 05 2012 Mar 30 2012 Mar 05 12 Mar 30 12	Mar 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.346 $0.35	Nov 21 2011 Nov 21 2011 Dec 30 2011 Nov 21 11 Dec 30 11	Dec 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3636 $0.36	Aug 22 2011 Aug 22 2011 Sep 30 2011 Aug 22 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3686 $0.37	May 25 2011 May 25 2011 Jun 30 2011 May 25 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3694 $0.37	Feb 28 2011 Feb 28 2011 Mar 31 2011 Feb 28 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3533 $0.35	Nov 22 2010 Nov 22 2010 Dec 31 2010 Nov 22 10 Dec 31 10	Dec 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3424 $0.34	Aug 23 2010 Aug 23 2010 Sep 30 2010 Aug 23 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.34 $0.34	May 24 2010 May 24 2010 Jun 30 2010 May 24 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3452 $0.35	Feb 22 2010 Feb 22 2010 Mar 31 2010 Feb 22 10 Mar 31 10	Mar 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3406 $0.34	Nov 23 2009 Nov 23 2009 Dec 31 2009 Nov 23 09 Dec 31 09	Dec 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3353 $0.34	Aug 24 2009 Aug 24 2009 Sep 30 2009 Aug 24 09 Sep 30 09	Sep 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3199 $0.32	May 22 2009 May 22 2009 Jun 30 2009 May 22 09 Jun 30 09	Jun 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.2877 $0.29	Feb 23 2009 Feb 23 2009 Apr 01 2009 Feb 23 09 Apr 01 09	Apr 01 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2931 $0.29	Nov 17 2008 Nov 17 2008 Jan 02 2009 Nov 17 08 Jan 02 09	Jan 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3382 $0.34	Aug 18 2008 Aug 18 2008 Oct 01 2008 Aug 18 08 Oct 01 08	Oct 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3599 $0.36	May 16 2008 May 16 2008 Jul 02 2008 May 16 08 Jul 02 08	Jul 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3616 $0.36	Feb 25 2008 Feb 25 2008 Apr 01 2008 Feb 25 08 Apr 01 08	Apr 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3455 $0.35	Nov 19 2007 Nov 19 2007 Jan 02 2008 Nov 19 07 Jan 02 08	Jan 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3221 $0.32	Aug 20 2007 Aug 20 2007 Oct 01 2007 Aug 20 07 Oct 01 07	Oct 01 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2937 $0.29	May 18 2007 May 18 2007 Jul 03 2007 May 18 07 Jul 03 07	Jul 03 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2748 $0.27	Feb 19 2007 Feb 19 2007 Apr 02 2007 Feb 19 07 Apr 02 07	Apr 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2619 $0.26	Nov 20 2006 Nov 20 2006 Jan 02 2007 Nov 20 06 Jan 02 07	Jan 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2679 $0.27	Aug 21 2006 Aug 21 2006 Oct 02 2006 Aug 21 06 Oct 02 06	Oct 02 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2452 $0.25	May 22 2006 May 22 2006 Jul 05 2006 May 22 06 Jul 05 06	Jul 05 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2393 $0.24	Feb 20 2006 Feb 20 2006 Apr 03 2006 Feb 20 06 Apr 03 06	Apr 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2149 $0.21	Nov 21 2005 Nov 21 2005 Jan 03 2006 Nov 21 05 Jan 03 06	Jan 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2111 $0.21	Aug 22 2005 Aug 22 2005 Sep 30 2005 Aug 22 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.1903 $0.19	May 20 2005 May 20 2005 Jun 30 2005 May 20 05 Jun 30 05	Jun 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.195 $0.2	Feb 18 2005 Feb 18 2005 Mar 31 2005 Feb 18 05 Mar 31 05	Mar 31 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.1844 $0.18	Nov 22 2004 Nov 22 2004 Dec 31 2004 Nov 22 04 Dec 31 04	Dec 31 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.1696 $0.17	Aug 23 2004 Aug 23 2004 Sep 30 2004 Aug 23 04 Sep 30 04	Sep 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.153 $0.15	May 24 2004 May 24 2004 Jun 30 2004 May 24 04 Jun 30 04	Jun 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.1571 $0.16	Feb 23 2004 Feb 23 2004 Mar 31 2004 Feb 23 04 Mar 31 04	Mar 31 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.1305 $0.13	Nov 17 2003 Nov 17 2003 Dec 31 2003 Nov 17 03 Dec 31 03	Dec 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.1213 $0.12	Aug 25 2003 Aug 25 2003 Sep 30 2003 Aug 25 03 Sep 30 03	Sep 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.1238 $0.12	May 26 2003 May 26 2003 Jun 30 2003 May 26 03 Jun 30 03	Jun 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.113 $0.11	Feb 24 2003 Feb 24 2003 Mar 31 2003 Feb 24 03 Mar 31 03	Mar 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0889 $0.09	Nov 15 2002 Nov 15 2002 Dec 31 2002 Nov 15 02 Dec 31 02	Dec 31 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0898 $0.09	Aug 23 2002 Aug 23 2002 Sep 30 2002 Aug 23 02 Sep 30 02	Sep 30 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0894 $0.09	May 08 2002 May 08 2002 Jun 28 2002 May 08 02 Jun 28 02	Jun 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.088 $0.09	Feb 22 2002 Feb 22 2002 Mar 31 2002 Feb 22 02 Mar 31 02	Mar 31 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0754 $0.08	Nov 15 2001 Nov 15 2001 Dec 31 2001 Nov 15 01 Dec 31 01	Dec 31 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0778 $0.08	Aug 23 2001 Aug 23 2001 Sep 30 2001 Aug 23 01 Sep 30 01	Sep 30 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0779 $0.08	May 23 2001 May 23 2001 Jun 30 2001 May 23 01 Jun 30 01	Jun 30 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0781 $0.08	Feb 22 2001 Feb 22 2001 Mar 31 2001 Feb 22 01 Mar 31 01	Mar 31 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Sun Life Financial Inc. pay?

Sun Life Financial Inc. most recently paid a dividend of $0.69. Sun Life Financial Inc. paid a Dividend of $2.51 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $78.57 at Oct 02 2026, the current dividend yield is 3.20% (calculation: $2.51 / $78.57 = 3.20%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Sun Life Financial Inc. Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Sun Life Financial Inc. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 4.20% and the average over the last 10 years is 4.03%.

The payout ratio of Sun Life Financial Inc. in relation to the last financial year is 58.44%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 60.90%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Sun Life Financial Inc.
Current dividend yield	3.20%
Dividend Yield 5Y	4.20%
Dividend Yield 10Y	4.03%
Payout 1Y	58.44%
Payout 3Y	60.90%

Is the Sun Life Financial Inc. dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Sun Life Financial Inc. dividend safe?

Sun Life Financial Inc. has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 10 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 10-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 6.11%. The average Sun Life Financial Inc. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.83%. The average for the last 10 years is 7.91%.

Metric	Sun Life Financial Inc.
Increased	10 Years
Continuity	10 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	6.11%
Growth 5Y	8.83%
Growth 10Y	7.91%

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Sun Life Financial Inc. Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Sun Life Financial Inc. stock (ISIN: CA8667961053) is traded at October 2026 as a Top Scorer according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Sun Life Financial Inc. 25.98% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Sun Life Financial Inc. stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Sun Life Financial Inc. (symbol: SLF) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 18.98 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 1.72 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Sun Life Financial Inc. stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 13.79 according to P/E ratio and 4.34 according to P/S.

Metric	Sun Life Financial Inc.
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	25.98%
P/E TTM	18.98
P/S TTM	1.72
P/E forward	13.79
P/S forward	4.34

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