Financial Services
Sun Life Financial Inc.(SLF)
Live Price
Offline$75.84
+1.23% today
1Y Change
+12.01%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
- Market Cap
- $54.43B
- Revenue Growth
- +22.3%
- EPS Growth
- +16.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.7%
Coverage: 237 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $54.43B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $75.84 and up 12.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ May 29, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +22.3%, EPS growth of +16.4%, a dividend yield of 3.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +22.3%, EPS +16.4%, free cash flow +469.4% with operating margin 12.5% and ROIC 1.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 14.6 and price/sales 1.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SLF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+22.3% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+12.5% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +22.3% and EPS at +16.4%, with operating margin around 12.5%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | -4.9% | -3.1% | โ |
2026 Feb 11, 2026 | +4.4% | +5.9% | +0.6% | -3.2% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | +3.9% | -4.2% | -4.1% | -6.4% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Relative to SPY
SLF Max Drawdown
-14.91%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Sun Life Financial Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Sun Life Financial Inc., a financial services company, provides insurance, wealth, and asset management solutions to individuals and corporate clients worldwide. It offers term and permanent life, as well as personal health, dental, critical illness, long-term care, and disability insurance products. The company also provides reinsurance products; investment counselling and portfolio management services; mutual funds and segregated funds; trust and banking services; real estate property brokerage and appraisal services; and merchant banking services. It distributes its products through direct sales agents, managing and independent general agents, financial intermediaries, broker-dealers, banks, pension and benefits consultants, and other third-party marketing organizations. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
- Leadership
- Kevin David Strain
- IPO Date
- Mar 23, 2000
- Employees
- 31.8k
- Street Address
- 1 York Street
- Mailing
- Toronto, ON, M5J 0B6
- Region
- Toronto, ON, CA
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 14169794800
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 14.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 11.9
- Price/Sales
- 1.4
- Price/Book
- 2.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +22.3%
- EPS
- +16.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +469.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 18.5%
- Operating Margin
- 12.5%
- Net Margin
- 9.7%
- ROE
- 14.7%
- ROIC
- 1.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.74
- Current Ratio
- 2.78
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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