Sun Life Financial (SLF) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2023)
Sun Life Financial's (SLF) Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 0.33 in Q4 2025, down 95.3% from 7.12 a year earlier and down 98.2% from the prior quarter.
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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sun Life Financial's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.68, up 8.2% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.55 in FY2024 (-5.2%), 1.64 in FY2023 (-4.6%), 1.72 in FY2022 (-37.6%) and 2.75 in FY2021 (+55.9%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 59.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 503.0% in Q4 2024, against a decline of 95.3% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 18.75 (Q3 2025), 37.68 (Q2 2025) and 46.40 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 138.09 Bn | 84.67 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 7.53 |
| 2 | Progressive | 127.57 Bn | 103.40 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 57.09 |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 89.82 Bn | 81.98 Bn | - | 1.70 |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 80.92 Bn | 57.17 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 8.40 |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 75.09 Bn | -19.79 Bn | - | 2.61 |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 64.98 Bn | 59.38 Bn | - | 1.81 |
| 7 | Metlife | 64.10 Bn | -42.68 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 1.84 |
| 8 | Allstate | 63.22 Bn | 24.49 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 11.58 |
| 9 | Aon | 61.77 Bn | 54.99 Bn | - | 3.15 |
| 10 | Sun Life Financial | 44.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.98 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.50 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.90 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.16 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.22 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.25 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.74 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.91 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.39 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.60 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.28 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.22 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.42 |
API Access
Sun Life Financial Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "SLF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();