Sun Life Financial (SLF) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2023)
Sun Life Financial (SLF) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $1.55 billion for Q4 2025, compared with -$42.95 million a year earlier.
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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sun Life Financial's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.48 billion, up 5.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sun Life Financial's Dividends Paid - Common was $1.4 billion in FY2024 (+1.6%), $1.38 billion in FY2023 (+12.3%), $1.23 billion in FY2022 (+8.7%) and $1.13 billion in FY2021 (+11.6%).
- The Q4 2025 figure stands as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q1 2009.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common for the three prior quarters was -$42.87 million (Q3 2025), -$13.71 million (Q2 2025) and -$13.94 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 137.65 Bn | 84.23 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 379.00 Mn |
| 2 | Progressive | 129.27 Bn | 105.11 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 90.79 Bn | 82.95 Bn | - | 476.00 Mn |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 83.98 Bn | 60.23 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 263.00 Mn |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 77.09 Bn | -17.80 Bn | - | -584.12 Mn |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 66.40 Bn | 60.80 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 7 | Metlife | 65.77 Bn | -41.01 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 383.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allstate | 64.29 Bn | 25.56 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 280.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aon | 62.89 Bn | 56.11 Bn | - | 175.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sun Life Financial | 45.45 Bn | 3.41 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -328.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -326.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -313.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -306.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -317.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -305.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -249.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -266.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -254.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -235.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -233.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -240.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -234.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -194.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.36 Bn |
API Access
Sun Life Financial Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();