Sun Life Financial SLF
NYSE SLF
$78.98 +0.72 (+0.92%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Sun Life Financial (SLF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Sun Life Financial (SLF) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $1.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 695.75% year-over-year from $199.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 84.16% quarter-over-quarter from $861.2 million in Q4 2025.

Sun Life Financial (SLF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $1.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 695.75% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.9 billion (up 14.17% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.9 billion, up 11.28% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $1.6 billion in Q1 2026 per SLF's latest filing, from $861.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $2.5 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$1.8 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $758.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $853.2 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 12575.63% — and 2026, when it surged 695.75%.
  • Sun Life Financial's Free Cash Flow stood at $673.3 million in 2022, then surged by 271.22% to $2.5 billion in 2023, then plunged by 82.47% to $438.1 million in 2024, then soared by 96.58% to $861.2 million in 2025, then soared by 84.16% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SLF's Free Cash Flow at $1.6 billion in Q1 2026, $861.2 million in Q4 2025, and $857.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn 5.57 Bn
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn - 83.86 Mn
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn 1.72 Bn
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn 1.30 Bn
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn 1.31 Bn
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn - -
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn -27.50 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn 15.21 Mn
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 917.64 Mn -5.60 Mn -
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 861.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 861.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 857.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 857.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 577.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 577.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -266.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -266.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 438.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 438.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 853.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 853.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.50 Bn