Sun Life Financial SLF
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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Gross Margin (2009 - 2020)

Sun Life Financial's (SLF) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 99.03% in Q4 2020, down 3.0% year-over-year from 102.1% in Q1 2020, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 99.06% in Q4 2019.

Analysis

Sun Life Financial (SLF) Gross Margin (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has reported Gross Margin for 11 consecutive years, with 99.03% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 3.0% year-over-year to 99.03% in Q4 2020; TTM through Dec 2020 was 77.82%, a 1947.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2020 full-year figure at 99.81%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 99.03% for Q4 2020 at Sun Life Financial, roughly flat from 99.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 99.06% in Q4 2019 and troughed at 96.28% in Q4 2016.
  • A 5-year average of 98.32% and a median of 98.89% in 2018 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 1936 bps in 2016 and dropped 3 bps in 2020, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 96.28% in 2016, then grew by 2 bps to 98.33% in 2017, then gained by 1 bps to 98.89% in 2018, then climbed by 0 bps to 99.06% in 2019, then dropped by 0 bps to 99.03% in 2020.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 99.03% (Q4 2020), 99.06% (Q4 2019), and 98.89% (Q4 2018), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 75.56 Bn 76.77 Bn - -
2 Metlife 61.89 Bn 34.88 Bn 7.82 Bn 40.82%
3 Sun Life Financial 45.01 Bn 40.41 Bn - -
4 Globe Life 16.00 Bn 15.24 Bn 801.48 Mn 50.10%
5 Equitable Holdings 14.74 Bn -2.55 Bn 1.22 Bn 73.76%
6 Brookfield Wealth Solutions 12.45 Bn 11.71 Mn 1.92 Bn 45.41%
7 Corebridge Financial 9.60 Bn -296.03 Bn 2.79 Bn 71.38%
8 Jackson Financial 9.04 Bn 3.56 Bn - -
9 Primerica 8.98 Bn 8.35 Bn 717.74 Mn 82.97%
10 Lincoln National 8.08 Bn -3.60 Bn 2.62 Bn 57.73%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 99.03%
Dec 31, 2019 99.06%
Dec 31, 2018 98.89%
Dec 31, 2017 98.33%
Dec 31, 2016 96.28%
Dec 31, 2015 76.92%
Dec 31, 2014 82.93%
Dec 31, 2013 71.27%
Dec 31, 2011 -13.62%
Dec 31, 2010 76.53%
Jun 30, 2009 99.85%
Mar 31, 2009 99.91%