Sun Life Financial SLF
NYSE SLF
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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Operating Margin (2010 - 2022)

Sun Life Financial (SLF) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 7.02% for Q4 2016, down 52.0% year-over-year from 14.62% in Q1 2016, and down 56.21% quarter-over-quarter from 16.02% in Q3 2016.

Sun Life Financial (SLF) Operating Margin (2010 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has reported Operating Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 7.02% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2016.

  • In Q4 2016, Operating Margin fell 52.0% year-over-year to 7.02%; the TTM figure through Dec 2016 stood at 5.82% (down 482.0% YoY), while the FY2016 annual figure was 4.19%, up 56.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin slipped to 7.02% in Q4 2016 per SLF's latest filing, from 16.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 3769.23% in Q2 2012 and bottomed at 21.59% in Q3 2013.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 556.71% across 5 years, with a median of 15.76% in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Operating Margin surged 376099 bps — and 2013, when it plunged 375242 bps.
  • Sun Life Financial's Operating Margin stood at 9.51% in 2012, then soared by 63 bps to 15.5% in 2013, then slumped by 71 bps to 4.47% in 2014, then soared by 69 bps to 7.54% in 2015, then fell by 7 bps to 7.02% in 2016.
  • Business Quant data shows SLF's Operating Margin at 7.02% in Q4 2016, 16.02% in Q3 2016, and 11.87% in Q2 2016.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,070.84 Bn 743.86 Bn 55.86 Bn -29.67%
2 Sun Life Financial 43.38 Bn 32.15 Bn - -
3 American International 40.15 Bn 2.33 Bn 3.50 Bn 15.91%
4 Hartford Insurance 37.52 Bn 21.20 Bn 3.18 Bn 11.01%
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn -21.87%
6 Aegon 28.26 Bn 28.26 Bn - -59.78%
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.02 Bn 1.57 Bn 357.40 Mn -36.88%
8 Exzeo 1.42 Bn 1.29 Bn 36.84 Mn 49.26%
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.14 Bn 901.84 Mn -5.60 Mn 82.86%
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn 6.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2022 85.69%
Jun 30, 2022 302.73%
Mar 31, 2022 1,760.53%
Dec 31, 2021 54.18%
Sep 30, 2021 -9.52%
Jun 30, 2021 -40.27%
Mar 31, 2021 366.78%
Dec 31, 2020 376.52%
Sep 30, 2020 51.57%
Jun 30, 2020 28.90%
Mar 31, 2020 61.92%
Dec 31, 2019 80.22%
Sep 30, 2019 38.02%
Jun 30, 2019 33.42%
Mar 31, 2019 28.74%
Dec 31, 2018 52.69%
Sep 30, 2018 56.10%
Jun 30, 2018 47.98%
Mar 31, 2018 60.05%
Dec 31, 2017 -328.58%