Sun Life Financial (SLF) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2023)
Sun Life Financial's (SLF) Payout Ratio stood at 0.60 in Q4 2025, compared with 0.04 a year earlier.
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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sun Life Financial's Payout Ratio came in at 0.59, down 7.6% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.64 in FY2024 (+5.5%), 0.61 in FY2023 (+4.8%), 0.58 in FY2022 (+60.3%) and 0.36 in FY2021 (-35.8%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio rose in two of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 35.2%.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.05 (Q3 2025), 0.03 (Q2 2025) and 0.04 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 138.09 Bn | 84.67 Bn | 9.13 Bn |
| 2 | Progressive | 127.57 Bn | 103.40 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 89.82 Bn | 81.98 Bn | - |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 80.92 Bn | 57.17 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 75.09 Bn | -19.79 Bn | - |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 64.98 Bn | 59.38 Bn | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 64.10 Bn | -42.68 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Allstate | 63.22 Bn | 24.49 Bn | 8.73 Bn |
| 9 | Aon | 61.77 Bn | 54.99 Bn | - |
| 10 | Sun Life Financial | 44.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.28 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.41 |
API Access
Sun Life Financial Payout 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-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=payout-ratio&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();