Sun Life Financial (SLF) Preferred Dividend Payments (2009 - 2026)
Sun Life Financial (SLF) posted quarterly Preferred Dividend Payments of -$379.2 million for Q1 2026, down 11.95% year-over-year from -$430.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.93% quarter-over-quarter from -$368.4 million in Q3 2025.
Sun Life Financial (SLF) Preferred Dividend Payments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sun Life Financial (SLF) has reported Preferred Dividend Payments for 18 consecutive years, with -$379.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Preferred Dividend Payments fell 11.95% year-over-year to -$379.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.5 billion (down 4.23% YoY), while the FY2021 annual figure was -$1.1 billion, down 8.6% from the prior year.
- Preferred Dividend Payments eased to -$379.2 million in Q1 2026 per SLF's latest filing, from -$368.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Preferred Dividend Payments topped out at -$310.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$379.6 million in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Preferred Dividend Payments has averaged -$347.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$346.6 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Preferred Dividend Payments declined 23.15% — and 2025, when it grew 2.27%.
- Sun Life Financial's Preferred Dividend Payments stood at -$315.9 million in 2022, then fell by 6.97% to -$337.9 million in 2023, then slipped by 4.78% to -$354.1 million in 2024, then declined by 4.05% to -$368.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 2.93% to -$379.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SLF's Preferred Dividend Payments at -$379.2 million in Q1 2026, -$368.4 million in Q3 2025, and -$379.6 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Pref Dividends (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,068.88 Bn | 741.90 Bn | 55.86 Bn | - |
| 2 | Sun Life Financial | 43.75 Bn | 32.52 Bn | - | 15.90 Mn |
| 3 | American International | 40.40 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 3.50 Bn | - |
| 4 | Hartford Insurance | 37.18 Bn | 20.87 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 5.00 Mn |
| 5 | Arch Capital | 34.10 Bn | 32.99 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 10.00 Mn |
| 6 | Aegon | 28.00 Bn | 28.00 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Pelagos Insurance Capital | 2.03 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 357.40 Mn | - |
| 8 | Exzeo | 1.50 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 36.84 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -379.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -368.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -379.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -338.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -354.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -367.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -346.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -337.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -351.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -322.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -315.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -339.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -310.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -326.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -268.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -275.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -267.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -260.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -253.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -245.93 Mn |