Growth Metrics

Sun Life Financial (SLF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Sun Life Financial (SLF) posted Tax Rate of 16.3% for Q1 2026, up 174.47% on a QoQ basis from 21.88% in Q4 2025, and down 308.0% year-over-year from 7.84% in Q1 2025.

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 16.3% in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 308.0% year-over-year to 16.3%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.07% (down 1162.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.18%, down 279.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate rose to 16.3% in Q1 2026, from 21.88% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 25.47% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 30.49% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 12.21% and a median of 20.29% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 1880 bps — and 2024, when it sank 5596 bps.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 23.04% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 25.47% in 2023, then sank by 220 bps to 30.49% in 2024, then gained by 28 bps to 21.88% in 2025, then jumped by 174 bps to 16.3% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 16.3% (Q1 2026), 21.88% (Q4 2025), and 17.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 American International 39.62 Bn 784.91 Mn 2.60 Bn 22.70
2 Hartford Insurance 34.97 Bn 25.91 Bn 2.15 Bn 19.02
3 Aegon 34.55 Bn 34.55 Bn - -29.02
4 Arch Capital 31.37 Bn 30.45 Bn 4.02 Bn 8.84
5 Fidelis Insurance Holdings 2.04 Bn 2.04 Bn 386.80 Mn 4.75
6 International General Insurance Holdings 1.03 Bn 811.79 Mn 70.90 Mn 1.36
7 Waterdrop 762.05 Mn 690.71 Mn 129.34 Mn 34.64
8 Exzeo 1.28 Mn -230.11 Mn 32.74 Mn 26.03
9 Sun Life Financial 43.53 -7.92 Bn - 16.30
10 Sun Life Financial - - - 16.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.30
Mar 31, 2026 16.30
Dec 31, 2025 -21.88
Dec 31, 2025 -21.88
Sep 30, 2025 -17.97
Sep 30, 2025 -17.97
Jun 30, 2025 20.29
Jun 30, 2025 20.29
Mar 31, 2025 19.38
Mar 31, 2025 19.38
Dec 31, 2024 -30.49
Dec 31, 2024 -30.49
Sep 30, 2024 13.09
Sep 30, 2024 13.09
Jun 30, 2024 21.10
Jun 30, 2024 21.10
Mar 31, 2024 21.80
Mar 31, 2024 21.80
Dec 31, 2023 25.47
Dec 31, 2023 25.47
Sep 30, 2023 20.66
Sep 30, 2023 20.66
Jun 30, 2023 14.65
Jun 30, 2023 14.65
Mar 31, 2023 16.16
Mar 31, 2023 16.16
Dec 31, 2022 23.04
Dec 31, 2022 23.04
Sep 30, 2022 21.67
Sep 30, 2022 21.67
Jun 30, 2022 21.26
Jun 30, 2022 21.26
Mar 31, 2022 23.10
Mar 31, 2022 23.10
Dec 31, 2021 4.24
Dec 31, 2021 4.24
Sep 30, 2021 13.29
Sep 30, 2021 13.29
Jun 30, 2021 14.73
Jun 30, 2021 14.73
Mar 31, 2021 24.33
Mar 31, 2021 24.33
Dec 31, 2020 5.76
Dec 31, 2020 5.76
Sep 30, 2020 10.31
Sep 30, 2020 10.31
Jun 30, 2020 8.56
Jun 30, 2020 8.56
Mar 31, 2020 41.95
Mar 31, 2020 41.95
Dec 31, 2019 10.76
Dec 31, 2019 10.76
Sep 30, 2019 1.31
Sep 30, 2019 1.31
Jun 30, 2019 11.94
Jun 30, 2019 11.94
Mar 31, 2019 10.97
Mar 31, 2019 10.97
Dec 31, 2018 14.47
Dec 31, 2018 14.47
Sep 30, 2018 17.34
Sep 30, 2018 17.34
Jun 30, 2018 19.12
Jun 30, 2018 19.12
Mar 31, 2018 16.44
Mar 31, 2018 16.44
Dec 31, 2017 -36.67
Dec 31, 2017 -36.67
Sep 30, 2017 19.74
Sep 30, 2017 19.74
Jun 30, 2017 -3.72
Jun 30, 2017 -3.72
Mar 31, 2017 19.55
Mar 31, 2017 19.55
Dec 31, 2016 19.53
Dec 31, 2016 19.53
Sep 30, 2016 18.34
Sep 30, 2016 18.34
Jun 30, 2016 19.02
Jun 30, 2016 19.02
Mar 31, 2016 13.90
Mar 31, 2016 13.90
Dec 31, 2015 57.22
Dec 31, 2015 57.22
Sep 30, 2015 13.04
Sep 30, 2015 13.04
Jun 30, 2015 24.62
Jun 30, 2015 24.62
Mar 31, 2015 17.06
Mar 31, 2015 17.06
Dec 31, 2014 50.46
Dec 31, 2014 50.46
Sep 30, 2014 20.14
Sep 30, 2014 20.14
Jun 30, 2014 22.75
Jun 30, 2014 22.75
Mar 31, 2014 21.27
Mar 31, 2014 21.27
Dec 31, 2013 42.56
Dec 31, 2013 42.56
Sep 30, 2013 14.01
Sep 30, 2013 14.01
Jun 30, 2013 20.11
Jun 30, 2013 20.11
Mar 31, 2013 16.41
Mar 31, 2013 16.41
Dec 31, 2012 5.49
Dec 31, 2012 5.49
Sep 30, 2012 16.23
Sep 30, 2012 16.23
Jun 30, 2012 49.23
Jun 30, 2012 49.23
Mar 31, 2012 7.23
Mar 31, 2012 7.23
Dec 31, 2011 136.47
Dec 31, 2011 136.47
Sep 30, 2011 -22.12
Sep 30, 2011 -22.12
Jun 30, 2011 12.57
Jun 30, 2011 12.57
Mar 31, 2011 11.01
Mar 31, 2011 11.01
Dec 31, 2010 30.52
Dec 31, 2010 30.52
Sep 30, 2010 25.09
Sep 30, 2010 25.09
Jun 30, 2010 -2,100.00
Jun 30, 2010 -2,100.00
Mar 31, 2010 15.14
Mar 31, 2010 15.14
Dec 31, 2009 -36.86
Dec 31, 2009 -36.86
Sep 30, 2009 68.59
Sep 30, 2009 68.59
Jun 30, 2009 27.05
Jun 30, 2009 27.05
Mar 31, 2009 69.86
Mar 31, 2009 69.86