Sun Life Financial (SLF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Sun Life Financial (SLF) posted Tax Rate of 20.91% for Q2 2026, up 0.63 percentage points from 20.29% a year earlier and up 4.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sun Life Financial (SLF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Sun Life Financial was 21.08%, up 21.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 21.18%, down 2.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +6.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sun Life Financial's Tax Rate was 23.97% in FY2024 (+12.24 pp), 11.73% in FY2023 (-3.33 pp), 15.06% in FY2022 (+14.27 pp) and 0.79% in FY2021 (-14.27 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -21.64% in Q1 2022 to a high of 2950.82% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.66 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 1103.07 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 2962.03 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 16.30% (Q1 2026), 28.06% (Q4 2025) and 17.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 138.09 Bn | 84.67 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 20.47% |
| 2 | Progressive | 127.57 Bn | 103.40 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 21.34% |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 89.82 Bn | 81.98 Bn | - | 21.39% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 80.92 Bn | 57.17 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 20.20% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 75.09 Bn | -19.79 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 64.98 Bn | 59.38 Bn | - | 21.74% |
| 7 | Metlife | 64.10 Bn | -42.68 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 24.73% |
| 8 | Allstate | 63.22 Bn | 24.49 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 21.03% |
| 9 | Aon | 61.77 Bn | 54.99 Bn | - | 21.96% |
| 10 | Sun Life Financial | 44.33 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - | 20.91% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 231.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 94.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 138.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 131.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 59.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 74.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 63.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 142.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 227.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 152.73% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 109.09% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 154.03% |
Sun Life Financial Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=SLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();