Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) Dividends

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF): $60.81

0.48 (+0.80%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

A

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights

  • SLF has an EBITDA to net debt ratio of 3,929,000,000; for context, that's better than 98.11% stocks in our set (note that its net debt is negative, meaning it has more cash than debt).
  • Currently, SLF generates more cash flow over the 12 months prior than 93.01% of US dividend stocks.
  • If you want to include this stock in your dividend portfolio, here are some dividend stocks that are NOT correlated with SLF that may be suitable potential portfolio mates: HCC, SNX, IVC, ETR and PJT.
SLF Ex-Dividend Date
SLF Dividend Yield
3.87%
SLF Annual Dividend
$2.48
SLF Payout Ratio

SLF Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

Current PriceDDM Fair Value Target: Forecasted Gain:
$60.81$138.85 149.1%

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. As for SLF, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 149.1%. Digging deeper, the aspects of Sun Life Financial Inc's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

  • SLF's market cap is about 33 billion US dollars -- its dividend yield of 3.73 is greater than 84.39% of its fellow stocks in the large market cap class.
  • If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, Sun Life Financial Inc's expected return of 149.1% is higher than 80.35% of its fellow sector mates.
  • Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, SLF has a discount rate lower than 80.35% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).


SLF Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date Type Payout Amount Change
2024-08-28Dividend$0.59-0.17%
2024-05-29Dividend$0.59+1.20%
2024-02-27Dividend$0.58+3.38%
2023-11-28Dividend$0.56-0.71%
2023-08-29Dividend$0.57+2.17%
2023-05-30Dividend$0.55+4.92%
2023-02-28Dividend$0.53--
2022-11-22Dividend$0.53-2.04%
2022-08-23Dividend$0.54-1.10%
2022-05-31Dividend$0.55+4.61%
2022-03-01Dividend$0.52-2.25%
2021-11-23Dividend$0.53+21.14%
2021-08-24Dividend$0.44+6.54%
2020-11-24Dividend$0.41+0.73%
2020-08-25Dividend$0.41+4.06%
2020-05-26Dividend$0.39-5.29%
2020-02-28Dividend$0.42-0.48%
2019-11-26Dividend$0.42+5.03%
2019-08-27Dividend$0.40+1.53%
2019-05-28Dividend$0.39+3.43%
2019-02-28Dividend$0.38-0.26%
2018-11-27Dividend$0.38+4.11%
2018-08-28Dividend$0.37-1.35%
2018-05-29Dividend$0.37+1.65%
2018-02-28Dividend$0.36+1.68%
2017-11-28Dividend$0.36+2.58%
2017-08-28Dividend$0.35+9.40%
2017-05-29Dividend$0.32+0.95%
2017-03-01Dividend$0.32+0.96%
2016-11-28Dividend$0.31+0.64%
2016-08-29Dividend$0.31-3.72%
2016-05-30Dividend$0.32+12.15%
2016-02-29Dividend$0.29-3.36%
2015-11-23Dividend$0.30+3.33%
2015-08-24Dividend$0.29-24.11%
2015-05-25Dividend$0.38+19.95%
2015-05-22Dividend$0.32+10.54%
2015-02-23Dividend$0.29-9.82%
2014-11-24Dividend$0.32-3.20%
2014-08-25Dividend$0.33-0.55%
2014-05-23Dividend$0.33+1.76%
2014-02-26Dividend$0.32-5.62%
2013-11-25Dividend$0.34+0.20%
2013-08-26Dividend$0.34-1.92%
2013-05-24Dividend$0.35-1.05%
2013-02-25Dividend$0.35-2.08%
2012-11-26Dividend$0.36-0.36%
2012-08-27Dividend$0.36+3.13%
2012-05-25Dividend$0.35-3.62%
2012-03-05Dividend$0.36+3.35%
2011-11-21Dividend$0.35-3.45%
2011-08-22Dividend$0.37-1.80%
2011-05-23Dividend$0.37+0.51%
2011-02-28Dividend$0.37+5.71%
2010-11-22Dividend$0.35--
2010-08-23Dividend$0.35+2.94%
2010-05-24Dividend$0.34-2.86%
2010-02-22Dividend$0.35+2.94%
2009-11-23Dividend$0.34+2.10%
2009-08-24Dividend$0.33+5.71%
2009-05-22Dividend$0.32+10.37%
2009-02-23Dividend$0.29-3.19%
2008-11-17Dividend$0.29-13.17%
2008-08-18Dividend$0.34-4.63%
2008-05-19Dividend$0.36-0.28%
2008-02-25Dividend$0.36+5.00%
2007-11-19Dividend$0.34+6.18%
2007-08-20Dividend$0.32+9.02%
2007-05-21Dividend$0.29+6.76%
2007-02-16Dividend$0.28+3.03%
2006-11-20Dividend$0.27+0.15%
2006-08-21Dividend$0.27+8.51%
2006-05-22Dividend$0.25+3.41%
2006-02-17Dividend$0.24+10.67%
2005-11-21Dividend$0.21-15.80%
2005-08-22Dividend$0.26+33.86%
2005-05-23Dividend$0.19-2.16%
2005-02-18Dividend$0.19+5.59%
2004-11-22Dividend$0.18+8.92%
2004-08-23Dividend$0.17+12.12%
2004-05-24Dividend$0.15-28.10%
2004-02-23Dividend$0.21+61.54%
2003-11-17Dividend$0.13+8.33%
2003-08-25Dividend$0.12+33.33%
2003-05-23Dividend$0.09-18.18%
2003-02-24Dividend$0.11+22.22%
2002-11-15Dividend$0.09--
2002-08-23Dividend$0.09--
2002-05-08Dividend$0.09--
2002-02-22Dividend$0.09+12.50%
2001-11-15Dividend$0.08--
2001-08-23Dividend$0.08--
2001-05-23Dividend$0.08--
2001-02-22Dividend$0.08-61.90%
2000-11-09Dividend$0.21--


SLF Dividends vs. Peers

SLF's dividend yield currently ranks #36 of 86 vs. its peers in the Insurance - Property & Casualty category.
Rank Symbol Name Dividend Yield
1 AFG American Financial Group, Inc. 0.00%
2 AFH Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. - Ordinary Shares 0.00%
3 UFGSY Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. 0.00%
4 RSNAY RSA Insurance Group plc 0.00%
5 VNRFY Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe 0.00%
6 AFSI AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. 0.00%
7 ARGO Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. 0.00%
8 VR Validus Holdings, Ltd. 0.00%
9 NGHC National General Holdings Corp 0.00%
10 NGHCO National General Holdings Corp. Dep. Pfd. 0.00%
11 SAXPY Sampo Oyj Series A ADR 0.00%
12 HCI HCI Group, Inc. 0.00%
13 ROOT Root Inc. Cl A 0.00%
14 AHL Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited 0.00%
15 NSEC National Security Group, Inc. 0.00%
16 THG Hanover Insurance Group Inc 0.00%
17 AIG American International Group, Inc. New 0.00%
18 MSADY MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. ADR 0.00%
19 IFCZF Intact Financial Corporation 0.00%
20 HIG Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. 0.00%
21 MKL Markel Corporation 0.00%
22 EMCI EMC Insurance Group Inc. 0.00%
23 GBLI Global Indemnity Limited - Class A Common Shares 0.00%
24 GSHD Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - 0.00%
25 AMIGY Admiral Group plc 0.00%
26 NODK NI Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
27 ALL Allstate Corp. 0.00%
28 HMN Horace Mann Educators Corporation 0.00%
29 AMSF AMERISAFE, Inc. 0.00%
30 PTVCA Protective Insurance Corporation - Class A (voting) 0.00%
31 SIGI Selective Insurance Group, Inc. 0.00%
32 PTVCB Protective Insurance Corporation - Class B (nonvoting) 0.00%
33 KFS Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. (DE) 0.00%
34 CNA CNA Financial Corp. 0.00%
35 ANAT American National Insurance Company 0.00%
36 SLF Sun Life Financial Inc. 0.00%
37 IPCC Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation 0.00%
38 WRB W.R. Berkley Corp. 0.00%
39 KMPR Kemper Corporation 0.00%
40 ESGR Enstar Group Limited - Ordinary Shares 0.00%
41 HRTG Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
42 WTM White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. 0.00%
43 TRV Travelers Cos. Inc. 0.00%
44 SNC State National Companies, Inc. 0.00%
45 plmr Palomar Holdings, Inc. - Common stock 0.00%
46 FRFHF Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. 0.00%
47 BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CI A 0.00%
48 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New 0.00%
49 L Loews Corp. 0.00%
50 Y Alleghany Corporation 0.00%
51 TKOMY Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. ADR 0.00%
52 MHLD Maiden Holdings, Ltd. 0.00%
53 UFCS United Fire Group, Inc 0.00%
54 UIHC United Insurance Holdings Corp. 0.00%
55 HALL Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. 0.00%
56 BRK-A 0.00%
57 CNFR Conifer Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
58 SKWD Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. 0.00%
59 UNAM Unico American Corporation 0.00%
60 WTRE Watford Holdings Ltd. 0.00%
61 ORI Old Republic International Corporation 0.00%
62 LMND Lemonade Inc. 0.00%
63 GMICF Genworth MI Canada Inc. 0.00%
64 HGTY Hagerty, Inc. 0.00%
65 KINS Kingstone Companies, Inc 0.00%
66 PROS PROSIGHT GLOBAL, INC. 0.00%
67 DGICA Donegal Group, Inc. - 0.00%
68 STFC State Auto Financial Corporation 0.00%
69 CB Chubb Ltd. 0.00%
70 ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. 0.00%
71 RLI RLI Corp. 0.00%
72 UVE UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC 0.00%
73 AXS Axis Capital Holdings Limited 0.00%
74 QBIEY QBE Insurance Group Limited 0.00%
75 AGESY Ageas N.V. ADR 0.00%
76 FNHC FedNat Holding Company 0.00%
77 MBI MBIA Inc. 0.00%
78 CINF Cincinnati Financial Corp. 0.00%
79 DIISY Direct Line Insurance Group plc 0.00%
80 NAVG The Navigators Group, Inc. 0.00%
81 PIH 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
82 ALIZY Allianz SE ADR 0.00%
83 SAFT Safety Insurance Group, Inc. 0.00%
84 MCY Mercury General Corporation 0.00%
85 HIPO Hippo Holdings Inc. 0.00%
86 PGR Progressive Corp. 0.00%

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