Sun Life Financial Inc.
SLF.TO (TSX: SLF) TSXAt a glance
- Up 28.1% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%.
- P/E 19.5 — lower than 17% of Financial Services peers (103 companies).
- Market cap $57.78B; average daily dollar volume $177.7M over the past 3 months — High liquidity.
- Pays a 3.80% trailing dividend yield (as of 2026-11-12).
- No published plan for this ticker.
- 1-year volatility 21.2% (annualized); largest fall from a peak over the past year -14.8%.
Price chart
Split- and dividend-adjusted. All three lines are rebased to 100 at the start of the range, so the chart compares moves, not prices. L marks a LONG plan, S a SHORT plan — each links to that session's day page.
Monthly closes (table version, last 5 years)
| Month | Close |
|---|---|
| 2021-12 | 70.41 |
| 2022-01 | 71.99 |
| 2022-02 | 66.66 |
| 2022-03 | 69.80 |
| 2022-04 | 63.91 |
| 2022-05 | 61.78 |
| 2022-06 | 58.98 |
| 2022-07 | 59.46 |
| 2022-08 | 57.86 |
| 2022-09 | 54.93 |
| 2022-10 | 57.86 |
| 2022-11 | 63.74 |
| 2022-12 | 62.85 |
| 2023-01 | 66.86 |
| 2023-02 | 65.94 |
| 2023-03 | 63.14 |
| 2023-04 | 66.46 |
| 2023-05 | 65.75 |
| 2023-06 | 69.06 |
| 2023-07 | 69.40 |
| 2023-08 | 65.91 |
| 2023-09 | 66.27 |
| 2023-10 | 63.34 |
| 2023-11 | 68.52 |
| 2023-12 | 68.72 |
| 2024-01 | 69.69 |
| 2024-02 | 72.08 |
| 2024-03 | 73.91 |
| 2024-04 | 70.29 |
| 2024-05 | 68.31 |
| 2024-06 | 67.08 |
| 2024-07 | 68.54 |
| 2024-08 | 73.46 |
| 2024-09 | 78.45 |
| 2024-10 | 77.20 |
| 2024-11 | 86.17 |
| 2024-12 | 85.35 |
| 2025-01 | 83.81 |
| 2025-02 | 80.46 |
| 2025-03 | 82.36 |
| 2025-04 | 82.15 |
| 2025-05 | 88.40 |
| 2025-06 | 90.61 |
| 2025-07 | 84.48 |
| 2025-08 | 80.22 |
| 2025-09 | 83.57 |
| 2025-10 | 85.31 |
| 2025-11 | 82.83 |
| 2025-12 | 85.68 |
| 2026-01 | 85.80 |
| 2026-02 | 89.40 |
| 2026-03 | 87.15 |
| 2026-04 | 97.87 |
| 2026-05 | 99.08 |
| 2026-06 | 111.35 |
| 2026-07 | 116.31 |
| 2026-08 | 108.85 |
| 2026-09 | 110.92 |
| 2026-10 | 113.17 |
| 2026-11 | 104.03 |
The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO (iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF); the database holds no Composite index series. The sector fund is a fund, never the index.
Performance
Over the past year the stock is up 28.1% against +20.0% for the Composite — 8.1 points ahead.
| Metric | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | +1.2% | -5.3% | -7.0% | +7.2% | +21.4% | +28.1% | +16.5% | +8.1% |
| Sector fund (XFN.TO) | +1.8% | +6.9% | -0.4% | +15.1% | +23.5% | +32.6% | +30.9% | +13.9% |
| Composite (XIU.TO, proxy) | +1.8% | +2.8% | -0.1% | +9.4% | +16.1% | +20.0% | +22.0% | +10.5% |
| Difference vs Composite | -0.6% | -8.0% | -7.0% | -2.2% | +5.3% | +8.1% | -5.4% | -2.4% |
3Y and 5Y are annualized from 3Y. The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO; the sector fund is iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF (XFN.TO).
Risk and trading
1-year volatility +21.2% (annualized); largest fall from a peak -14.8% (Jul 28, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026); beta 0.61 against the Composite (2Y weekly).
| Volatility (1Y, annualized) | +21.2% |
| Maximum drawdown (1Y) | -14.8% (Jul 28, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026) |
| Beta (2Y weekly, vs Composite) | 0.61 |
| Average daily volume (3M) | 1,613,493 |
| Dollar volume (3M, average per day) | $177.7M |
| Liquidity | High (High: $1M or more a day; Moderate: $100K or more; Low: under $100K, by average daily dollar volume.) |
Valuation
P/E 19.5 — lower than 17% of Financial Services peers (103 companies). The sector median P/E is 10.7.
| Multiple | Value | Against sector peers |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 19.5 | Lower than 17% of peers (103 companies; median 10.7) |
| Earnings yield | 5.13% | — |
| P/B | 2.34 | Lower than 22% of peers (101 companies; median 1.04) |
| P/S | Not available: Not available — needs TTM revenue; see financials. | — |
| EV/EBITDA | -7.8 | Lower than 86% of peers (44 companies; median 9.2) |
| Dividend yield | 3.80% | — |
| Payout ratio | Not available: Not available — no stored dividend history yet. | — |
Each multiple is shown against the sector median of the pages' universe as a percentile: "lower than 25% of peers" means the value sits below 25% of them. Valuation multiples are from the Nov 12, 2026 snapshot, and are always printed with that date.
More: dividend rate and earnings yield
Dividend rate: 4.00. Earnings yield is earnings per share divided by price — the inverse of P/E.
Financials
Revenue $38.45B in 2025 (TTM $40.60B); net income $3.75B; free cash flow $2.65B. Reporting currency: CAD.
| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.43B | $36.35B | $34.48B | $38.45B | $40.60B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $3.02B | $3.34B | $3.17B | $3.75B | $3.58B |
| Free cash flow | $4.31B | $5.44B | $2.39B | $2.65B | $4.54B |
| Diluted shares | 586,396,908 | 584,617,001 | 573,892,200 | 553,799,595 | — |
Revenue by year
Free cash flow by year
| Cash | $9.69B |
| Total debt | $18.79B |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.74 |
| Operating margin (latest snapshot, Nov 12, 2026) | 13.5% |
Figures as reported in stored financials; reporting currency CAD. Operating margin is not stored per year, so the latest snapshot value is shown. TTM covers 2025-09-30, 2025-12-31, 2026-03-31, 2026-06-30.
Dividends and splits
Pays a 3.80% trailing dividend yield (as of Nov 12, 2026). No splits on record.
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| Not available: No stored dividend history yet. | |
Trailing yield 3.80% is the stored key-stats snapshot value (as of Nov 12, 2026) — the dividend history itself is not stored yet, so no history table is shown.
| Date | Action | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Not available: No splits on record for this ticker. | ||
Next ex-dividend date: Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. Prices on the chart are split- and dividend-adjusted (no splits on record, so nothing to adjust).
Ownership and dilution
Insiders bought 14 times and sold 7 times in the 90 days to Nov 12, 2026. Shares outstanding fell 3.5% over 1 year.
| Insider buys (90 days) | 14 |
| Insider sell (90 days) | 7 |
| Shares outstanding change (1Y) | -3.5% |
| Shares outstanding change (3Y) | -5.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.05% |
| Held by institutions | 55.15% |
Counts are by filing date. Holdings are from the key-stats snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026).
Recent insider trades (20)
| Filing date | Type | Name | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | TAN (JESSICA SY) | 1,002 | 79.55 | $80K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | BROWN (RANDOLPH) | 838 | 79.55 | $67K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | DEACON (TIMOTHY) | 579 | 79.55 | $46K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | DOUGHERTY (LINDA) | 303 | 79.55 | $24K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | GOULET (JACQUES JR.) | 875 | 79.55 | $70K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | HEALY (DAVID) | 434 | 79.55 | $35K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | KENNEDY (BRENNAN) | 108 | 79.55 | $9K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | KENNEDY, MELISSA JANE | 356 | 79.55 | $28K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | MONEY, LAURA ANN | 493 | 79.55 | $39K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | MURPHY (THOMAS) | 753 | 79.55 | $60K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | PAGANO, HELENA JANINA | 400 | 79.55 | $32K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | PEACHER (STEPHEN) | 982 | 79.55 | $78K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | SINGH (MANJIT) | 852 | 79.55 | $68K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | BUY | STRAIN (KEVIN DAVID) | 2,530 | 79.55 | $201K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | OTHER | KENNEDY, MELISSA JANE | 11,740 | 49.43 | $580K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | OTHER | KENNEDY, MELISSA JANE | 15,114 | 49.43 | $747K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | OTHER | KENNEDY, MELISSA JANE | 1 | 49.12 | $49 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | OTHER | KENNEDY, MELISSA JANE | 14,207 | 49.12 | $698K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | SELL | KENNEDY, MELISSA JANE | 11,740 | 79.86 | $938K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | SELL | KENNEDY, MELISSA JANE | 15,114 | 79.86 | $1.2M |
Peers
Peers in Financial Services, by market cap: BRK.TO, JPM.TO, VISA.TO, BOFA.TO, RY.TO, MS.TO, WFCS.TO, GS.TO.
| Ticker | Price | 1Y % | Market cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Div yield | 1Y vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK.TO | 42.48 | +15.8% | $1636.25B | 16.8 | -2.0 | 0.00% | +14.8% |
| JPM.TO | 43.50 | — | $1188.32B | 14.5 | — | — | +22.1% |
| VISA.TO | 38.10 | — | $1023.77B | 34.6 | — | — | +23.0% |
| BOFA.TO | 25.08 | — | $454.58B | 12.1 | — | — | +24.1% |
| RY.TO | 289.39 | +39.9% | $400.64B | 18.2 | — | 2.43% | +15.9% |
| MS.TO | 37.91 | — | $394.76B | 15.1 | — | — | +31.4% |
| WFCS.TO | 23.62 | — | $351.77B | 12.2 | — | — | +29.0% |
| GS.TO | 43.30 | — | $342.74B | 13.2 | — | — | +34.3% |
Each row links to its own page when one exists. Peer 1Y returns and volatility use raw closes; peer splits are unadjusted.
analiti.ca history
No published plans for this ticker.
| Date | Side | Entry | Stop | First exit | Exits | Outcome (full ladder) | First exit | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not available: No published plans for this ticker. | ||||||||
The full ladder is the headline method: 40/30/20% at the three exits, the last slice held to stop or end. First exit credits the whole position at the first exit level. Full history: the track record.
Superstock score
Latest score 0.0 (Nov 13, 2026). The score is the published Superstock screen score — nothing else.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 0.0 |
Sector condition: Financial Services — Leading (as of Nov 5, 2026). Superstock screen.
Key dates
| Next earnings | Not available: No company release or exchange notice in the stored data — stored dates are Yahoo-sourced, so none is shown. |
| Last earnings | Aug 6, 2026 · EPS 2.02 |
| Next ex-dividend | Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. |
The next earnings date is shown only from the company's own release or an exchange notice, with a link. The stored last-earnings date is Yahoo-sourced.
Sources and data notes
| Block | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|
| prices, chart, performance, risk | daily_prices (Yahoo) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| valuation, market cap, ownership | yahoo_key_stats snapshot | Nov 12, 2026 |
| financials | financials (Yahoo) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| plans, resolutions | published entries-*.json + track-record.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
| insiders | insider_trades (SEDI filings) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| splits | Split inventory (interim table) | Nov 5, 2026 |
| sector condition | conditions-2026-11-05.json | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Superstock score | superstock_checks + superstock.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
Not available rules. A field older than its freshness limit shows "not available", never a stale number: prices, 3 trading days; fundamentals, 120 days after the fiscal period end plus 45 days. Valuation multiples are always printed with their snapshot date.
Data file: /data/t/SLF.TO.json · Markdown twin: /t/SLF.TO.md
Facts and published history only. Plans are generated by a quant model.