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Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF)

Financial Services | Insurance - Diversified | Toronto, Canada | NYSE
79.35 USD +0.79 (1.006%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 79.35
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:30 a.m. EDT

Sun Life presents a classic value trap scenario where strong fundamentals clash with severe market skepticism. The business is objectively healthy, boasting a robust 13% return on equity, accelerating earnings growth of 43%, and a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of 53. Despite these strengths, the stock is trading at a discount to its forward earnings potential, and the market appears to be pricing in a structural decline. This pessimism is vividly confirmed by the options chain, which shows a speculative frenzy for downside protection at the $65 level while ignoring upside potential. While the dividend yield of 3.6% is attractive and sustainable given the 62% payout ratio, the heavy put positioning suggests investors fear a further drop that could erode this income. For a long-term holder, the fundamentals are solid enough to warrant a buy, but the short-term outlook remains murky due to this persistent lack of confidence.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.014890
AutoTheta0.044825
AutoARIMA0.067973
MSTL0.071746

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 0.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.575
Excess Kurtosis -0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 58.012
Revenue per Share 63.899
Market Cap 44,120,629,248
Trailing P/E 18.54
Forward P/E 13.04
Beta 0.79
Profit Margins 9.52%
Website https://www.sunlife.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 1,300 contracts at the $65 strike) compared to negligible call volume. This 'put wall' suggests a fear of a significant drop to the $60-$65 range within the next few months. Conversely, call interest is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money ($80-$85), indicating a limited bullish thesis focused on modest appreciation rather than a major breakout. Implied volatility is elevated for the near-term put expirations, pricing in a high probability of a sharp decline.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.88% 2.86% 3.48% 3.85%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-26 0.694 0.877925
2026-05-27 0.695 0.957432
2026-02-25 0.672 1.025328
2025-05-28 0.637 0.999059
2025-02-26 0.587 1.076077
2024-11-27 0.598 0.981615
2024-08-28 0.603 1.117909
2024-05-29 0.594 1.208299
2024-02-27 0.578 1.072953
2023-11-28 0.573 1.135103
2023-08-29 0.552 1.148803
2023-05-30 0.552 1.141203
2023-02-28 0.530 1.097309
2022-11-22 0.535 1.159012
2022-08-23 0.529 1.152505
2022-05-31 0.545 1.116574
2022-03-01 0.521 1.021168
2021-11-23 0.520 0.943396
2021-08-24 0.435 0.836217
2021-05-25 0.457 0.858700
2021-02-26 0.437 0.909280
2020-11-24 0.420 0.916830
2020-08-25 0.416 0.979746
2020-05-26 0.393 1.121575
2020-02-28 0.411 0.950509
2019-11-26 0.414 0.914109
2019-08-27 0.396 0.993727
2019-05-28 0.391 0.991882
2019-02-28 0.380 1.005291
2018-11-27 0.377 1.050139
2018-08-28 0.366 0.909995
2018-05-29 0.366 0.895303
2018-02-28 0.356 0.864707
2017-11-28 0.356 0.906775
2017-08-28 0.349 0.912896
2017-03-01 0.316 0.865991
2016-11-28 0.311 0.808212
2016-08-29 0.311 0.977066
2016-05-31 0.311 0.901711
2016-02-29 0.289 0.970776
2015-11-23 0.292 0.894060
2015-08-24 0.288 0.973302
2015-05-22 0.327 1.003068
2015-02-23 0.287 0.938829
2014-11-24 0.321 0.872046
2014-08-25 0.329 0.881565
2014-02-26 0.325 0.938222
2013-11-25 0.342 0.960944
2013-08-26 0.343 1.096547
2013-05-24 0.349 1.207612
2012-11-26 0.361 1.344006
2012-08-27 0.362 1.578718
2012-05-25 0.351 1.707198
2012-03-05 0.364 1.675875
2011-11-21 0.353 1.874668
2011-08-22 0.365 1.457086
2011-05-23 0.372 1.222478
2011-02-28 0.367 1.104091
2010-11-22 0.353 1.255334
2010-08-23 0.343 1.431553
2010-05-24 0.351 1.300482
2010-02-22 0.342 1.159322
2009-11-23 0.336 1.212121
2009-08-24 0.333 1.127667
2009-05-22 0.315 1.314691
2009-02-23 0.285 1.972318
2008-11-17 0.295 1.533264
2008-08-18 0.337 0.916010
2008-05-19 0.356 0.747114
2008-02-25 0.357 0.753960
2007-11-19 0.361 0.691571
2007-08-20 0.323 0.683743
2007-05-21 0.288 0.608880
2007-02-16 0.273 0.601985
2006-11-20 0.267 0.623832
2006-08-21 0.267 0.661055
2006-05-22 0.245 0.621985
2006-02-17 0.238 0.551437
2005-11-21 0.214 0.554261
2005-08-22 0.255 0.704615
2005-05-23 0.190 0.607223
2005-02-18 0.240 0.736196
2004-11-22 0.220 0.666667
2004-08-23 0.220 0.798838
2004-05-24 0.210 0.802139
2004-02-23 0.210 0.787106
2003-11-17 0.170 0.699301
2003-08-25 0.170 0.775901
2003-05-23 0.170 0.860759
2003-02-24 0.170 0.947075
2002-11-15 0.140 0.804136
2002-08-23 0.140 0.775194
2002-05-08 0.140 0.632625
2002-02-22 0.140 0.701403
2001-11-15 0.120 0.546946
2001-08-23 0.120 0.489197
2001-05-23 0.120 0.526778
2001-02-22 0.120 0.574163
2000-11-09 0.120 0.539326
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.71
dividendYield 3.45
exDividendDate 2026-08-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.68
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04684318
lastDividendValue 0.694
lastDividendDate 2026-08-26
dividendDate 2026-09-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.2847097
Address1 1 York Street
Address2 31st Floor
All Time High 84.38
All Time Low 8.6875
Ask 81.55
Ask Size 800
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 461,260
Average Daily Volume3 Month 737,555
Average Volume 737,555
Average Volume10Days 461,260
Beta 0.792
Bid 74.86
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 2
Book Value 30.945427
City Toronto
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 79.35
Current Ratio 53.577
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 79.8
Day Low 78.87
Debt To Equity 58.012
Display Name Sun Life Financial
Dividend Date 1,790,640,000
Dividend Rate 2.71
Dividend Yield 3.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 0.432
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.401
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 5,491,999,744
Ebitda Margins 0.15458
Enterprise To Ebitda -10.145
Enterprise To Revenue -1.568
Enterprise Value -55,718,776,832
Eps Current Year 8.0203
Eps Forward 6.08642
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,702,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 79.4628
Fifty Day Average Change -0.1128006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0014195397
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.47097
Fifty Two Week High 84.38
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.029999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05961127
Fifty Two Week Low 57.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 22.129997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3867528
Fifty Two Week Range 57.22 - 84.38
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 953,821,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.04
Float Shares 556,274,527
Forward Eps 6.08642
Forward P E 13.03722
Free Cashflow -13,761,250,304
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 32,151
Fullday Change 0.7900009
Fullday Change Percent 1.005602
Fullday Price 79.35
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.40877998
Gross Profits 14,522,999,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00051
Held Percent Institutions 0.55449003
Implied Shares Outstanding 556,025,626
Industry Insurance - Diversified
Industry Disp Insurance - Diversified
Industry Key insurance-diversified
Ir Website http://www.sunlife.com/Global/Investors?vgnLocale=en_CA
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,702,400
Last Dividend Value 0.694
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Sun Life Financial Inc., a financial services company, provides asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bermuda. It offers various insurance products, such as term and permanent life; personal health, which includes prescription drugs, dental, and vision care; critical illness; long-term care; and disability. The company also provides investments products, such as mutual funds, segregated funds, annuities, and guaranteed investment products; financial planning services; and asset management products, including pooled funds, institutional portfolios and pension funds. The company was formerly known as Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. and changed its name to Sun Life Financial Inc. in July 2003. Sun Life Financial Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Long Name Sun Life Financial Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 44,120,629,248
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_412944
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 3,300,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 45,008,490,943
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 78.89
Operating Cashflow 4,672,000,000
Operating Margins 0.15796
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.6227
Peg Ratio 1.33
Phone 416 979 9966
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 79.35
Post Market Time 1,792,185,795
Previous Close 78.56
Price Eps Current Year 9.893644
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.5641913
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2418551
Profit Margins 0.09522
Quick Ratio 50.161
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.42857
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.790001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.0056
Regular Market Day High 79.8
Regular Market Day Low 78.87
Regular Market Day Range 78.87 - 79.8
Regular Market Open 78.89
Regular Market Previous Close 78.56
Regular Market Price 79.35
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,802
Regular Market Volume 239,292
Return On Assets 0.00784
Return On Equity 0.13087
Revenue Growth 0.075
Revenue Per Share 63.899
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 556,025,626
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0078
Shares Short 4,335,828
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 6,188,802
Short Name Sun Life Financial Inc.
Short Ratio 7.51
Source Interval 15
State ON
Symbol SLF
Target High Price 64.48752
Target Low Price 64.48752
Target Mean Price 64.48752
Target Median Price 64.48752
Total Cash 117,868,003,328
Total Cash Per Share 211.664
Total Debt 15,523,999,744
Total Revenue 35,527,999,488
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.68
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04684318
Trailing Eps 4.28
Trailing P E 18.539719
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3262
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 72.43635
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.9136505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09544449
Type Disp Equity
Volume 239,292
Website https://www.sunlife.com
Zip M5J 0B6