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Sun Life Financial

Canadian insurance company

Sun Life Financial Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

41.9BRevenue, fiscal 20254
3.8BNet income, fiscal 20254
1865Founded1

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  • TickerSLF on NYSE1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersToronto1
  • Websitewww.sunlife.ca
  • Legal formbusiness corporation, public company1
  • Listed onNew York Stock Exchange (SLF), Philippine Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange (SLF)1
  • Incorporated inCanada (Federal Level)5
  • Business addressSun Life Assurance Co Of Canada, One York Street, Toronto, M5J 0B65

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One York, Toronto, South view 20170417 1
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Sun Life Financial Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1865, it operates internationally in life insurance, wealth management, and asset management. As of 2024, the company manages over CAD$1.3 trillion in assets and serves clients in Canada, the United States, Asia, and other markets.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in CAD, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

9.0%Net margin4
8.0%Revenue growth, 20254
14.8%Return on equity4
2.7B CADFree cash flow4

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Sun Life Financial Asset Management brought in 95% of the revenue Sun Life Financial broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Sun Life Financial Asset Management6.9B CAD495%up 3% from 2024
  2. Sun Life Financial Corporate361.0M CAD45%down 11% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments20242025
Sun Life Financial Asset Management6.7B CAD6.9B CAD
Sun Life Financial Corporate404.0M CAD361.0M CAD

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs91¢38.1B CAD
  • Profit9¢3.8B CAD

Out of 41.9B CAD in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending5¢145.0M CAD
  • Kept or used elsewhere95¢2.7B CAD

Out of 2.8B CAD of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue789101112441.9B CAD in 2025+55% since 2018
020.0B CAD40.0B CAD60.0B CAD2018: 27.0B CAD27.0B CAD20182019: 39.7B CAD39.7B CAD2019+47%2020: 43.3B CAD43.3B CAD2020+9%2021: 35.7B CAD35.7B CAD2021−18%2022: 5.8B CAD5.8B CAD2022−84%2023: 40.9B CAD40.9B CAD2023+610%2024: 38.8B CAD38.8B CAD2024−5%2025: 41.9B CAD41.9B CAD2025+8%
Net income78910111243.8B CAD in 2025+30% since 2018
02.0B CAD4.0B CAD6.0B CAD2018: 2.9B CAD2.9B CAD20182019: 2.9B CAD2.9B CAD2019+1%2020: 2.8B CAD2.8B CAD2020−5%2021: 4.4B CAD4.4B CAD2021+57%2022: 3.1B CAD3.1B CAD2022−30%2023: 3.5B CAD3.5B CAD2023+13%2024: 3.3B CAD3.3B CAD2024−5%2025: 3.8B CAD3.8B CAD2025+15%

Every line of the income statement in the latest annual report, as filed.4

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-31
Insurance revenue24.0B CAD22.6B CAD
Insurance service expenses-20.4B CAD-19.6B CAD
Reinsurance contract held net income (expenses)-94.0M CAD85.0M CAD
Net insurance service result3.5B CAD3.1B CAD
Net investment income (loss)8.9B CAD7.4B CAD
Insurance finance income (expenses) from insurance contracts issued-6.8B CAD-5.1B CAD
Insurance finance income (expenses) from reinsurance contracts held69.0M CAD51.0M CAD
Decrease (increase) in investment contract liabilities-323.0M CAD-393.0M CAD
Net investment result excluding result for account of segregated fund holders1.8B CAD1.9B CAD
Investment income (loss) on investments for account of segregated fund holders1.9B CAD2.3B CAD
Insurance finance income (expenses)-1.9B CAD-2.3B CAD
Net investment result for insurance contracts for account of segregated fund holders0 CAD0 CAD
Net investment result1.8B CAD1.9B CAD
Fee income9.1B CAD8.6B CAD
Other income0 CAD-163.0M CAD
Operating expenses and commissions9.0B CAD8.8B CAD
Interest expenses526.0M CAD664.0M CAD
Total other expenses (income)9.6B CAD9.3B CAD
Income (loss) before income taxes4.8B CAD4.3B CAD
Less: Income tax expense (benefit)1.0B CAD1.0B CAD
Total net income (loss)3.8B CAD3.3B CAD
Less: Net income (loss) allocated to the participating account194.0M CAD42.0M CAD
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests37.0M CAD128.0M CAD
Shareholders' net income (loss)3.6B CAD3.1B CAD
Less: Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on other equity instruments79.0M CAD80.0M CAD
Common shareholders' net income (loss)3.5B CAD3.0B CAD
Average exchange rates during the reporting periods (in USD per share)$1$1
Basic (in CAD per share)6.17 CAD5.27 CAD
Diluted (in CAD per share)6.15 CAD5.26 CAD
Dividends per common share (in CAD per share)3.52 CAD3.24 CAD

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The story

Founded by Matthew Hamilton Gault in 1865.1

Leadership

Who has led Sun Life Financial, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • asset management
  • financial plan
  • health insurance
  • investment
  • pension

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • SUN LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES INCJul 8, 2003 to Aug 14, 20035
  • SUN LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES OF CANADA INCAug 15, 2000 to Jun 30, 20035

Timeline

  1. 1865Founded Founded1

Recent filings

  1. Oct 8, 20266-K
  2. Sep 30, 20266-K
  3. Sep 22, 20266-K
  4. Sep 22, 20266-K
  5. Sep 1, 20266-K
  6. Aug 26, 2026N-PX
  7. Aug 25, 20266-K
  8. Aug 17, 20266-K
  9. Aug 12, 202613F-HR
  10. Aug 7, 20266-K
  11. Aug 7, 20266-K
  12. Aug 7, 20266-K
  13. Aug 7, 20266-K
  14. Jul 31, 20266-K
  15. Jul 6, 20266-K

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.2

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