Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) Dividends
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 Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $52.78 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-28 | Dividend | $0.56 | -0.71% |
| 2023-08-29 | Dividend | $0.57 | +2.17% |
| 2023-05-30 | Dividend | $0.55 | +4.92% |
| 2023-02-28 | Dividend | $0.53 | -- |
| 2022-11-22 | Dividend | $0.53 | -2.04% |
| 2022-08-23 | Dividend | $0.54 | -1.10% |
| 2022-05-31 | Dividend | $0.55 | +4.61% |
| 2022-03-01 | Dividend | $0.52 | -2.25% |
| 2021-11-23 | Dividend | $0.53 | +21.14% |
| 2021-08-24 | Dividend | $0.44 | +6.54% |
| 2020-11-24 | Dividend | $0.41 | +0.73% |
| 2020-08-25 | Dividend | $0.41 | +4.06% |
| 2020-05-26 | Dividend | $0.39 | -5.29% |
| 2020-02-28 | Dividend | $0.42 | -0.48% |
| 2019-11-26 | Dividend | $0.42 | +5.03% |
| 2019-08-27 | Dividend | $0.40 | +1.53% |
| 2019-05-28 | Dividend | $0.39 | +3.43% |
| 2019-02-28 | Dividend | $0.38 | -0.26% |
| 2018-11-27 | Dividend | $0.38 | +4.11% |
| 2018-08-28 | Dividend | $0.37 | -1.35% |
| 2018-05-29 | Dividend | $0.37 | +1.65% |
| 2018-02-28 | Dividend | $0.36 | +1.68% |
| 2017-11-28 | Dividend | $0.36 | +2.58% |
| 2017-08-28 | Dividend | $0.35 | +9.40% |
| 2017-05-29 | Dividend | $0.32 | +0.95% |
| 2017-03-01 | Dividend | $0.32 | +0.96% |
| 2016-11-28 | Dividend | $0.31 | +0.64% |
| 2016-08-29 | Dividend | $0.31 | -3.72% |
| 2016-05-30 | Dividend | $0.32 | +12.15% |
| 2016-02-29 | Dividend | $0.29 | -3.36% |
| 2015-11-23 | Dividend | $0.30 | +3.33% |
| 2015-08-24 | Dividend | $0.29 | -24.11% |
| 2015-05-25 | Dividend | $0.38 | +19.95% |
| 2015-05-22 | Dividend | $0.32 | +10.54% |
| 2015-02-23 | Dividend | $0.29 | -9.82% |
| 2014-11-24 | Dividend | $0.32 | -3.20% |
| 2014-08-25 | Dividend | $0.33 | -0.55% |
| 2014-05-23 | Dividend | $0.33 | +1.76% |
| 2014-02-26 | Dividend | $0.32 | -5.62% |
| 2013-11-25 | Dividend | $0.34 | +0.20% |
| 2013-08-26 | Dividend | $0.34 | -1.92% |
| 2013-05-24 | Dividend | $0.35 | -1.05% |
| 2013-02-25 | Dividend | $0.35 | -2.08% |
| 2012-11-26 | Dividend | $0.36 | -0.36% |
| 2012-08-27 | Dividend | $0.36 | +3.13% |
| 2012-05-25 | Dividend | $0.35 | -3.62% |
| 2012-03-05 | Dividend | $0.36 | +3.35% |
| 2011-11-21 | Dividend | $0.35 | -3.45% |
| 2011-08-22 | Dividend | $0.37 | -1.80% |
| 2011-05-23 | Dividend | $0.37 | +0.51% |
| 2011-02-28 | Dividend | $0.37 | +5.71% |
| 2010-11-22 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2010-08-23 | Dividend | $0.35 | +2.94% |
| 2010-05-24 | Dividend | $0.34 | -2.86% |
| 2010-02-22 | Dividend | $0.35 | +2.94% |
| 2009-11-23 | Dividend | $0.34 | +2.10% |
| 2009-08-24 | Dividend | $0.33 | +5.71% |
| 2009-05-22 | Dividend | $0.32 | +10.37% |
| 2009-02-23 | Dividend | $0.29 | -3.19% |
| 2008-11-17 | Dividend | $0.29 | -13.17% |
| 2008-08-18 | Dividend | $0.34 | -4.63% |
| 2008-05-19 | Dividend | $0.36 | -0.28% |
| 2008-02-25 | Dividend | $0.36 | +5.00% |
| 2007-11-19 | Dividend | $0.34 | +6.18% |
| 2007-08-20 | Dividend | $0.32 | +9.02% |
| 2007-05-21 | Dividend | $0.29 | +6.76% |
| 2007-02-16 | Dividend | $0.28 | +3.03% |
| 2006-11-20 | Dividend | $0.27 | +0.15% |
| 2006-08-21 | Dividend | $0.27 | +8.51% |
| 2006-05-22 | Dividend | $0.25 | +3.41% |
| 2006-02-17 | Dividend | $0.24 | +10.67% |
| 2005-11-21 | Dividend | $0.21 | -15.80% |
| 2005-08-22 | Dividend | $0.26 | +33.86% |
| 2005-05-23 | Dividend | $0.19 | -2.16% |
| 2005-02-18 | Dividend | $0.19 | +5.59% |
| 2004-11-22 | Dividend | $0.18 | +8.92% |
| 2004-08-23 | Dividend | $0.17 | +12.12% |
| 2004-05-24 | Dividend | $0.15 | -28.10% |
| 2004-02-23 | Dividend | $0.21 | +61.54% |
| 2003-11-17 | Dividend | $0.13 | +8.33% |
| 2003-08-25 | Dividend | $0.12 | +33.33% |
| 2003-05-23 | Dividend | $0.09 | -18.18% |
| 2003-02-24 | Dividend | $0.11 | +22.22% |
| 2002-11-15 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2002-08-23 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2002-05-08 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2002-02-22 | Dividend | $0.09 | +12.50% |
| 2001-11-15 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 2001-08-23 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 2001-05-23 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 2001-02-22 | Dividend | $0.08 | -61.90% |
| 2000-11-09 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
SLF Dividends vs. Peers
SLF's dividend yield currently ranks #36 of 86 vs. its peers in the Insurance - Property & Casualty category.
Looking for More Information on SLF dividends?
Want to do more research on Sun Life Financial Inc's dividends? Try the links below:Sun Life Financial Inc Common Stock (SLF) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF) - Dividend Investor
Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha