SLF dividend history (2026)
Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) pays $2.78 a share a year, quarterly, a yield of 3.50% at the last close. The payment has risen for 10 consecutive years and has grown +9.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. Dividends take 55% of net income. The last ex-dividend date was Aug 26, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 16, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2000.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $2.78 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($79.35). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year | Per payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $278 | $69.40 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,388 | $347 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $2,776 | $694 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 126 | $350 | $87.46 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $2.06 | — |
| 2025 | $2.52 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | $2.37 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | $2.21 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $2.13 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | $1.85 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | $1.65 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | $1.58 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | $1.47 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | $1.35 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | $1.22 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | $1.19 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | $1.30 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | $1.39 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | $1.44 | +32.0% |
| 2011 | $1.09 | — |
| 2001 | $0.16 | -23.8% |
| 2000 | $0.21 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | $0.69 |
| May 27, 2026 | $0.70 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.67 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | $0.66 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | $0.64 |
| May 28, 2025 | $0.64 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.59 |
| Nov 27, 2024 | $0.60 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | $0.60 |
| May 29, 2024 | $0.59 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | $0.58 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | $0.57 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | $0.55 |
| May 30, 2023 | $0.55 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | $0.53 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | $0.54 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. The payout ratio is dividends paid over net income, both trailing twelve months from the company's SEC filings, and is blank where earnings are negative. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does SLF pay in dividends?
- SLF pays $2.78 a share a year at its current rate — $0.69 quarterly, a dividend yield of 3.50% at the last close.
- How often does SLF pay dividends?
- Sun Life Financial Inc. pays quarterly (4 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Aug 26, 2026.
- How many years has SLF raised its dividend?
- SLF has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- What is SLF's payout ratio?
- About 55%: over the trailing twelve months SLF paid $1,477,036,433 in dividends against $2,706,468,891 of net income, both from its SEC filings.
- Can I see SLF's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.