Does SLF pay a dividend?

Yes. Sun Life Financial Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.21% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.66 per share.

How much does SLF pay in dividends?

$2.66 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next SLF ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 26, 2026, with payment on September 29, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

SLF Dividend

Sun Life Financial Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.21%
Annual dividend: $2.66
Payout ratio: 0.60
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $80.60
Market cap: $44.7B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 26, 2026Pay date: September 29, 2026Amount: $0.6890

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is SLF a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.21% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.60 means roughly 60% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 6 timesAcross 25 complete years, the annual total fell in 2014, 2015, 2021 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

SLF dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2001 to 2025.

Peak $2.54 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for SLF, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 26, 2026	September 29, 2026	$0.6883	Quarterly
May 27, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.6941	Quarterly
February 25, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.6724	Quarterly
November 26, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.6545	Quarterly
August 27, 2025	September 29, 2025	$0.6365	Quarterly
May 28, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.6324	Quarterly
February 26, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.5854	Quarterly
November 27, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.5988	Quarterly
August 28, 2024	September 27, 2024	$0.6017	Quarterly
May 29, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.5940	Quarterly
February 27, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.5763	Quarterly
November 28, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.5730	Quarterly
August 29, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.5520	Quarterly
May 30, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.5520	Quarterly
February 28, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.5410	Quarterly
November 22, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.5280	Quarterly
August 23, 2022	September 29, 2022	$0.5390	Quarterly
May 31, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.5450	Quarterly
March 1, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.5207	Semi-Annual
November 23, 2021	December 31, 2021	$0.5191	Special
August 24, 2021	September 29, 2021	$0.4400	Quarterly
May 25, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.4487	Quarterly
February 26, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.4370	Quarterly
November 24, 2020	December 31, 2020	$0.4200	Quarterly
August 25, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
May 26, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.5500	Quarterly
February 28, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.4110	Quarterly
November 26, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.4139	Quarterly
August 27, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.3958	Quarterly
May 28, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.3910	Quarterly
February 28, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.3797	Quarterly
November 27, 2018	December 31, 2018	$0.3770	Quarterly
August 28, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.3660	Quarterly
May 29, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.3660	Quarterly
February 28, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.3560	Quarterly
November 28, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.3560	Quarterly
August 28, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.4350	Quarterly
May 29, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.4350	Quarterly
March 1, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.3160	Quarterly
November 28, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.3110	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does SLF pay a dividend?: Yes. Sun Life Financial Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.21% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.66 per share.
How much does SLF pay in dividends?: $2.66 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next SLF ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 26, 2026, with payment on September 29, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.