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Sun Life Financial return on equity (ROE)

Sun Life Financial's return on equity is 14.28%: net income of 3.84B CAD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 26.88B CAD.

Today
14.28%
Average, 5 years
11.89%
Low, 5 years
7.84%
High, 5 years
16.65%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 3.84B ÷ 26.88B = 14.28%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives Sun Life Financial's return on equity?

Net margin
8.9%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.11×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
15.79×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
14.8%
FY2025
  • FY20258.9% × 0.11 × 15.79 = 14.8%
  • FY20249.2% × 0.09 × 14.23 = 12.2%
  • FY20239.2% × 0.11 × 13.86 = 13.9%
  • FY202288.2% × 0.01 × 14.20 = 13.3%
  • FY202112.2% × 0.10 × 13.12 = 16.6%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today14.28%3.84B26.88B
FY202531 Dec 202514.06%3.55B25.23B
FY202431 Dec 202416.65%4.34B26.05B
FY202331 Dec 20239.93%2.39B24.04B
FY202231 Dec 202217.21%3.92B22.80B
FY202131 Dec 202119.37%5.10B26.31B
FY202031 Dec 20207.59%1.96B25.84B
FY201931 Dec 201911.08%2.71B24.49B
FY201831 Dec 201814.81%3.51B23.71B
FY201731 Dec 201712.49%2.79B22.32B
FY201631 Dec 201615.69%3.45B21.96B
FY201531 Dec 201513.54%2.90B21.42B
FY201431 Dec 201412.57%2.37B18.87B
FY201331 Dec 201311.49%1.99B17.35B
FY201231 Dec 201211.69%1.96B16.75B
FY201131 Dec 2011-1.23%-193.00M15.73B
FY201031 Dec 20109.18%1.69B18.36B
FY200931 Dec 20093.57%622.00M17.41B
FY200831 Dec 20084.92%857.00M17.41B
FY200731 Dec 200713.30%2.29B17.22B
FY200631 Dec 200612.48%2.14B17.18B
FY200531 Dec 200512.07%1.88B15.55B
FY200431 Dec 200411.75%1.69B14.41B
FY200331 Dec 20038.20%1.31B15.95B
FY200231 Dec 20025.96%1.03B17.35B
FY200131 Dec 20019.06%881.00M9.72B
FY200031 Dec 200011.98%802.00M6.70B
FY199931 Dec 19995.68%334.00M5.88B
FY199831 Dec 19980.89%54.00M6.08B

Figures in CAD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Sun Life Financial's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep