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Our AI ranks Sun Life Financial Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Sun Life Financial Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $44.67B. It ranks number 3 by market capitalization among the 19 Life Insurance issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its ROE of 52.9% is the highest of the 15 peers that report one.
For SLF, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 38.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 26.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Life Insurance peers listed below that report each metric. Statement values were filed in CAD and are shown converted to USD (flows at the trailing twelve-month average rate, balances at the balance-sheet date rate).
| Metric | SLF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $44.67B | 3/19 |
| P/E Ratio | 5.06x | 13/17 |
| EPS | $15.68 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $184.52 | – |
| FCF/Share | $18.73 | – |
| Metric | SLF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 52.9% | 1/15 |
| ROA | 3.3% | 4/14 |
| Net Margin | 8.9% | 8/15 |
| EBT Margin | 11.7% | 9/18 |
| Tax Rate | 18.5% | – |
| Metric | SLF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| D/E Ratio | 15.20x | 12/19 |
| Financial Leverage | 16.24x | 12/18 |
| Metric | SLF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $10.93B | 4/18 |
| Free Cash Flow | $10.54B | – |
| Capital Spending | -$388M | – |
| OCF Growth YoY | 29.5% | 3/16 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 0.0% | – |
| FCF/Sales | 10.2% | – |
| CapEx/Sales | 0.4% | – |
| Metric | SLF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.36x | 1/17 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 222.7x | – |
| Metric | SLF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $103.89B | 1/18 |
| Net Income | $9.30B | 2/15 |
| Metric | SLF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 563M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 9.4% | 9/13 |
| EPS Growth | 13.2% | 8/14 |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $6.99B | |
| Total Liabilities | $271.74B |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Sun Life Financial Inc (Life Insurance): 19 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| SLF Sun Life Financial Inc | ▼ | $44.67B |
| MFC Manulife Financial Corp | ▼ | $75.51B |
| MET Metlife Inc | ▼ | $64.03B |
| PUK Prudential Plc | ▼ | $30.75B |
| RGA Reinsurance Group Of America Inc | ▼ | $17.42B |
| CRBG Corebridge Financial, Inc. | ▶ | $15.35B |
| AEG Aegon Ltd. | ▼ | $13.82B |
| GL Globe Life Inc. | ▼ | $12.97B |
| JXN Jackson Financial Inc. | ▶ | $8.84B |
| PRI Primerica, Inc. | ▶ | $8.70B |
| VOYA Voya Financial, Inc. | ▶ | $8.52B |
| LNC Lincoln National Corp | ▶ | $7.63B |
| PFH Prudential Financial Inc | ▶ | $5.13B |
| ATHS Athene Holding Ltd. | ▶ | $4.73B |
| BHF Brighthouse Financial, Inc. | ▼ | $2.75B |
| FG F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | ▶ | $2.56B |
| UTGN Utg Inc | ▼ | $182M |
| CIA Citizens, Inc. | ▲ | $174M |
| AAME Atlantic American Corp | ▶ | $21M |
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Our AI ranks Sun Life Financial Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
For SLF, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 38.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 26.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Sun Life Financial Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
19 issuers in our coverage, SLF included, share the SEC industry code Life Insurance. The largest are: Manulife Financial Corp (MFC), Metlife Inc (MET), Prudential Plc (PUK), Reinsurance Group Of America Inc (RGA), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (CRBG), Aegon Ltd. (AEG).
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