Fundamental analysis SLF.TO (Sun Life Financial Inc.)

Updated on 07/20/2026

Method and analysis by Lubin Danilo, founder of Lubin Investment. Score computed automatically, with no human opinion.

We analyzed Sun Life Financial stock against the 10 quality criteria of Lubin Investment. The company gets a quality score of 6/10, meaning medium quality, and a P/FCF valuation multiple of 23.7×.

Sun Life Financial fails part of our quality criteria without the price making up for it. Neither quality nor valuation argues in its favour today, according to our 10 hard criteria.

Sector: Insurance - Diversified. Listing: TO. Current price: 111.29 CAD.

Lubin scoring methodology

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF.TO)'s score is calculated automatically from 10 objective financial criteria, with no human intervention or opinion. Each criterion is validated (YES / PARTIAL / NO) based on thresholds drawn from the financial literature (Warren Buffett, Michael Mauboussin, Aswath Damodaran). The final score is the sum of validations.

The thresholds come from the financial literature, not from our preferences: see the valuation work of Aswath Damodaran (NYU Stern) and the SEC investor education resources (investor.gov).

The 10 quantitative criteria analyzed

1. Profitable: net margin > 5%
2. Growing revenue: revenue growing > 10%/year over 5 years
3. Growing earnings per share: FCF per share adjusted for stock-based compensation, > 10%/year over 5 years
4. Share count under control: stable or declining (net buybacks = value creation for shareholders)
5. Growing revenue per employee: revenue and revenue per employee both grow ≥ 10%/year over 5 years; partial when only one growth driver reaches its tier (fallback: free cash flow margin > 10% when employee history is unavailable)
6. Expanding margins: operating margin widens over 5 years (operating leverage)
7. Return on invested capital: Cash ROCE > 15% per year
8. Debt under control: net debt repayable in less than 3 years of free cash flow
9. Earnings converted to cash: free cash flow exceeds accounting net income
10. Net collection period: short or negative cash conversion cycle

Its price against peers

Against the 5 other Insurance Diversified stocks we have scored, Sun Life Financial trades at 23.7× its free cash flow, versus a median of 14.1× for that basket. On price alone, Sun Life Financial is therefore more expensive than its peers. That says nothing about its quality: at Lubin Investment, quality and price are judged separately, and a low multiple is only a bargain if the quality holds up.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sun Life Financial a quality stock?

Sun Life Financial gets a quality score of 6/10 (medium quality), calculated over the 10 Lubin Investment criteria: profitability, revenue and free cash flow growth, share buybacks, margins, debt and return on capital.

How is Sun Life Financial's score calculated?

The score is the total of validated criteria (YES / PARTIAL / NO) using thresholds drawn from the financial literature (Warren Buffett, Mauboussin, Aswath Damodaran), automatically and with no human opinion.

What is Sun Life Financial's P/FCF?

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) multiple of Sun Life Financial stock is 23.7×. At Lubin Investment, valuation is judged separately from quality.

Where to see Sun Life Financial's full analysis?

The full interactive analysis (10-criteria detail, history, P/FCF valuation, sector comparisons) is available at https://lubin-investment.com/analyse/SLF.TO?lng=en.

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• Arch Capital Group (ACGL), score 10/10, P/FCF 5.9×
• Exzeo Group (XZO), score 9/10, P/FCF 18.3×
• Tryg A/S (TRYG.CO), score 9/10, P/FCF 14.1×
• Sampo Oyj (SAMPO.HE), score 9/10, P/FCF 16.3×

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