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2.89%Buyback Yield
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$ 61.58Close
$ 53.39 - $ 66.45 52-Week Range
Ticker Information
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SLFCompany Name
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INCSector
Financial ServicesIndustry
Insurance - DiversifiedExchange
NYSESUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC - Buyback Yield Chart Analysis (TTM)
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SLF - Buyback Yield Historical data
| Date | Buyback Yield | Market Capitalization | Net Cash Flow - Issuance (Purchase) of Equity Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30/2025 | 2.89% | $ 31.79B | $ -917.52M |
| 3/31/2025 | 2.39% | $ 35.3B | $ -843.48M |
| 12/31/2024 | 1.78% | $ 31.72B | $ -563.89M |
| 9/30/2024 | 1.24% | $ 33.27B | $ -413.77M |
| 6/30/2024 | 1.5% | $ 29.19B | $ -438.85M |
| 3/31/2024 | 0.8% | $ 29.12B | $ -233.58M |
| 12/31/2023 | 0.33% | $ 30.86B | $ -102.24M |
| 9/30/2023 | 0.37% | $ 29.25B | $ -108.7M |
| 6/30/2023 | -0.07% | $ 29.84B | $ 21.97M |
| 3/31/2023 | -0.07% | $ 28.13B | $ 18.38M |
Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years
- SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Buyback Yield stands at 0.55%.
- Over the past 5 years, SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC's average Buyback Yield has been 0.59%.
- The median Buyback Yield for SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC during this period was 0.16%
- SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC reached its highest Buyback Yield over the past 5 years at 2.89%.
- The lowest Buyback Yield recorded by SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC in the same timeframe -0.09%
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC's Buyback Yield vs. competitors
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Buyback Yield Benchmarks
Similar metrics to CF - Equity:
- Payout Yield - [Calculation] The Payout Yield describes the percentage a business is returning to its shareholders in the form of share buybacks and dividends.
- Shareholder Yield - [Calculation] The Shareholder Yield is a ratio that indicates how much money the business is giving back to shareholders. A business can return to shareholders through dividends [DivYield], share repurchases [BuybackYield], and debt reduction [DebtPaydownYield].
- Debt Paydown Yield - [Calculation] The Debt Paydown Yield measures the net change in longterm [Debt] divided by the company’s [MarketCap]. A high debt pay down yield indicates that the business is aggressively paying down debt which increases shareholder [Equity].
- Price to Operating Cash Flow - [Calculation] Measures a company’s [MarketCap] in relation to its Operating Cash Flow [NCFO].
- Net Cash Flow - Issuance (Purchase) of Equity Shares - [Cash Flow Statement] A component of cash flow from financing [NCFF], representing the cash inflow (outflow) from stock issuance (purchase).
Definition of Buyback Yield
[Calculation] The Buyback Yield is a ratio that calculates the difference between the trailing twelve-month share issuances and repurchases [NCFCommon] and divides it by the [MarketCap] of the company. A negative value indicates a dilution of shareholder value and might be considered as a warning sign.(-1 * CF - Equity) / Market Cap
(=) Buyback Yield Buyback Yield for SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC is calculated as follows: (-1 * CF - Equity [ $ -139.69M ]) / Market Cap [ $ 25.39B ]
(=) Buyback Yield [ 0.55% ] SLF - Buyback Yield, Last 5 years
-0.09%
Minimum
Dec 31, 2021
2.89%
Maximum
Jun 30, 2025
0.59%
Average
0.16%
Median
Buyback Yield Benchmark AnalysisMarket
The chart above depicts the distribution of Buyback Yield for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Buyback Yield of the companies is 0.64% with a standard deviation of 2.71%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Buyback Yield in the Market:
| filtered constituents | 3.28K |
|---|---|
| min | -8.43% |
| max | 8.46% |
| average | 0.64% |
| median | 0.01% |
| std | 2.71% |