Sun Life Financial(US:SLF) ZACKS·2026-02-12 15:41Core Insights - Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) reported a fourth-quarter 2025 underlying net income of $1.41 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.4%, with a year-over-year increase of 17.5% [1] - The underlying net income totaled $784.6 million (C$1 billion), reflecting a 13.7% year-over-year growth, driven by strong performance in asset management, wealth, group health and protection, and individual protection [1] - Revenues rose 16.5% year over year to $6.2 billion [1] Wealth Sales & Asset Management - Wealth sales and asset management gross flows decreased by 1.6% year over year to $42.9 billion (C$59.8 billion) [2] - The new business contractual service margin was $315 million (C$440 million), marking a 44% increase year over year [2] Segment Results - SLF Canada's underlying net income increased by 14.2% year over year to $299 million (C$417 million), supported by improved performance in wealth and asset management, group health and protection, and individual protection [3] - Wealth sales and asset management gross flows in Canada reached $5 billion (C$7 billion), up 42% year over year [3] U.S. Performance - SLF U.S. reported an underlying net income of $210 million, a 30.4% increase year over year, attributed to strong results in group health and protection as well as individual protection [4] - U.S. group sales rose by 45% to $1.2 billion, driven by medical stop-loss and large case employee benefits sales in group benefits, along with higher Medicaid sales in dental [4] Asset Management - SLF Asset Management's underlying net income was $265 million (C$370 million), growing by 3.1% year over year, primarily due to higher fee income from increased assets under management (AUM) [5] - Asset Management AUM reached $827 billion (C$1,154 billion), reflecting a 6.1% year-over-year increase [5] Asia Performance - SLF Asia's underlying net income was $148.4 million (C$207 million), an 18.7% year-over-year increase, driven by better results in individual protection [5] - Individual sales in Asia amounted to $641 million (C$894 million), up 49.4%, with significant growth in Hong Kong and contributions from India and Indonesia [6] Financial Update - Total assets under management stood at $1.1 trillion (C$1,604.9 billion), remaining flat year over year [8] - The Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) ratio for Sun Life Assurance was 140% as of December 31, 2025, down 600 basis points from the previous year [8] - Sun Life Financial's overall LICAT ratio was 157%, an increase of 500 basis points year over year [8] Dividend Update - The board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.92 per share, to be paid on March 31 to shareholders of record as of February 25 [11] Performance Metrics - The underlying return on equity expanded to 19.1%, an increase of 260 basis points year over year [10] - The leverage ratio deteriorated to 23.5%, down 340 basis points year over year [10] - Sun Life's return on equity for 2025 was 15.1%, up 150 basis points year over year [10]