Sun Life Financial (SLF) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Sun Life Financial (SLF) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $35,769 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 13.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $32,248 reinvested (6.4% a year), or $20,086 taking the dividends as cash, $5,623 of it paid out along the way.
SLF became
$32,248
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
6.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,155
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Worst drop
-70.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | SLF total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +33.4% | $807 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +9.7% | $958 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +19.5% | $864 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +16.9% | $768 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −12.9% | $719 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +29.7% | $576 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +2.0% | $551 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +42.7% | $468 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −16.6% | $417 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +10.3% | $285 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +27.6% | $327 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −10.2% | $309 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +5.9% | $339 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +39.3% | $331 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +52.5% | $336 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −34.9% | $321 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +10.2% | $275 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +31.1% | $254 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −57.0% | $248 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: SLF total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Sun Life Financial (SLF) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $32,248 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SLF turned $10,000 into $35,769 with dividends reinvested, 13.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SLF returned 11.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking SLF's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $20,086, including $5,623 of cash received; reinvesting added $12,162.
- SLF's best calendar year in that time was 2012 (52.5%) and its worst 2008 (-57.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Sun Life Financial (SLF) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SLF/total-return
SLF total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in SLF 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $35,769 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 13.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $24,167 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is SLF's total return since Dec 2007?
222% in total, or 6.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 45%.
How much of SLF's return came from dividends?
About 69% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $12,162 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was SLF's worst year?
2008, at -57.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -70.5%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.