Sun Life Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
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- Underlying net income(1) of
$1,094 million increased$129 million or 13% from Q4'24 (full year -$4,201 million increased$345 million or 9% from 2024); underlying EPS(1)(2) of$1.96 increased 17% from Q4'24 (full year -$7.45 increased 12% from 2024 ); underlying return on equity ("ROE")(1) was 19.1% (full year - 18.2%).- Asset management & wealth underlying net income(1)(3):
$534 million , up$48 million or 10% (full year -$1,976 million , up$153 million or 8%). - Group - Health & Protection underlying net income(1):
$308 million , up$42 million or 16% (full year -$1,248 million , up$52 million or 4%). - Individual - Protection underlying net income(1)(4):
$362 million , up$52 million or 17% (full year -$1,347 million , up$146 million or 12%). - Corporate expenses & other(1)(4):
$(110) million net loss, an increase of$(13) million in net loss or 13% (full year -$(370) million net loss, an increase of$(6) million in net loss or 2%).
- Asset management & wealth underlying net income(1)(3):
- Reported net income of
$722 million increased$485 million or 205% from Q4'24 (full year -$3,472 million increased$423 million or 14% from 2024); reported EPS(2) of$1.29 increased 215% from Q4'24 (full year -$6.15 increased 17% from 2024); reported ROE(1) was 12.6% (full year - 15.1%). - Assets under management ("AUM")(1) of
$1,605 billion increased$62 billion or 4% fromDecember 31, 2024 .
"Sun Life delivered strong fourth quarter performance driven by disciplined execution with underlying net income reaching
"Our diversified strategy combined with our focus on our Client and our Purpose proved its strength and resilience throughout the quarter. We saw robust earnings and sales in
Strain added, "We closed 2025 with nine percent full year underlying net income growth, strong sales in asset management, wealth, health, and protection, and a 17% increase in New Business Contractual Service Margin. Our LICAT ratio was 157% and we advanced our Medium-Term Objectives with underlying ROE at 18.2%, underlying EPS growth at 12%, and a dividend payout ratio of 47%."
Financial and Operational Highlights
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Quarterly results |
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Profitability |
Q4'25 |
Q4'24 |
2025 |
2024 |
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Underlying net income ($ millions)(1) |
1,094 |
965 |
4,201 |
3,856 |
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Reported net income - Common shareholders ($ millions) |
722 |
237 |
3,472 |
3,049 |
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Underlying EPS ($)(1)(2) |
1.96 |
1.68 |
7.45 |
6.66 |
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Reported EPS ($)(2) |
1.29 |
0.41 |
6.15 |
5.26 |
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Underlying ROE(1) |
19.1 % |
16.5 % |
18.2 % |
17.2 % |
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Reported ROE(1) |
12.6 % |
4.0 % |
15.1 % |
13.6 % |
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Growth |
Q4'25 |
Q4'24 |
2025 |
2024 |
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Asset management gross flows & wealth sales ($ millions)(1) |
59,861 |
60,999 |
236,911 |
196,074 |
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Group - Health & Protection sales ($ millions)(1) |
1,803 |
1,270 |
3,416 |
2,737 |
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Individual - Protection sales ($ millions)(1) |
1,027 |
743 |
3,751 |
2,983 |
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Assets under management ("AUM") ($ billions)(1)(5) |
1,605 |
1,543 |
1,605 |
1,543 |
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New business Contractual Service Margin ("CSM") ($ millions)(1) |
440 |
306 |
1,727 |
1,473 |
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Financial Strength |
Q4'25 |
Q4'24 |
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LICAT ratios (at period end)(6) |
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157 % |
152 % |
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Sun Life Assurance(7) |
140 % |
146 % |
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Financial leverage ratio (at period end)(1)(8) |
23.5 % |
20.1 % |
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Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document and in our Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the period ended |
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All earnings per share ("EPS") measures refer to fully diluted EPS, unless otherwise stated. |
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Effective Q1'25, the Wealth & asset management business type was renamed to Asset management & wealth. |
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Effective Q1'25, Regional Office in |
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Prior period amounts have been updated. |
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Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test ("LICAT") ratio. Our LICAT ratios are calculated in accordance with the OSFI-mandated guideline, Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test. |
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The calculation for the financial leverage ratio includes the CSM balance (net of taxes) in the denominator. The CSM (net of taxes) was |
Financial and Operational Highlights - Quarterly Comparison (Q4'25 vs. Q4'24)
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Q4'25 |
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Underlying net income by business type(1)(2): |
Sun Life |
Asset |
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Corporate |
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Asset management & wealth |
534 |
370 |
142 |
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22 |
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Group - Health & Protection |
308 |
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155 |
153 |
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Individual - Protection(3) |
362 |
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120 |
57 |
185 |
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Corporate expenses & other(3) |
(110) |
— |
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(110) |
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Underlying net income(1) |
1,094 |
370 |
417 |
210 |
207 |
(110) |
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Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
722 |
318 |
307 |
133 |
131 |
(167) |
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Change in underlying net income (% year-over-year) |
13 % |
3 % |
14 % |
30 % |
18 % |
nm(4) |
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Change in reported net income (% year-over-year) |
205 % |
(2) % |
21 % |
nm(4) |
nm(4) |
nm(4) |
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Asset management gross flows & wealth sales(1) |
59,861 |
50,405 |
7,232 |
— |
2,224 |
— |
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Group - Health & Protection sales(1) |
1,803 |
— |
95 |
1,682 |
26 |
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Individual - Protection sales(1) |
1,027 |
— |
133 |
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894 |
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Change in asset management gross flows & wealth sales (% year-over-year) |
(2) % |
(7) % |
46 % |
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8 % |
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Change in group sales (% year-over-year) |
42 % |
— |
8 % |
45 % |
24 % |
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Change in individual sales (% year-over-year) |
38 % |
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(6) % |
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49 % |
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Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see the Non-IFRS Financial Measures section in this document and in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
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For more information about the business types in Sun Life's business groups, see section A - How We Report Our Results in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
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Effective Q1'25, Regional Office in |
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Not meaningful. |
Underlying net income(1) of
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Asset management & wealth(1) up
$48 million: Improved credit experience and fee income inCanada wealth, higher fee income, net of expenses, in MFS(2), and higher fee-related earnings, offset by lower net seed investment income, in SLC Management. -
Group - Health & Protection(1) up
$42 million: ImprovedU.S. medical stop-loss morbidity experience and business growth inCanada , partially offset by higher distribution costs inU.S. Group Benefits. -
Individual - Protection(1)(3)up
$52 million: Business growth, favourable mortality experience and higher investment earnings inAsia , and favourable mortality experience in theU.S. , partially offset by lower contributions from joint ventures inAsia . -
Corporate expenses & other(1)(3)
$(13) million increase in net loss reflecting higher financing costs supporting the acquisition of our remaining interests in SLC Management affiliates.
Reported net income of
- Changes in tax-exempt investment income primarily in Corporate(4) reflecting higher losses in the prior year;
- The increase in underlying net income; and
- The prior year impacts from an impairment charge of
$186 million on an intangible asset related to bancassurance inVietnam and a provision inU.S. Dental; partially offset by - Unfavourable ACMA(5) impacts.
- Market-related impacts were in line with the prior year as favourable equity market impacts and improved real estate experience(6) were offset by unfavourable other market-related and interest rate impacts.
Underlying ROE was 19.1% and reported ROE was 12.6% (Q4'24 - 16.5% and 4.0%, respectively).
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Refer to section C - Profitability in this document for more information on notable items attributable to reported and underlying net income items and the Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document for a reconciliation between reported net income and underlying net income. For more information about the business types in Sun Life's operating segments/business groups, see section A - How We Report Our Results in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
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Effective Q1'25, Regional Office in |
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Q4'25 results reflect lower than expected tax-exempt investment income of |
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Assumption Changes and Management Actions ("ACMA"). |
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Real estate experience reflects the difference between the actual value of real estate investments compared to management's longer-term expected returns supporting insurance contract liabilities ("real estate experience"). |
Business Group Highlights
Asset Management: A global leader in asset management
Asset Management underlying net income of
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MFS up
$11 million (up$8 million on aU.S. dollar basis): Higher fee income from higher average net assets ("ANA") partially offset by higher expenses. Pre-tax net operating profit margin(1) was 40.0% for Q4'25, compared to 40.5% in the prior year. -
SLC Management down
$1 million: Higher fee-related earnings offset by lower net seed investment income. Fee-related earnings(1) increased 25% driven by capital raising and higher property management fees. Fee-related earnings margin(1) was 27.5% for Q4'25, compared to 23.0% in the prior year.
Reported net income of
Foreign exchange translation led to a decrease of
Asset Management gross flows(2) decreased
Total AUM(1) at Q4'25 was
Effective
MFS is focused on meeting Client needs by providing a diverse range of investment products. MFS continued to experience solid fixed income fund performance, generating net inflows(1) of
BentallGreenOak ("BGO") closed its inaugural
For the second year in a row, the SLC Management team won the 2025 Insurance Investor North American Award for Health Insurance Provider Investment Strategy of the Year, reflecting our team's dedication to building thoughtful and resilient investment strategies with our Clients.
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Asset management & wealth up
$41 million: Improved credit experience and higher fee income from higher AUM. -
Group - Health & Protection up
$2 million: Business growth and favourable mortality experience mostly offset by less favourable morbidity experience. -
Individual - Protection up
$8 million: Favourable insurance experience.
Reported net income of
- Asset management gross flows & wealth sales of
$7 billion were up 46%, driven by Group Retirement Services ("GRS") and higher mutual fund sales in Individual Wealth. GRS sales reflect strong defined benefit solution sales combined with timing of large case sales compared to the prior year, higher defined contribution sales from large case sales, and increased rollover volumes. - Group - Health & Protection sales of
$95 million were up 8%, reflecting higher health product sales. - Individual - Protection sales of
$133 million were down 6%, reflecting a combination of lower participating life sales and strong non-participating life sales.
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Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see the Non-IFRS Financial Measures section in this document and in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
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Compared to the prior year. |
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Stoneweg is a global alternative investment group specialized in real estate, headquartered in |
In
In
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Group - Health & Protection up
US$27 million: Higher Group Benefits results primarily reflecting improved medical stop-loss morbidity experience, partially offset by higher distribution costs. -
Individual - Protection up
US$8 million: Favourable mortality experience.
Reported net income was
Foreign exchange translation had no significant impact to the change in underlying net income and reported net income, respectively.
We continue to make benefits easier and more accessible through new digital capabilities and improved automation. In the fourth quarter, we collaborated with Pasito, an AI-powered platform that connects with more than 200 payroll providers to deliver personalized benefits guidance. This helps members choose plans that fit their needs, their budgets and best complement their health coverage, driving better engagement and member decision making.
We also streamlined the
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Asset management & wealth down
$3 million: Lower fee income related to the transitioning of the administration business to the centralized eMPF platform inHong Kong . -
Individual - Protection(4)up
$35 million: Continued strong sales momentum and in-force business growth across most markets, favourable mortality experience in HighNet Worth , higher investment earnings, and lower expenses, partially offset by lower contributions from joint ventures and unfavourable credit experience.
Reported net income of
Foreign exchange translation led to a decrease of
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LIMRA Market Share based on sales as of Q3'25, on a year-to-date basis. |
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Client satisfaction scores ("CSAT") are sourced from regular monthly surveys of Clients who have recently used our |
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Effective Q1'25, Regional office expenses & other was moved to the Individual - Protection business type, reflecting a reporting refinement. Prior period amounts reflect current presentation. |
- Individual sales of
$894 million were up 49%, driven by:- Higher sales in
Hong Kong from growth across all channels; and - Higher sales in
India andIndonesia primarily from the bancassurance channel; partially offset by - Lower sales in High
Net Worth from the broker channel.
- Higher sales in
- Asset management gross flows & wealth sales of
$2 billion were up 8%, driven by higher fixed income and equity fund sales inIndia , partially offset by lower fixed income fund sales inthe Philippines .
New business CSM of
We remain committed to improving the Client experience through enhanced digital capabilities. In
In December, we expanded our reach to our High-Net-Worth ("HNW") Clients by opening an office in the
Corporate
Underlying net loss was
Reported net loss was
In 2025, Sun Life was re-certified as a
Foreign exchange translation had no significant impact to the change in underlying net income and led to an increase of
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Compared to the prior year. |
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Q4'25 results reflect lower than expected tax-exempt investment income of |
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Pensions & Investments, a global news source of money management. |
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How We Report Our Results |
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Financial Summary |
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Profitability |
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About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including
A. How We Report Our Results
Unless otherwise noted, all amounts are in Canadian dollars. Amounts in this document may be impacted by rounding.
1. Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures
We report certain financial information using non-IFRS financial measures, as we believe that these measures provide information that is useful to investors in understanding our performance and facilitate a comparison of our quarterly and full year results from period to period. These non-IFRS financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and may not be comparable with similar measures used by other companies. For certain non-IFRS financial measures, there are no directly comparable amounts under IFRS. These non-IFRS financial measures should not be viewed in isolation from or as alternatives to measures of financial performance determined in accordance with IFRS. Additional information concerning non-IFRS financial measures and, if applicable, reconciliations to the closest IFRS measures are available in section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document, section M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in our 2025 Annual MD&A, and the Supplementary Financial Information package on www.sunlife.com under Investors - Financial results and reports.
2. Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements in this document are forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the "safe harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Additional information concerning forward-looking statements and important risk factors that could cause our assumptions, estimates, expectations and projections to be inaccurate and our actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements can be found in section I - Forward-looking Statements in this document.
3. Additional Information
Additional information about
B. Financial Summary
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($ millions, unless otherwise noted) |
Quarterly results |
Year-to-date |
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Profitability |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
2025 |
2024 |
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Net income (loss) |
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Underlying net income (loss)(1) |
1,094 |
1,047 |
965 |
4,201 |
3,856 |
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Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
722 |
1,106 |
237 |
3,472 |
3,049 |
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Diluted earnings per share ("EPS") ($) |
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Underlying EPS (diluted)(1) |
1.96 |
1.86 |
1.68 |
7.45 |
6.66 |
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Reported EPS (diluted) |
1.29 |
1.97 |
0.41 |
6.15 |
5.26 |
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Return on equity ("ROE") (%) |
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Underlying ROE(1) |
19.1 % |
18.3 % |
16.5 % |
18.2 % |
17.2 % |
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Reported ROE(1) |
12.6 % |
19.3 % |
4.0 % |
15.1 % |
13.6 % |
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Growth |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
2025 |
2024 |
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Sales |
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Asset management gross flows & wealth sales(1) |
59,861 |
62,117 |
60,999 |
236,911 |
196,074 |
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Group - Health & Protection sales(1) |
1,803 |
498 |
1,270 |
3,416 |
2,737 |
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Individual - Protection sales(1) |
1,027 |
987 |
743 |
3,751 |
2,983 |
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Total assets under management ($ billions)(1)(2) |
1,604.9 |
1,623.5 |
1,542.6 |
1,604.9 |
1,542.6 |
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New business Contractual Service Margin ("CSM")(1) |
440 |
446 |
306 |
1,727 |
1,473 |
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Financial Strength |
Q4'25 |
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LICAT ratios |
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157 % |
154 % |
152 % |
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Sun Life Assurance(3) |
140 % |
138 % |
146 % |
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Financial leverage ratio(1)(4) |
23.5 % |
21.6 % |
20.1 % |
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Book value per common share ($) |
40.25 |
40.86 |
40.63 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic EPS (millions) |
556 |
561 |
575 |
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Closing common shares outstanding (millions) |
554 |
558 |
574 |
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Prior period amounts have been updated. |
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The calculation for the financial leverage ratio includes the CSM balance (net of taxes) in the denominator. The CSM (net of taxes) was |
C. Profitability
The following table reconciles our Common shareholders' net income ("reported net income") and underlying net income. All factors discussed in this document that impact underlying net income are also applicable to reported net income. Certain adjustments and notable items also impact the CSM, such as mortality experience and assumption changes; see section E - Contractual Service Margin in this document for more information.
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Q4'25 |
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Underlying net income (loss) by business type(1): |
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Asset management & wealth |
534 |
500 |
486 |
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Group - Health & Protection |
308 |
284 |
266 |
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Individual - Protection(2) |
362 |
361 |
310 |
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Corporate expenses & other(2) |
(110) |
(98) |
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Underlying net income(1) |
1,094 |
1,047 |
965 |
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Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(179) |
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Assumption changes and management actions ("ACMA") |
(31) |
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Other adjustments |
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Reported net income - Common shareholders |
722 |
1,106 |
237 |
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Underlying ROE(1) |
19.1 % |
18.3 % |
16.5 % |
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Reported ROE(1) |
12.6 % |
19.3 % |
4.0 % |
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Notable items attributable to reported and underlying net income(1): |
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Mortality |
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Morbidity |
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Lapse and other policyholder behaviour ("policyholder behaviour") |
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Expenses |
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Other(4) |
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29 |
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Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. For more information about business types in Sun Life's business groups, see section A - How We Report Our Results in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
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Effective Q1'25, Regional Office in |
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Credit includes rating changes on assets measured at Fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL"), and the Expected credit loss ("ECL") impact for assets measured at Fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVOCI"). Effective Q1'25, the release of credit risk adjustments, which are reported in Expected Investment Earnings in the Driver of Earnings analysis, are included in this balance. Prior period amounts reflect current presentation. |
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Other notable items are recorded in Net Insurance Service Result and Net Investment Result in the Drivers of Earnings analysis. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
Underlying net income(1) of
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Asset
management & wealth(1) up
$48 million : Improved credit experience and fee income inCanada wealth, higher fee income, net of expenses, in MFS, and higher fee-related earnings, offset by lower net seed investment income, in SLC Management. -
Group - Health & Protection(1) up
$42 million : ImprovedU.S. medical stop-loss morbidity experience and business growth inCanada , partially offset by higher distribution costs inU.S. Group Benefits. -
Individual - Protection(1)(2) up
$52 million : Business growth, favourable mortality experience and higher investment earnings inAsia , and favourable mortality experience in theU.S. , partially offset by lower contributions from joint ventures inAsia . -
Corporate expenses & other(1)(2)
$(13) million increase in net loss reflecting higher financing costs supporting the acquisition of our remaining interests in SLC Management affiliates.
Reported net income of
- Changes in tax-exempt investment income primarily in Corporate(3) reflecting higher losses in the prior year;
- The increase in underlying net income; and
- The prior year impacts from an impairment charge of
$186 million on an intangible asset related to bancassurance inVietnam and a provision inU.S. Dental; partially offset by - Unfavourable ACMA impacts.
- Market-related impacts were in line with the prior year as favourable equity market impacts and improved real estate experience were offset by unfavourable other market-related and interest rate impacts.
Underlying ROE was 19.1% and reported ROE was 12.6% (Q4'24 - 16.5% and 4.0%, respectively).
1. Market-related impacts
Market-related impacts represent the difference between actual versus expected market movements(4). Market-related impacts resulted in a decrease of
2. Assumption changes and management actions
The net impact of assumption changes and management actions was a decrease of
3. Other adjustments
Other adjustments decreased reported net income by
- DentaQuest acquisition, integration and restructuring costs and amortization of acquired intangible assets;
- Lower than expected tax-exempt investment income primarily in Corporate(3); and
- Changes in SLC Management's acquisition-related liabilities(5).
4. Experience-related items
In the fourth quarter of 2025, notable experience items included:
- Favourable mortality experience in
Canada , theU.S. andAsia ; - Favourable morbidity experience in
Canada partially offset by unfavourable morbidity experience in theU.S. ; - Unfavourable expense experience primarily in the
U.S. reflecting claims volumes in Dental and distribution costs in Group Benefits; - Net credit was favourable primarily from
Canada and theU.S. ; and - Other experience was favourable primarily from the
U.S. ,Asia , andCanada .
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(1) |
Refer to section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document for a reconciliation between reported net income and underlying net income. |
|
(2) |
Effective Q1'25, Regional office expenses & other was moved to the Individual - Protection business type, reflecting a reporting refinement. Prior period amounts reflect current presentation. |
|
(3) |
Q4'25 results reflect lower than expected tax-exempt investment income of |
|
(4) |
Except for risk free rates which are based on current rates, expected market movements are based on our medium-term outlook which is reviewed annually. |
|
(5) |
Amounts primarily relate to acquisition costs for our SLC Management affiliates, BentallGreenOak, |
5. Income taxes
The statutory tax rate is impacted by various items, such as lower taxes on income subject to tax in foreign jurisdictions, tax-exempt investment income, and other sustainable tax benefits.
The 2025 Canadian Federal Budget, which was announced on
On
The Q4'25 effective income tax rate(1) on underlying net income and reported net income was 21.3% and 28.1% respectively.
6. Impacts of foreign exchange translation
Foreign exchange translation led to a decrease of
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(1) |
Our effective income tax rate on reported net income is calculated using Total income (loss) before income taxes, as detailed in Note 19 in our 2025 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. Our effective income tax rate on underlying net income is calculated using pre-tax underlying net income, as detailed in section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document, and the associated income tax expense. |
D. Growth
1. Sales and Gross Flows
|
|
Quarterly results |
||
|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
Asset management gross flows & wealth sales by business segment(1) |
|
|
|
|
Asset Management gross flows |
50,405 |
55,848 |
54,008 |
|
|
7,232 |
4,076 |
4,938 |
|
|
2,224 |
2,193 |
2,053 |
|
Total asset management gross flows & wealth sales(1) |
59,861 |
62,117 |
60,999 |
|
Group - Health & Protection sales by business segment(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
95 |
98 |
88 |
|
|
1,682 |
375 |
1,161 |
|
|
26 |
25 |
21 |
|
Total group sales(1) |
1,803 |
498 |
1,270 |
|
Individual - Protection sales by business segment(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
133 |
130 |
142 |
|
|
894 |
857 |
601 |
|
Total individual sales(1) |
1,027 |
987 |
743 |
|
CSM - Impact of new insurance business ("New business CSM")(1) |
440 |
446 |
306 |
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
|
(2) |
In underlying net income by business type, Group businesses in |
Total asset management gross flows & wealth sales decreased
- Asset Management gross flows decreased
$3.5 billion (1) or 6%(1), driven by lower gross flows in SLC Management partially offset by higher gross flows in MFS. -
Canada asset management gross flows & wealth sales increased$2.3 billion or 46%, driven by GRS and higher mutual fund sales in Individual Wealth. GRS sales reflect strong defined benefit solution sales combined with timing of large case sales compared to the prior year, higher defined contribution sales from large case sales, and increased rollover volumes. -
Asia asset management gross flows & wealth sales increased$0.3 billion (1) or 12%(1), driven by higher fixed income and equity fund sales inIndia , partially offset by lower fixed income fund sales inthe Philippines .
Total group health & protection sales increased
-
Canada group sales increased$7 million or 8%, reflecting higher health product sales. -
U.S. group sales increased$527 million (1) or 45%(1), primarily driven by medical stop-loss and large case employee benefits sales in Group Benefits, and higher Medicaid sales in Dental.
Total individual protection sales increased
-
Canada individual sales decreased$9 million or 6%, reflecting a combination of lower participating life sales and strong non-participating life sales. -
Asia individual sales increased$303 million (1) or 50%(1), driven by:- Higher sales in
Hong Kong from growth across all channels; and - Higher sales in
India andIndonesia primarily from the bancassurance channel; partially offset by - Lower sales in High
Net Worth from the broker channel.
- Higher sales in
New business CSM represents growth derived from sales activity in the period. The impact of new insurance business resulted in a
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(1) |
This change excludes the impacts of foreign exchange translation. For more information about these non-IFRS financial measures, see section |
2. Assets Under Management
AUM consists of general funds, the investments for segregated fund holders ("segregated funds") and third-party assets managed by the Company. Third-party AUM is comprised of institutional and managed funds, as well as other AUM related to our joint ventures.
|
|
Quarterly results |
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|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q2'25 |
Q1'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
Assets under management(1)(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
General fund assets |
231,889 |
230,034 |
220,671 |
223,310 |
221,935 |
|
Segregated funds |
166,566 |
164,895 |
155,616 |
149,650 |
148,786 |
|
Third-party assets under management(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail |
666,852 |
679,905 |
647,193 |
645,183 |
648,515 |
|
Institutional, managed funds and other |
591,829 |
601,126 |
567,290 |
579,587 |
568,437 |
|
Total third-party AUM(1) |
1,258,681 |
1,281,031 |
1,214,483 |
1,224,770 |
1,216,952 |
|
Consolidation adjustments(2) |
(52,272) |
(52,497) |
(49,564) |
(46,092) |
(45,057) |
|
Total assets under management(1)(2) |
1,604,864 |
1,623,463 |
1,541,206 |
1,551,638 |
1,542,616 |
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. See section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
|
(2) |
Prior period amounts have been updated. |
AUM increased
|
(i) |
favourable market movements on the value of segregated, retail, institutional and managed funds of |
|
(ii) |
an increase in AUM of general fund assets of |
|
(iii) |
an increase of |
|
(iv) |
a decrease of |
|
(v) |
net outflows from segregated funds and third-party AUM of |
|
(vi) |
Client distributions of |
Segregated fund and third-party AUM net outflows of
|
|
|
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|
($ billions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q2'25 |
Q1'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
Net flows for Segregated fund and Third-party AUM: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MFS |
(25.4) |
(1.2) |
(19.8) |
(11.6) |
(28.5) |
|
SLC Management |
5.9 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
14.1 |
|
|
(0.7) |
(0.4) |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
|
Total net flows for Segregated fund and Third-party AUM |
(20.2) |
3.6 |
(13.9) |
(6.4) |
(13.6) |
Third-Party AUM increased by
|
(i) |
favourable market movements of |
|
(ii) |
an increase of |
|
(iii) |
foreign exchange translation of |
|
(iv) |
net outflows of |
|
(v) |
Client distributions of |
E. Contractual Service Margin
Contractual Service Margin represents a source of stored value for future insurance profits and qualifies as available capital for LICAT purposes. CSM is a component of insurance contract liabilities. The following table shows the change in CSM including its recognition into net income in the period, as well as the growth from new insurance sales activity.
|
|
For the full year ended |
For the full year ended |
|
($ millions) |
|
|
|
Beginning of Period |
13,366 |
11,786 |
|
Impact of new insurance business(1) |
1,727 |
1,473 |
|
Expected movements from asset returns & locked-in rates(1) |
774 |
703 |
|
Insurance experience gains/losses(1) |
(88) |
(77) |
|
CSM recognized for services provided |
(1,263) |
(1,135) |
|
Organic CSM Movement(1)(2) |
1,150 |
964 |
|
Impact of markets & other(1) |
275 |
124 |
|
Impact of change in assumptions(1) |
49 |
30 |
|
Currency impact |
(348) |
462 |
|
|
1,126 |
1,580 |
|
Contractual Service Margin, End of Period(3) |
14,492 |
13,366 |
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
|
(2) |
Organic CSM movement is a component of both total CSM movement and organic capital generation. |
|
(3) |
Total company CSM presented above is comprised of CSM on Insurance contracts issued of |
Total CSM ended Q4'25 at
- Organic CSM movement was driven by the impact of new insurance business, reflecting strong sales and profit margins in
Asia , primarily inHong Kong , and individual protection sales inCanada . - Unfavourable insurance experience in
Canada and theU.S. - Favourable impact of markets and other driven by interest and equity experience.
- Impact of change in assumptions include the favourable impact of mortality updates in
Canada and model refinements across all business groups, partially offset by unfavourable policyholder behaviour and expense updates. - Unfavourable currency impacts primarily in
Asia .
Assumption Changes and Management Actions by Type
The impact on CSM of ACMA is attributable to insurance contracts and related impacts under the general measurement approach ("GMA") and variable fee approach ("VFA"). For insurance contracts measured under the GMA, the impacts flow through the CSM at locked-in discount rates. For insurance contracts measured under the VFA, the impact flows through the CSM at current discount rates. The following table sets out the impacts of ACMA on our reported net income and CSM for the three months ended
|
For the three months ended |
|
|
|
|
($ millions) |
Reported net |
Deferred in CSM |
Comments |
|
Mortality/morbidity |
— |
(10) |
Minor updates. |
|
Policyholder behaviour |
2 |
1 |
Minor updates. |
|
Expense |
— |
(9) |
Minor updates. |
|
Financial |
(17) |
3 |
Minor updates. |
|
Modelling enhancement and other |
(16) |
(55) |
Various enhancements and methodology changes. |
|
Total impact of change in assumptions |
(31) |
(70) |
|
|
(1) |
In this document, the reported net income impact of ACMA is shown in aggregate for Net insurance service result and Net investment result, and excludes amounts attributable to participating policyholders. |
|
(2) |
CSM is shown on a pre-tax basis as it reflects the changes in our insurance contract liabilities, while reported net income is shown on a post-tax basis to reflect the impact on capital. |
|
(3) |
The impact of change in assumptions in the CSM rollforward of |
|
(4) |
Total impact of change in assumptions represents a non-IFRS financial measure for amounts deferred in CSM. For more details, see section M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
F. Financial Strength
|
($ millions, unless otherwise stated) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q2'25 |
Q1'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
LICAT ratio(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
157 % |
154 % |
151 % |
149 % |
152 % |
|
Sun Life Assurance |
140 % |
138 % |
141 % |
141 % |
146 % |
|
Capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subordinated debt |
8,171 |
7,176 |
6,180 |
6,179 |
6,179 |
|
Innovative capital instruments(2) |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
|
Equity in the participating account |
696 |
644 |
600 |
547 |
496 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
264 |
289 |
61 |
74 |
76 |
|
Preferred shares and other equity instruments |
2,239 |
2,239 |
2,239 |
2,239 |
2,239 |
|
Common shareholders' equity(3) |
22,293 |
22,817 |
22,284 |
23,179 |
23,318 |
|
Contractual Service Margin(4) |
14,492 |
14,406 |
13,675 |
13,619 |
13,366 |
|
Total capital |
48,355 |
47,771 |
45,239 |
46,037 |
45,874 |
|
Financial leverage ratio(4)(5) |
23.5 % |
21.6 % |
20.4 % |
20.1 % |
20.1 % |
|
Dividend |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying dividend payout ratio(5) |
47 % |
47 % |
49 % |
46 % |
50 % |
|
Dividends per common share ($) |
0.920 |
0.880 |
0.880 |
0.840 |
0.840 |
|
Book value per common share ($) |
40.25 |
40.86 |
39.57 |
40.84 |
40.63 |
|
(1) |
Our LICAT ratios are calculated in accordance with the OSFI-mandated guideline, Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test. |
|
(2) |
Innovative capital instruments consist of |
|
(3) |
Common shareholders' equity is equal to Total shareholders' equity less Preferred shares and other equity instruments. |
|
(4) |
The calculation for the financial leverage ratio was updated to include the CSM balance (net of taxes) in the denominator. The CSM (net of taxes) was |
|
(5) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
1. Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test
The Office of the Superintendent
Sun Life Assurance's LICAT ratio of 140% as at
The Sun Life Assurance LICAT ratios in both periods are well above OSFI's supervisory ratio of 100% and regulatory minimum ratio of 90%.
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|
|
(1) |
Mergers & Acquisitions ("M&A"). |
2. Capital
Our total capital consists of subordinated debt and other capital instruments, CSM, equity in the participating account and total shareholders' equity which includes common shareholders' equity, preferred shares and other equity instruments, and non-controlling interests. As at
In Q4'25, organic capital generation(2) was
Our capital and liquidity positions remain strong with a LICAT ratio of 157% at
Capital Transactions
On
On
Normal Course Issuer Bids
On
On
Shares purchased and subsequently cancelled under both bids were as follows:
|
|
Quarterly results |
Year-to-date |
Aggregate(1) |
|||
|
|
Q4'25 |
2025 |
||||
|
|
Common (millions) |
Amount ($ millions)(2) |
Common (millions) |
Amount ($ millions)(2) |
Common (millions) |
Amount ($ millions)(2) |
|
2024 NCIB (ended |
— |
— |
10.6 |
863 |
14.4 |
1,172 |
|
2025 NCIB |
4.7 |
392 |
10.1 |
844 |
10.1 |
844 |
|
Total |
4.7 |
392 |
20.7 |
1,707 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Represents the balance of common shares purchased and subsequently cancelled under the life of the normal course issuer bid to-date. |
|
(2) |
Excludes the impact of excise tax on net repurchases of equity. |
|
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|
|
(1) |
On |
|
(2) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
|
(3) |
|
G. Performance by Business Segment
|
|
Quarterly results |
||
|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
Underlying net income (loss)(1) |
|
|
|
|
Asset Management |
370 |
350 |
360 |
|
|
417 |
422 |
366 |
|
|
210 |
147 |
161 |
|
|
207 |
226 |
175 |
|
Corporate |
(110) |
(98) |
(97) |
|
Total underlying net income (loss)(1) |
1,094 |
1,047 |
965 |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
|
|
|
|
Asset Management |
318 |
316 |
326 |
|
|
307 |
414 |
253 |
|
|
133 |
98 |
(7) |
|
|
131 |
373 |
11 |
|
Corporate |
(167) |
(95) |
(346) |
|
Total reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
722 |
1,106 |
237 |
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
Information describing the business groups and their respective business units is included in our 2025 Annual MD&A. All factors discussed in this document that impact our underlying net income are also applicable to reported net income.
1. Asset Management
|
|
Quarterly results |
|||
|
Asset Management (C$ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
|
Underlying net income(1) |
370 |
350 |
360 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(16) |
(2) |
(14) |
|
|
MFS shares owned by management |
1 |
(3) |
— |
|
|
Acquisition, integration and restructuring(2)(3) |
(19) |
(21) |
(14) |
|
|
Intangible asset amortization |
(7) |
(8) |
(6) |
|
|
Other |
(11) |
— |
— |
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
318 |
316 |
326 |
|
|
Assets under management (C$ billions)(1) |
1,154.0 |
1,175.8 |
1,121.3 |
|
|
Gross flows (C$ billions)(1) |
50.4 |
55.8 |
54.0 |
|
|
Net flows (C$ billions)(1) |
(19.5) |
4.0 |
(14.3) |
|
|
MFS (C$ millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying net income(1) |
312 |
296 |
301 |
|
|
Add: |
MFS shares owned by management |
1 |
(3) |
— |
|
|
Other |
(11) |
— |
— |
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
302 |
293 |
301 |
|
|
Assets under management (C$ billions)(1) |
894.0 |
916.9 |
871.2 |
|
|
Gross flows (C$ billions)(1) |
39.7 |
46.9 |
37.2 |
|
|
Net flows (C$ billions)(1) |
(25.4) |
(1.2) |
(28.5) |
|
|
MFS (US$ millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying net income(1) |
224 |
215 |
216 |
|
|
Add: |
MFS shares owned by management |
— |
(2) |
— |
|
|
Other |
(8) |
— |
— |
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
216 |
213 |
216 |
|
|
Pre-tax net operating margin for MFS(1) |
40.0 % |
39.2 % |
40.5 % |
|
|
Average net assets (US$ billions)(1) |
652.9 |
642.6 |
630.5 |
|
|
Assets under management (US$ billions)(1)(4) |
651.4 |
658.7 |
605.9 |
|
|
Gross flows (US$ billions)(1) |
28.5 |
34.1 |
26.6 |
|
|
Net flows (US$ billions)(1) |
(18.2) |
(0.9) |
(20.4) |
|
|
Asset appreciation (depreciation) (US$ billions) |
11.0 |
24.1 |
(19.1) |
|
|
SLC Management (C$ millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying net income(1) |
58 |
54 |
59 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(16) |
(2) |
(14) |
|
|
Acquisition, integration and restructuring(2)(3) |
(19) |
(21) |
(14) |
|
|
Intangible asset amortization |
(7) |
(8) |
(6) |
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
16 |
23 |
25 |
|
|
Fee-related earnings(1) |
99 |
78 |
79 |
|
|
Pre-tax fee-related earnings margin(1)(5) |
27.5 % |
26.0 % |
23.0 % |
|
|
Pre-tax net operating margin(1)(5) |
26.9 % |
27.5 % |
21.1 % |
|
|
Assets under management (C$ billions)(1) |
260.0 |
258.9 |
250.1 |
|
|
Gross flows - AUM (C$ billions)(1) |
10.7 |
8.9 |
16.8 |
|
|
Net flows - AUM (C$ billions)(1) |
5.9 |
5.2 |
14.1 |
|
|
Fee earning assets under management (" |
199.7 |
199.5 |
192.7 |
|
|
Gross flows - |
10.5 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
|
|
Net flows - |
6.7 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
|
|
Assets under administration ("AUA") (C$ billions)(1) |
18.5 |
18.0 |
15.9 |
|
|
Capital raising (C$ billions)(1) |
6.4 |
5.6 |
10.2 |
|
|
Deployment (C$ billions)(1) |
10.6 |
7.4 |
6.3 |
|
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
|
(2) |
Amounts relate to acquisition costs for our SLC Management affiliates, BentallGreenOak, |
|
(3) |
Reflects changes in estimated future payments for options to purchase the remaining ownership interests of SLC Management affiliates - an increase of $4 million in Q4'25 (Q3'25 - $nil; Q4'24 - a decrease of $10 million). For additional information, refer to Note 5 and Note 11 of our 2025 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. |
|
(4) |
Monthly information on AUM is provided by MFS in its Corporate Fact Sheet, which can be found at www.mfs.com/CorpFact. The Corporate Fact Sheet also provides MFS' |
|
(5) |
Based on a trailing 12-month basis. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
Profitability
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
Asset Management underlying net income of
-
MFS up
$11 million (up$8 million on aU.S. dollar basis): Higher fee income from higher ANA partially offset by higher expenses. Pre-tax net operating profit margin(1) was 40.0% for Q4'25, compared to 40.5% in the prior year. -
SLC Management down
$1 million: Higher fee-related earnings offset by lower net seed investment income. Fee-related earnings(1) increased 25% driven by capital raising and higher property management fees. Fee-related earnings margin(1) was 27.5% for Q4'25, compared to 23.0% in the prior year.
Reported net income of
Foreign exchange translation led to a decrease of
Growth
2025 vs. 2024
Asset Management AUM of
- Net asset value changes of
$80.2 billion ; partially offset by - Net outflows of
$39.9 billion ; and - Client distributions of
$7.6 billion .
MFS' AUM increased
- Increase in asset values from higher equity markets of
US$87.1 billion , partially offset by net outflows ofUS$41.5 billion .
SLC Management's AUM increased
- Net inflows of
$18.2 billion partially offset by Client distributions of$7.6 billion and asset value changes of$0.7 billion . - Net inflows were comprised of capital raising and Client contributions, totaling
$34.9 billion , partially offset by outflows of$16.7 billion .
SLC Management's
- Net inflows of
$25.8 billion partially offset by Client distributions of$13.4 billion and asset value changes of$5.5 billion . - Net inflows were comprised of capital deployment and Client contributions, totaling
$39.3 billion , partially offset by outflows of$13.4 billion .
|
___________ |
|
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
2.
|
|
Quarterly results |
|||
|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
|
Asset management & wealth(1) |
142 |
120 |
101 |
|
|
Group - Health & Protection(1) |
155 |
197 |
153 |
|
|
Individual - Protection(1) |
120 |
105 |
112 |
|
|
Underlying net income(1) |
417 |
422 |
366 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(92) |
(8) |
(106) |
|
|
Assumption changes and management actions |
(6) |
6 |
(1) |
|
|
Intangible asset amortization |
(7) |
(6) |
(6) |
|
|
Other |
(5) |
— |
— |
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
307 |
414 |
253 |
|
|
Underlying ROE (%)(1) |
30.1 % |
29.2 % |
23.0 % |
|
|
Reported ROE (%)(1) |
22.2 % |
28.6 % |
15.9 % |
|
|
Asset management gross flows & wealth sales(1) |
7,232 |
4,076 |
4,938 |
|
|
Group - Health & Protection sales(1) |
95 |
98 |
88 |
|
|
Individual - Protection sales(1) |
133 |
130 |
142 |
|
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. For more information about business types in Sun Life's business groups, see section A - How We Report Our Results in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
Profitability
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
Underlying net income of
-
Asset management & wealth up
$41 million: Improved credit experience and higher fee income from higher AUM. -
Group - Health & Protection up
$2 million: Business growth and favourable mortality experience mostly offset by less favourable morbidity experience. -
Individual - Protection up
$8 million: Favourable insurance experience.
Reported net income of
Growth
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
- Asset management gross flows & wealth sales of
$7.2 billion were up 46%, driven by GRS and higher mutual fund sales in Individual Wealth. GRS sales reflect strong defined benefit solution sales combined with timing of large case sales compared to the prior year, higher defined contribution sales from large case sales, and increased rollover volumes. - Group - Health & Protection sales of
$95 million were up 8%, reflecting higher health product sales. - Individual - Protection sales of
$133 million were down 6%, reflecting a combination of lower participating life sales and strong non-participating life sales.
3.
|
|
Quarterly results |
|||
|
(US$ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
|
Group - Health & Protection(1) |
109 |
63 |
82 |
|
|
Individual - Protection(1) |
41 |
44 |
33 |
|
|
Underlying net income(1) |
150 |
107 |
115 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(17) |
27 |
(39) |
|
|
Assumption changes and management actions |
(4) |
(39) |
— |
|
|
Acquisition, integration and restructuring(2) |
(22) |
(9) |
(9) |
|
|
Intangible asset amortization |
(14) |
(14) |
(16) |
|
|
Other |
— |
— |
(52) |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
93 |
72 |
(1) |
|
|
Underlying ROE (%)(1) |
12.3 % |
8.8 % |
9.5 % |
|
|
Reported ROE (%)(1) |
7.6 % |
5.9 % |
(0.1) % |
|
|
After-tax profit margin for Group Benefits (%)(1)(3) |
7.5 % |
6.9 % |
8.3 % |
|
|
Group - Health & Protection sales(1) |
1,206 |
273 |
830 |
|
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. For more information about business types in Sun Life's business groups, see section A - How We Report Our Results in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
|
(2) |
Includes acquisition, integration and restructuring costs associated with DentaQuest, acquired on |
|
(3) |
Based on underlying net income, on a trailing four-quarter basis. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
Profitability
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
Underlying net income of
-
Group - Health & Protection up
US$27 million: Higher Group Benefits results primarily reflecting improved medical stop-loss morbidity experience, partially offset by higher distribution costs. -
Individual - Protection up
US$8 million : Favourable mortality experience.
Reported net income was
Foreign exchange translation had no significant impact to the change in underlying net income and reported net income, respectively.
Growth
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
4.
|
|
Quarterly results |
|||
|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
|
Asset management & wealth(1) |
22 |
30 |
25 |
|
|
Individual - Protection(1)(2)(3) |
185 |
196 |
150 |
|
|
Underlying net income(1) |
207 |
226 |
175 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(43) |
(44) |
16 |
|
|
Assumption changes and management actions |
(19) |
33 |
13 |
|
|
Acquisition, integration and restructuring |
(10) |
162 |
(5) |
|
|
Intangible asset amortization |
(4) |
(4) |
(188) |
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
131 |
373 |
11 |
|
|
Underlying ROE (%)(1) |
14.3 % |
16.2 % |
12.6 % |
|
|
Reported ROE (%)(1) |
9.1 % |
26.8 % |
0.8 % |
|
|
Asset management gross flows & wealth sales(1) |
2,224 |
2,193 |
2,053 |
|
|
Individual - Protection sales(1) |
894 |
857 |
601 |
|
|
Group - Health & Protection sales(1)(2) |
26 |
25 |
21 |
|
|
New business CSM(2) |
300 |
322 |
201 |
|
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. For more information about business types in Sun Life's business groups, see section A - How We Report Our Results in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
|
(2) |
In underlying net income by business type, Group businesses in |
|
(3) |
Effective Q1'25, Regional office expenses & other was moved to the Individual - Protection business type, reflecting a reporting refinement. Prior period amounts reflect current presentation. |
Profitability
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
Underlying net income of
-
Asset management & wealth down
$3 million: Lower fee income related to the transitioning of the administration business to the centralized eMPF platform inHong Kong . -
Individual
- Protection(1)up
$35 million: Continued strong sales momentum and in-force business growth across most markets, favourable mortality experience in HighNet Worth , higher investment earnings, and lower expenses, partially offset by lower contributions from joint ventures and unfavourable credit experience
Reported net income of
Foreign exchange translation led to a decrease of
Growth
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
- Individual sales of
$894 million were up 50%(2), driven by:- Higher sales in
Hong Kong from growth across all channels; and - Higher sales in
India andIndonesia primarily from the bancassurance channel; partially offset by - Lower sales in High
Net Worth from the broker channel.
- Higher sales in
- Asset management gross flows & wealth sales of
$2,224 million were up 12%(2), driven by higher fixed income and equity fund sales inIndia , partially offset by lower fixed income fund sales inthe Philippines .
New business CSM of
|
______________________ |
|
|
(1) |
Effective Q1'25, Regional office expenses & other was moved to the Individual - Protection business type, reflecting a reporting refinement. Prior period amounts reflect current presentation. |
|
(2) |
This change excludes the impacts of foreign exchange translation. For more information about these non-IFRS financial measures, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. |
5. Corporate
|
|
Quarterly results |
|||
|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
|
Corporate expenses & other(1) |
(110) |
(98) |
(97) |
|
|
Underlying net income (loss)(1) |
(110) |
(98) |
(97) |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(9) |
3 |
(15) |
|
|
Acquisition, integration and restructuring |
(4) |
— |
— |
|
|
Other |
(44) |
— |
(234) |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
(167) |
(95) |
(346) |
|
|
(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section H - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in this document. For more information about business types in Sun Life's business groups, see section A - How We Report Our Results in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
Profitability
Quarterly Comparison - Q4'25 vs. Q4'24
Underlying net loss was
Reported net loss was
Foreign exchange translation had no significant impact to the change in underlying net income and led to an increase of
|
___________________ |
|
|
(1) |
Q4'25 results reflect lower than expected tax-exempt investment income of |
H. Non-IFRS Financial Measures
1. Common Shareholders' View of Reported Net Income
The following table provides the reconciliation of the Drivers of Earnings ("
|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
|||||
|
Statement of Operations |
Underlying |
Non- |
Common |
Adjustment for: |
Reported (per IFRS) |
|
|
Par (2) |
Net (3) |
|||||
|
Net insurance service result |
859 |
(28) |
831 |
82 |
(9) |
904 |
|
Net investment result |
429 |
(189) |
240 |
7 |
45 |
292 |
|
Assumption changes and management actions(3) |
|
(35) |
(35) |
— |
35 |
|
|
Fee income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Management |
527 |
(78) |
449 |
|
(449) |
|
|
Other fee income |
114 |
— |
114 |
(7) |
2,318 |
2,425 |
|
Fee income |
|
|
|
|
|
2,425 |
|
Other expenses |
(485) |
(71) |
(556) |
— |
(1,939) |
(2,495) |
|
Income before taxes |
1,444 |
(401) |
1,043 |
82 |
1 |
1,126 |
|
Income tax (expense) benefit |
(307) |
22 |
(285) |
(31) |
— |
(316) |
|
Total net income |
1,137 |
(379) |
758 |
51 |
1 |
810 |
|
Allocated to Participating and NCI(4) |
(23) |
7 |
(16) |
(51) |
(1) |
(68) |
|
Dividends and Distributions(5) |
(20) |
|
(20) |
— |
— |
(20) |
|
Underlying net income(1) |
1,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
|
(372) |
722 |
— |
— |
722 |
|
($ millions) |
Q3'25 |
|||||
|
Statement of Operations |
Underlying |
Non- |
Common |
Adjustment for: |
Reported (per IFRS) |
|
|
Par(2) |
Net(3) |
|||||
|
Net insurance service result |
797 |
— |
797 |
84 |
(46) |
835 |
|
Net investment result |
418 |
150 |
568 |
5 |
95 |
668 |
|
Assumption changes and management actions(3) |
|
(18) |
(18) |
— |
18 |
|
|
Fee income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Management |
480 |
(45) |
435 |
|
(435) |
|
|
Other fee income |
126 |
— |
126 |
(5) |
2,138 |
2,259 |
|
Fee income |
|
|
|
|
|
2,259 |
|
Other expenses |
(483) |
(70) |
(553) |
— |
(1,762) |
(2,315) |
|
Income before taxes |
1,338 |
17 |
1,355 |
84 |
8 |
1,447 |
|
Income tax (expense) benefit |
(259) |
36 |
(223) |
(37) |
— |
(260) |
|
Total net income |
1,079 |
53 |
1,132 |
47 |
8 |
1,187 |
|
Allocated to Participating and NCI(4) |
(12) |
6 |
(6) |
(47) |
(8) |
(61) |
|
Dividends and Distributions(5) |
(20) |
— |
(20) |
— |
— |
(20) |
|
Underlying net income(1) |
1,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
|
59 |
1,106 |
— |
— |
1,106 |
|
(1) |
For a breakdown of non-underlying adjustments made to arrive at underlying net income as well as the underlying |
|
(2) |
Removes the components attributable to the participating policyholders. |
|
(3) |
Certain amounts within the Drivers of Earnings are presented on a net basis to reflect how the business is managed, compared to a gross basis in the Consolidated Financial Statements. For more details, refer to "Drivers of Earnings" in section 3 - Additional Non-IFRS Financial Measures below. Further, in this document, the reported net income impact of ACMA excludes amounts attributable to participating policyholders and includes non-liability impacts. In contrast, Note 10.B.v of the 2025 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements shows the pre-tax net income impacts of method and assumption changes, and CSM Impacts include amounts attributable to participating policyholders. |
|
(4) |
Allocated to equity in the participating account and attributable to non-controlling interests. |
|
(5) |
Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on other equity instruments. |
|
($ millions) |
Q4'24 |
|||||
|
Statement of Operations |
Underlying |
Non- |
Common |
Adjustment for: |
Reported (per IFRS) |
|
|
Par(2) |
Net(3) |
|||||
|
Net insurance service result |
735 |
— |
735 |
75 |
14 |
824 |
|
Net investment result |
402 |
(205) |
197 |
(166) |
140 |
171 |
|
Assumption changes and management actions(3) |
|
13 |
13 |
— |
(13) |
|
|
Fee income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Management |
505 |
(59) |
446 |
|
(446) |
|
|
Other fee income |
91 |
— |
91 |
(6) |
2,265 |
2,350 |
|
Fee income |
|
|
|
|
|
2,350 |
|
Other expenses |
(513) |
(342) |
(855) |
— |
(1,901) |
(2,756) |
|
Income before taxes |
1,220 |
(593) |
627 |
(97) |
59 |
589 |
|
Income tax (expense) benefit |
(212) |
(142) |
(354) |
(18) |
— |
(372) |
|
Total net income |
1,008 |
(735) |
273 |
(115) |
59 |
217 |
|
Allocated to Participating and NCI(4) |
(23) |
7 |
(16) |
115 |
(59) |
40 |
|
Dividends and Distributions(5) |
(20) |
— |
(20) |
— |
— |
(20) |
|
Underlying net income(1) |
965 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
|
(728) |
237 |
— |
— |
237 |
|
Refer to the footnotes on the previous page |
2. Underlying Net Income and Underlying EPS
Underlying net income is a non-IFRS financial measure that assists in understanding Sun Life's business performance by making certain adjustments to IFRS income. Underlying net income, along with common shareholders' net income (Reported net income), is used as a basis for management planning, and is also a key measure in our employee incentive compensation programs. This measure reflects management's view of the underlying business performance of the company and long-term earnings potential. For example, due to the longer term nature of our individual protection businesses, market movements related to interest rates, equity markets and investment properties can have a significant impact on reported net income in the reporting period. However, these impacts are not necessarily realized, and may never be realized, if markets move in the opposite direction in subsequent periods or in the case of interest rates, the fixed income investment is held to maturity.
Underlying net income removes the impact of the following items from reported net income:
- Market-related impacts reflecting the after-tax difference in actual versus expected market movements;
- Assumptions changes and management actions;
- Other adjustments:
i) MFS shares owned by management;
ii) Acquisition, integration, and restructuring;
iii) Intangible asset amortization;
iv) Other items that are unusual or exceptional in nature.
For additional information about the adjustments removed from reported net income to arrive at underlying net income, refer to section M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures - 2 - Underlying Net Income and Underlying EPS in the 2025 Annual MD&A.
The following table sets out the post-tax amounts that were excluded from our underlying net income (loss) and underlying EPS and provides a reconciliation to our reported net income and EPS based on IFRS.
|
Reconciliations of Select Net Income Measures |
Quarterly results |
Year-to-date |
|||
|
($ millions, after-tax) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
Underlying net income |
1,094 |
1,047 |
965 |
4,201 |
3,856 |
|
Market-related impacts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity market impacts |
5 |
29 |
(15) |
(14) |
25 |
|
Interest rate impacts(1) |
(126) |
15 |
(86) |
(148) |
(60) |
|
Impacts of changes in the fair value of investment properties (real estate experience) |
(58) |
(58) |
(78) |
(219) |
(338) |
|
Add: Market-related impacts |
(179) |
(14) |
(179) |
(381) |
(373) |
|
Add: Assumption changes and management actions |
(31) |
(13) |
11 |
(45) |
56 |
|
Other adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MFS shares owned by management |
1 |
(3) |
— |
2 |
(22) |
|
Acquisition, integration and restructuring(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) |
(63) |
128 |
(30) |
(27) |
140 |
|
Intangible asset amortization(8)(9) |
(40) |
(39) |
(223) |
(215) |
(332) |
|
Other(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) |
(60) |
— |
(307) |
(63) |
(276) |
|
Add: Total of other adjustments |
(162) |
86 |
(560) |
(303) |
(490) |
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders |
722 |
1,106 |
237 |
3,472 |
3,049 |
|
Underlying EPS (diluted) ($) |
1.96 |
1.86 |
1.68 |
7.45 |
6.66 |
|
Add: Market-related impacts ($) |
(0.32) |
(0.03) |
(0.31) |
(0.68) |
(0.65) |
|
Assumption changes and management actions ($) |
(0.06) |
(0.02) |
0.02 |
(0.08) |
0.10 |
|
MFS shares owned by management ($) |
— |
(0.01) |
— |
— |
(0.04) |
|
Acquisition, integration and restructuring ($) |
(0.11) |
0.23 |
(0.05) |
(0.05) |
0.24 |
|
Intangible asset amortization ($) |
(0.07) |
(0.07) |
(0.39) |
(0.38) |
(0.57) |
|
Other ($) |
(0.11) |
— |
(0.54) |
(0.12) |
(0.48) |
|
Impact of convertible securities on diluted EPS ($) |
— |
0.01 |
— |
0.01 |
— |
|
Reported EPS (diluted) ($) |
1.29 |
1.97 |
0.41 |
6.15 |
5.26 |
|
(1) |
Our results are sensitive to long term interest rates given the nature of our business and to non-parallel yield curve movements (for example flattening, inversion, steepening, etc.). |
|
(2) |
Amounts relate to acquisition costs for our SLC Management affiliates, BentallGreenOak, |
|
(3) |
Reflects an increase of $4 million in Q4'25 and an increase of $4 million in 2025 in estimated future payments for options to purchase the remaining ownership interests of SLC Management affiliates (Q3'25 - $nil; Q4'24 - a decrease of $10 million; 2024 - a decrease of $344 million). For additional information, refer to Note 5 and Note 11 of our 2025 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. |
|
(4) |
Includes acquisition, integration and restructuring costs associated with DentaQuest, acquired on |
|
(5) |
To meet regulatory obligations, in Q1'24, we sold 6.3% of our ownership interest in Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited ("partial sale of ABSLAMC"), generating a gain of |
|
(6) |
Q2'24 includes a restructuring charge of |
|
(7) |
On |
|
(8) |
Includes an impairment charge of |
|
(9) |
Includes an impairment charge of |
|
(10) |
Includes the early termination of a distribution agreement in Asset Management in Q1'24. |
|
(11) |
Includes a Pillar Two global minimum tax adjustment in Q2'24. For additional information, refer to Note 19 of our 2024 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and section D - Profitability in the 2024 Annual MD&A. |
|
(12) |
Includes a non-recurring provision in |
|
(13) |
Includes lower than expected tax-exempt investment income of |
|
(14) |
Includes a tax impact in MFS in Q4'25 from changes to |
The following table shows the pre-tax amount of underlying net income adjustments:
|
|
Quarterly results |
Year-to-date |
||||
|
($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Underlying net income (after-tax) |
1,094 |
1,047 |
965 |
4,201 |
3,856 |
|
|
Underlying net income adjustments (pre-tax): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts |
(210) |
(26) |
(221) |
(451) |
(428) |
|
|
Assumption changes and management actions(1) |
(35) |
(18) |
13 |
(54) |
86 |
|
|
Other adjustments |
(149) |
67 |
(378) |
(376) |
(345) |
|
Total underlying net income adjustments (pre-tax) |
(394) |
23 |
(586) |
(881) |
(687) |
|
|
Add: Taxes related to underlying net income adjustments |
22 |
36 |
(142) |
152 |
(120) |
|
|
Reported net income - Common shareholders (after-tax) |
722 |
1,106 |
237 |
3,472 |
3,049 |
|
|
(1) |
In this document, the reported net income impact of ACMA excludes amounts attributable to participating policyholders and includes non-liability impacts. In contrast, Note 10.B.v of the 2025 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements shows the pre-tax net income impacts of method and assumption changes, and CSM Impacts include amounts attributable to participating policyholders. |
Taxes related to underlying net income adjustments may vary from the expected effective tax rate range reflecting the mix of business based on the Company's international operations and other tax-related adjustments.
3. Additional Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Management also uses the following non-IFRS financial measures, and a full listing is available in section M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in the 2025 Annual MD&A.
Assets under management. AUM is a non-IFRS financial measure that indicates the size of our Company's assets across asset management, wealth, and insurance. There is no standardized financial measure under IFRS. In addition to the most directly comparable IFRS measures, which are the balance of General funds and Segregated funds on our Statements of Financial Position, AUM also includes Third-party AUM and Consolidation adjustments. "Consolidation adjustments" is presented separately as consolidation adjustments apply to all components of total AUM. For additional information about Third-party AUM, refer to sections E - Growth - 2 - Assets Under Management and M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in the 2025 Annual MD&A.
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Quarterly results |
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($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q4'24 |
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Assets under management |
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|
|
General fund assets |
231,889 |
221,935 |
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Segregated funds |
166,566 |
148,786 |
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Third-party AUM(1) |
1,258,681 |
1,216,952 |
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Consolidation adjustments(1)(2) |
(52,272) |
(45,057) |
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Total assets under management(2) |
1,604,864 |
1,542,616 |
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(1) |
Represents a non-IFRS financial measure. For more details, see section M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in the 2025 Annual MD&A. |
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(2) |
Prior period amounts have been updated. |
Cash and other liquid assets. This measure is comprised of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and publicly traded securities, net of loans related to acquisitions and short-term loans that are held at
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($ millions) |
As at |
As at |
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Cash and other liquid assets (held at |
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents & short-term securities |
1,859 |
479 |
|
Debt securities(1) |
537 |
780 |
|
Equity securities(2) |
— |
112 |
|
Sub-total |
2,396 |
1,371 |
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Less: Loans related to acquisitions and short-term loans(3) (held at |
— |
(17) |
|
Cash and other liquid assets (held at |
2,396 |
1,354 |
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(1) |
Includes publicly traded bonds. |
|
(2) |
Includes exchange traded fund ("ETF") Investments. |
|
(3) |
Includes drawdowns from credit facilities to manage timing of cash flows. |
Fee-related earnings and Operating income are non-IFRS financial measures within SLC Management's Supplemental Income Statement, which enhances the comparability of SLC Management's results with publicly traded alternative asset managers. For more details, see our Supplementary Financial Information package for the quarter.
The following table provides a reconciliation from Fee-related earnings and Operating income to SLC Management's Fee income and Total expenses based on IFRS.
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SLC Management |
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|
|
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($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
Fee income (per IFRS) |
559 |
447 |
572 |
|
Less: Non-fee-related revenue adjustments(1)(2) |
225 |
127 |
242 |
|
Fee-related revenue |
334 |
320 |
330 |
|
Total expenses (per IFRS) |
545 |
435 |
509 |
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Less: Non-fee-related expense adjustments(2)(3) |
310 |
193 |
258 |
|
Fee-related expenses |
235 |
242 |
251 |
|
Fee-related earnings |
99 |
78 |
79 |
|
Add: Investment income (loss) and performance fees(4) |
126 |
35 |
60 |
|
Add: Interest and other(5) |
(112) |
(21) |
(36) |
|
Operating income |
113 |
92 |
103 |
|
(1) |
Includes Interest and other - fee income, Investment income (loss) and performance fees - fee income, and Other - fee income. |
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(2) |
Excludes the income and related expenses for certain property management agreements to provide more accurate metrics on our fee-related business. |
|
(3) |
Includes Interest and other, Placement fees - other, Amortization of intangibles, Acquisition, integration and restructuring, and Other - expenses. |
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(4) |
Investment income (loss) and performance fee in SLC Management's Supplemental Income Statement relates to the underlying results of our seed investments. As such, we have excluded non-underlying market-related impacts as well as the gains or losses of certain non-seed hedges that are reported under Net investment income (loss) under IFRS. The reconciliation is as follows (amounts have been adjusted for rounding): |
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($ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
|
Net investment income (loss) (per IFRS) |
19 |
42 |
37 |
|
Less: Market-related impacts and Other - Investment income (loss) |
(3) |
10 |
(2) |
|
Add: Investment income (loss) and performance fees - fee income |
104 |
3 |
21 |
|
Investment income (loss) and performance fees |
126 |
35 |
60 |
|
(5) |
Includes Interest and other reported under Fee income under IFRS, net of Interest and other reported under Total expenses under IFRS. |
Pre-tax net operating margin. This ratio is a measure of the profitability and there is no directly comparable IFRS measure. For MFS, this ratio is calculated by excluding MFS shares owned by management and certain commission expenses that are offsetting. These commission expenses are excluded in order to neutralize the impact these items have on the pre-tax net operating margin and have no impact on the profitability of MFS. For SLC Management, the ratio is calculated by dividing the total operating income by fee-related revenue plus investment Income (loss) and performance fees, and is based on the last twelve months.
The following table provides a reconciliation to calculate MFS' pre-tax net operating margin:
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MFS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(US$ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fee income (per IFRS) |
877 |
870 |
855 |
3,385 |
3,370 |
|
|
Less: Commissions |
99 |
99 |
100 |
386 |
399 |
|
|
Less: Other(1) |
(14) |
(14) |
(14) |
(57) |
(57) |
|
|
Adjusted revenue |
792 |
785 |
769 |
3,056 |
3,028 |
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses (per IFRS) |
592 |
603 |
583 |
2,370 |
2,391 |
|
|
Net investment (income)/loss (per IFRS) |
(17) |
(17) |
(19) |
(69) |
(95) |
|
|
Less: |
MFS shares owned by management (net of NCI)(2) |
8 |
11 |
10 |
33 |
57 |
|
|
Compensation-related equity plan adjustments |
10 |
11 |
10 |
30 |
36 |
|
|
Commissions |
99 |
99 |
100 |
386 |
399 |
|
|
Other(1) |
(17) |
(12) |
(13) |
(58) |
(51) |
|
Adjusted expenses |
475 |
477 |
457 |
1,910 |
1,855 |
|
|
Pre-tax net operating margin |
40.0 % |
39.2 % |
40.5 % |
37.5 % |
38.7 % |
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|
(1) |
Other includes accounting basis differences, such as sub-advisory expenses and product allowances. |
|
(2) |
Excluding non-controlling interest. For more information on MFS shares owned by management, see the heading Underlying Net Income and Underlying EPS. |
4. Reconciliations of Select Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Underlying Net Income to Reported Net Income Reconciliation - Pre-tax by
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|
Q4'25 |
||||||
|
($ millions) |
Asset Management |
Canada |
U.S. |
|
Corporate |
Total |
|
|
Underlying net income (loss) |
370 |
417 |
210 |
207 |
(110) |
1,094 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts (pre-tax) |
(22) |
(108) |
(21) |
(46) |
(13) |
(210) |
|
|
Assumption changes and management actions (pre-tax) |
— |
(8) |
(6) |
(21) |
— |
(35) |
|
|
Other adjustments (pre-tax) |
(49) |
(9) |
(69) |
(17) |
(5) |
(149) |
|
|
Tax expense (benefit) |
19 |
15 |
19 |
8 |
(39) |
22 |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
318 |
307 |
133 |
131 |
(167) |
722 |
|
|
|
Q3'25 |
||||||
|
Underlying net income (loss) |
350 |
422 |
147 |
226 |
(98) |
1,047 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts (pre-tax) |
(3) |
(15) |
47 |
(57) |
2 |
(26) |
|
|
Assumption changes and management actions (pre-tax) |
— |
8 |
(61) |
35 |
— |
(18) |
|
|
Other adjustments (pre-tax) |
(36) |
(8) |
(45) |
156 |
— |
67 |
|
|
Tax expense (benefit) |
5 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
1 |
36 |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
316 |
414 |
98 |
373 |
(95) |
1,106 |
|
|
|
Q4'24 |
||||||
|
Underlying net income (loss) |
360 |
366 |
161 |
175 |
(97) |
965 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts (pre-tax) |
(18) |
(142) |
(74) |
27 |
(14) |
(221) |
|
|
Assumption changes and management actions (pre-tax) |
— |
(1) |
(1) |
15 |
— |
13 |
|
|
Other adjustments (pre-tax) |
(34) |
(8) |
(143) |
(193) |
— |
(378) |
|
|
Tax expense (benefit) |
18 |
38 |
50 |
(13) |
(235) |
(142) |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
326 |
253 |
(7) |
11 |
(346) |
237 |
|
Underlying Net Income to Reported Net Income Reconciliation - Pre-tax by Business Unit - Asset Management
|
|
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
||||
|
($ millions) |
MFS |
SLC Management |
MFS |
SLC Management |
MFS |
SLC Management |
|
|
Underlying net income (loss) |
312 |
58 |
296 |
54 |
301 |
59 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts (pre-tax) |
— |
(22) |
— |
(3) |
— |
(18) |
|
|
Other adjustments (pre-tax) |
5 |
(54) |
1 |
(37) |
4 |
(38) |
|
|
Tax expense (benefit) |
(15) |
34 |
(4) |
9 |
(4) |
22 |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
302 |
16 |
293 |
23 |
301 |
25 |
|
Underlying Net Income to Reported Net Income Reconciliation - Pre-tax in
|
|
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q4'24 |
||||
|
(US$ millions) |
|
MFS |
|
MFS |
|
MFS |
|
|
Underlying net income (loss) |
150 |
224 |
107 |
215 |
115 |
216 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts (pre-tax) |
(19) |
— |
34 |
— |
(52) |
— |
|
|
Assumption changes and management |
(4) |
— |
(45) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Other adjustments (pre-tax) |
(49) |
3 |
(31) |
1 |
(103) |
3 |
|
|
Tax expense (benefit) |
15 |
(11) |
7 |
(3) |
39 |
(3) |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
93 |
216 |
72 |
213 |
(1) |
216 |
|
Underlying Net Income to Reported Net Income Reconciliation -
The following table sets out the amounts that were excluded from our underlying net income (loss) for
|
(US$ millions) |
Q4'25 |
Q3'25 |
Q2'25 |
Q1'25 |
Q4'24 |
Q3'24 |
Q2'24 |
Q1'24 |
|
|
Underlying net income (loss) for |
92 |
71 |
121 |
105 |
62 |
118 |
124 |
118 |
|
|
Add: |
Market-related impacts (pre-tax) |
— |
5 |
(1) |
8 |
(18) |
17 |
(11) |
(8) |
|
|
Assumption change and management |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
— |
— |
|
|
Other adjustments (pre-tax) |
(4) |
(4) |
(4) |
(4) |
(5) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
|
|
Tax expense (benefit) |
1 |
— |
1 |
(1) |
5 |
(4) |
3 |
3 |
|
Reported net income (loss) - Common shareholders |
89 |
73 |
117 |
108 |
44 |
134 |
110 |
106 |
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I. Forward-looking Statements
From time to time, the Company makes written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the "safe harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements contained in this document include statements (i) relating to our strategies, plans, targets, goals and priorities; (ii) relating to our growth initiatives and other business objectives; (iii) relating to expected impact of the new structure of our asset management pillar; (iv) relating to the expected impact of certain proposed tax changes in the 2025 Canadian Federal Budget on our consolidated financial statements; (v) relating to the expected impact of certain tax provisions in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act on our consolidated financial statements; (vi) relating to the expected use of net proceeds from the
Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Future results and shareholder value may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements due to, among other factors, the matters set out in the 2025 Annual MD&A under the headings D - Profitability - 5 - Income taxes, G - Financial Strength and K - Risk Management and in
Important risk factors that could cause our assumptions and estimates, and expectations and projections to be inaccurate and our actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this document, are set out below. The realization of our forward-looking statements essentially depends on our business performance which, in turn, is subject to many risks. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, but are not limited to: market risks - related to the performance of equity markets; changes or volatility in interest rates or credit spreads or swap spreads; real estate investments; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and inflation; insurance risks - related to mortality experience, morbidity experience and longevity; policyholder behaviour; product design and pricing; the impact of higher-than-expected future expenses; and the availability, cost and effectiveness of reinsurance; credit risks - related to issuers of securities held in our investment portfolio, debtors, structured securities, reinsurers, counterparties, other financial institutions and other entities; business and strategic risks - related to global economic and geopolitical conditions; the design and implementation of business strategies; changes in distribution channels or Client behaviour including risks relating to market conduct by intermediaries and agents; the impact of competition; the performance of our investments and investment portfolios managed for Clients such as segregated and mutual funds; shifts in investing trends and Client preference towards products that differ from our investment products and strategies; changes in the legal or regulatory environment, including capital requirements and tax laws; environmental and social issues and their related laws and regulations; operational risks - related to breaches or failure of information system security and privacy, including cyber-attacks; our ability to attract and retain employees; legal, regulatory compliance and market conduct, including the impact of regulatory inquiries and investigations; the execution and integration of mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments and divestitures; our information technology infrastructure; a failure of information systems and Internet-enabled technology; dependence on third-party relationships, including outsourcing arrangements; business continuity; model errors; information management; liquidity risks - the possibility that we will not be able to fund all cash outflow commitments as they fall due; and other risks - changes to accounting standards in the jurisdictions in which we operate; risks associated with our international operations, including our joint ventures; market conditions that affect our capital position or ability to raise capital; downgrades in financial strength or credit ratings; and tax matters, including estimates and judgements used in calculating taxes.
The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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