Sun Life Financial (SLF) reported Q2 underlying net income late Thursday of 2.02 Canadian dollars ($1.44) per diluted share, up from CA$1.79 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected CA$1.93.
Separately, the board kept its quarterly dividend at CA$0.96 per share, payable Sept. 29 to shareholders of record on Aug. 26.