Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported C$1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, FiscalAI reports. Great-West Lifeco had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The company had revenue of C$8.70 billion during the quarter.

Great-West Lifeco Stock Down 4.6%

TSE:GWO opened at C$90.09 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$80.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.60. Great-West Lifeco has a twelve month low of C$59.54 and a twelve month high of C$95.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is C$91.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$80.12. The company has a quick ratio of 22.18, a current ratio of 6.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.63.

Great-West Lifeco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th were paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. Great-West Lifeco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 52.89%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. National Bank Financial reduced their target price on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$94.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 19th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$100.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$77.00 to C$91.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. TD boosted their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$98.00 to C$106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$84.00 to C$107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$93.18.

About Great-West Lifeco

Great West is a financial services holding company focused on building stronger, more financially secure futures. We operate in the United States, Canada and Europe under the brands Empower, Canada Life and Irish Life. Together we provide wealth, retirement, group benefits and insurance and risk solutions to our approximately 40 million customer relationships. As of June 30, 2026, Great West’s total client assets were $3.7 trillion. Great West trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.