Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) Announces Earnings Results

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

Great-West Lifeco Trading Up 2.0%

TSE GWO opened at C$94.40 on Thursday. Great-West Lifeco has a 1-year low of C$59.01 and a 1-year high of C$95.96. The company has a current ratio of 6.07, a quick ratio of 22.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.63. The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$91.14 and a 200-day moving average of C$80.00. The firm has a market cap of C$84.51 billion, a PE ratio of 19.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.62.

Great-West Lifeco Dividend Announcement

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. Great-West Lifeco’s payout ratio is currently 52.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on GWO. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lifted their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$97.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. TD boosted their price objective on Great-West Lifeco from C$98.00 to C$106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Evercore raised Great-West Lifeco to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Great-West Lifeco from C$77.00 to C$91.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their target price on Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$100.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.