Great-West Lifeco (GWO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. To learn more, visit greatwestlifeco.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$93.51 to C$95.14
• 50-Day Range: C$87.55 to C$95.56
• 52-Week Range: C$59.54 to C$96.15
• Volume: 94,427 shs
• Average Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$84.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.27
• Dividend Yield: 2.79%
• Price Target: C$93.18
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Great-West Lifeco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great-West Lifeco scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Great-West Lifeco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Great-West Lifeco is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Great-West Lifeco has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great-West Lifeco is 19.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Great-West Lifeco is 19.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Great-West Lifeco has a PEG Ratio of 2.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Great-West Lifeco has a P/B Ratio of 2.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GWO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Great-West Lifeco pays a meaningful dividend of 2.84%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Great-West Lifeco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Great-West Lifeco is 53.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Great-West Lifeco has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Great-West Lifeco this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great-West Lifeco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

70.70% of the stock of Great-West Lifeco is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

10.18% of the stock of Great-West Lifeco is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: TSE:GWO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.greatwestlifeco.com
• Phone: +1-204-9461190
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 33,430
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Great-West Lifeco: C$93.18
• High Price Target: C$107.00
• Low Price Target: C$73.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$4.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 2.26
• Net Income: C$4.07 billion
• Net Margins: 15.09%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.08%
• Return on Assets: 0.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 31.33
• Current Ratio: 4.79
• Quick Ratio: 22.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$30.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.74
• Cash Flow: C$443.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.21
• Book Value: C$38.85 per share
• Price / Book: 2.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 895,200,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$84.01 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.60