Great-West Lifeco Dividend

Q: What is the Great-West Lifeco Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Great-West Lifeco dividend yield over the last 5 years is 5.09% and the average over the last 10 years is 5.00%. The payout ratio of Great-West Lifeco in relation to the last financial year is 57.28%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 59.12%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Great-West Lifeco dividend safe?

Great-West Lifeco has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 11 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 9.91% . The average Great-West Lifeco Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 6.85% . The average for the last 10 years is 6.47% .

C$88.53

1.49%

Toronto, Oct 01, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

CA39138C1068

Symbol

GWO

Sector

Insurance

Industry

Insurance

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Great-West Lifeco Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Great-West Lifeco Stock

Current dividend yield	2.77 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	1.81 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	8.07 %
Payout 3Y	1.01 %

When does Great-West Lifeco pay a dividend?

The Great-West Lifeco stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Great-West Lifeco stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, August and December . Dividends from Great-West Lifeco are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	C$0.67 C$0.67	Sep 01 2026 Sep 01 2026 Sep 29 2026 Sep 01 26 Sep 29 26	Sep 29 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	C$0.67 C$0.67	Jun 02 2026 Jun 02 2026 Jun 30 2026 Jun 02 26 Jun 30 26	Jun 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	C$0.67 C$0.67	Mar 03 2026 Mar 03 2026 Mar 31 2026 Mar 03 26 Mar 31 26	Mar 31 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.61 C$0.61	Dec 03 2025 Dec 03 2025 Dec 31 2025 Dec 03 25 Dec 31 25	Dec 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.61 C$0.61	Aug 29 2025 Aug 29 2025 Sep 29 2025 Aug 29 25 Sep 29 25	Sep 29 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.61 C$0.61	Jun 02 2025 Jun 02 2025 Jun 30 2025 Jun 02 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.61 C$0.61	Mar 03 2025 Mar 03 2025 Mar 31 2025 Mar 03 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.555 C$0.56	Dec 03 2024 Dec 03 2024 Dec 31 2024 Dec 03 24 Dec 31 24	Dec 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.555 C$0.56	Aug 30 2024 Aug 30 2024 Sep 27 2024 Aug 30 24 Sep 27 24	Sep 27 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.555 C$0.56	May 31 2024 May 31 2024 Jun 28 2024 May 31 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.555 C$0.56	Feb 28 2024 Feb 28 2024 Mar 28 2024 Feb 28 24 Mar 28 24	Mar 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.52 C$0.52	Nov 29 2023 Nov 29 2023 Dec 29 2023 Nov 29 23 Dec 29 23	Dec 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.52 C$0.52	Aug 30 2023 Aug 30 2023 Sep 29 2023 Aug 30 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.52 C$0.52	May 30 2023 May 30 2023 Jun 30 2023 May 30 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.52 C$0.52	Mar 02 2023 Mar 02 2023 Mar 31 2023 Mar 02 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.49 C$0.49	Dec 01 2022 Dec 01 2022 Dec 30 2022 Dec 01 22 Dec 30 22	Dec 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.49 C$0.49	Aug 31 2022 Aug 31 2022 Sep 29 2022 Aug 31 22 Sep 29 22	Sep 29 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.49 C$0.49	Jun 01 2022 Jun 01 2022 Jun 30 2022 Jun 01 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.49 C$0.49	Mar 02 2022 Mar 02 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 02 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.49 C$0.49	Dec 02 2021 Dec 02 2021 Dec 31 2021 Dec 02 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.438 C$0.44	Sep 01 2021 Sep 01 2021 Sep 30 2021 Sep 01 21 Sep 30 21	Sep 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.438 C$0.44	Jun 01 2021 Jun 01 2021 Jun 30 2021 Jun 01 21 Jun 30 21	Jun 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.438 C$0.44	Mar 02 2021 Mar 02 2021 Mar 31 2021 Mar 02 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.438 C$0.44	Dec 02 2020 Dec 02 2020 Dec 31 2020 Dec 02 20 Dec 31 20	Dec 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.438 C$0.44	Sep 01 2020 Sep 01 2020 Sep 30 2020 Sep 01 20 Sep 30 20	Sep 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.438 C$0.44	Jun 01 2020 Jun 01 2020 Jun 30 2020 Jun 01 20 Jun 30 20	Jun 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.438 C$0.44	Mar 02 2020 Mar 02 2020 Mar 31 2020 Mar 02 20 Mar 31 20	Mar 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.413 C$0.41	Dec 02 2019 Dec 02 2019 Dec 31 2019 Dec 02 19 Dec 31 19	Dec 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.413 C$0.41	Aug 29 2019 Aug 29 2019 Sep 30 2019 Aug 29 19 Sep 30 19	Sep 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.413 C$0.41	May 30 2019 May 30 2019 Jun 28 2019 May 30 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.413 C$0.41	Feb 28 2019 Feb 28 2019 Mar 29 2019 Feb 28 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.389 C$0.39	Nov 30 2018 Nov 30 2018 Dec 31 2018 Nov 30 18 Dec 31 18	Dec 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.389 C$0.39	Aug 30 2018 Aug 30 2018 Sep 28 2018 Aug 30 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.389 C$0.39	May 31 2018 May 31 2018 Jun 29 2018 May 31 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.389 C$0.39	Feb 28 2018 Feb 28 2018 Mar 29 2018 Feb 28 18 Mar 29 18	Mar 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.367 C$0.37	Nov 30 2017 Nov 30 2017 Dec 29 2017 Nov 30 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.367 C$0.37	Aug 30 2017 Aug 30 2017 Sep 29 2017 Aug 30 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.367 C$0.37	May 31 2017 May 31 2017 Jun 30 2017 May 31 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.367 C$0.37	Mar 01 2017 Mar 01 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 01 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.346 C$0.35	Nov 30 2016 Nov 30 2016 Dec 30 2016 Nov 30 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.346 C$0.35	Aug 31 2016 Aug 31 2016 Sep 30 2016 Aug 31 16 Sep 30 16	Sep 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.346 C$0.35	May 31 2016 May 31 2016 Jun 30 2016 May 31 16 Jun 30 16	Jun 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.346 C$0.35	Mar 01 2016 Mar 01 2016 Mar 31 2016 Mar 01 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.326 C$0.33	Dec 01 2015 Dec 01 2015 Dec 31 2015 Dec 01 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.326 C$0.33	Aug 31 2015 Aug 31 2015 Sep 30 2015 Aug 31 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.326 C$0.33	May 29 2015 May 29 2015 Jun 30 2015 May 29 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.326 C$0.33	Feb 27 2015 Feb 27 2015 Mar 31 2015 Feb 27 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Dec 01 2014 Dec 01 2014 Dec 31 2014 Dec 01 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Aug 28 2014 Aug 28 2014 Sep 30 2014 Aug 28 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.3075 C$0.31	May 29 2014 May 29 2014 Jun 30 2014 May 29 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Feb 27 2014 Feb 27 2014 Mar 31 2014 Feb 27 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Nov 29 2013 Nov 29 2013 Dec 31 2013 Nov 29 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Aug 28 2013 Aug 28 2013 Sep 30 2013 Aug 28 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.3075 C$0.31	May 29 2013 May 29 2013 Jun 28 2013 May 29 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Feb 26 2013 Feb 26 2013 Mar 28 2013 Feb 26 13 Mar 28 13	Mar 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Nov 29 2012 Nov 29 2012 Dec 31 2012 Nov 29 12 Dec 31 12	Dec 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Aug 29 2012 Aug 29 2012 Sep 28 2012 Aug 29 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.3075 C$0.31	May 30 2012 May 30 2012 Jun 29 2012 May 30 12 Jun 29 12	Jun 29 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Feb 29 2012 Feb 29 2012 Mar 30 2012 Feb 29 12 Mar 30 12	Mar 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Nov 30 2011 Nov 30 2011 Dec 30 2011 Nov 30 11 Dec 30 11	Dec 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Aug 31 2011 Aug 31 2011 Sep 30 2011 Aug 31 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.3075 C$0.31	May 31 2011 May 31 2011 Jun 30 2011 May 31 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Mar 01 2011 Mar 01 2011 Mar 31 2011 Mar 01 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Dec 01 2010 Dec 01 2010 Dec 31 2010 Dec 01 10 Dec 31 10	Dec 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Aug 31 2010 Aug 31 2010 Sep 30 2010 Aug 31 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.3075 C$0.31	May 31 2010 May 31 2010 Jun 30 2010 May 31 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Mar 01 2010 Mar 01 2010 Mar 31 2010 Mar 01 10 Mar 31 10	Mar 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Dec 01 2009 Dec 01 2009 Dec 31 2009 Dec 01 09 Dec 31 09	Dec 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Aug 31 2009 Aug 31 2009 Sep 30 2009 Aug 31 09 Sep 30 09	Sep 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.3075 C$0.31	May 29 2009 May 29 2009 Jun 30 2009 May 29 09 Jun 30 09	Jun 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Feb 27 2009 Feb 27 2009 Mar 31 2009 Feb 27 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Dec 01 2008 Dec 01 2008 Dec 31 2008 Dec 01 08 Dec 31 08	Dec 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.3075 C$0.31	Aug 28 2008 Aug 28 2008 Sep 30 2008 Aug 28 08 Sep 30 08	Sep 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.2925 C$0.29	May 29 2008 May 29 2008 Jun 30 2008 May 29 08 Jun 30 08	Jun 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.2925 C$0.29	Feb 28 2008 Feb 28 2008 Mar 31 2008 Feb 28 08 Mar 31 08	Mar 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.275 C$0.28	Nov 29 2007 Nov 29 2007 Dec 31 2007 Nov 29 07 Dec 31 07	Dec 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.275 C$0.28	Aug 29 2007 Aug 29 2007 Sep 28 2007 Aug 29 07 Sep 28 07	Sep 28 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.255 C$0.26	May 30 2007 May 30 2007 Jun 29 2007 May 30 07 Jun 29 07	Jun 29 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.255 C$0.26	Feb 28 2007 Feb 28 2007 Mar 30 2007 Feb 28 07 Mar 30 07	Mar 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.24 C$0.24	Nov 29 2006 Nov 29 2006 Dec 29 2006 Nov 29 06 Dec 29 06	Dec 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.24 C$0.24	Aug 30 2006 Aug 30 2006 Sep 29 2006 Aug 30 06 Sep 29 06	Sep 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.22375 C$0.22	May 31 2006 May 31 2006 Jun 30 2006 May 31 06 Jun 30 06	Jun 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.22375 C$0.22	Mar 01 2006 Mar 01 2006 Mar 31 2006 Mar 01 06 Mar 31 06	Mar 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.21 C$0.21	Nov 30 2005 Nov 30 2005 Dec 30 2005 Nov 30 05 Dec 30 05	Dec 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.21 C$0.21	Aug 31 2005 Aug 31 2005 Sep 30 2005 Aug 31 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.195 C$0.2	May 31 2005 May 31 2005 Jun 30 2005 May 31 05 Jun 30 05	Jun 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.195 C$0.2	Mar 01 2005 Mar 01 2005 Mar 31 2005 Mar 01 05 Mar 31 05	Mar 31 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.18125 C$0.18	Dec 01 2004 Dec 01 2004 Dec 31 2004 Dec 01 04 Dec 31 04	Dec 31 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.1812 C$0.18	Aug 31 2004 Aug 31 2004 Sep 30 2004 Aug 31 04 Sep 30 04	Sep 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.1612 C$0.16	May 31 2004 May 31 2004 Jun 30 2004 May 31 04 Jun 30 04	Jun 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.1612 C$0.16	Mar 01 2004 Mar 01 2004 Mar 31 2004 Mar 01 04 Mar 31 04	Mar 31 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.1462 C$0.15	Dec 01 2003 Dec 01 2003 Dec 31 2003 Dec 01 03 Dec 31 03	Dec 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.1462 C$0.15	Aug 28 2003 Aug 28 2003 Sep 30 2003 Aug 28 03 Sep 30 03	Sep 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.135 C$0.14	Jun 12 2003 Jun 12 2003 Jun 30 2003 Jun 12 03 Jun 30 03	Jun 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.135 C$0.14	Mar 13 2003 Mar 13 2003 Mar 31 2003 Mar 13 03 Mar 31 03	Mar 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.1238 C$0.12	Dec 13 2002 Dec 13 2002 Dec 31 2002 Dec 13 02 Dec 31 02	Dec 31 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.1238 C$0.12	Sep 12 2002 Sep 12 2002 Sep 30 2002 Sep 12 02 Sep 30 02	Sep 30 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.1125 C$0.11	Jun 12 2002 Jun 12 2002 Jun 28 2002 Jun 12 02 Jun 28 02	Jun 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.1125 C$0.11	Mar 13 2002 Mar 13 2002 Mar 28 2002 Mar 13 02 Mar 28 02	Mar 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	C$0.1025 C$0.1	Dec 13 2001 Dec 13 2001 Dec 31 2001 Dec 13 01 Dec 31 01	Dec 31 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	C$0.1025 C$0.1	Sep 12 2001 Sep 12 2001 Sep 28 2001 Sep 12 01 Sep 28 01	Sep 28 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	C$0.0925 C$0.09	Jun 13 2001 Jun 13 2001 Jun 29 2001 Jun 13 01 Jun 29 01	Jun 29 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	C$0.0925 C$0.09	Mar 14 2001 Mar 14 2001 Mar 30 2001 Mar 14 01 Mar 30 01	Mar 30 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Great-West Lifeco pay?

Great-West Lifeco most recently paid a dividend of C$0.67. Great-West Lifeco paid a Dividend of C$2.44 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of C$89.87 at Sep 30 2026, the current dividend yield is 2.72% (calculation: C$2.44 / C$89.87 = 2.72%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Great-West Lifeco Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Great-West Lifeco dividend yield over the last 5 years is 5.09% and the average over the last 10 years is 5.00%.

The payout ratio of Great-West Lifeco in relation to the last financial year is 57.28%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 59.12%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Great-West Lifeco
Current dividend yield	2.72%
Dividend Yield 5Y	5.09%
Dividend Yield 10Y	5.00%
Payout 1Y	57.28%
Payout 3Y	59.12%

Is the Great-West Lifeco dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Great-West Lifeco dividend safe?

Great-West Lifeco has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 11-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 9.91%. The average Great-West Lifeco Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 6.85%. The average for the last 10 years is 6.47%.

Metric	Great-West Lifeco
Increased	11 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	9.91%
Growth 5Y	6.85%
Growth 10Y	6.47%

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Great-West Lifeco Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Great-West Lifeco stock (ISIN: CA39138C1068) is traded at September 2026 as a Top Scorer according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Great-West Lifeco 30.79% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Great-West Lifeco stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Great-West Lifeco (symbol: GWO) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 18.30 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 2.36 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Great-West Lifeco stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 15.57 according to P/E ratio and 18.36 according to P/S.

Metric	Great-West Lifeco
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	30.79%
P/E TTM	18.30
P/S TTM	2.36
P/E forward	15.57
P/S forward	18.36

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