Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWO.TO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Great-West Lifeco Inc. is graded B (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 20 pass, warnings: 0, red flags: 4.

About Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Life) based in Canada, listed on TSX as GWO.TO.

What our checks show for GWO.TO

Red flags

• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 49.9% a year.
• The stock has fallen as much as 70% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 7.8 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 0.8%.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 7.4 points over 5 years, to 12.5%.
• The gross margin is 42.7% and has risen by 22.7 points: pricing power is holding.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 15.3% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 80.4 points from today's 12.5%.
• Free cash flow is 11.4% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• A large company: market value $57.49 billion.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-04

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Questions

What grade does Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWO.TO) have?

In our weekly check, Great-West Lifeco Inc. is graded B (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 20 pass, warnings: 0, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of GWO.TO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Great-West Lifeco Inc.: Weak revenue forecast, Deep past fall, Slow recovery after falls. In total 4 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Great-West Lifeco Inc. do?

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a Financial Services company (Insurance - Life) based in Canada, listed on TSX as GWO.TO.

When does Great-West Lifeco Inc. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-04. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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