Great West Lifeco Inc Pref S (GWO-PS : TSX)
Preferred Stock · Great West Lifeco Inc Pref S is #258 by market cap in Canada and #48 in Financials.
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Great West Lifeco Inc Pref S
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Key Statistics
Market Cap
$28.23B
52W High
$24.14
52W Low
$22.00
P/E Ratio
6.75
50 Day MA
$22.96
200 Day MA
$23.49
Beta
0.72
Dividend Yield
-
Performance history
GWO-PS returns since 2023
Great West Lifeco Inc Pref S has traded since Nov 2023 in our data, with 2 up years out of 2 full calendar years. Its deepest fall was −9.9% (Nov 2025 to Oct 2026).
1 year / yr
−6.1%
3 years / yr
+9.3%
5 years / yr
—
10 years / yr
—
Calendar-year returns
- 2023*+6.2%
- 2024+16.4%
- 2025+9.5%
- 2026*−4.2%
* Partial year (first year of data, or year to date).
$10,000 invested in GWO-PS
- 1 year ago$9,388
- 2023 (start of our data)$12,972
- Best year
- 2024: +16.4%
- Worst year
- 2025: +9.5%
- All-time high in our data
- $25 on Nov 3, 2025 · now −6.2%
Total-return basis using adjusted daily closes from the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture (dividends and splits folded in), Nov 2023 to Nov 2026. Past returns do not predict future ones.
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Recent Price History
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Adj Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2026 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | 700 |
| 11/9/2026 | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.80 | $22.80 | $22.80 | 2,175 |
| 11/6/2026 | $23.10 | $23.10 | $23.10 | $23.10 | $23.10 | 600 |
| 11/4/2026 | $22.81 | $22.81 | $22.81 | $22.81 | $22.81 | 1,916 |
| 11/3/2026 | $22.75 | $22.76 | $22.75 | $22.76 | $22.76 | 400 |
| 11/2/2026 | $22.75 | $22.75 | $22.75 | $22.75 | $22.75 | 1,900 |
| 10/30/2026 | $22.78 | $22.79 | $22.78 | $22.79 | $22.79 | 942 |
| 10/29/2026 | $22.78 | $22.79 | $22.78 | $22.79 | $22.79 | 700 |
| 10/28/2026 | $22.75 | $22.75 | $22.70 | $22.71 | $22.71 | 1,791 |
| 10/27/2026 | $22.62 | $22.62 | $22.62 | $22.62 | $22.62 | 2,000 |
Wealth Awesome Price Forecast
WA ModelStatistical 90-day price range based on GWO-PS's historical volatility
30-Day Vol
14.2%
Annualized
90-Day Vol
11.8%
Annualized
Trend (90d)
-19.6%
Annualized drift
90d Mean
C$21.44
Expected price
| Horizon | Expected | 68% Range (1σ) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 trading days | C$22.47 | C$21.40 – C$23.59 |
| 60 trading days | C$21.95 | C$20.49 – C$23.52 |
| 90 trading days | C$21.44 | C$19.70 – C$23.34 |
Methodology: Range is calculated using 30-day realized volatility via geometric Brownian motion (log-normal model). 68% band = ±1σ, 95% band = ±2σ. This is a statistical model, not a prediction. Past volatility does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.
About Great West Lifeco Inc Pref S
Great-West Lifeco Inc. engages in the life and health insurance, retirement savings, wealth and asset management, and reinsurance businesses in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The company offers life, accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, disability, health and dental protection, and creditor insurance products; and retirement savings, income and annuity products, and other specialty products to individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. It also provides individual product solutions and employer-sponsored retirement savings plans that offers saving, investment, and advisory services; retail wealth management products and services to individuals, including individual retirement accounts and after-tax investment accounts; and wealth management, including payout annuity, equity release mortgages, pensions, and investments products. In addition, the company offers bulk and individual payout annuities, equity release mortgages, life bonds, retirement drawdown and pension, and group insurance products; savings and investments; and provides asset management services, such as pension schemes, insurance companies, wealth managers, fiduciary managers, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as manages assets for third-party institutional clients. Further, it provides life, annuity/longevity, mortgage surety, and property catastrophe reinsurance products. The company offers its products under the Empower, Canada Life, and Irish Life brand names. It distributes its products through a network of sales force, brokers, consultants, advisors, third-party administrators, financial institutions, employee benefit consultants, and multi-tied agents. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Winnipeg, Canada. Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation.
Financials
- Revenue (TTM)
- $36.42B
- EBITDA
- $9.71B
- Profit Margin
- 12.72%
- ROE (TTM)
- 14.13%
- EPS (Diluted)
- 3.42
- Book Value
- 29.72
Classification
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Insurance
- Group
- Insurance
Recent Dividends
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Sep 1, 2026
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Jun 2, 2026
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Mar 3, 2026
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Dec 3, 2025
Pay: Dec 31
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Aug 29, 2025
Pay: Sep 29
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Jun 2, 2025
Pay: Jun 30
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Mar 3, 2025
Pay: Mar 31
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Dec 3, 2024
Pay: Dec 31
$0.3281CAD
Ex: Aug 30, 2024
Pay: Sep 27
$0.3281CAD
Ex: May 31, 2024
Pay: Jun 28
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