GWLIF Great-West Lifeco Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a financial services holding company with a significant presence across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Its core activities encompass life and health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance. The company provides a broad spectrum of financial and benefit plan solutions designed for individuals, families, businesses, and various organizations. These offerings include comprehensive insurance products, such as life, disability, critical illness, accidental death, dismemberment, health, dental, and creditor coverage, alongside retirement savings, income solutions, annuities, and other specialized financial products. The firm also administers employer-sponsored retirement savings plans, individual retirement accounts, and taxable brokerage accounts, complemented by enrollment services, communication materials, diverse investment options, and educational support. Additionally, Great-West Lifeco offers expert fund management, investment, and advisory services. It extends its offerings to private-label recordkeeping and administrative services, presenting a suite of investment products that incorporate equity, fixed income, absolute return, and alternative strategies. Within protection and wealth management, it furnishes payout annuities and pension products, while its reinsurance activities cover life, annuity/longevity, mortgage surety, and property catastrophe risks. Great-West Lifeco markets its products under prominent brands including Canada Life, Irish Life, Empower, Putnam Investments, and PanAgora. Its extensive distribution network encompasses advisors, dealers, brokers, managing general agencies, financial institutions, consultants, third-party administrators, its dedicated sales force, financial planners, employee benefit consultants, banks, and multi-tied agents. Established in 1891 and headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada, Great-West Lifeco Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation.
Dividend Snapshot
Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
Not Rated
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for GWLIF
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 52% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 88 | 30% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 16.8x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 27 years of uninterrupted regular payments | 91 | 25% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 20% |
| Debt / equity | Debt / equity 0.29x (balance sheet Jun 30, 2026) | 89 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: insurer. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for GWLIF
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 5.7% (2020–2025) | 76 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 10 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 80 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 52% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 82 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR 3.3% (FY2022–FY2025) | 63 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | N/A (not used) | N/A | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR 5.6% (2015–2025) | 76 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: insurer. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.91%
At the Oct 29, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.9276
Declared Jul 28, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
59
As of Oct 29, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$41.97 – $67.29
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (FY2025)
58.57%
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
36
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (FY2025)
2.10
At fiscal year-end, Dec 31, 2025
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
GWLIF has raised its annual dividend in 21 separate years since September 1989, which ranks 412 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.
Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.
Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
GWLIF's dividend yield rose from 2.89% to 2.91% over the past ~90 days (+0.02 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.02 pp from the share price ($66.71 on Aug 03, 2026 → $66.17 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), GWLIF's current yield is higher than approximately 5% of them. Our stored price history for GWLIF covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.4819 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| $0.4847 Q | Regular | May 07, 2026 | Jun 02, 2026 | Jun 02, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| $0.4889 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2026 | Mar 03, 2026 | Mar 03, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| $0.4373 Q | Regular | Nov 05, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| $0.4443 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| $0.4428 Q | Regular | May 07, 2025 | Jun 02, 2025 | Jun 02, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| $0.4236 Q | Regular | Feb 05, 2025 | Mar 03, 2025 | Mar 03, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| $0.3946 Q | Regular | Nov 06, 2024 | Dec 03, 2024 | Dec 03, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| $0.4113 Q | Regular | Aug 02, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 |
| $0.4066 Q | Regular | May 01, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| $0.4091 Q | Regular | Feb 14, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| $0.3826 Q | Regular | Nov 08, 2023 | Nov 29, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| $0.3847 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2023 | Aug 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| $0.3825 Q | Regular | May 09, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| $0.3822 Q | Regular | Feb 08, 2023 | Mar 02, 2023 | Mar 03, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| $0.3649 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 01, 2022 | Dec 02, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| $0.3743 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 31, 2022 | Sep 01, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| $0.3867 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 01, 2022 | Jun 02, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| $0.3860 S | Regular | N/A | Mar 02, 2022 | Mar 03, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| $0.3821 S | Regular | N/A | Dec 02, 2021 | Dec 03, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| $0.3472 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2021 | Sep 01, 2021 | Sep 02, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| $0.3640 Q | Regular | May 05, 2021 | Jun 01, 2021 | Jun 02, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| $0.3470 Q | Regular | Feb 10, 2021 | Mar 02, 2021 | Mar 03, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| $0.3384 Q | Regular | Nov 04, 2020 | Dec 02, 2020 | Dec 03, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| $0.3358 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2020 | Sep 01, 2020 | Sep 02, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| $0.3220 Q | Regular | May 06, 2020 | Jun 01, 2020 | Jun 02, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| $0.3272 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 02, 2020 | Mar 03, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| $0.3104 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 02, 2019 | Dec 03, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 |
| $0.3105 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2019 | Aug 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| $0.3057 Q | Regular | May 02, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| $0.3137 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Mar 01, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| $0.2927 Q | Regular | Oct 31, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | Dec 03, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| $0.2994 Q | Regular | Aug 01, 2018 | Aug 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| $0.2999 Q | Regular | May 03, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Jun 01, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| $0.3036 Q | Regular | Feb 08, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 01, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 |
| $0.2849 Q | Regular | Nov 02, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 01, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| $0.2911 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 | Sep 01, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| $0.2719 Q | Regular | N/A | May 31, 2017 | Jun 02, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| $0.2749 Q | Regular | Feb 09, 2017 | Mar 01, 2017 | Mar 03, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 |
| $0.2573 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2016 | Nov 30, 2016 | Dec 02, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| $0.2637 Q | Regular | Aug 03, 2016 | Aug 31, 2016 | Sep 02, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 |
| $0.2641 Q | Regular | May 05, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Jun 02, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 |
| $0.2574 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2016 | Mar 01, 2016 | Mar 03, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| $0.2438 Q | Regular | Nov 05, 2015 | Dec 01, 2015 | Dec 03, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| $0.2465 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2015 | Aug 31, 2015 | Sep 02, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 |
| $0.2616 Q | Regular | May 07, 2015 | May 29, 2015 | Jun 02, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 |
| $0.2611 Q | Regular | Feb 12, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Mar 03, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 |
| $0.2702 Q | Regular | Nov 06, 2014 | Dec 01, 2014 | Dec 03, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 |
| $0.2832 Q | Regular | Aug 07, 2014 | Aug 28, 2014 | Sep 02, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| $0.2837 Q | Regular | May 08, 2014 | May 29, 2014 | Jun 02, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 |
| $0.2759 Q | Regular | Feb 13, 2014 | Feb 27, 2014 | Mar 03, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 |
| $0.2904 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2013 | Nov 29, 2013 | Dec 03, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 |
| $0.2931 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2013 | Aug 28, 2013 | Aug 30, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 |
| $0.2965 Q | Regular | May 02, 2013 | May 29, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| $0.2990 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2013 | Feb 26, 2013 | Feb 28, 2013 | Mar 28, 2013 |
| $0.3101 Q | Regular | Nov 08, 2012 | Nov 29, 2012 | Dec 03, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 |
| $0.3114 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 29, 2012 | Aug 31, 2012 | Sep 28, 2012 |
| $0.2989 Q | Regular | N/A | May 30, 2012 | Jun 01, 2012 | Jun 29, 2012 |
| $0.3123 Q | Regular | N/A | Feb 29, 2012 | Mar 02, 2012 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| $0.3024 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 30, 2011 | Dec 02, 2011 | Dec 30, 2011 |
| $0.3143 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 31, 2011 | Sep 02, 2011 | Sep 30, 2011 |
| $0.3174 Q | Regular | N/A | May 31, 2011 | Jun 02, 2011 | Jun 30, 2011 |
| $0.3158 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 01, 2011 | Mar 03, 2011 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| $0.3015 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 01, 2010 | Dec 03, 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| $0.2890 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 31, 2010 | Sep 02, 2010 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| $0.2940 Q | Regular | N/A | May 31, 2010 | Jun 02, 2010 | Jun 30, 2010 |
| $0.2939 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 01, 2010 | Mar 03, 2010 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| $0.2938 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 01, 2009 | Dec 03, 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 |
| $0.2799 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 31, 2009 | Sep 02, 2009 | Sep 30, 2009 |
| $0.2806 Q | Regular | N/A | May 29, 2009 | Jun 02, 2009 | Jun 30, 2009 |
| $0.2414 Q | Regular | N/A | Feb 27, 2009 | Mar 03, 2009 | Mar 31, 2009 |
| $0.2466 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 01, 2008 | Dec 03, 2008 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| $0.2926 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 28, 2008 | Sep 02, 2008 | Sep 30, 2008 |
| $0.2958 Q | Regular | N/A | May 29, 2008 | Jun 02, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 |
| $0.2996 Q | Regular | N/A | Feb 28, 2008 | Mar 03, 2008 | Mar 31, 2008 |
| $0.2758 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 29, 2007 | Dec 03, 2007 | Dec 31, 2007 |
| $0.2593 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 29, 2007 | Aug 31, 2007 | Sep 28, 2007 |
| $0.2374 Q | Regular | N/A | May 30, 2007 | Jun 01, 2007 | Jun 29, 2007 |
| $0.2182 Q | Regular | N/A | Feb 28, 2007 | Mar 02, 2007 | Mar 30, 2007 |
| $0.2114 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 29, 2006 | Dec 01, 2006 | Dec 29, 2006 |
| $0.2165 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 30, 2006 | Sep 01, 2006 | Sep 29, 2006 |
| $0.2036 Q | Regular | N/A | May 31, 2006 | Jun 02, 2006 | Jun 30, 2006 |
| $0.1968 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 01, 2006 | Mar 03, 2006 | Mar 31, 2006 |
| $0.1799 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 30, 2005 | Dec 02, 2005 | Dec 30, 2005 |
| $0.1765 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 31, 2005 | Sep 02, 2005 | Sep 30, 2005 |
| $0.1551 Q | Regular | N/A | May 31, 2005 | Jun 02, 2005 | Jun 30, 2005 |
| $0.1576 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 01, 2005 | Mar 03, 2005 | Mar 31, 2005 |
| $0.1529 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 01, 2004 | Dec 03, 2004 | Dec 31, 2004 |
| $0.2749 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 31, 2004 | Sep 02, 2004 | Sep 30, 2004 |
| $0.2368 Q | Regular | N/A | May 31, 2004 | Jun 02, 2004 | Jun 30, 2004 |
| $0.2417 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 01, 2004 | Mar 03, 2004 | Mar 31, 2004 |
| $0.2251 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 01, 2003 | Dec 03, 2003 | Dec 31, 2003 |
| $0.2086 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 28, 2003 | Sep 02, 2003 | Sep 30, 2003 |
| $0.1999 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 12, 2003 | Jun 16, 2003 | Jun 30, 2003 |
| $0.1831 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 13, 2003 | Mar 17, 2003 | Mar 31, 2003 |
| $0.1593 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 13, 2002 | Dec 17, 2002 | Dec 31, 2002 |
| $0.1566 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 12, 2002 | Sep 16, 2002 | Sep 30, 2002 |
| $0.1465 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 12, 2002 | Jun 14, 2002 | Jun 28, 2002 |
| $0.1419 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 13, 2002 | Mar 15, 2002 | Mar 28, 2002 |
| $0.1309 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 13, 2001 | Dec 17, 2001 | Dec 31, 2001 |
| $0.1310 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 12, 2001 | Sep 14, 2001 | Sep 28, 2001 |
| $0.1214 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 13, 2001 | Jun 15, 2001 | Jun 29, 2001 |
| $0.1198 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 14, 2001 | Mar 16, 2001 | Mar 30, 2001 |
| $0.1113 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 13, 2000 | Dec 15, 2000 | Dec 29, 2000 |
| $0.1148 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 13, 2000 | Sep 15, 2000 | Sep 29, 2000 |
| $0.1056 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 14, 2000 | Jun 16, 2000 | Jun 30, 2000 |
| $0.1058 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 15, 2000 | Mar 17, 2000 | Mar 31, 2000 |
| $0.0944 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 15, 1999 | Dec 17, 1999 | Dec 31, 1999 |
| $0.0951 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 14, 1999 | Sep 16, 1999 | Sep 30, 1999 |
| $0.0856 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 14, 1999 | Jun 16, 1999 | Jun 30, 1999 |
| $0.0819 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 15, 1999 | Mar 17, 1999 | Mar 31, 1999 |
| $0.0746 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 15, 1998 | Dec 17, 1998 | Dec 31, 1998 |
| $0.1518 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 14, 1998 | Sep 16, 1998 | Sep 30, 1998 |
| $0.1431 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 12, 1998 | Jun 16, 1998 | Jun 30, 1998 |
| $0.1491 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 13, 1998 | Mar 17, 1998 | Mar 31, 1998 |
| $0.1338 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 15, 1997 | Dec 17, 1997 | Dec 31, 1997 |
| $0.1365 Q | Regular | N/A | Sep 12, 1997 | Sep 16, 1997 | Sep 30, 1997 |
| $0.1373 Q | Regular | N/A | Jun 12, 1997 | Jun 16, 1997 | Jun 30, 1997 |
| $0.1248 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 13, 1997 | Mar 17, 1997 | Mar 31, 1997 |
| $0.2499 Q | Regular | N/A | Dec 13, 1996 | Dec 17, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Insurance - Life dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | 0.83% | 7.4% | 11 yrs | 82 |
| TDHOF | T&D Holdings, Inc. | 3.17% | 10.7% | 3 yrs | 77 |
| DLICY | Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | 5.78% | 14.4% | 2 yrs | 77 |
| TDHOY | T&D Holdings, Inc. | 3.24% | 10.1% | 3 yrs | 76 |
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GWLIF dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Great-West Lifeco Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWLIF) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.93 per share, a yield of approximately 2.91%.
What is Great-West Lifeco Inc.'s dividend yield?
Great-West Lifeco Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.91%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Great-West Lifeco Inc. pay dividends?
Great-West Lifeco Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has Great-West Lifeco Inc. paid dividends?
Great-West Lifeco Inc. has 36 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.
Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.