Great-West Lifeco (OTCPK:GWLIF) Dividends per Share

: $1.50 (TTM As of Jun. 2023)

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Great-West Lifeco's dividends per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.39. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $1.50. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.85. As of today, Great-West Lifeco's Dividend Yield % is 4.97%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Great-West Lifeco Inc is 0.84, which seems too high.

Warning Sign:

Great-West Lifeco Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

During the past 12 months, Great-West Lifeco's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Great-West Lifeco was 21.40% per year. The lowest was 0.80% per year. And the median was 9.80% per year.

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Great-West Lifeco Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great-West Lifeco's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

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Great-West Lifeco Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dividends per Share

1.16

1.25

1.37

1.41

1.44

Great-West Lifeco Quarterly Data
	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23
Dividends per Share																0.38	0.37	0.36	0.38	0.39

Great-West Lifeco Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.

Great-West Lifeco (OTCPK:GWLIF) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Great-West Lifeco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jun. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jun. 2023 )
	=	0.391	/	0.459
	=	0.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Great-West Lifeco was 0.84. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.54.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Great-West Lifeco Inc is 0.84, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Great-West Lifeco Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount	Ex-date	Record Date	Pay Date	Type	Frequency	Forex Rate
CAD 0.520	2023-08-30	2023-08-31	2023-09-29	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.738607
CAD 0.520	2023-05-30	2023-05-31	2023-06-30	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.735943
CAD 0.520	2023-03-02	2023-03-03	2023-03-31	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.739372
CAD 0.490	2022-12-01	2022-12-02	2022-12-30	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.738989

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Great-West Lifeco's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %	=	Most Recent Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	1.51334405	/	30.62
	=	4.94 %

Current Share Price is $30.62.
Great-West Lifeco's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.51334405.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Great-West Lifeco was 8.44%. The lowest was 3.36%. And the median was 4.58%.

Warning Sign:

Great-West Lifeco Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

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Great-West Lifeco (OTCPK:GWLIF) Business Description

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Address

100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 1V3

Website

https://www.greatwestlifeco.com

Great-West Lifeco provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement products, asset management, recordkeeping services, and reinsurance products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canada business contributes approximately 35% of adjusted earnings and has leading market positions in group insurance, group retirement, and individual insurance. The company operates the second-largest recordkeeping business under the Empower brand in the United States, with an earnings contribution from the country approximating 20%. Great-West Lifeco also offers various products across Europe markets with a strong presence in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany. The Europe segment contributes around 28% of adjusted earnings and the reinsurance business accounts for around 17% of adjusted earnings.