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Great-West Lifeco (OTCPK:GWLIF) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 5.70% (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.

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.

Great-West Lifeco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.85. As of today, Great-West Lifeco's Dividend Yield % is 5.06%.

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.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Great-West Lifeco's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

   

Great-West Lifeco 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Great-West Lifeco's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great-West Lifeco's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.



Great-West Lifeco 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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.


Great-West Lifeco  (OTCPK:GWLIF) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 0.5202023-08-302023-08-312023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.738607
CAD 0.5202023-05-302023-05-312023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.735943
CAD 0.5202023-03-022023-03-032023-03-31Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.739372
CAD 0.4902022-12-012022-12-022022-12-30Cash DividendquarterlyCAD: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
=1.51334405/30.09
=5.03 %

Current Share Price is $30.09.
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.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Great-West Lifeco (OTCPK:GWLIF) Business Description

Great-West Lifeco logo
Address
100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 1V3
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.