Great-West Lifeco
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
7.417.29
Price/Sales ratio
8.570.47
Earnings per Share (EPS)
CA$4.50CA$4.58

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
13.4311.8412.3715.0110.478.937.238.568.6013.9611.8610.47
Price/Sales ratio
0.870.950.730.720.730.490.360.431.591.281.110.73
Price/Book Value ratio
1.771.521.551.511.320.980.921.081.321.491.581.32
Price/Cash Flow ratio
6.286.675.465.064.993.642.312.698.578.295.984.99
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
6.286.675.465.064.993.642.312.698.578.295.994.99
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.230.86-3.26-0.850.29-0.430.261.350.59-0.680.690.29
Dividend Yield
3.94%4.16%4.36%4.62%5.15%7.59%7.89%6.47%6.04%5.15%4.67%7.59%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%94.39%100.20%100.38%100.00%100.11%100.02%101.01%220.93%129.56%132.99%100.00%
Operating Profit Margin
9.50%10.63%8.02%7.39%8.44%7.12%5.87%6.71%37.51%79.50%28.43%8.44%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.64%9.68%7.23%5.81%7.86%6.44%5.06%6.06%20.08%9.81%10.88%7.86%
Net Profit Margin
6.49%8.06%5.96%4.85%7.03%5.57%5.07%5.11%18.57%9.17%9.43%7.03%
Effective Tax Rate
18.53%13.25%11.81%15.45%11.17%12.95%-2.66%7.86%9.69%1.72%8.48%12.95%
Return on Assets
0.71%0.73%0.70%0.54%0.73%0.57%0.53%0.53%0.55%0.40%0.49%0.57%
Return On Equity
13.22%12.86%12.56%10.07%12.61%10.98%12.80%12.68%15.39%10.68%14.33%12.61%
Return on Capital Employed
1.04%1.64%0.95%0.84%0.89%0.74%0.62%0.68%1.13%3.49%1.50%0.89%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.99N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A0.135.674.693.503.486.31-1.9113.722.102.993.48
Cash ratio
N/A0.010.980.890.750.811.52-0.382.232.102.990.75
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A383.34-9.00K-6.09K-422.39K-34.93K-99.14K-2.58K-41.13-127.06-74.62-422.39K
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A-383.349.00K6.09K422.39K34.93K99.14K2.58K41.13127.0674.6234.93K
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.01
Debt Equity Ratio
0.250.260.290.270.280.280.420.410.500.320.320.28
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.200.180.210.200.200.200.280.280.320.240.240.20
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.200.210.230.210.210.220.290.290.330.240.240.21
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A54.30N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.100.840.941.080.930.940.930.960.300.540.800.94
Company Equity Multiplier
18.5217.5817.9118.3517.1918.9824.0723.6927.5326.5726.9017.19
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.130.140.130.140.140.130.150.160.180.150.180.14
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
11111111110.991
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.100.840.941.080.930.940.930.960.300.540.800.94
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A5.4113.9915.5314.2113.2218.0621.1610.68N/AN/A13.22
Dividend Payout Ratio
53.02%49.30%53.97%69.44%54.00%67.89%57.18%55.51%52.04%72.07%57.18%54.00%