iA Financial Corporation Inc (TSE:IAG)
TSX:IAG
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Rating:76Outperform
Price Target:
C$195.00
â–²(12.99% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/04/26
The score is primarily driven by solid financial fundamentals (profitability, conservative leverage, and strong recent cash generation), with a supportive technical uptrend. Valuation is reasonable but not notably cheap, and revenue/free-cash-flow volatility tempers the overall rating.
Positive Factors
Conservative leverage and strong equity base
A low debt-to-equity ratio and a sizable equity base support regulatory capital, underwriting capacity and financial flexibility. This durable balance-sheet conservatism reduces solvency risk, enables opportunistic capital allocation, and helps the insurer withstand market stress over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Revenue growth volatility
A declining top line and intermittent revenue swings indicate sensitivity to product mix and economic cycles. Sustained or repeated revenue softness can limit scale benefits, weaken fee income growth from wealth management, and constrain long-term earnings compounding.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative leverage and strong equity base
A low debt-to-equity ratio and a sizable equity base support regulatory capital, underwriting capacity and financial flexibility. This durable balance-sheet conservatism reduces solvency risk, enables opportunistic capital allocation, and helps the insurer withstand market stress over the medium term.
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iA Financial Corporation Inc (IAG) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$16.93B
Dividend Yield2.11%
Average Volume (3M)249.62K
Price to Earnings (P/E)16.6
Beta (1Y)0.93
Revenue Growth-1.40%
EPS Growth14.51%
CountryCA
Employees7,000
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryInsurance - Diversified
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)10.86
Shares Outstanding88,725,690
10 Day Avg. Volume208,907
30 Day Avg. Volume249,624
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.98
Price to Book (P/B)2.00
Price to Sales (P/S)1.46
P/FCF Ratio5.15
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$175.60Price Target Upside1.75% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)13.95
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$600.00M
iA Financial Corporation Inc Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
iA Financial Corporation Inc., operating primarily through its subsidiary Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., delivers a comprehensive array of life and health insurance products to clients across Canada and the United State...
How the Company Makes Money
iA Financial Corporation Inc. makes money primarily through (1) insurance underwriting and related fees and (2) wealth/asset management and dealer-service revenues, supplemented by (3) investment income earned on the assets it holds to support ins...
iA Financial Corporation Inc Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 17, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 04, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a predominately positive picture: iA delivered strong full-year results, met or exceeded key midterm targets (core ROE 17.1%, 16% core EPS growth), produced above-target organic capital ($665M), reported sizeable AUM growth (+31%), and showed broad-based sales momentum across Canada and the U.S. The RF Capital acquisition is already accretive and contributing to growth. Notable near-term headwinds include reserve strengthening for a specific term product and adverse group experience tied to foreign student coverage, a Q4 spike in corporate variable compensation and some one-off charges that weighed on quarter results. Overall, the strategic and financial momentum appears to outweigh the contained operational and reserve-related challenges.Positive Updates
Core profitability and EPS growth
Core ROE of 17.1% (trailing 12 months) and 16% growth in core EPS for 2025; Q4 core EPS of $3.10, meeting midterm objectives.
Negative Updates
Insurance Canada quarterly earnings decline
Insurance Canada core earnings fell to $105 million in Q4 from $116 million a year earlier; prior-year included a $15 million core insurance experience gain while Q4 2025 recorded a core insurance experience loss of $4 million driven by normalization at iA Auto & Home and unfavorable morbidity in special markets.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Core profitability and EPS growth
Core ROE of 17.1% (trailing 12 months) and 16% growth in core EPS for 2025; Q4 core EPS of $3.10, meeting midterm objectives.
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Company Guidance
Management guided to at least 17% core ROE for 2026 and more than $700 million of organic capital generation next year, while updating quarterly core other‑expense guidance to $70 million ± $5 million; they closed 2025 with a pro‑forma solvency ratio of 137% (133% reported), $1.4 billion of capital available for deployment, $665 million of organic capital generated in 2025 (including $170 million in Q4), and a continued, balanced capital‑deployment approach (RF Capital acquisition accretive, ongoing NCIB and dividends). Key year‑end metrics cited to support the guidance included Q4 core EPS of $3.10 and a trailing‑12‑month core ROE of 17.1%, book value per share of $79.24 (up 8% YoY, >10% ex‑NCIB), net premiums and deposits of $5.9 billion (+4%), total AUM/A of >$341 billion (+31%), record Q4 individual insurance sales of $111 million, strong wealth sales (individual gross $3.1 billion; segregated funds gross ≈$2.0 billion, net ≈$1.2 billion), and noted Q4 corporate core other expenses of $74 million (near prior upper target) and $87 million pretax including a $13 million variable‑comp provision.iA Financial Corporation Inc Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
81
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 10.61B | 11.31B | 7.93B | 8.71B | -3.50B | 13.40B |
| Gross Profit | 5.75B | 11.31B | 3.70B | 3.14B | 12.00M | 4.35B |
| EBITDA | 1.78B | 1.75B | 1.61B | 1.35B | 656.00M | 1.60B |
| Net Income | 1.05B | 1.10B | 962.00M | 789.00M | 334.00M | 859.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 125.85B | 122.81B | 109.86B | 93.85B | 87.42B | 94.66B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.02B | 1.95B | 1.57B | 1.38B | 1.36B | 1.55B |
| Total Debt | 1.50B | 2.77B | 2.09B | 1.87B | 2.07B | 1.65B |
| Total Liabilities | 117.74B | 114.54B | 102.39B | 86.81B | 80.28B | 87.41B |
| Stockholders Equity | 8.11B | 8.27B | 7.47B | 7.04B | 7.14B | 7.25B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.76B | 3.21B | 763.00M | 1.06B | 326.00M | -63.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.02B | 3.44B | 1.04B | 1.34B | 613.00M | 185.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.01B | -2.02B | -491.00M | -307.00M | -287.00M | -294.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -597.00M | -712.00M | -397.00M | -1.01B | -525.00M | -294.00M |
iA Financial Corporation Inc Technical Analysis
Positive
172.58
Price Trends
172.97
Positive
164.59
Positive
163.66
Positive
Market Momentum
4.53
Negative
76.48
Negative
95.38
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:IAG, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 172.58 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 177.01, below the 50-day MA of 172.97, and above the 200-day MA of 163.66, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 4.53 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 76.48 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 95.38 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:IAG.
iA Financial Corporation Inc Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | C$18.96B | 16.62 | 13.19% | 3.59% | 17.16% | 22.85% | |
76 Outperform | C$16.93B | 16.58 | 12.80% | 2.11% | -1.40% | 14.51% | |
71 Outperform | C$61.85B | 18.85 | 12.98% | 4.11% | -10.77% | -1.88% | |
70 Outperform | C$5.80B | 5.05 | 13.53% | 892.19% | 5.93% | 7.86% | |
69 Neutral | C$8.78B | 22.22 | 9.82% | 0.98% | 24.56% | -10.00% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | C$8.47B | 9.91 | 6.52% | 0.36% | 2.88% | 32.70% |
* Financial Sector Average
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