Power Corp of Canada (TSE:POW)
TSX:POW
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Rating:71Outperform
Price Target:
C$89.00
â–²(21.32% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:05/20/26
The score is driven most by solid underlying financial strength (stable earnings and generally healthy cash conversion despite variability) and a constructive earnings-call outlook (strong earnings/NAV momentum and active capital returns). Technicals are supportive but somewhat stretched, while valuation is the main constraint due to the higher P/E despite a moderate dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Diversified holding-company business model
Power’s holding-company model provides durable cash and earnings diversification across insurance, retirement, wealth and asset management. Recurring dividends, equity-method earnings and large invested assets let management allocate capital across cycles, supporting resilience and long-term cash generation.
Negative Factors
Revenue and margin volatility
Meaningful year-to-year swings in revenue and margins reduce predictability of earnings and free cash flow. This variability complicates multi-quarter planning, makes peer comparisons noisier, and can constrain consistent capital deployment if adverse swings recur across the insurance and asset management cycles.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Diversified holding-company business model
Power’s holding-company model provides durable cash and earnings diversification across insurance, retirement, wealth and asset management. Recurring dividends, equity-method earnings and large invested assets let management allocate capital across cycles, supporting resilience and long-term cash generation.
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Power Corp of Canada (POW) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$51.60B
Dividend Yield3.28%
Average Volume (3M)2.71M
Price to Earnings (P/E)27.6
Beta (1Y)0.52
Revenue Growth19.07%
EPS Growth-3.74%
CountryCA
Employees30,000
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryInsurance - Diversified
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.99
Shares Outstanding577,955,200
10 Day Avg. Volume2,525,716
30 Day Avg. Volume2,709,339
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-3.58
Price to Book (P/B)1.91
Price to Sales (P/S)1.24
P/FCF Ratio11.25
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$85.29Price Target Upside16.26% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)5.99
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$18.38B
Power Corp of Canada Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Power Corporation of Canada operates as an international management and holding company in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through Lifeco, IGM Financial, and GBL segments. The company offers life, disability, critical illness, acciden...
How the Company Makes Money
Power Corp primarily makes money as a holding company by owning stakes in operating businesses and investment platforms and receiving returns from those holdings. Its main earnings sources are: (1) dividends and distributions received from subsidi...
Power Corp of Canada Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 12, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong, broad‑based operating momentum: robust adjusted earnings and EPS growth, double‑digit contributions from Great‑West and IGM, substantial NAV appreciation, a larger cash balance, active buybacks and meaningful alternative platform expansions (Sagard, Northleaf, Power Sustainable). The principal negatives were concentrated in NAV‑style volatility (GBL), weaker near‑term contributions from some alternative platforms (Sagard, Power Sustainable), fundraising headwinds in parts of private credit, and structural/earnings complexities around nascent assets like Wealthsimple. Overall, the positives — consistent earnings growth, substantial NAV and cash increases, capital returns and strategic M&A — materially outweigh the lowlights, which are mostly manageable or episodic.Positive Updates
Strong Group Earnings and EPS Growth
Adjusted net earnings of $905 million, up 15% year‑over‑year; net EPS $1.43, up 17% YoY and the second‑highest quarterly EPS since the 2019 reorganization.
Negative Updates
Sagard Earnings Decline
Sagard's contribution to group earnings swung to a loss of $5 million in the quarter versus a positive $37 million a year ago (a negative swing of ~$42 million), driven primarily by lower private equity gains reported in investing activities.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Group Earnings and EPS Growth
Adjusted net earnings of $905 million, up 15% year‑over‑year; net EPS $1.43, up 17% YoY and the second‑highest quarterly EPS since the 2019 reorganization.
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Company Guidance
Management guided to "continued momentum into Q2," pointing to Q1 results that included adjusted net earnings of $905 million (+15% YoY) and net EPS of $1.43 (+17% YoY), with Great‑West and IGM each up 21% in contribution; Great‑West posted its eighth straight quarter of base earnings >$1.0 billion and base ROE above 19%. They reported NAV per share of $84.54 (NAV +23% YoY — IGM +51%, GBL +22%, Great‑West +12%, Wealthsimple ≈+90%), a cash balance of $2.1 billion (up 50% YoY) with about $1.7 billion available after dividends, and returned $650 million of capital in Q1 versus $500 million a year ago. Management reiterated medium‑term earnings guidance of roughly 9% at Great‑West and IGM (which they said would imply ~12.5–13% TSR if achieved with no multiple change), confirmed buybacks remain a high‑priority to capture an ~18% discount to NAV, and highlighted continued alternatives growth and fundraising (Sagard AUM ≈US$46 billion; a Sagard private credit fund targeting ~US$2 billion).Power Corp of Canada Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
68
Positive
Cash Flow
64
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 37.65B | 32.97B | 46.43B | -5.71B | 69.59B |
| Gross Profit | 29.92B | 18.42B | 46.43B | 10.86B | 16.83B |
| EBITDA | 6.08B | 6.32B | 4.90B | 5.88B | 6.67B |
| Net Income | 2.63B | 2.79B | 2.25B | 2.25B | 2.97B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 925.74B | 851.36B | 749.48B | 733.65B | 661.63B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 34.13B | 27.69B | 21.88B | 22.25B | 8.16B |
| Total Debt | 25.88B | 22.80B | 20.94B | 21.17B | 19.53B |
| Total Liabilities | 880.69B | 807.37B | 708.21B | 689.55B | 617.90B |
| Stockholders Equity | 24.43B | 23.88B | 22.14B | 24.02B | 24.34B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 4.16B | 5.08B | 4.76B | 6.70B | 10.49B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.78B | 5.95B | 5.93B | 7.50B | 11.05B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -348.00M | -1.76B | -2.62B | -6.50B | -10.58B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.67B | -1.32B | -2.80B | -948.00M | -962.00M |
Power Corp of Canada Technical Analysis
Positive
73.36
Price Trends
71.59
Positive
69.97
Positive
66.04
Positive
Market Momentum
2.68
Negative
72.91
Negative
89.74
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:POW, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 73.36 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 77.14, above the 50-day MA of 71.59, and above the 200-day MA of 66.04, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.68 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 72.91 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 89.74 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:POW.
Power Corp of Canada Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | C$18.25B | 13.67 | 13.19% | 3.59% | 17.16% | 22.85% | |
80 Outperform | C$71.19B | 11.83 | 15.17% | 3.62% | 4.22% | 13.75% | |
72 Outperform | C$89.17B | 16.83 | 12.65% | 3.49% | 15.84% | 31.26% | |
71 Outperform | C$51.60B | 27.57 | 10.81% | 3.28% | 19.07% | -3.74% | |
71 Outperform | C$55.53B | 22.52 | 12.98% | 4.11% | -10.77% | -1.88% | |
71 Outperform | C$15.48B | 24.06 | 12.80% | 2.11% | -1.40% | 14.51% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
TSE:POW
Power Corp of Canada
81.96
32.53
65.81%
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28.31%
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19.49%
TSE:IGM
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78.52
36.15
85.33%
TSE:GWO
Great-West Lifeco
78.75
28.59
56.99%
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37.34
27.53%
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