Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.31 by 4.58 percent. This is a 23.42 percent increase over earnings of $1.11 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $8.176 billion in sales this quarter. This is a 25.61 percent decrease over sales of $10.991 billion the same period last year.