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Empire Company LimitedTSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Market Cap CA$11.8b
Share Price
CA$46.52
n/a
1Y2.7%
7D-8.5%
Portfolio Value
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Empire Company Limited

TSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$11.8b

Empire (EMP.A) Stock Overview

Engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. More details

EMP.A fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (15.5x) is below the Canadian market (16x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 8.75% per year

Pays a reliable dividend of 1.89%

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 23.9%

Risk Analysis

EMP.A passed our risk checks.

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Catalysts About Empire Empire is a Canadian food retailer operating a national network of Full-Service and Discount grocery stores supported by real estate and technology investments. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
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CA$57.63
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19.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
2.83%
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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Empire
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$46.52
52 Week HighCA$58.32
52 Week LowCA$40.33
Beta0.37
1 Month Change-5.89%
3 Month Change-7.29%
1 Year Change2.74%
3 Year Change29.01%
5 Year Change34.53%
Change since IPO21,166.29%

Recent News & Updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Dec 01
These 4 Measures Indicate That Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Here's What To Make Of Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Oct 12
Here's What To Make Of Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Recent updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Dec 01
These 4 Measures Indicate That Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Here's What To Make Of Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Oct 12
Here's What To Make Of Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Does This Valuation Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Sep 10
Does This Valuation Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Aug 12
Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

There May Be Some Bright Spots In Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Earnings

Jun 30
There May Be Some Bright Spots In Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Earnings

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.22

Jun 23
Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.22

Returns On Capital At Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Have Hit The Brakes

Jun 20
Returns On Capital At Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Have Hit The Brakes

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Apr 08
Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Mar 26
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Estimating The Fair Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Mar 12
Estimating The Fair Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Investors Will Want Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Feb 10
Investors Will Want Empire's (TSE:EMP.A) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Shareholder Returns

EMP.ACA Consumer RetailingCA Market
7D-8.5%-2.2%0.6%
1Y2.7%7.5%22.5%

Return vs Industry: EMP.A underperformed the Canadian Consumer Retailing industry which returned 7.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EMP.A underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 20.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EMP.A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EMP.A volatility
EMP.A Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement4.9%
Market Average Movement10.2%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market20.3%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market3.3%

Stable Share Price: EMP.A has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: EMP.A's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1907129,000Pierre St-Laurentwww.empireco.ca

Empire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The company owns, affiliates, and franchises retail stores under the Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Farm Boy, Longo’s, and Lawtons Drugs brands; operates grocery e-commerce stores under the Voilà, IGA, and ThriftyFoods.com brands; and operates and/or supplies retail fuel locations.

Empire Company Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Empire's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
EMP.A fundamental statistics
Market capCA$11.79b
Earnings (TTM)CA$689.60m
Revenue (TTM)CA$31.69b
15.5x
P/E Ratio
0.3x
P/S Ratio

Is EMP.A overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
EMP.A income statement (TTM)
RevenueCA$31.69b
Cost of RevenueCA$23.04b
Gross ProfitCA$8.65b
Other ExpensesCA$7.96b
EarningsCA$689.60m

Last Reported Earnings

Nov 01, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Mar 12, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)3.00
Gross Margin27.30%
Net Profit Margin2.18%
Debt/Equity Ratio22.5%

How did EMP.A perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.9%
Current Dividend Yield
14%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/11 19:02
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/11 00:00
Earnings2025/11/01
Annual Earnings2025/05/03

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Empire Company Limited is covered by 17 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James DurranBarclays
Philip BassilBeacon Securities Limited
Tamy ChenBMO Capital Markets Equity Research