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Empire Company LimitedTSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Market Cap CA$10.2b
Share Price
n/a
1Y-7.2%
7D-4.9%
1D-1.6%
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Empire Company Limited

TSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$10.2b

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
Valuation0/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends4/6

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 12.4% per year over past 5 years

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Profit margins (0.7%) are lower than last year (2.2%)

Dividend of 2.13% is not well covered by earnings


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Empire Company Limited Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Empire
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$45.61
52 Week HighCA$52.64
52 Week LowCA$43.81
Beta0.33
1 Month Change-7.07%
3 Month Change-7.80%
1 Year Change-7.22%
3 Year Change22.51%
5 Year Change18.90%
Change since IPO20,750.29%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jun 19

Empire (TSX:EMP.A) Stock Could Be 10.4% Below Fair Value After Q4 EPS Jump

Empire (TSX:EMP.A) is back in focus after reporting a 27% jump in adjusted Q4 EPS and approving a 10.2% increase in its annual dividend, along with plans for increased store expansion and capital spending. See our latest analysis for Empire. Empire's recent Q4 results and dividend increase have coincided with stronger trading interest, with a 1-day share price return of 3.89% and a 30-day share price return of 9.00%. Over a longer horizon, the 1-year total shareholder return declined 4.53%,...
Analysis Article • Mar 24

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

The market for Empire Company Limited's ( TSE:EMP.A ) shares didn't move much after it posted weak earnings recently...
Analysis Article • Jan 21

Slowing Rates Of Return At Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Leave Little Room For Excitement

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Analysis Article • Dec 01

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

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Analysis Article • Oct 12

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

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Shareholder Returns

EMP.ACA Consumer RetailingCA Market
7D-4.9%-2.4%-1.8%
1Y-7.2%7.4%22.6%

Return vs Industry: EMP.A underperformed the Canadian Consumer Retailing industry which returned 7.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EMP.A underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 22.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EMP.A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EMP.A volatility
EMP.A Average Weekly Movement3.3%
Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement9.3%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market16.4%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market3.7%

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 (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1907130,000Pierre 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, Voilà par IGA, IGA.net, and ThriftyFoods.com; 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$10.20b
Earnings (TTM)CA$219.00m
Revenue (TTM)CA$32.24b
46.6x
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$32.24b
Cost of RevenueCA$23.47b
Gross ProfitCA$8.77b
Other ExpensesCA$8.55b
EarningsCA$219.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Aug 01, 2026

Next Earnings Date

Dec 10, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)0.98
Gross Margin27.19%
Net Profit Margin0.68%
Debt/Equity Ratio22.2%

How did EMP.A perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.1%
Current Dividend Yield
94%
Payout Ratio

Does EMP.A pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy EMP.A by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Empire dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateOct 15 2026
Dividend Pay DateOct 30 2026
Days until Ex dividend31 days
Days until Dividend pay date46 days

Does EMP.A pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/14 03:28
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/08/01
Annual Earnings2026/05/02

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 16 analysts. 5 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