Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Empire
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	CA$50.02
52 Week High	CA$58.32
52 Week Low	CA$43.81
Beta	0.34
1 Month Change	2.31%
3 Month Change	0.38%
1 Year Change	-11.48%
3 Year Change	32.93%
5 Year Change	24.99%
Change since IPO	22,766.29%

Recent News & 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%,...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jun 19

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

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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Analysis Article • Sep 10

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

Key Insights The projected fair value for Empire is CA$39.10 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share...

Analysis Article • Aug 12

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

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Analysis Article • Jun 30

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

Empire Company Limited's ( TSE:EMP.A ) stock was strong despite it releasing a soft earnings report last week. Our...

Shareholder Returns

	EMP.A	CA Consumer Retailing	CA Market
7D	-0.3%	4.9%	-1.0%
1Y	-11.5%	15.5%	28.9%

Return vs Industry: EMP.A underperformed the Canadian Consumer Retailing industry which returned 18.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EMP.A underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 30.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EMP.A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EMP.A volatility
EMP.A Average Weekly Movement	3.0%
Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement	4.2%
Market Average Movement	9.7%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	3.7%

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

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1907	130,000	Pierre St-Laurent	www.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 cap	CA$11.49b
Earnings (TTM)	CA$198.00m
Revenue (TTM)	CA$32.03b

56.6x

P/E Ratio

0.4x

P/S Ratio

Is EMP.A overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
EMP.A income statement (TTM)
Revenue	CA$32.03b
Cost of Revenue	CA$23.29b
Gross Profit	CA$8.74b
Other Expenses	CA$8.55b
Earnings	CA$198.00m

Last Reported Earnings

May 02, 2026

Next Earnings Date

Sep 10, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.88
Gross Margin	27.30%
Net Profit Margin	0.62%
Debt/Equity Ratio	24.2%

How did EMP.A perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.8%

Current Dividend Yield

102%

Payout Ratio

Does EMP.A pay a reliable dividends?

See EMP.A dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy EMP.A by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Empire dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Jul 15 2026
Dividend Pay Date	Jul 31 2026
Days until Ex dividend	15 days
Days until Dividend pay date	31 days

Does EMP.A pay a reliable dividends?

See EMP.A dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/06/29 04:03
End of Day Share Price	2026/06/29 00:00
Earnings	2026/05/02
Annual Earnings	2026/05/02

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.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* 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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Empire Company Limited is covered by 15 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.

Analyst	Institution
James Durran	Barclays
Philip Bassil	Beacon Securities Limited
Etienne Ricard	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research

Empire (EMP.A) Stock Overview

Risk Analysis

Analyst Price Targets

AI And Analytics Will Drive Margin Expansion And Long Term Earnings Upside

Top Analyst Narratives

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Empire Company Limited to Report Q4, 2027 Results on Jun 17, 2027

Empire Company Limited, Annual General Meeting, Sep 10, 2026

Fourth quarter dividend increased to CA$0.24

Full year 2026 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

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

Empire Stock Sees 27% Q4 EPS Growth With Dividend Increase and Expansion Plans

Recent updates

Empire Company Limited to Report Q4, 2027 Results on Jun 17, 2027

Empire Company Limited, Annual General Meeting, Sep 10, 2026

Fourth quarter dividend increased to CA$0.24

Full year 2026 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

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

Empire Stock Sees 27% Q4 EPS Growth With Dividend Increase and Expansion Plans

Empire Company Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend Class A and B Common Shares, Payable on July 31, 2026

Empire Company Limited (TSX:EMP.A) entered into an agreement to acquire Mayrand, Ltd.

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.22 per share

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

Empire Company Limited to Report Q3, 2027 Results on Mar 11, 2027

Chief Marketing Officer recently sold CA$720k worth of stock

Third quarter dividend of CA$0.22 announced

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Empire Company Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend Class A and B Common Shares, Payable on April 30, 2026

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Third quarter 2026 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Empire Company Limited Announces Leadership Changes

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

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.22 per share

Second quarter dividend of CA$0.22 announced

Price target decreased by 7.4% to CA$53.38

Empire Company Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend on Class A Shares and the Class B Common Shares, Payable on January 30, 2026

Second quarter 2026 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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

Empire Company Limited Appoints Pierre St-Laurent as President and Board of Directors, Effective November 5, 2025

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

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.22 per share

First quarter dividend of CA$0.22 announced

Empire Company Limited Appoints Kent R. Sobey to the Board of Directors

First quarter 2026 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Empire Company Limited announces Quarterly dividend, payable on October 31, 2025

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

Executive Vice President recently sold CA$480k worth of stock

Executive Vice President recently sold CA$480k worth of stock

New minor risk - Insider selling

Empire Company Limited to Report Q4, 2026 Results on Jun 18, 2026

President exercised options and sold CA$2.6m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.22 per share

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

Empire Company Limited, Annual General Meeting, Sep 11, 2025

President exercised options and sold CA$2.5m worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of CA$0.22 announced

Full year 2025 earnings released: EPS: CA$2.94 (vs CA$2.93 in FY 2024)

Empire Company Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend on Class A Shares and Class B Common Shares, Payable on July 31, 2025

President exercised options and sold CA$3.0m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.20 per share

Chief Operating Officer exercised options and sold CA$1.1m worth of stock

Third quarter dividend of CA$0.20 announced

Third quarter 2025 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Empire Company Limited Announces CFO Changes

Empire Company Limited to Report Q2, 2026 Results on Dec 11, 2025

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.20 per share

President exercised options and sold CA$3.4m worth of stock

Second quarter dividend of CA$0.20 announced

Price target increased by 10% to CA$48.75

Empire Company Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend on Both Class A Shares and the Class B Common Shares, Payable on January 31, 2025

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: CA$0.73 (vs CA$0.73 in 2Q 2024)

Empire Company Limited to Report Q1, 2026 Results on Sep 11, 2025