Empire Company Limited

TSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$10.8b

Empire Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Empire's CEO is Pierre St-Laurent, appointed in Nov 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is CA$3.42M, comprised of 23.7% salary and 76.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth CA$242.29K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 11 years respectively.

Key information

Pierre St-Laurent

Chief executive officer

CA$3.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage23.68%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.002%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure11yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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

TSX:EMP.A 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore Empire's Fair Values from the Community and select yours When close...
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...
Analysis Article • Jun 23

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

Empire Company Limited's ( TSE:EMP.A ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to...
Analysis Article • Jun 20

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

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Pierre St-Laurent's remuneration changed compared to Empire's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jan 31 2026n/an/a

CA$159m

Nov 01 2025n/an/a

CA$690m

Aug 02 2025n/an/a

CA$704m

May 03 2025CA$3mCA$811k

CA$700m

Feb 01 2025n/an/a

CA$677m

Nov 02 2024n/an/a

CA$665m

Aug 03 2024n/an/a

CA$673m

May 04 2024CA$3mCA$784k

CA$726m

Feb 03 2024n/an/a

CA$759m

Nov 04 2023n/an/a

CA$751m

Aug 05 2023n/an/a

CA$760m

May 06 2023CA$3mCA$750k

CA$686m

Feb 04 2023n/an/a

CA$682m

Nov 05 2022n/an/a

CA$759m

Aug 06 2022n/an/a

CA$745m

May 07 2022CA$4mCA$697k

CA$746m

Jan 29 2022n/an/a

CA$739m

Oct 30 2021n/an/a

CA$712m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

CA$698m

May 01 2021CA$3mCA$650k

CA$702m

Jan 30 2021n/an/a

CA$707m

Oct 31 2020n/an/a

CA$652m

Aug 01 2020n/an/a

CA$645m

May 02 2020CA$4mCA$636k

CA$584m

Compensation vs Market: Pierre's total compensation ($USD2.49M) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD4.22M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Pierre's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Pierre St-Laurent

less than a year
Tenure
CA$3,424,419
Compensation

Mr. Pierre St-Laurent has been Chief Executive Officer, President & Director of Empire Company Limited from November 5, 2025. He has been President of Sobeys Inc. since November 5, 2025 and serves as its C...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Pierre St-Laurent
CEO, President & Directorless than a yearCA$3.42m0.0022%
CA$ 242.3k
Julia Knox
Executive VP2.7yrsCA$2.95mno data
Douglas Nathanson
Executive VP3.4yrsCA$2.51m0.0073%
CA$ 783.9k
Constantine Pefanis
Executive VP & CFO1yrno data0.016%
CA$ 1.7m
Clinton Keay
Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance2.3yrsCA$1.22mno data
Katie Brine
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sandra Sanderson
Chief Marketing Officer2.7yrsno data0.00012%
CA$ 12.9k
Sandra Pasquini
Chief Human Resources Officer1.3yrsno data0.0017%
CA$ 179.8k
Luc L'Archeveque
Chief Customer Officerless than a yearno data0.0016%
CA$ 169.1k
John Morrow
VP & Comptrollerno datano datano data
Charles Mulvenna
President of Safeway Operations - Sobeysno dataCA$3.44mno data
Yves Laverdière
President of Sobeys Québec10.3yrsCA$1.77mno data
2.3yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: EMP.A's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Pierre St-Laurent
CEO, President & Directorless than a yearCA$3.42m0.0022%
CA$ 242.3k
Martine Turcotte
Independent Director14.3yrsCA$239.64k0.0051%
CA$ 544.9k
William Linton
Independent Director11.3yrsCA$247.86k0.00039%
CA$ 42.0k
Robert G. Sobey
Independent Director28.3yrsCA$247.86k0.0033%
CA$ 351.1k
Paul Sobey
Independent Director33.3yrsCA$239.64k1.8%
CA$ 193.8m
Frank Sobey
Independent Director19.3yrsCA$239.64k0.30%
CA$ 31.8m
Karl Sobey
Independent Directorless than a yearCA$239.64k0.0031%
CA$ 328.4k
James Dickson
Independent Chairman10.7yrsCA$482.14k0.0098%
CA$ 1.1m
Cynthia Devine
Independent Director13.3yrsCA$247.86k0.0013%
CA$ 143.2k
Sharon Driscoll
Independent Director8.3yrsCA$281.07k0%
CA$ 0
Martine Reardon
Independent Director9.3yrsCA$266.07k0%
CA$ 0
Michelle Banik
Independent Director5.2yrsCA$239.64k0%
CA$ 0
11.0yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: EMP.A's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/21 21:22
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/21 00:00
Earnings2026/01/31
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.

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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