Empire Company Limited

TSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$10.3b

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$198.79K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 10.7 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 tenure2.1yrs
Board average tenure10.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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

Jan 21
Slowing Rates Of Return At Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Leave Little Room For Excitement

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Pierre St-Laurent's remuneration changed compared to Empire's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
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

Feb 01 2020n/an/a

CA$528m

Nov 02 2019n/an/a

CA$473m

Aug 03 2019n/an/a

CA$422m

May 04 2019CA$4mCA$535k

CA$387m

Compensation vs Market: Pierre's total compensation ($USD2.48M) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD3.87M).

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$3.42m0.0019%
CA$ 198.8k
Julia Knox
Executive VP2.3yrsCA$2.95mno data
Douglas Nathanson
Executive VP3.1yrsCA$2.51m0.0089%
CA$ 920.8k
Constantine Pefanis
Executive VP & CFOless than a yearno data0.016%
CA$ 1.6m
Clinton Keay
Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance1.9yrsCA$1.22mno data
Katie Brine
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sandra Sanderson
Chief Marketing Officer2.3yrsno data0.0064%
CA$ 662.3k
Sandra Pasquini
Chief Human Resources Officer1yrno data0.0016%
CA$ 170.0k
John Morrow
VP & Comptrollerno datano datano data
Charles Mulvenna
President of Safeway Operations - Sobeysno dataCA$3.44mno data
Yves Laverdière
President of Sobeys Québec9.9yrsCA$1.77mno data
Lori Rhyno
Director of Store Operations in Northern Nova Scotiano datano datano data
2.1yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: EMP.A's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Pierre St-Laurent
CEO, President & Directorless than a yearCA$3.42m0.0019%
CA$ 198.8k
Gregory Josefowicz
Independent Director9.6yrsCA$267.86k0%
CA$ 0
Martine Turcotte
Independent Director14yrsCA$239.64k0.0050%
CA$ 515.0k
William Linton
Independent Director11yrsCA$247.86k0.00038%
CA$ 39.1k
Robert G. Sobey
Independent Director28yrsCA$247.86k0.0032%
CA$ 331.7k
Paul Sobey
Independent Director33yrsCA$239.64k1.78%
CA$ 183.0m
Frank Sobey
Independent Director19yrsCA$239.64k0.29%
CA$ 30.0m
Karl Sobey
Independent Directorless than a yearCA$239.64k0.0030%
CA$ 310.0k
James Dickson
Independent Chairman10.3yrsCA$482.14k0.0097%
CA$ 1.0m
Cynthia Devine
Independent Director13yrsCA$247.86k0.0013%
CA$ 136.0k
Sharon Driscoll
Independent Director8yrsCA$281.07k0%
CA$ 0
Martine Reardon
Independent Director9yrsCA$266.07k0%
CA$ 0
10.7yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: EMP.A's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/22 12:40
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/22 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

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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
Etienne RicardBMO Capital Markets Equity Research