George Weston (WX5) Stock Overview
Provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$60.00 |
| 52 Week High | CA$165.00 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$49.00 |
| Beta | 0.53 |
| 1 Month Change | -5.51% |
| 3 Month Change | 2.56% |
| 1 Year Change | 16.13% |
| 3 Year Change | 52.54% |
| 5 Year Change | 140.00% |
| Change since IPO | 418.28% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| WX5 | DE Consumer Retailing | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.6% | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1Y | 16.1% | 13.1% | -3.2% |
Return vs Industry: WX5 exceeded the German Consumer Retailing industry which returned 13.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WX5 exceeded the German Market which returned -2.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WX5 volatility | |
|---|---|
| WX5 Average Weekly Movement | 3.3% |
| Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement | 9.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 14.1% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.7% |
Stable Share Price: WX5 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: WX5's weekly volatility has decreased from 31% to 3% over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 220,000 | Galen Weston | www.weston.ca |
George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates in two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores, including in-store pharmacies, health care services, health and beauty products, apparel, and other general merchandise.
George Weston Limited Fundamentals Summary
| WX5 fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €22.86b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €602.44m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €40.40b |
Is WX5 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WX5 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CA$64.51b |
| Cost of Revenue | CA$43.87b |
| Gross Profit | CA$20.64b |
| Other Expenses | CA$19.68b |
| Earnings | CA$962.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 2.53 |
| Gross Margin | 31.99% |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.49% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 104.6% |
How did WX5 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does WX5 pay a reliable dividends?
See WX5 dividend history and benchmarks| George Weston dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Mar 13 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Apr 01 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 14 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 5 days |
Does WX5 pay a reliable dividends?
See WX5 dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/26 08:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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 * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
George Weston Limited is covered by 14 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| James Durran | Barclays |
| Etienne Ricard | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Christopher Li | BofA Global Research |