Empire Company Limited EMP-A.TO
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50.33 CAD +0.06 +0.12%
As of Nov 2, 10:07 AM ET
50.03 Day range 50.61
43.81 52-week range 52.64
- YTD
- +5.47%
- 1 year
- +5.62%
- Open
- 50.28
- Prev close
- 50.27
- Mkt cap
- 11.26B
- Vol
- 21.34K
- Avg vol
- 582.43K
- EPS
- 3.31
- P/E
- 15.23
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 50.03
- High
- 50.61
- Forward P/E
- 13.02
- Beta
- 0.30
- Short ratio
- 3.19
- Inst. own
- 43.94%
- Dividend
- 0.97
- Ex-div date
- Oct 14, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 48.41
- 200-d avg
- 48.47
- 1y target
- 53.50
2Y chart
Signals (109)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 28, 2026 | 5 days ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 7, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 6, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 5, 2026 | 4 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 2, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 30, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 29, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 18, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 17, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 10, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 27, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 26, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 18, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 12, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 11, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 6, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 6, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 24, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 20, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 10, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 10, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 9, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 8, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 30, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 9, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 8, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 5, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 3, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 2, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 12, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 11, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 8, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 9, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 9, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 1, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 13, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 12, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 4, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 3, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 27, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 4, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jan 27, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 16, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 2, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Dec 12, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 11, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 11, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 4, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 3, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 2, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 12, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 11, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 7, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 6, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 20, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 12, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 9, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 4, 2024 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 11.27B
- Enterprise value
- 18.75B
- Trailing P/E
- 51.93
- Forward P/E
- 13.02
- PEG ratio
- 2.07
- Price / sales
- 0.35
- Price / book
- 2.20
- EPS (TTM)
- 0.97
- Beta
- 0.30
- Dividend yield
- 1.94%
- Payout ratio
- 93.04%
- Profit margin
- 0.68%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 32.23B
- Revenue growth
- 2.50%
- Free cash flow
- 978.50M
- Total cash
- 320.00M
- Total debt
- 7.78B
- Return on equity
- 4.88%
- Shares outstanding
- 125.56M
- Short % of float
- 0.00%
- 50-day average
- 48.41
- 200-day average
- 48.47
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 53.50 +6.3% upside
Now 50.33
- Target (low)
- 48.00
- Target (mean)
- 53.50
- Target (high)
- 58.00
Ratings (0m) 8 2 buy · 5 hold · 1 sell
- Strong buy1
- Buy1
- Hold5
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.76672.
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | CIBC | main | — | Outperformer |
About Empire Company Limited
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 was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Country
- Canada
- Website
- empireco.ca
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Company Limited | Issuer | Redemption, retraction, cancelation, repurchase | Sep 29, 2026 | 52,000 |
| Knox (Julia Michelle) | Senior Officer of Issuer | Acquisition or disposition under a purchase/ownership plan | Dec 30, 2025 | 1,228 |
| L'archeveque (Luc) | Senior Officer of Issuer | Exercise of rights | Jul 9, 2026 | 7,498 |
| Nathanson, Douglas Bigler | Senior Officer of Issuer | Exercise of options | Jul 21, 2026 | 27,699 |
| Pasquini (Sandra) | Senior Officer of Issuer | Exercise of rights | Jul 9, 2026 | 6,175 |
| Pefanis (Constantine) | Senior Officer of Issuer | Acquisition or disposition in the public market | Dec 14, 2025 | 0 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 0.03% | 35,768 | 1.80M | Sep 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-Intl Core Eqy. 2 PORT. | 0.49% | 613,194 | 30.89M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity SAI Canada Equity Index Fund | 0.49% | 608,410 | 30.65M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs ETF TRT-Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta(R) Intl Eqy. ETF | 0.43% | 540,963 | 27.25M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | 0.34% | 425,645 | 21.44M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| DFA INVESTMENT TRUST CO-The Canadian Small Company Series | 0.31% | 388,465 | 19.57M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Dimensional ETF Trust-Dimensional International Value ETF | 0.28% | 355,178 | 17.89M | Jul 30, 2026 |