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Empire

TOR:EMP.A CA2918434077
32
  • Value
    79
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    9
  • Combined
    40
  • Sentiment
    21
  • 360° View
    360° View
    32
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Company Description

Empire Company Limited is a food retailing company that operates through its subsidiary Sobeys Inc. It operates in food retailing, with brands including Sobeys, Safeway, and IGA. The company operates in all 10 Canadian provinces. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $9,395 million, profits of $6,066 million, and revenue of $22,633 million. The number of employees is not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 32 (better than 32% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Empire are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Empire. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 79, which means that the share price of Empire is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 79% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 49, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 9, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 91% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 79% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 21. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Safety
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country Canada
Industry Food Retail
Size Large
Website empireco.ca
Index
TSX Composite
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 85 73 79
Growth
49 57 23 27
Safety
Safety
9 17 18 32
Sentiment
21 62 12 49
360° View
360° View
32 58 8 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
14 17 24 64
Opinions Change
50 62 4 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 72 33 21
Market Pulse
77 95 76 80
Sentiment
21 62 12 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 85 73 79
Growth
49 57 23 27
Safety Safety
9 17 18 32
Combined
40 54 19 42
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
86 77 70 73
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
31 70 80 64
Price vs. Book (P/B)
57 64 42 65
Dividend Yield
71 67 75 66
Value
79 85 73 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 42 42 13
Profit Growth
62 63 55 34
Capital Growth
80 33 14 69
Stock Returns
42 69 37 41
Growth
49 57 23 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
33 37 42 40
Refinancing
18 18 31 19
Liquidity
55 37 34 63
Safety Safety
9 17 18 32

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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