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Empire

TOR:EMP.A CA2918434077
25
  • Value
    75
  • Growth
    61
  • Safety
    Safety
    9
  • Combined
    48
  • Sentiment
    13
  • 360° View
    360° View
    25
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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 25 (better than 25% 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 half of the metrics below and half above average for Empire. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 75, 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 the stock price is lower than for 75% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 61, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 13. Professional investors are more confident in 87% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 9. This means 91% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Empire. ...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: 26-Mar-2026.

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Safety
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
75 85 73 79
Growth
61 57 23 27
Safety
Safety
9 17 18 32
Sentiment
13 62 12 49
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25 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
33 95 76 80
Sentiment
13 62 12 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
75 85 73 79
Growth
61 57 23 27
Safety Safety
9 17 18 32
Combined
48 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)
34 70 80 64
Price vs. Book (P/B)
52 64 42 65
Dividend Yield
69 67 75 66
Value
75 85 73 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
26 42 42 13
Profit Growth
62 63 55 34
Capital Growth
77 33 14 69
Stock Returns
46 69 37 41
Growth
61 57 23 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
33 37 42 40
Refinancing
18 18 31 19
Liquidity
53 37 34 63
Safety Safety
9 17 18 32

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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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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