Research Analysts Set Expectations for Empire Q1 Earnings

Empire (TSE:EMP) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Empire in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 25th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.93 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.92.

Empire (TSE:EMP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 12th. The company reported C$0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.88 by C$0.02. The business had revenue of C$8.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$8.07 billion.

Separately, Cibc World Mkts upgraded Empire to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th.

Empire Price Performance

Empire has a fifty-two week low of C$23.00 and a fifty-two week high of C$25.49.

Empire Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 15th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 15th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of ?.

Empire Company Profile

Empire Company Limited is engaged in the business of food retailing and related real estate. The Company’s segments include Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The Food Retailing segment consists of its subsidiary, Sobeys Inc, which owns, affiliates or franchises over 1,500 stores in approximately 10 provinces under retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawton’s Drug Stores, as well as more than 350 retail fuel locations.