Empire

EMP.A · TSX · CAD

$48.08Change from previous close: +0.04%Absolute change: +$0.02

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$10.76B
Enterprise value
$18.35B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
48.6
Forward P/E
12.5
PEG
2.07
Price/book
2.10
Price/sales
0.33
EV/EBITDA
7.65
EV/revenue
0.57

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
27.2%
Operating margin
4.8%
Net margin
0.7%
ROE
4.9%
ROA
4.8%
Revenue growth (year over year)
2.5%
Earnings growth (year over year)
14.0%

Financial health

Total cash
$320M
Total debt
$7.78B
Debt/equity
1.48
Current ratio
0.82
Quick ratio
0.30

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$0.97
Dividend yield
2.0%
Payout ratio
91.2%
Ex-dividend date
October 15, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$53.00
Median price target
$53.00
High price target
$58.00
Low price target
$48.00
Analysts with a price target
7
Forward EPS
$3.86
EPS estimate, current year
$3.58

Shares and trading

Beta
0.33
Average volume
554.93K
Shares outstanding
125.56M
Float
122.34M
Institutional ownership
43.2%
Insider ownership
2.9%
Short ratio (days)
7.92