Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw Companies Limited

39.40
EUR
+1.20
(+3.14%)
1.40EPS
27.06P/E
45.99BMarket Cap
Nov 18Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
28.79
28
27.58
28.63
29.58
30.99
32.87
37.07
39.2
43.05
46.99
49.26
53.79
55.13
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.56
0.03
0.36
0.6
0.96
0.51
0.73
0.77
1.37
1.45
1.65
1.77
2.24
2.38
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.55
0.97
1.12
1.42
1.24
0.77
1.89
2.84
2.69
2.43
2.83
2.95
3.54
4.17
Dividend per Share
0.23
0.33
0.25
0.26
0.21
0.29
0.31
0.41
0.36
0.4
0.44
0.38
0.68
0.57
Book Value per Share
6.2
7.76
7.87
7.99
8.33
8
7.65
7.75
8.51
8.58
9.09
9.22
9.41
9.49
Tangible Book Value per Share
5.27
-0.13
-0.03
0.09
0.45
0.11
-0.18
-0.04
0.75
0.19
0.73
1.06
1.22
1.21
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
1,124
1,522
1,646
1,620
1,575
1,507
1,462
1,422
1,356
1,312
1,267
1,220
1,188
1,172
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
32,371
42,611
45,394
46,385
46,587
46,693
48,037
52,714
53,170
56,504
59,529
60,123
63,903
64,626
Operating Margin (%)
4.08
1.55
3.53
4.51
4.4
4.12
4.73
4.49
5.52
5.91
6.22
5.78
6.92
6.95
Depreciation Expense
824
1,472
1,592
1,543
1,568
1,592
2,524
2,596
2,664
2,795
2,906
2,965
2,734
2,676
Net Income, GAAP
627
53
598
983
1,517
766
1,081
1,108
1,875
1,921
2,100
2,171
2,667
2,795
Effective Tax Rate (%)
26.49
32.05
38.45
31.2
21.79
44.59
25.74
26.56
19.08
25.01
24.61
26.19
29.33
29.09
Profit Margin (%)
1.94
0.12
1.32
2.12
3.26
1.64
2.25
2.1
3.53
3.4
3.53
3.61
4.17
4.32
Working Capital
2,348
2,908
2,633
3,262
2,686
2,933
2,083
2,779
3,441
3,278
2,731
2,780
1,058
852
LT Debt
6,672
11,146
10,103
10,547
9,607
6,433
13,662
13,971
13,753
14,770
14,664
16,105
14,721
14,953
Total Equity
7,000
12,787
13,124
13,028
13,134
12,178
11,321
11,119
11,737
11,456
11,619
11,266
11,192
11,132
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.93
2.24
3.95
5.78
6.4
4.6
6.85
6.24
8.52
8.76
9.5
8.55
10.82
10.9
Return on Capital (%)
6.32
2.05
3.75
5.35
7.23
4.14
6.46
5.63
8.33
8.32
8.98
8.6
10.82
11.08
Return on Common Equity (%)
9.34
0.54
4.6
7.56
11.73
6.18
9.33
10.06
16.85
17.02
18.71
19.33
24.12
25.41

Capital Structure

CAD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
1,584
1,611
1,625
LT Borrowings
5,891
6,144
5,912
LT Finance Leases
8,830
8,980
9,041
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
1,172
1,164
1,156
Market Capitalization
72,414
74,091
74,573

Working Capital

CAD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
14,928
14,920
14,731
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,041
960
1,012
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,290
1,485
1,489
Inventories
6,491
6,619
6,562
Total Current Liabilities
13,870
13,674
13,879
Payables & Accruals
7,625
7,587
7,725
ST Debt
1,584
1,611
1,625
Deferred Revenue
124
132
141

Growth Rates

CAD

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-1.51%
0.18%
-0.66%
Free Cash Flow
16%
1.49%
16.66%
Net Income, GAAP
22%
21.44%
22.85%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3.52%
3.96%
6.29%
Total Cash Common Dividend
10.75%
12.39%
81.66%

Quarterly Revenue

CAD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
13,581
13,947
18,538
14,948
60,123
2025
13,904
14,457
19,395
15,701
63,903
2026
14,484
15,046
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

CAD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.37
0.37
0.64
0.39
1.77
2025
0.42
0.6
0.67
0.56
2.24
2026
0.51
0.65
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

CAD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
0.11
0.26
- -
0.38
2025
0.13
0.13
0.28
0.14
0.68
2026
- -
0.14
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Per Bank
Full Time Employees
220,000
Sector
Retail trade
Industry
Food retail
Address
1 President's Choice Circle Brampton ON Canada L6Y 5S5
IPO Date
Mar 13, 1956
Website
loblaw.ca
Business
Loblaw Companies Limited operates as Canada's leading food and pharmacy retailer through a network of over 2,400 corporate and franchise stores under 22 regional and market-segment banners, including Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Maxi, Zehrs, T&T Supermarket, Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix and Wholesale Club; it offers groceries, fresh produce, meat, seafood, bakery items, general merchandise, apparel via Joe Fresh, health and beauty products through Life Brand, pharmacy services, optical care, financial services via PC Financial including Mastercard credit cards and banking products, as well as loyalty rewards through PC Optimum with over 18 million members. The company, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, conducts operations nationwide across all provinces through subsidiaries such as Westfair Foods in Western Canada, National Grocers in Ontario, Provigo in Quebec and Atlantic Wholesalers in Atlantic Canada; it remains controlled by George Weston Limited. Recent developments include a December 2025 definitive agreement to sell PC Financial and related entities to EQB Inc. for approximately $1.3 billion in value including excess capital release, while entering a long-term strategic partnership as EQB's exclusive financial partner for PC Optimum; a September 2025 five-year expansion deal with Gatik featuring a strategic investment and deployment of 50 autonomous trucks across Greater Toronto Area distribution networks for over 300 stores; plans to open 80 new stores in 2025 with about 50 discount grocers as part of a C$10 billion five-year investment; creation of a hard discount division encompassing No Frills and Maxi under new CEO Per Bank; and expansion of in-store Specsavers optical locations replacing Theodore & Pringle optometry services.

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