Empire Company (EMLAF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of Empire Company $12.68, price $33.49, upside -62.1%, quality 59 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? No
- Good quality? Yes
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Empire Company
EMLAF · USStretched ValuationStrong overvaluation with only moderate quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 2, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $9.47 – $41.28 · fair‑value band $11.57 – $15.85 · the $33.49 price screens above the $12.68 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 2, 2026.
Company profile
Empire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations.
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Empire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The company owns, affiliates, and franchises retail stores under the Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Farm Boy, Longo's, and Lawtons Drugs brands; operates grocery e-commerce stores under the Voilà, IGA, and ThriftyFoods.com brands; and operates and/or supplies retail fuel locations. It also owns interests in the Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, an open-ended real estate investment trust to own, operate, and develop a portfolio of grocery and pharmacy-anchored shopping centers, freestanding stores, and mixed use developments; and various equity accounted interests in Genstar that develop residential real estate properties in Ontario, Western Canada, and the United States. Empire Company Limited was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.
Stock analysis
Empire Company (EMLAF) currently trades at $33.49, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $12.68, 62.1% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $51.30 per share, and 13 of the 23 models we run sit above the $33.49 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $10.21, and 10 of the 23 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $11.57 (bear) to $15.85 (bull), the price of $33.49 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 59/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Empire Company reported revenue of C$31.9B in FY2026 versus C$30.2B in FY2022, a compound +1.4%/yr. Reported net income was C$198M in FY2026, compounding −28.2%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap $7.7B · P/E ratio 75.0 · P/S ratio 0.46 · EPS (TTM) $0.4800 · Dividend yield 2.6% · Net margin 0.6% · Return on equity 3.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 32 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 10% below its 52-week high and 3% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at 8% fair-value upside, at −62%, EMLAF screens richer than that median.
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Of which business quality 59 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 47
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
EMLAF screens overvalued: fair value 62% below the price. Compare with Loblaw Companies Limited →
Earlier news
- Competition Bureau And Empire Company Strike Property Controls Agreement
- Empire (TSX:EMP.A) Stock Looks Overvalued On Its 31% Three Year Run
- Empire Co Ltd (EMLAF) (Q1 2027) Earnings Call Highlights: Record EPS and Margin Expansion Amid ...
- Empire Company Reports Voting Results
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Grocery Stores · 71 stocks
Valuation Multiplesvs Grocery Stores median · lower = cheaper
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| Woolworths Group WOW | A$38.35 | A$19.56 | −49% |
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| Coles Group COL | A$23.03 | A$17.03 | −26% |
| Metro Inc MRU | C$89.95 | C$96.77 | +8% |
| Carrefour SA CA | €15.33 | €20.64 | +35% |
| CP ALL Public Company CPALL | 43.00 THB | 58.21 THB | +35% |
| Kesko Oyj KESKOB | €22.94 | €12.99 | −43% |
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