Desjardins Has Pessimistic Outlook of TSE:ATD Q3 Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will earn $1.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.07 EPS.

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, September 4th. The company reported C$1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$1.11 by C$0.02. The business had revenue of C$24.99 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$24.73 billion. Alimentation Couche-Tard had a net margin of 3.73% and a return on equity of 19.72%.

ATD has been the topic of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$96.00 to C$94.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. National Bankshares upped their price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, CIBC lifted their price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$88.00 to C$89.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$87.73.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Stock Down 1.1 %

ATD opened at C$81.91 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$75.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$77.85. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 12 month low of C$71.31 and a 12 month high of C$87.27. The stock has a market capitalization of C$77.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.11, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.195 per share. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.95%. This is an increase from Alimentation Couche-Tard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 4th. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.09%.

About Alimentation Couche-Tard

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its convenience stores sell tobacco products and alternative tobacco products, grocery items, candies and snacks, beer, wine, beverages, and fresh food offerings; road transportation fuels and electric vehicle charging solutions; and aviation fuels, as well as energy for stationary engines.