Empire Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by National Bank Financial

Empire (TSE:EMP) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Empire in a report released on Monday, November 25th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.74. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Empire’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

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

Empire Stock Performance

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

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

Empire Dividend Announcement

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

About Empire

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.