Consumer Defensive
Loblaw Companies Limited(LBLCF)
Live Price
Offline$47.81
+0.10% today
Window Change
+1.93%
Window
May 4, 2026 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $73.64B
- Revenue Growth
- +4.6%
- EPS Growth
- -68.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.9%
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Coverage: 36 bars ยท May 4, 2026 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Loblaw Companies Limited (LBLCF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $73.64B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $47.81 and up 1.9% across the available one-year price window (May 4, 2026 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.6%, EPS growth of -68.3%, a dividend yield of 0.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.6%, EPS -68.3%, free cash flow +13.6% with operating margin 7.0% and ROIC 10.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 27.7 and price/sales 1.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines LBLCF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+4.6% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+7.0% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
27.7 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +4.6% and EPS is at -68.3%, with operating margin around 7.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Benchmark Edge
LBLCF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
LBLCF Max Drawdown
-7.13%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Loblaw Companies Limited
Other OTC
Loblaw Companies Limited, a food and pharmacy company, engages in the grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services businesses in Canada. It operates in two segments, Retail and Financial Services. The Retail segment operates corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores. This segment also includes in-store pharmacies, other health and beauty product stores, apparel stores, and other general merchandise stores. The Financial Services segment provides credit card and banking services, the PC Optimum program, insurance brokerage services, and telecommunication services. It also offers PC Health app, a health and wellness app that provides Canadians with access to healthcare resources and support. Loblaw Companies Limited provides its products and services under various brands. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada. Loblaw Companies Limited operates as a subsidiary of George Weston Limited.
- Leadership
- Per Bank
- IPO Date
- Nov 22, 2006
- Employees
- 220.0k
- Street Address
- 1 President's Choice Circle
- Mailing
- Brampton, ON, L6Y 5S5
- Region
- Brampton, ON, CA
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 905-459-2500
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 27.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.6
- Price/Sales
- 1.2
- Price/Book
- 6.7
Growth
- Revenue
- +4.6%
- EPS
- -68.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +13.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 31.3%
- Operating Margin
- 7.0%
- Net Margin
- 4.2%
- ROE
- 24.0%
- ROIC
- 10.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.28
- Current Ratio
- 1.08
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