Consumer Defensive
Metcash Limited(MCSHF)
Live Price
Offline$1.48
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-32.11%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.97B
- Revenue Growth
- +8.9%
- EPS Growth
- 0.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 6.7%
Coverage: 255 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Metcash Limited (MCSHF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $2.97B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $1.48 and down 32.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.9%, EPS growth of 0.0%, a dividend yield of 6.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.9%, EPS 0.0%, free cash flow +12.6% with operating margin 2.6% and ROIC 8.9%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 6.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 10.5 and price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MCSHF 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
+8.9% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+2.6% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
10.5 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2025 was reported on Dec 1, 2025 with an EPS surprise of +7.4% and a revenue surprise of -4.5%.
The setup is mixed rather than one-directional
Revenue is +8.9% and EPS is 0.0%, while operating margin sits near 2.6%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jun 29, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -10.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 Dec 1, 2025 | +7.4% | +0.0% | -32.2% | -8.8% |
2025 Jun 23, 2025 | +1.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +30.7% |
2024 Dec 2, 2024 | -0.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +30.7% |
Benchmark Edge
MCSHF 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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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MCSHF Max Drawdown
-48.07%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MCSHF and SPY.
Company Overview
Metcash Limited
Other OTC
Metcash Limited operates as a wholesale distribution and marketing company in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through Food, Liquor, and Hardware segments. The Food segment distributes a range of products and services to independent supermarket and convenience retail outlets. The Liquor segment engages in the distribution of liquor products to independent retail outlets and hotels. The Hardware segment distributes hardware products to independent retail outlets; and operates company owned retail stores. The company sells its products under the IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Home Hardware, Total Tools, Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, and the Bottle-O brand names. Metcash Limited was founded in 1920 and is based in Macquarie Park, Australia.
- Leadership
- Douglas Jones
- IPO Date
- Aug 23, 2010
- Employees
- 9.0k
- Street Address
- 1 Thomas Holt Drive
- Mailing
- Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113
- Region
- Macquarie Park, NSW, AU
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 61 2 9741 3000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 10.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.5
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 1.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.9%
- EPS
- 0.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +12.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 4.9%
- Operating Margin
- 2.6%
- Net Margin
- 1.6%
- ROE
- 17.2%
- ROIC
- 8.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.13
- Current Ratio
- 1.09
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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