National Bank Financial Estimates Metro FY2026 Earnings

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Metro in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 21st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar anticipates that the company will earn $5.26 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.72 per share.

Metro (TSE:MRU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 14th. The company reported C$1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.35. The company had revenue of C$6.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$6.58 billion. Metro had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 13.74%.

MRU has been the subject of a number of other reports. Desjardins upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$75.00 to C$80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$84.00 in a research note on Friday, July 12th. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$88.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, Cfra upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Metro currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$84.25.

Metro Stock Performance

TSE:MRU opened at C$82.30 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$84.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$78.66. The stock has a market cap of C$18.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.12, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a 1-year low of C$65.43 and a 1-year high of C$87.22.

Metro Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.63%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.76%.

Metro Company Profile

Metro Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer, franchisor, distributor, and manufacturer in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Canada. The company operates supermarkets, discount, neighborhood, and specialty stores that provide fresh and grocery products, baked goods, prepared food products, meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, frozen food products, bakery products, delicatessen items, and pastries.