National Bank Financial Estimates Metro FY2026 Earnings

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Metro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 21st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar expects 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 14th. The company reported C$1.35 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of C$1.35. Metro had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 13.74%. The company had revenue of C$6.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$6.58 billion.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. TD Securities raised shares of Metro from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from C$80.00 to C$92.00 in a report on Monday, July 22nd. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of Metro from C$77.00 to C$86.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Metro from C$82.00 to C$84.00 in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Desjardins boosted their price target on shares of Metro from C$75.00 to C$80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, Cfra boosted their price target on Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$84.25.

Metro Stock Performance

Shares of MRU opened at C$84.12 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of C$84.48 and a 200 day moving average of C$78.63. The firm has a market capitalization of C$18.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.57, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a one year low of C$65.43 and a one year high of C$87.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.59%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.76%.

About Metro

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.