Desjardins Has Negative Outlook for TSE:ATD FY2026 Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD) – Analysts at Desjardins cut their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will earn $4.29 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.59. Desjardins currently has a “Hold” rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$87.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Monday. UBS Group set a C$97.00 price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Scotiabank set a C$91.00 target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$88.58.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Stock Performance

Alimentation Couche-Tard stock opened at C$73.56 on Friday. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a twelve month low of C$71.31 and a twelve month high of C$87.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.54. The company has a market capitalization of C$48.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.19, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50 day moving average is C$77.63 and its 200 day moving average is C$77.42.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.195 per share. This is a positive change from Alimentation Couche-Tard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 4th. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.26%.

About Alimentation Couche-Tard

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its convenience stores sell tobacco products and alternative tobacco products, grocery items, candies and snacks, beer, wine, beverages, and fresh food offerings; road transportation fuels and electric vehicle charging solutions; and aviation fuels, as well as energy for stationary engines.