Metro (MRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Metro is one of the largest grocery retailers in Canada. With its 2018 acquisition of Jean Coutu, it also boasts a meaningful drugstore footprint. Noteworthy grocery banners include Metro, Metro Plus, Super C, and Food Basics, while its pharmacies primarily operate under the Jean Coutu and Brunet trademarks. It utilizes an array of business models, but it most frequently acts as either a retailer, operating individual stores, or a franchiser, licensing its trademarks and supplying merchandise to franchisees. The firm also acts as a distributor, leveraging its supply chain capabilities to service smaller neighborhood grocery stores. The preponderance of its operations is in Quebec, which houses over 70% of its owned and franchised food and drug outlets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$96.06 to C$96.77
• 50-Day Range: C$95.58 to C$107.06
• 52-Week Range: C$81.01 to C$109.20
• Volume: 338,560 shs
• Average Volume: 482,105 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$21.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.98
• Dividend Yield: 1.46%
• Price Target: C$110.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MRU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MRU shares performed this year?

Metro's stock was trading at C$90.15 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MRU stock has increased by 7.3% and is now trading at C$96.71.

How do I buy shares of Metro?

Shares of MRU stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Metro own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Metro investors own include Enbridge (ENB), BCE (BCE), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), TELUS (T) and Canadian National Railway (CNR).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 9/04/2025
• Today: 9/14/2025
• Record date for 9/23 Dividend: 9/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:MRU
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.metro.ca
• Phone: +1-514-6431000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 97,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Metro: C$110.13
• High Price Target: C$118.00
• Low Price Target: C$105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$4.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.07
• P/E Growth: 4.06
• Net Income: C$957.36 million
• Net Margins: 4.50%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.80%
• Return on Assets: 6.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 62.29
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$21.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.96
• Cash Flow: C$0.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1,364.56
• Book Value: C$32.14 per share
• Price / Book: 3.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 217,534,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$21.04 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.28