Dollarama (DOL) Competitors

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DOL vs. L, ATD.B, ATD.A, WN, and MRU

Should you buy Dollarama stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dollarama with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Dollarama include Loblaw Companies (L), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WN), and Metro (MRU). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

How does Dollarama compare to Loblaw Companies?

Dollarama (TSE:DOL) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Dollarama has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Loblaw Companies' net margin of 4.29%. Dollarama's return on equity of 95.90% beat Loblaw Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dollarama17.65% 95.90% 16.58%
Loblaw Companies 4.29%24.88%5.89%

Loblaw Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Dollarama. Loblaw Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DollaramaC$7.58B6.65C$1.08BC$4.8638.31
Loblaw CompaniesC$64.48B1.17C$2.23BC$2.3028.16

Dollarama presently has a consensus target price of C$216.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.01%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$69.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.92%. Given Dollarama's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dollarama is more favorable than Loblaw Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dollarama
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

42.8% of Dollarama shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Dollarama shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dollarama pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Dollarama had 1 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dollarama and 0 mentions for Loblaw Companies. Dollarama's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Loblaw Companies' score of 0.27 indicating that Dollarama is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dollarama Positive
Loblaw Companies Neutral

Dollarama has a beta of 0.365651, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.148973, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dollarama beats Loblaw Companies on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollarama compare to Alimentation Couche-Tard?

Dollarama (TSE:DOL) and Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD.B) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Dollarama has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Alimentation Couche-Tard's net margin of 0.00%. Dollarama's return on equity of 95.90% beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dollarama17.65% 95.90% 16.58%
Alimentation Couche-Tard N/A N/A N/A

Dollarama currently has a consensus target price of C$216.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.01%. Given Dollarama's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dollarama is more favorable than Alimentation Couche-Tard.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dollarama
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Alimentation Couche-Tard has higher revenue and earnings than Dollarama. Alimentation Couche-Tard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DollaramaC$7.58B6.65C$1.08BC$4.8638.31
Alimentation Couche-TardC$53.19B0.00C$3.30BC$3.10N/A

42.8% of Dollarama shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Dollarama shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Alimentation Couche-Tard had 1 more articles in the media than Dollarama. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alimentation Couche-Tard and 1 mentions for Dollarama. Dollarama's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's score of -0.70 indicating that Dollarama is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dollarama
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative

Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Dollarama pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Dollarama beats Alimentation Couche-Tard on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollarama compare to Alimentation Couche-Tard?

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD.A) and Dollarama (TSE:DOL) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

42.8% of Dollarama shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Dollarama shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dollarama has a consensus target price of C$216.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.01%. Given Dollarama's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dollarama is more favorable than Alimentation Couche-Tard.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Dollarama
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Alimentation Couche-Tard has higher revenue and earnings than Dollarama. Alimentation Couche-Tard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alimentation Couche-TardC$53.19B0.00C$3.30BC$3.10N/A
DollaramaC$7.58B6.65C$1.08BC$4.8638.31

In the previous week, Alimentation Couche-Tard and Alimentation Couche-Tard both had 1 articles in the media. Dollarama's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's score of 0.44 indicating that Dollarama is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alimentation Couche-Tard
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Dollarama
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Alimentation Couche-Tard pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share. Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Alimentation Couche-Tard pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dollarama pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Dollarama has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Alimentation Couche-Tard's net margin of 0.00%. Dollarama's return on equity of 95.90% beat Alimentation Couche-Tard's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alimentation Couche-TardN/A N/A N/A
Dollarama 17.65%95.90%16.58%

Summary

Dollarama beats Alimentation Couche-Tard on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollarama compare to George Weston?

George Weston (TSE:WN) and Dollarama (TSE:DOL) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

George Weston presently has a consensus target price of C$108.86, suggesting a potential upside of 5.76%. Dollarama has a consensus target price of C$216.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.01%. Given Dollarama's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dollarama is more favorable than George Weston.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
George Weston
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Dollarama
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

In the previous week, George Weston and George Weston both had 1 articles in the media. Dollarama's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat George Weston's score of 0.75 indicating that Dollarama is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
George Weston
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dollarama
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

George Weston has a beta of 0.321095, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dollarama has a beta of 0.365651, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Dollarama has lower revenue, but higher earnings than George Weston. George Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
George WestonC$65.10B0.60C$648.55MC$2.8635.99
DollaramaC$7.58B6.65C$1.08BC$4.8638.31

George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. George Weston pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dollarama pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Dollarama has a net margin of 17.65% compared to George Weston's net margin of 1.80%. Dollarama's return on equity of 95.90% beat George Weston's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
George Weston1.80% 21.74% 5.75%
Dollarama 17.65%95.90%16.58%

13.4% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Dollarama shares are held by institutional investors. 59.4% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Dollarama shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Dollarama beats George Weston on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dollarama compare to Metro?

Dollarama (TSE:DOL) and Metro (TSE:MRU) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Dollarama currently has a consensus target price of C$216.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.01%. Metro has a consensus target price of C$103.63, indicating a potential upside of 13.07%. Given Dollarama's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dollarama is more favorable than Metro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dollarama
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92
Metro
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Dollarama has a beta of 0.365651, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Metro has a beta of 0.193016, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Dollarama has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Metro's net margin of 4.52%. Dollarama's return on equity of 95.90% beat Metro's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dollarama17.65% 95.90% 16.58%
Metro 4.52%14.38%6.40%

42.8% of Dollarama shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Metro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Dollarama shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Metro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Dollarama and Dollarama both had 1 articles in the media. Dollarama's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Metro's score of 0.00 indicating that Dollarama is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dollarama
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Metro
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Metro pays an annual dividend of C$1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Dollarama pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Metro pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Dollarama has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Metro. Metro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DollaramaC$7.58B6.65C$1.08BC$4.8638.31
MetroC$22.38B0.86C$957.36MC$4.6919.54

Summary

Dollarama beats Metro on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DOL vs. The Competition

MetricDollaramaDiscount Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$50.42BC$25.99BC$8.35BC$12.23B
Dividend Yield0.24%1.68%3.19%6.19%
P/E Ratio38.3114.30891.2735.65
Price / Sales6.6515.34992,149.2510.56
Price / Cash341.46129.68140.9182.29
Price / Book37.0124.489.304.42
Net IncomeC$1.08BC$814.95MC$1.03BC$299.09M
7 Day Performance-0.88%-1.78%-0.40%-1.69%
1 Month Performance4.13%0.30%0.19%-1.42%
1 Year Performance-2.94%-32.12%264.85%40.22%

Dollarama Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DOL
Dollarama
3.4122 of 5 stars
C$186.19
+0.7%
C$216.00
+16.0%
-1.7%C$50.42BC$7.58B38.318,440
L
Loblaw Companies
1.7611 of 5 stars
C$64.59
-0.6%
C$69.25
+7.2%
-71.5%C$75.18BC$64.48B28.0812,000
ATD.B
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.83BC$53.19B16.01130,000
ATD.A
Alimentation Couche-Tard
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$52.79BC$53.19B15.99130,000
WN
George Weston
1.9829 of 5 stars
C$102.90
-1.1%
C$108.86
+5.8%
+13.0%C$38.80BC$65.10B35.98220,000

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This page (TSE:DOL) was last updated on 6/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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