Desjardins Has Negative Outlook of TSE:ATD Q3 Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD) – Stock analysts at Desjardins decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.07 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. National Bankshares lifted their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$87.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$96.00 to C$94.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alimentation Couche-Tard presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$87.73.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Stock Performance

TSE:ATD opened at C$83.03 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$75.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$77.95. The company has a market cap of C$78.71 billion, a PE ratio of 21.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 12 month low of C$71.31 and a 12 month high of C$87.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.11.

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September 4th. The company reported C$1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.11 by C$0.02. Alimentation Couche-Tard had a net margin of 3.73% and a return on equity of 19.72%. The business had revenue of C$24.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$24.73 billion.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.195 per share. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 4th. This is an increase from Alimentation Couche-Tard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio is 18.09%.

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.