Empire Co 'a' Dividend

Q: What is the Empire Co 'a' Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Empire Co 'a' dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.80% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.74%. The payout ratio of Empire Co 'a' in relation to the last financial year is 102.33%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 35.92%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Empire Co 'a' dividend safe?

Empire Co 'a' has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.00% . The average Empire Co 'a' Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 11.10% . The average for the last 10 years is 8.20% .

C$48.16

1.33%

Toronto, Sep 25, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

CA2918434077

Symbol

EMP.A

Sector

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

Industry

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

Overview Dividends Analysts Charts Strategies

Empire Co 'a' Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2027 to 2029

Dividend Analysis of the Empire Co 'a' Stock

Current dividend yield	4.68 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	5.01 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.63 %
Payout 3Y	9.29 %

When does Empire Co 'a' pay a dividend?

Empire Co 'a' pays the next dividend on Oct 30 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Oct 15 2026. The Empire Co 'a' stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Empire Co 'a' stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were January, April, July and October . Dividends from Empire Co 'a' are distributed via January, April, July and October.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2027	C$0.2425 Forecast C$0.24 Forecast	Oct 15 2026 Oct 15 2026 Oct 30 2026 Oct 15 26 Oct 30 26	Oct 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2027	C$0.2425 C$0.24	Jul 15 2026 Jul 15 2026 Jul 31 2026 Jul 15 26 Jul 31 26	Jul 31 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	C$0.22 C$0.22	Apr 15 2026 Apr 15 2026 Apr 30 2026 Apr 15 26 Apr 30 26	Apr 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	C$0.22 C$0.22	Jan 15 2026 Jan 15 2026 Jan 30 2026 Jan 15 26 Jan 30 26	Jan 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	C$0.22 C$0.22	Oct 15 2025 Oct 15 2025 Oct 31 2025 Oct 15 25 Oct 31 25	Oct 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2026	C$0.22 C$0.22	Jul 15 2025 Jul 15 2025 Jul 31 2025 Jul 15 25 Jul 31 25	Jul 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.2 C$0.2	Apr 15 2025 Apr 15 2025 Apr 30 2025 Apr 15 25 Apr 30 25	Apr 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.2 C$0.2	Jan 15 2025 Jan 15 2025 Jan 31 2025 Jan 15 25 Jan 31 25	Jan 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.2 C$0.2	Oct 15 2024 Oct 15 2024 Oct 31 2024 Oct 15 24 Oct 31 24	Oct 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2025	C$0.2 C$0.2	Jul 15 2024 Jul 15 2024 Jul 31 2024 Jul 15 24 Jul 31 24	Jul 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.1825 C$0.18	Apr 12 2024 Apr 12 2024 Apr 30 2024 Apr 12 24 Apr 30 24	Apr 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.1825 C$0.18	Jan 12 2024 Jan 12 2024 Jan 31 2024 Jan 12 24 Jan 31 24	Jan 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.1825 C$0.18	Oct 12 2023 Oct 12 2023 Oct 31 2023 Oct 12 23 Oct 31 23	Oct 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2024	C$0.1825 C$0.18	Jul 13 2023 Jul 13 2023 Jul 31 2023 Jul 13 23 Jul 31 23	Jul 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.165 C$0.17	Apr 13 2023 Apr 13 2023 Apr 28 2023 Apr 13 23 Apr 28 23	Apr 28 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.165 C$0.17	Jan 12 2023 Jan 12 2023 Jan 31 2023 Jan 12 23 Jan 31 23	Jan 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.165 C$0.17	Oct 13 2022 Oct 13 2022 Oct 31 2022 Oct 13 22 Oct 31 22	Oct 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2023	C$0.165 C$0.17	Jul 14 2022 Jul 14 2022 Jul 29 2022 Jul 14 22 Jul 29 22	Jul 29 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.15 C$0.15	Apr 13 2022 Apr 13 2022 Apr 29 2022 Apr 13 22 Apr 29 22	Apr 29 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.15 C$0.15	Jan 13 2022 Jan 13 2022 Jan 28 2022 Jan 13 22 Jan 28 22	Jan 28 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.15 C$0.15	Oct 14 2021 Oct 14 2021 Oct 29 2021 Oct 14 21 Oct 29 21	Oct 29 2021	quarterly quarterly
2022	C$0.15 C$0.15	Jul 14 2021 Jul 14 2021 Jul 30 2021 Jul 14 21 Jul 30 21	Jul 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.13 C$0.13	Apr 14 2021 Apr 14 2021 Apr 30 2021 Apr 14 21 Apr 30 21	Apr 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.13 C$0.13	Jan 14 2021 Jan 14 2021 Jan 29 2021 Jan 14 21 Jan 29 21	Jan 29 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.13 C$0.13	Oct 14 2020 Oct 14 2020 Oct 30 2020 Oct 14 20 Oct 30 20	Oct 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2021	C$0.13 C$0.13	Jul 14 2020 Jul 14 2020 Jul 31 2020 Jul 14 20 Jul 31 20	Jul 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.12 C$0.12	Apr 14 2020 Apr 14 2020 Apr 30 2020 Apr 14 20 Apr 30 20	Apr 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.12 C$0.12	Jan 14 2020 Jan 14 2020 Jan 31 2020 Jan 14 20 Jan 31 20	Jan 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.12 C$0.12	Oct 11 2019 Oct 11 2019 Oct 31 2019 Oct 11 19 Oct 31 19	Oct 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2020	C$0.12 C$0.12	Jul 12 2019 Jul 12 2019 Jul 31 2019 Jul 12 19 Jul 31 19	Jul 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.11 C$0.11	Apr 12 2019 Apr 12 2019 Apr 30 2019 Apr 12 19 Apr 30 19	Apr 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.11 C$0.11	Jan 14 2019 Jan 14 2019 Jan 31 2019 Jan 14 19 Jan 31 19	Jan 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.11 C$0.11	Oct 12 2018 Oct 12 2018 Oct 31 2018 Oct 12 18 Oct 31 18	Oct 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2019	C$0.11 C$0.11	Jul 12 2018 Jul 12 2018 Jul 31 2018 Jul 12 18 Jul 31 18	Jul 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.105 C$0.11	Apr 12 2018 Apr 12 2018 Apr 30 2018 Apr 12 18 Apr 30 18	Apr 30 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.105 C$0.11	Jan 12 2018 Jan 12 2018 Jan 31 2018 Jan 12 18 Jan 31 18	Jan 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.105 C$0.11	Oct 12 2017 Oct 12 2017 Oct 31 2017 Oct 12 17 Oct 31 17	Oct 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2018	C$0.105 C$0.11	Jul 12 2017 Jul 12 2017 Jul 31 2017 Jul 12 17 Jul 31 17	Jul 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.1025 C$0.1	Apr 11 2017 Apr 11 2017 Apr 28 2017 Apr 11 17 Apr 28 17	Apr 28 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.1025 C$0.1	Jan 11 2017 Jan 11 2017 Jan 31 2017 Jan 11 17 Jan 31 17	Jan 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.1025 C$0.1	Oct 12 2016 Oct 12 2016 Oct 31 2016 Oct 12 16 Oct 31 16	Oct 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2017	C$0.1025 C$0.1	Jul 13 2016 Jul 13 2016 Jul 29 2016 Jul 13 16 Jul 29 16	Jul 29 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.1 C$0.1	Apr 13 2016 Apr 13 2016 Apr 29 2016 Apr 13 16 Apr 29 16	Apr 29 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.1 C$0.1	Jan 13 2016 Jan 13 2016 Jan 29 2016 Jan 13 16 Jan 29 16	Jan 29 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.1 C$0.1	Oct 13 2015 Oct 13 2015 Oct 30 2015 Oct 13 15 Oct 30 15	Oct 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2016	C$0.1 C$0.1	Jul 13 2015 Jul 13 2015 Jul 31 2015 Jul 13 15 Jul 31 15	Jul 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.09 C$0.09	Apr 13 2015 Apr 13 2015 Apr 30 2015 Apr 13 15 Apr 30 15	Apr 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.09 C$0.09	Jan 13 2015 Jan 13 2015 Jan 30 2015 Jan 13 15 Jan 30 15	Jan 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.09 C$0.09	Oct 10 2014 Oct 10 2014 Oct 31 2014 Oct 10 14 Oct 31 14	Oct 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2015	C$0.09 C$0.09	Jul 11 2014 Jul 11 2014 Jul 31 2014 Jul 11 14 Jul 31 14	Jul 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.0867 C$0.09	Apr 11 2014 Apr 11 2014 Apr 30 2014 Apr 11 14 Apr 30 14	Apr 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.0867 C$0.09	Jan 13 2014 Jan 13 2014 Jan 31 2014 Jan 13 14 Jan 31 14	Jan 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.0867 C$0.09	Oct 10 2013 Oct 10 2013 Oct 31 2013 Oct 10 13 Oct 31 13	Oct 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2014	C$0.0867 C$0.09	Jul 11 2013 Jul 11 2013 Jul 31 2013 Jul 11 13 Jul 31 13	Jul 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.08 C$0.08	Apr 11 2013 Apr 11 2013 Apr 30 2013 Apr 11 13 Apr 30 13	Apr 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.08 C$0.08	Jan 11 2013 Jan 11 2013 Jan 31 2013 Jan 11 13 Jan 31 13	Jan 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.08 C$0.08	Oct 11 2012 Oct 11 2012 Oct 31 2012 Oct 11 12 Oct 31 12	Oct 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2013	C$0.08 C$0.08	Jul 11 2012 Jul 11 2012 Jul 31 2012 Jul 11 12 Jul 31 12	Jul 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.075 C$0.08	Apr 11 2012 Apr 11 2012 Apr 30 2012 Apr 11 12 Apr 30 12	Apr 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.075 C$0.08	Jan 11 2012 Jan 11 2012 Jan 31 2012 Jan 11 12 Jan 31 12	Jan 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.075 C$0.08	Oct 12 2011 Oct 12 2011 Oct 31 2011 Oct 12 11 Oct 31 11	Oct 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2012	C$0.075 C$0.08	Jul 13 2011 Jul 13 2011 Jul 29 2011 Jul 13 11 Jul 29 11	Jul 29 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.0667 C$0.07	Apr 13 2011 Apr 13 2011 Apr 29 2011 Apr 13 11 Apr 29 11	Apr 29 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.0667 C$0.07	Jan 12 2011 Jan 12 2011 Jan 31 2011 Jan 12 11 Jan 31 11	Jan 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.0667 C$0.07	Oct 13 2010 Oct 13 2010 Oct 29 2010 Oct 13 10 Oct 29 10	Oct 29 2010	quarterly quarterly
2011	C$0.0667 C$0.07	Jul 13 2010 Jul 13 2010 Jul 30 2010 Jul 13 10 Jul 30 10	Jul 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.0617 C$0.06	Apr 13 2010 Apr 13 2010 Apr 30 2010 Apr 13 10 Apr 30 10	Apr 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.0617 C$0.06	Jan 13 2010 Jan 13 2010 Jan 29 2010 Jan 13 10 Jan 29 10	Jan 29 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.0617 C$0.06	Oct 13 2009 Oct 13 2009 Oct 30 2009 Oct 13 09 Oct 30 09	Oct 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2010	C$0.0617 C$0.06	Jul 13 2009 Jul 13 2009 Jul 31 2009 Jul 13 09 Jul 31 09	Jul 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.0583 C$0.06	Apr 13 2009 Apr 13 2009 Apr 30 2009 Apr 13 09 Apr 30 09	Apr 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.0583 C$0.06	Jan 13 2009 Jan 13 2009 Jan 31 2009 Jan 13 09 Jan 31 09	Jan 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.0583 C$0.06	Oct 10 2008 Oct 10 2008 Oct 31 2008 Oct 10 08 Oct 31 08	Oct 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2009	C$0.0583 C$0.06	Jul 11 2008 Jul 11 2008 Jul 31 2008 Jul 11 08 Jul 31 08	Jul 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.055 C$0.06	Apr 10 2008 Apr 10 2008 Apr 30 2008 Apr 10 08 Apr 30 08	Apr 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.055 C$0.06	Jan 10 2008 Jan 10 2008 Jan 31 2008 Jan 10 08 Jan 31 08	Jan 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.055 C$0.06	Oct 11 2007 Oct 11 2007 Oct 31 2007 Oct 11 07 Oct 31 07	Oct 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2008	C$0.055 C$0.06	Jul 12 2007 Jul 12 2007 Jul 31 2007 Jul 12 07 Jul 31 07	Jul 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.05 C$0.05	Apr 11 2007 Apr 11 2007 Apr 30 2007 Apr 11 07 Apr 30 07	Apr 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.05 C$0.05	Jan 11 2007 Jan 11 2007 Jan 31 2007 Jan 11 07 Jan 31 07	Jan 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.05 C$0.05	Oct 11 2006 Oct 11 2006 Oct 31 2006 Oct 11 06 Oct 31 06	Oct 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2007	C$0.05 C$0.05	Jul 12 2006 Jul 12 2006 Jul 31 2006 Jul 12 06 Jul 31 06	Jul 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.0467 C$0.05	Apr 11 2006 Apr 11 2006 Apr 28 2006 Apr 11 06 Apr 28 06	Apr 28 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.0467 C$0.05	Jan 11 2006 Jan 11 2006 Jan 31 2006 Jan 11 06 Jan 31 06	Jan 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.0467 C$0.05	Oct 12 2005 Oct 12 2005 Oct 28 2005 Oct 12 05 Oct 28 05	Oct 28 2005	quarterly quarterly
2006	C$0.0467 C$0.05	Jul 13 2005 Jul 13 2005 Jul 29 2005 Jul 13 05 Jul 29 05	Jul 29 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.04 C$0.04	Apr 13 2005 Apr 13 2005 Apr 29 2005 Apr 13 05 Apr 29 05	Apr 29 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.04 C$0.04	Jan 12 2005 Jan 12 2005 Jan 31 2005 Jan 12 05 Jan 31 05	Jan 31 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.04 C$0.04	Oct 13 2004 Oct 13 2004 Oct 29 2004 Oct 13 04 Oct 29 04	Oct 29 2004	quarterly quarterly
2005	C$0.04 C$0.04	Jul 13 2004 Jul 13 2004 Jul 30 2004 Jul 13 04 Jul 30 04	Jul 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.0333 C$0.03	Apr 13 2004 Apr 13 2004 Apr 30 2004 Apr 13 04 Apr 30 04	Apr 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.0333 C$0.03	Jan 13 2004 Jan 13 2004 Jan 30 2004 Jan 13 04 Jan 30 04	Jan 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.0333 C$0.03	Oct 10 2003 Oct 10 2003 Oct 31 2003 Oct 10 03 Oct 31 03	Oct 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2004	C$0.0333 C$0.03	Jul 11 2003 Jul 11 2003 Jul 31 2003 Jul 11 03 Jul 31 03	Jul 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.0275 C$0.03	Apr 11 2003 Apr 11 2003 Apr 30 2003 Apr 11 03 Apr 30 03	Apr 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.0275 C$0.03	Jan 13 2003 Jan 13 2003 Jan 31 2003 Jan 13 03 Jan 31 03	Jan 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.0275 C$0.03	Oct 10 2002 Oct 10 2002 Oct 31 2002 Oct 10 02 Oct 31 02	Oct 31 2002	quarterly quarterly
2003	C$0.0275 C$0.03	Jul 11 2002 Jul 11 2002 Jul 31 2002 Jul 11 02 Jul 31 02	Jul 31 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.0188 C$0.02	Apr 11 2002 Apr 11 2002 Apr 30 2002 Apr 11 02 Apr 30 02	Apr 30 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.0188 C$0.02	Jan 11 2002 Jan 11 2002 Jan 31 2002 Jan 11 02 Jan 31 02	Jan 31 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.0188 C$0.02	Oct 11 2001 Oct 11 2001 Oct 31 2001 Oct 11 01 Oct 31 01	Oct 31 2001	quarterly quarterly
2002	C$0.015 C$0.02	Jul 11 2001 Jul 11 2001 Jul 31 2001 Jul 11 01 Jul 31 01	Jul 31 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Empire Co 'a' pay?

Empire Co 'a' most recently paid a dividend of C$0.24. Empire Co 'a' paid a Dividend of C$0.88 Per Share in the financial year 2026. With a stock price of C$48.16 at Sep 25 2026, the current dividend yield is 1.83% (calculation: C$0.88 / C$48.16 = 1.83%). No special dividend was paid.

Use the StocksGuide screener to find the stocks with the highest dividend yields. Here you will find, for example, the 100 largest dividend stocks in the world:

View now

What is the Empire Co 'a' Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Empire Co 'a' dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.80% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.74%.

The payout ratio of Empire Co 'a' in relation to the last financial year is 102.33%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 35.92%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Empire Co 'a'
Current dividend yield	1.83%
Dividend Yield 5Y	1.80%
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.74%
Payout 1Y	102.33%
Payout 3Y	35.92%

Is the Empire Co 'a' dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Empire Co 'a' dividend safe?

Empire Co 'a' has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.00%. The average Empire Co 'a' Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 11.10%. The average for the last 10 years is 8.20%.

Metric	Empire Co 'a'
Increased	25 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	10.00%
Growth 5Y	11.10%
Growth 10Y	8.20%

Continuity

Empire Co 'a' has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

Dividend Growth

With the Stock Screener, you can search for the best Dividend Aristocrats in indices such as the DAX or NASDAQ.

148 Dividend Aristocrats

Empire Co 'a' Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Empire Co 'a' stock (ISIN: CA2918434077) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Empire Co 'a' 0.92% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Empire Co 'a' stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Empire Co 'a' (symbol: EMP.A) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 49.65 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.33 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Empire Co 'a' stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 13.08 according to P/E ratio and 0.31 according to P/S.

Metric	Empire Co 'a'
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	0.92%
P/E TTM	49.65
P/S TTM	0.33
P/E forward	13.08
P/S forward	0.31

Discover more Dividend Stocks in Germany, USA and Worldwide

Imperial Brands ??/15

Procter & Gamble ??/15

Register for Free

StocksGuide is the ultimate tool for easily finding, analyzing and tracking stocks. Learn from successful investors and make informed investment decisions. We empower you to become a confident, independent investor.

Start now

The Apple stock at a glance with charts, current key metrics, news and stock analyses.

The Best Dividend Stocks in the Dividend Top Scorer list.

Stock Analyses of the Best Stocks Worldwide.

Start building wealth today