EMLAF (Empire Co) Payments of Debt: $-735 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)


EMLAF Empire Co Ltd EMLAF
77 GF Score
Price $35.12
GF Value $34.44
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Empire Co Payments of Debt?

Empire Co EMLAF 77 Payments of Debt is $-735 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates EMLAF with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of $34.44 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

Empire Co's Payments of Debt for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $-186 Mil.

Empire Co's Payments of Debt for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $-735 Mil.

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Empire Co Payments of Debt Historical Data

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Empire Co Payments of Debt Chart

Empire Co Annual Data
Trend Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25 Apr26
Payments of Debt
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Empire Co Quarterly Data
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Empire Co Payments of Debt Calculation

Payments of Debt represents all the cash outflow from debt, including both long-term debt and short-term debt.

Payments of Debt for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-735 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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What does a Payments of Debt of $-735 Mil mean?
Empire Co (EMLAF) has a Payments of Debt of $-735 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Payments of Debt is all the cash outflow from debt, including both long-term debt and short-term debt. View historical data on Empire Co and its competitors.
Is Empire Co's Payments of Debt too high?
Empire Co's current Payments of Debt is $-735 Mil. Overall, Empire Co has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Empire Co's Payments of Debt compare to KR and SFM?
Empire Co's Payments of Debt of $-735 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Payments of Debt for a Retail - Defensive company?
A good Payments of Debt depends on the Retail - Defensive industry context. However, Payments of Debt should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Payments of Debt mean?
A high Payments of Debt can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Payments of Debt is all the cash outflow from debt, including both long-term debt and short-term debt. View historical data on Empire Co and its competitors. Empire Co's current Payments of Debt is $-735 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Empire Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empire Co (EMLAF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $34.44, compared to a current price of $35.12 — trading 2% above its estimated fair value. The current Payments of Debt is $-735 Mil. Empire Co's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Payments of Debt calculated?
Payments of Debt is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Empire Co (EMLAF), the current Payments of Debt is $-735 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Empire Co (EMLAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empire Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $35.12 is trading 2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $34.44. GuruFocus considers Empire Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for EMLAF:

  • Payments of Debt: $-735 Mil
  • GF Value™: $34.44 vs. price of $35.12 (2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the EMLAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Empire Co Business Description

Other Exchanges C15:GermanyEMP.A:Canada
Address 115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0
Empire Co Ltd is a Canadian company whose key businesses are food retailing and related real estate. The Company's business operations were conducted through its two reportable segments: Food retailing and Investments and other operations. The Food retailing segment is comprised of three operating segments: Sobeys National, Farm Boy and Longo's. Food retailing consists of corporate and franchisee-owned retail food stores, and includes convenience and fuel stores, retail pharmacy stores and in-store pharmacies, as well as an e-commerce grocery-business, providing customers offerings in fresh and non-fresh grocery, fuel, pharmacy, health and beauty care and general merchandise. The Investments and other operations consists of investments in Crombie REIT, real estate partnership.
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