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George Weston (TSX:WN.PR.C.PFD) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio : 0.70 (As of Jun. 22, 2025)


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What is George Weston 1-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past year. As of today (2025-06-22), George Weston's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio is 0.70.


Competitive Comparison of George Weston's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, George Weston's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Sharpe Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


George Weston's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, George Weston's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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George Weston 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset. A stock / portfolio's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the one-year returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over one year.


George Weston  (TSX:WN.PR.C.PFD) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average monthly excess return divided by its standard deviation over the past year. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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George Weston Business Description

Address
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4T 2S5
George Weston is a holding company that controls majority stakes in retailer Loblaw and in Choice Properties, a real estate investment trust. Loblaw boasts the largest retail footprint across Canada with 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores under banners such as Loblaw, No-Frills, Maxi, and Shoppers Drug Mart. Meanwhile, open-ended Choice Properties REIT owns and manages over 700 commercial and residential properties in Canada, generating roughly 60% of its gross rental revenue from its largest tenant Loblaw. Previously, George Weston sold its wholly owned bakery Weston Foods in 2022. The firm is controlled by the Weston family, which owns a 65% stake.

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