Coles Group (ASX:COL) Short Ratio

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ASX:COL Coles Group Ltd ASX:COL
77 GF Score
Price A$22.56
GF Value A$20.11
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Coles Group Short Ratio?

Short Ratio is a metric signaling prevailing investors' sentiment with a company. It represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the shares short.

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ASX:COL
77GF Score
Coles Group Ltd ASX:COL
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Is Coles Group (ASX:COL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of A$22.56 is trading 12.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$20.11. GuruFocus considers Coles Group to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:COL:

  • Short Ratio:
  • GF Value™: A$20.11 vs. price of A$22.56 (12.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 8 warning signs

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Coles Group Business Description

Other Exchanges CLEGF:USA2OF:Germany
Address 800-838 Toorak Road, Hawthorn East, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3123
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and the country's second-largest liquor chain. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australians live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process some 20 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths processing about 30 million customer transactions per week from Australia's population of 27 million.
77GF Score

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A$22.56
Price
A$20.11
GF Value