)
Investor Relations14 Oct 2025
Boost Your Earnings Season Strategy With Real‑Time Alerts
Quartr Pro provides real time alerts, trend analysis and live coverage, giving analysts and investors instant insights to act faster in earnings.
Metro (MRU) investor relations material
Metro Q3 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2025 earnings summary13 Aug, 2025
Executive summary
Q3 sales reached $6.9B, up 3.3% year-over-year, with food same store sales up 1.9% and pharmacy same store sales up 5.5%.
EBITDA grew 5.7% to $656M, and adjusted EPS rose 12.6% to $1.52.
Net earnings were $323M, up 9.0% year-over-year; adjusted net earnings were $332M, up 8.8%.
Online sales increased 14.4%, supported by expanded click and collect and new home delivery partnerships.
Competitive intensity increased in Q3, with higher promotional activity and new store openings.
Financial highlights
Gross margin was 19.8% of sales, up from 19.6% last year, driven by productivity gains and shrink improvement.
Operating expenses were $702M, or 10.2% of sales, similar to last year.
Depreciation and amortization rose to $185M, mainly due to retail and supply chain investments.
Net financial costs decreased to $45M from $47M, driven by lower interest expense.
Adjusted net earnings were $332M, up 8.8% year-over-year.
Outlook and guidance
Management expects continued focus on value, private label, and loyalty programs amid an uncertain economic environment.
Productivity gains from distribution centers are expected to continue, with further room for improvement in fresh automation.
Modest SG&A leverage anticipated in coming quarters as duplicate costs have been lapped.
Focus shifts to efficiency gains after major supply chain investments, positioning for future retail network growth.
Explain the margin improvement in Q3 2025.
Why did the effective tax rate decrease in 2025?
Discuss the impact of IFRS 18 on financials.
How are tariff-related vendor price increase requests being managed?
Elaborate on Fresh Phase 2 DC's impact on SG&A.
How will Ozempic patent challenges impact generics?
Partial view of Summaries dataset, powered by Quartr API
Research faster. Power your platform.
Next Metro earnings date
Q4 202519 Nov, 2025
The essential earnings season companion
The #1 app for live earnings calls, transcripts, analyst estimates, and more. All for free.
Live calls and transcripts
Listen to earnings calls, CMDs, investor conferences, and more – with a podcast-like experience.
Find what you need faster
Search for any keyword across all transcripts simultaneously.
Easily store key findings
Capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.
Your watchlist. Your dashboard.
Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates.
Be the first to know
Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned.
Consensus estimates
Access analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segments splits.
All IR material in one place
The easiest way to stay updated during earnings season.
Global coverage
All events from public companies. Live and recorded.
Just click and listen
No webcast links. No manual registrations.
excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
)
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
)
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
anuj283App Store
excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
anuj283App Store
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
)
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
@theshortbearx.com
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
@theshortbearx.com
Related articles
)
Edge3 Oct 2025
Epiroc: A Culture of Moving Mountains
From automation to electrification, Swedish industrial giant Epiroc is leading a transformation in how the world mines.
)
Company Research22 Sep 2025
Moody's: Shaping Global Credit
Explore Moody's evolution from publishing manuals to becoming a giant in credit ratings, guiding issuers, investors, and regulators worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
Metro Inc is a food and pharmaceutical distribution company operating supermarkets, discount stores, and drugstores under various banners. It serves retail and wholesale customers primarily in Quebec and Ontario. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, and its shares are listed on the TSX.
Quartr provides global coverage of all investor relation material from public companies.
Mobile app: Research anytime, anywhere with the #1 app for live earnings calls, transcripts, analyst estimates, and more. All for free.
Desktop (Quartr Pro): The leading platform for qualitative research, used daily by top firms and financial institutions.
Quartr API: Build custom solutions powered by live earnings calls, live transcripts, filings and reports, slide presentations, and more.
Yes, the Quartr mobile app is free on both iOS and Android.
Yes. Quartr provides global, industry-leading live coverage of company events such as regular earnings calls, capital markets days, M&A announcements, and investor conferences. Live with zero delays. Just click and listen.
Yes, capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.
Yes. Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates, a tailored earnings calendar, and instant alerts when earnings calls go live.
Yes. Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned, regardless of who's talking.
Explore our global coverage