FY2026 Earnings Estimate for TSE:MFI Issued By Scotiabank

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSE:MFI) – Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Maple Leaf Foods in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 12th. Scotiabank analyst J. Zamparo forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.55 for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Maple Leaf Foods’ current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Maple Leaf Foods’ FY2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS.

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported C$0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Maple Leaf Foods had a return on equity of 35.43% and a net margin of 11.76%.The business had revenue of C$991.24 million for the quarter.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on MFI. National Bank Financial boosted their price objective on Maple Leaf Foods from C$33.00 to C$34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods from C$32.00 to C$35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a C$33.00 target price on shares of Maple Leaf Foods and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$34.57.

Maple Leaf Foods Stock Performance

TSE:MFI opened at C$29.52 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.30. Maple Leaf Foods has a 1-year low of C$22.57 and a 1-year high of C$36.35. The firm has a market capitalization of C$3.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 0.75. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$26.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$27.90.

Maple Leaf Foods Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. This is a positive change from Maple Leaf Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. Maple Leaf Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.41%.

Maple Leaf Foods Company Profile

Maple Leaf Foods Inc is a consumer-packaged meats company. It produces prepared meats and meals, fresh pork, and poultry and turkey products. The company also has agribusiness operations. These operations supply livestock to the meat products business operations. Its main markets are Canada, the United States, Japan, and China. The key brands are Maple Leaf and Schneiders, Maple Leaf Prime Naturally, Shopsy, Mitchell’s Gourmet Food, Larse, Parm, and Hygrade.