Alimentation Couche-Tard 4Q Profit Up on Increased Same-Store Sales

By Elias Schisgall

Alimentation Couche-Tard said its profit rose in the fourth quarter, as same-store sales growth and higher fuel margins offset lower fuel volumes in Europe and the U.S.

The Canadian convenience-store operator on Monday reported a profit of $863.4 million, or 94 cents a share, up from $439.4 million, or 46 cents a share, a year earlier. The profit includes a $260.9 million pretax net recovery from certain long-standing legal matters, Alimentation Couche-Tard said.

Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted earnings were 73 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 54 cents a share.

Fourth-quarter revenue rose to $19.49 billion from $16.27 billion, beating analyst expectations of $18.51 billion.

Road transportation fuel revenue rose to $14.8 billion from $11.95 billion, while service and merchandise revenue grew to $4.51 billion from $4.19 billion.

Same-store fuel volumes fell 2.1% in the U.S. and 4.4% in Europe and other regions, while rising 2% in Canada. The company's road transportation fuel gross margin rose 9.17 cents to 52.44 cents per gallon in the U.S.

Consolidated same-store merchandise revenue rose 2.2%, including a 3.4% increase in the U.S. and 1.1% growth in Europe and other regions. Same-store merchandise revenue fell 0.9% in Canada.

Write to Elias Schisgall at elias.schisgall@wsj.com

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June 22, 2026 17:44 ET (21:44 GMT)