George Weston Limited (WN.TO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, George Weston Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 3.

About George Weston Limited

George Weston Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Grocery Stores) based in Canada, listed on TSX as WN.TO.

What our checks show for WN.TO

Red flags

• Net debt is 2.4x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 4.39). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The net margin is only 1.6%: little room if costs rise.
• The share count grew by 180% in 2 years: each shareholder owns a smaller slice.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect only about 3.8% a year of growth in revenue.
• Revenue grew only 4.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share fell 48.8% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 17% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 48% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 2 years.
• Thinly traded (about 266 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 0.8 points over 5 years, to 1.6%.
• Operating cash flow is 6.27x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 40.9% a year over the next years.
• The dividend takes 48% of profit: there is a cushion.
• A large company: market value $28.31 billion.
• Beta 0.47: the stock usually moves less than the market.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-17

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Questions

What grade does George Weston Limited (WN.TO) have?

In our weekly check, George Weston Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of WN.TO stock?

This week's biggest flags for George Weston Limited: High debt, Thin margins, Share dilution. In total 10 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does George Weston Limited do?

George Weston Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Grocery Stores) based in Canada, listed on TSX as WN.TO.

When does George Weston Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-17. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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