Coles Group (COL) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What COL does

Coles Group (COL) is a grocery retailer listed on the ASX that operates through the Supermarkets and Liquor segments. It sells grocery, fresh produce, meat, and non-food products via full-service supermarkets and digital platforms, and offers home delivery, same-day and overnight drop, go services, or pick up through coles.com.au. The company also operates Coles Liquor and Liquorland stores for wines, spirits, and beers, runs the flybuys loyalty program, provides financial services such as insurance, credit cards, and personal loans, and offers Coles 360 retail media services. Coles Group was formerly known as Coles Myer Ltd. and changed its name in November 2006; it was founded in 1914 and is based in Hawthorn East, Australia.

Key numbers explained

• 23.19 AUD is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 28.6 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the last 12 months' earnings; a higher number can mean the market expects future growth.
• The forward P/E ratio of 21.6 uses expected future earnings and is often compared with the trailing P/E to see if the market is pricing in growth or caution.
• 3.19% is the dividend yield, the annual dividend income as a percentage of the share price; it reflects the share of earnings paid out as dividends, which is 90%.
• 0.28 is the beta, a measure of how much the share price tends to move compared with the broader market; a low beta suggests lower volatility.
• 31.17 mld. AUD is the market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares, calculated as the share price multiplied by the number of shares.
• 20.1 – 24.59 is the 52-week price range, showing the lowest and highest price in the past year; the current price sits near the upper end of that range.
• -1.2% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, indicating a slight decline from one year ago to today.

What to watch

Coles Group operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Grocery Stores industry, where demand tends to be relatively stable because people buy groceries regardless of economic conditions. Investors often compare it with peers such as Woolworths Group (WOW) and Metcash (MTS) to understand relative positioning. The exDividendDate of 3 sept. 2026 is the date by which you must own the share to receive the next dividend payment. The nextEarningsDate of 25 aug. 2026 is when the company is expected to report its latest financial results, which can move the share price. The debt-to-equity ratio of 250.7% is a measure of financial leverage; higher leverage can mean higher risk in downturns. Coles Group is part of the ASX 200, a broad index of the largest Australian companies, which means it is a core holding for many investors tracking the local market.