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Village Super Market, Inc.

37.50

-0.52-1.37%

Dec 16, 4:00:00 PM EST

Upcoming Earnings

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Earnings Call Transcripts

This Quarter (Q1 '26)

No earnings call transcript available yet

Last Quarter (Q4 '25)

No earnings call transcript available

Key Stats

Market Cap

553.26M

P/E (TTM)

9.97

Basic EPS (TTM)

3.76

Dividend Yield

0.02%

Recent Filings

8-K

Quarterly dividends declared

3/13/26Mar 13, 2026

Village Super Market's board declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.25 per Class A share and $0.1625 per Class B share on March 13, 2026, payable April 23 to record holders on April 2. This steady payout signals confidence in cash flows. Dividends persist.

10-Q

Q2 FY2026 results

3/4/26Mar 4, 2026

Village Super Market posted Q2 sales of $641M, up 6.9% y/y, fueled by 4.8% same-store gains from digital growth, fresh/pharmacy strength, and the Watchung replacement store, though gross margin slipped to 28.1% on lower Wakefern rebates. Operating income rose to $23.5M (up 6.0% y/y), with expenses down to 23.1% of sales via leverage; diluted Class A EPS hit $1.21, reconciled via two-class method with Class B conversion. Cash swelled to $160M on $78.8M operating cash flow (less $17.7M capex), $66M revolver available, total debt steady at $59M. Cash builds fast. Ongoing Wakefern litigation poses unresolved risks.

8-K

Secures $6M NMTC store loan

12/29/25Dec 29, 2025

Village Super Market closed a $6.0M NMTC loan at 1.24% for its East Orange, NJ replacement store on Dec 19, 2025. Cheap leverage funds construction via Valley Bank structures, with Valley claiming tax credits. Expected $1.1M pretax gain in 2032. Seven-year compliance binds operations tightly.

8-K

Shareholder meeting, dividends declared

12/15/25Dec 15, 2025

Village Super Market held its annual shareholder meeting on December 12, 2025, re-electing all nine directors amid 3-4 million withheld votes each yet strong majorities. Shareholders ratified KPMG as auditors for fiscal 2026. Board declared quarterly dividends of $0.25 per Class A and $0.1625 per Class B shares, payable January 22 to January 1 record holders. Steady payout signals confidence.

10-Q

Q1 FY2026 results

12/4/25Dec 4, 2025

Village Super Market posted sales of $582.6M for Q1 FY2026 ended October 25, 2025, up 4.5% y/y from $557.7M, fueled by 2.5% same-store growth from digital, fresh, and pharmacy categories—center store led at 58.8%. Gross margin slipped to 28.3% from 29.0% on lower Wakefern rebates and promotions, yet operating expenses fell to 24.3% of sales, yielding $15.1M operating income, down slightly from $16.0M. Cash swelled to $117.7M with $19.7M operating cash flow topping $8.9M capex; $66M revolver available cushions $55.7M debt. Ongoing Wakefern litigation over Morton Williams acquisition adds uncertainty. Cash builds steadily.

About

Village Super Market, Inc. engages in the operation of a chain of supermarkets in the United States. It offers grocery, meat, produce, dairy, deli, seafood, prepared food products, and bakery and frozen food products. The company also provides non-food products, including health and beauty care, general merchandise, liquor, and pharmacy products. The company offers its products under the Wholesome Pantry, Bowl & Basket, Paperbird, Fairway and Gourmet Garage brands. It operates its supermarkets under the ShopRite and Fairway banners, and specialty markets under the Gourmet Garage banner, as well as operates online stores through shoprite.com, fairwaymarket.com, and gourmetgarage.com, as well as ShopRite app, Fairway app, and Gourmet Garage app. Village Super Market, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.

CEO

Mr. Nicholas J. Sumas II

IPO

2/21/1973

Website

https://myvillagesupermarket.com

Employees

2,160

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Grocery Stores