Consumer

Couche-Tard Shares Rise After Sidelining M&A in New Outlook

A Circle K convenience store in Toronto

Photographer: Laura Proctor/Bloomberg

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said it will focus more on organic growth and boosting its merchandise revenues as mergers and acquisitions were kept out of its latest financial outlook, sending the retailer’s stock price to its highest level since 2024.

The owner of the Circle K convenience store and gas station chain narrowed its forecasts during a strategic update on Wednesday in Toronto. The stock closed at C$82.51 in Toronto, up 3.1%.