Loblaw Companies Ltd operates in the Grocery stores sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Loblaw Companies Ltd with three other companies in this sector in Canada: Empire Co Ltd (2017 sales of 23.83 billion Canadian Dollars [US$18.99 billion] ), George Weston Limited (48.29 billion Canadian Dollars [US$38.48 billion] of which 97% was Loblaw), and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (50.18 billion Canadian Dollars [US$39.98 billion] of which 69% was Road Transport Fuel).

Sales Analysis. Loblaw Companies Ltd reported sales of C$46.70 billion (US$37.21 billion) for the year ending December of 2017. This represents a very small increase of 0.7% versus 2016, when the company's sales were C$46.39 billion. Sales at Loblaw Companies Ltd have increased during each of the previous five years (and since 2012, sales have increased a total of 48%). Sales of Choice Properties saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 5.9% in 2017, from C$784.00 million to C$830.00 million. Loblaw Companies Ltd also saw significant increases in sales in Financial Services (up 4.9% to C$956.00 million) .