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Dollarama Inc (DOL.TO) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for DOL.TO, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
Who it is priced against Discount Stores · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Discount Stores

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against DOL.TO on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Dollarama Inc

DOL.TO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Dollarama runs a chain of discount stores across Canada, selling general merchandise, consumables and seasonal goods at fixed low price points. It extends the format abroad through related store operations in Latin America, including Colombia and Peru, in Australia, and via a Mexican joint venture. The company also sells through an online store, is headquartered in Mount Royal, Canada, and was founded in 1992, renamed from Dollarama Capital Corporation in 2009.
Where it sits in the stack
Dollarama holds no seat in our index; it sits outside the AI build-out, placed in the Consumer Defensive sector of our universe alongside Canadian staples and retail names.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group draws on Consumer Defensive names based in Canada — George Weston, Empire Company and Molson Coors Canada; the market also compares it with Dollar Tree in the United States as a discount-retail peer.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Dollarama carries a Closelooknet score, our multi-module read on a company's standing; capital allocation and quality show as its strongest areas, momentum as its weakest. It holds no index seat and has drawn no quotes in the diary's editions so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether momentum stabilises after its recent decline and whether the international store expansion changes the balance of Dollarama's mostly Canadian store base.

Dollarama Inc (DOL.TO) trades on the TO exchange in Canada, classified under Consumer Defensive.

The Closelooknet company score reads 55/100 composite (momentum 50, quality 75, valuation 30) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 864 m CAD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What DOL.TO pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2026 864 m CAD 1.7% of today's market value
  • Share count −1.5% in FY2026 16 m CAD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 864 m CAD · 58% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Dollarama Inc (DOL.TO)?

Dollarama Inc trades as DOL.TO on the TO exchange (Canada) and is classified under Consumer Defensive in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is DOL.TO in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Dollarama Inc is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-07.

What is Dollarama Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

55 out of 100, with momentum 50, quality 75 and valuation 30 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does DOL.TO trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +1.9% vs the 50-day and +0.6% vs the 200-day average, 11.2% below the 52-week high and +14% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 26 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Dollarama Inc compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Discount Stores), Dollarama Inc (DOL.TO) sits 11.2% below its 52-week high, 1.9% above its 50-day average; Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is 15.8% below, BJs Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (BJ) is 9.6% below, Target Corporation (TGT) is 9.6% below. Put any of them next to DOL.TO in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

What does Dollarama Inc do?

Dollarama runs a chain of discount stores across Canada, selling general merchandise, consumables and seasonal goods at fixed low price points. It extends the format abroad through related store operations in Latin America, including Colombia and Peru, in Australia, and via a Mexican joint venture. The company also sells through an online store, is headquartered in Mount Royal, Canada, and was founded in 1992, renamed from Dollarama Capital Corporation in 2009. Closelooknet's peer group draws on Consumer Defensive names based in Canada — George Weston, Empire Company and Molson Coors Canada; the market also compares it with Dollar Tree in the United States as a discount-retail peer.

Where does Dollarama Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Dollarama holds no seat in our index; it sits outside the AI build-out, placed in the Consumer Defensive sector of our universe alongside Canadian staples and retail names. Dollarama carries a Closelooknet score, our multi-module read on a company's standing; capital allocation and quality show as its strongest areas, momentum as its weakest. It holds no index seat and has drawn no quotes in the diary's editions so far.

Does Dollarama Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Dollarama Inc’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2026 the company bought back 864 m CAD of its own shares, 58% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 1.5% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for DOL.TO, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Discount Stores, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.