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Coles Group Limited is one of Australia's grocery retailers with a network of supermarkets and liquor stores across Australia, providing customers with everyday products including fresh food, groceries, general mercha...

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Quality defensive income stock with moat and pricing power, but requires lower entry valuation for attractive risk-adjusted...

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Industry Grocery Retail / Supermarket Retail
3 named competitors
3 recent developments
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Coles Group Limited Overview

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Coles Group Limited is one of Australia's grocery retailers with a network of supermarkets and liquor stores across Australia, providing customers with everyday products including fresh food, groceries, general merchandise and liquor as well as financial and retail media services through its store network and online platforms. The company operates as Australia's second-largest supermarket chain with significant market presence.

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Coles' market-leading position and difficult-to-replicate store network are competitive advantages over smaller existing competitors and any new entrants. Coles Group's businesses are defensive in nature with cash flow largely from consumer staples; the company profits from negative working capital and possesses a strong balance sheet with investment-grade credit ratings.

Competitive Landscape

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Woolworths Group, Walmart, and Carrefour are competitors of Coles Group. Coles is the second-largest supermarket operator in Australia by market cap (AUD 29.6B vs Woolworths AUD 39.0B), competing in a duopoly-like domestic market with strong barriers to entry.

Industry Context

Coles Group Limited operates in Grocery Retail / Supermarket Retail.

Key facts

Founded: 1914 · Headquarters: Hawthorn East, Australia · Employees: 115,000 · Revenue: AUD 44.5B · Market cap: AUD 29.6B

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  • Defensive consumer staples business with high-quality, stable cash flows generating ~100% cash conversion and 80%+ dividend payout ratio
  • Negative working capital model creates capital release opportunities as the business scales, supporting strong return of capital to shareholders
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Recent developments

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  • Feb 2026H1 2026 results scheduled for Feb 27, 2026 with analyst briefing
  • Feb 2026Trading at AUD 22.06 with market cap of AUD 29.6B as of mid-Feb 2026
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Woolworths GroupAustralia's largest supermarket chain with AUD 39.0B market cap→IGA/MetcashSmaller independent supermarket network distributor→WalmartGlobal grocery and retail competitor→

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Frequently asked questions

What does Coles Group Limited do?+
Coles Group Limited is one of Australia's grocery retailers with a network of supermarkets and liquor stores across Australia, providing customers with everyday products including fresh food, groceries, general mercha...
What is Coles Group Limited's Cyborg Score?+
Coles Group Limited has a Cyborg Score of 7/10 (Solid). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
Who are Coles Group Limited's main competitors?+
Named competitors include Woolworths Group, IGA/Metcash, Walmart. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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