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

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Company snapshot — Dollarama Inc

DOL.TO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook 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
Closelook'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 Closelook tracks it
Dollarama carries a Closelook 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 Closelook company score reads 53/100 composite (momentum 34, quality 73, valuation 29) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’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.

Signals for this name

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

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 Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

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

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 1.8% 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.

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 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

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 Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is DOL.TO in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Dollarama Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Dollarama Inc's Closelook composite score?

53 out of 100, with momentum 34, quality 73 and valuation 29 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does DOL.TO trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -5% vs the 50-day and -6.3% vs the 200-day average, 16.9% below the 52-week high and +6.7% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 14 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

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. Closelook'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 Closelook 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 Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Discount Stores, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelook 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.