MONTREAL, Sept. 15, 2025 /CNW/ – For the first quarter of its 2025-2026 fiscal year, which ended on June 21, 2025, the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) has reported net income of $307.5 million, a $0.9 million or 0.3% increase from the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal year.
Results in brief
- Overall dollar sales rose 1.1% to $913.2 million. Volume sales fell 3.6% to 47.8 million litres.
- Sales in the SAQ’s store and specialized centre network were up $18.2 million or 2.2%, compared with the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal year, while the related volume sales dropped 0.7 million litres or 1.7%.
- Dollar sales in the wholesale grocer network decreased $8.4 million or 11.4%, compared with the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal year, with the related volume sales down 1.1 million litres or 14.3%.
- Government revenues totalled $586 million, a $4.2 million decrease, compared with the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal year. The amounts payable to the Quebec treasury totalled $470.5 million and another $115.5 million is destined …