ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC

Overview

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is a convenience and mobility retailer whose core activities include operating convenience stores and fuel locations, selling convenience products and road-transportation fuel, and providing mobility services. Its Circle K network also includes offerings such as unmanned fuel stations and energy for stationary engines. The company’s stated mission is “To make our customers’ lives a little easier every day.” [1][2]

The company operates across North America, Europe and Asia. As of July 19, 2026, it reported 17,220 network sites, including licensed locations, and estimated approximately 145,000 employees across its regions. Revenue was US$76.5 billion in fiscal 2026.[1]+2 [1]+3

Products & services

Alimentation Couche-Tard sells road-transportation fuel and a broad range of convenience products, including cigarettes and other nicotine products, beverages, beer and wine, fresh food and quick-service restaurant items, candy, snacks, and grocery goods. Examples of Circle K offerings include hot dogs, sandwiches, coffee, fountain drinks, and pastries; specific coffee options include 100% Colombian and House Blend, with selections varying by location.[5]+2

Services include car washes, EV charging, lottery-ticket sales, ATMs, calling cards, and gift cards. The company also wholesales merchandise to some independent operators and franchisees through distribution centers and commissaries.[8][9]

Fuel is a major contributor to the business: the company reports that it represented approximately 73% of total revenue and 50% of overall gross profit.[10] [5]+7

Geographic presence

In FY2026, Alimentation Couche-Tard operated across North America, Europe and Asia. As of April 26, 2026, its network included 9,356 North American stores, of which 8,387 dispensed road fuel; 4,820 European stores; and 387 company-operated stores in Hong Kong SAR. Its North American operations span 48 U.S. states and all 10 Canadian provinces. European operations span Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Poland, the Netherlands, the Baltics and Luxembourg.[11][12]

FY2026 revenue was reported as US$43.7 billion in the United States (57.1% of total), US$25.1 billion in Europe and other regions (32.8%), and US$7.7 billion in Canada (10.1%). These amounts and percentages are calculated by summing the reported merchandise and service, road-fuel, and other revenue categories for each geography; the percentages are calculated as a share of total revenue.[4] The company reported approximately 98,000 employees in North America, 43,000 in Europe (including employees at branded franchise stores), and 4,000 in Asia. Its head office is in Laval, Québec, Canada.[11][13] [11]+12

Business segments

For FY2026, ended April 26, 2026, Alimentation Couche-Tard reports revenue by geography rather than presenting these regions as formal reportable business segments. The geographic breakdown was the United States, US$43.7 billion (57.1% of consolidated revenue); Europe and other regions, US$25.1 billion (32.8%); and Canada, US$7.7 billion (10.1%). The company describes its operations across these regions as convenience and mobility retail.[14]+2

A separate product-category breakdown shows road transportation fuel at US$56.2 billion (73.5% of revenue), merchandise and service at US$19.6 billion (25.7%), and other revenue at US$0.6 billion (0.8%). These are revenue categories, not additional geographic segments; the regional and product-category percentages are alternative views of consolidated revenue.[14] [14]+2

Company history

Alimentation Couche-Tard traces its origins to 1980, when Alain Bouchard opened the first Couche-Tard store in Laval, Québec; the company’s founding team included Bouchard, Réal Plourde, and Richard Fortin.[15]+2 It entered the U.S. in 2001 through the acquisition of Bigfoot stores, and expanded its reach in 2003 by acquiring Circle K Corporation.[18]+3 In 2012, the acquisition of Statoil Fuel & Retail marked its entry into Europe.[22][23]

The company launched Circle K as its global brand in 2015.[24] In 2017, it completed the CST Brands acquisition and acquired Holiday Stationstores, expanding its U.S. presence.[25][26] Founder Alain Bouchard became Executive Chairman in 2014, with Brian Hannasch taking over as President and CEO; Alex Miller succeeded Hannasch in September 2024.[27][28] In late 2023 and early 2024, Couche-Tard completed the acquisition of 2,175 TotalEnergies retail sites in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.[29] [15]+19

Sources

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