Alimentation Couche-Tard
Convenience stores & fuel retail · Canada
Alimentation Couche-Tard runs close to 17,300 convenience stores and fuel stations, mostly under the Circle K brand, across North America, Europe and Asia, selling fuel, food, drinks and tobacco to people on the go.
What makes it different
Most of its stores run under one name: Circle K.
2,704Licensed Circle K storesApr 26, 2026
A Québec chain turned a bought American brand into its global banner, now also licensed to partners in 12 more countries.
How big it is
How big is Alimentation Couche-Tard?
$76.5BRevenuesFY2026
17,267Stores worldwide2026
145,000People in its network2026
How it makes money FY2026
Fuel is most of the revenue, the store most of the margin.
- Road transportation fuel74%$56.2B
- Merchandise and services26%$19.6B
- Other1%$637M
How the business works
Fuel brings them in, the store earns.
- 1Drivers at the pump
- 2Food, drinks, tobacco
- 3Rival chains, then integrate
Fuel is three quarters of revenue but in-store sales earn nearly half the gross profit at nearly three times the margin.
Who owns it
- Alain Bouchard (founder)13.46%
CEO: Alex Miller
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1980First Couche-Tard store opens in Laval
- 9-04Acquires Silcorp (Mac’s)
- 3-12Buys Circle K from ConocoPhillips
- 2-07Completes Statoil Fuel & Retail acquisition
- 5-09Launches global Circle K brand
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Alimentation Couche-Tard's own reports.
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What Alimentation Couche-Tard tracks23 metrics
Stores worldwide
Company-operated share of sites
Stores in the United States
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from3 regions
United States
Europe and other regions
Canada
The full timeline20 moments
2024
2025
2026
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