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Canadian (TSX) General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies2
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M4.2%
  • 1Y38.9%
  • YTD4.1%

The General Merchandise and Department Stores is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Canadian Tire Corporation has stood out, gaining 3.1%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 39% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 23 Mar 2025CA$49.6bCA$22.5bCA$2.0b23.3x24.9x2.2x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025CA$46.9bCA$22.5bCA$2.0b22.1x23.6x2.1x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025CA$47.0bCA$22.5bCA$1.8b23.9x26.9x2.1x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024CA$48.5bCA$22.5bCA$1.8b24.7x27.7x2.2x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024CA$51.2bCA$22.4bCA$1.7b26.1x29.5x2.3x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024CA$47.7bCA$22.4bCA$1.5b29.5x32.5x2.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024CA$46.6bCA$22.3bCA$1.4b29x32.6x2.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024CA$44.6bCA$22.5bCA$1.3b31.3x33.5x2x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024CA$43.2bCA$22.5bCA$1.3b30.3x32.5x1.9x
Thu, 30 May 2024CA$41.9bCA$22.3bCA$1.3b30x32.4x1.9x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024CA$40.2bCA$22.5bCA$1.2b33.7x32.9x1.8x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024CA$36.1bCA$22.4bCA$1.2b32.3x31.1x1.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024CA$37.2bCA$22.4bCA$1.2b33.5x32.1x1.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024CA$36.5bCA$23.3bCA$1.5b21.8x24x1.6x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023CA$34.6bCA$23.3bCA$1.5b20.2x22.8x1.5x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023CA$8.2bCA$17.6bCA$572.7m13.6x14.3x0.5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023CA$8.4bCA$17.5bCA$824.0m9.7x10.2x0.5x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023CA$9.0bCA$17.5bCA$824.0m10.3x10.9x0.5x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023CA$10.3bCA$17.7bCA$987.3m10.1x10.5x0.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023CA$10.6bCA$17.7bCA$987.3m10.4x10.8x0.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023CA$9.8bCA$17.7bCA$987.3m9.4x9.9x0.6x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023CA$10.5bCA$17.8bCA$1.0b9.7x10.1x0.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023CA$10.3bCA$17.8bCA$1.0b9.3x9.8x0.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023CA$10.2bCA$17.8bCA$1.0b9.3x9.8x0.6x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023CA$9.4bCA$17.6bCA$1.0b8.8x9.2x0.5x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022CA$8.8bCA$17.6bCA$1.0b8.2x8.6x0.5x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022CA$9.2bCA$17.6bCA$1.0b8.7x9x0.5x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022CA$9.1bCA$17.3bCA$1.1b8.1x8.5x0.5x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022CA$9.8bCA$17.3bCA$1.1b8.7x9.1x0.6x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022CA$10.5bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b8.7x9x0.6x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022CA$10.3bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b8.4x8.9x0.6x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022CA$11.0bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b8.9x9.5x0.7x
Mon, 02 May 2022CA$11.2bCA$16.3bCA$1.1b9.3x9.9x0.7x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022CA$11.7bCA$16.3bCA$1.1b10.1x10.4x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$11.7bTotal Earnings: CA$1.1bTotal Revenue: CA$16.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 2 companies in the Canadian Multiline Retail industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Consumer Discretionary industry?

CA Market1.51%
Consumer Discretionary0.22%
General Merchandise and Department Stores-0.35%
General Merchandise Stores0%0
Broadline Retail-0.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 158.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 22.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.6% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CTC.A Canadian Tire CorporationCA$147.903.1%
+CA$245.8m		10.8%PE9.3x
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