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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M35.2%
  • 1Y49.2%
  • YTD71.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Pet Valu Holdings declining 4.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 49%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025CA$23.6bCA$14.4bCA$747.0m22.8x31.6x1.6x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025CA$19.8bCA$14.3bCA$725.6m20.8x27.3x1.4x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025CA$18.5bCA$14.3bCA$701.1m20.5x26.4x1.3x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025CA$15.8bCA$14.1bCA$632.0m16.6x25x1.1x
Fri, 16 May 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.0bCA$642.9m15.5x23.3x1.1x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025CA$11.2bCA$13.7bCA$546.2m13.9x20.4x0.8x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025CA$13.6bCA$14.5bCA$504.1m21.6x27x0.9x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025CA$14.9bCA$14.5bCA$482.7m18x30.9x1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025CA$14.6bCA$14.4bCA$451.6m18.3x32.4x1x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024CA$13.1bCA$14.3bCA$426.4m19.7x30.8x0.9x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024CA$10.4bCA$13.5bCA$328.9m22.6x31.5x0.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024CA$12.7bCA$14.6bCA$381.4m23x33.2x0.9x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024CA$12.0bCA$14.6bCA$353.7m30.7x34x0.8x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024CA$11.6bCA$14.7bCA$427.5m23.3x27.2x0.8x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024CA$10.7bCA$14.9bCA$459.8m21.3x23.2x0.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024CA$10.2bCA$15.9bCA$416.6m14.2x24.4x0.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024CA$10.4bCA$15.9bCA$429.4m15x24.3x0.7x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024CA$10.7bCA$15.9bCA$409.1m19.7x26.2x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024CA$10.6bCA$14.8bCA$538.8m16.5x19.7x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024CA$8.8bCA$14.9bCA$468.8m15.9x18.9x0.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023CA$8.6bCA$14.9bCA$492.5m15.3x17.5x0.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023CA$7.9bCA$15.9bCA$465.7m13.5x17.1x0.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023CA$8.2bCA$16.0bCA$454.0m13.4x18x0.5x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023CA$8.7bCA$16.0bCA$521.5m12.8x16.7x0.5x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023CA$7.2bCA$14.7bCA$438.6m12.9x16.3x0.5x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023CA$8.1bCA$14.6bCA$479.9m8.6x16.9x0.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023CA$8.2bCA$14.7bCA$432.3m12.4x19x0.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023CA$8.6bCA$14.3bCA$450.4m9x19x0.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023CA$8.0bCA$14.1bCA$489.9m8.2x16.4x0.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023CA$8.8bCA$14.0bCA$558.0m8.7x15.7x0.6x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023CA$9.3bCA$12.7bCA$584.3m9x15.8x0.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022CA$9.1bCA$12.8bCA$615.9m7.6x14.9x0.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022CA$9.3bCA$13.5bCA$626.0m7.3x14.9x0.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022CA$8.7bCA$13.3bCA$619.5m8.3x14.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$8.7bTotal Earnings: CA$619.5mTotal Revenue: CA$13.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Specialty Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 31.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.78x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 6.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.7% 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 Market1.43%
Consumer Discretionary-0.97%
Specialty Stores-1.06%
Home Improvement Retail12.31%
Computer and Electronics Retail6.93%
Automotive Retail1.08%
Apparel Retail-0.64%
Home Furnishing Retail-2.56%
Specialty Stores-3.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Apparel Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 115.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Apparel Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 116% per year.
  • In contrast, the Automotive Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.3% 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
DIV Diversified RoyaltyCA$3.753.6%
+CA$22.1m		28.4%PE22.8x
BILD BuildDirect.com TechnologiesCA$2.1912.3%
+CA$11.6m		421.4%PS1.2x
XAU GoldmoneyCA$10.837.7%
+CA$9.8m		13.9%PE7.2x
ROOT RootsCA$3.425.6%
+CA$7.1m		61.3%PS0.5x
GBT BMTC GroupCA$12.971.4%
+CA$5.8m		-3.2%PE15.3x

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CA$85.88
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7D
-0.6%
1Y
69.8%
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7D
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1Y
13.9%

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GRGD
CA$58.89
Groupe Dynamite
7D
-0.8%
1Y
n/a
NXT
CA$0.56
NextGen Digital Platforms
7D
9.8%
1Y
2,140.0%
AUTO
CA$0.15
Agereh Technologies
7D
50.0%
1Y
66.7%
BILD
CA$2.19
BuildDirect.com Technologies
7D
12.3%
1Y
421.4%

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DIV
CA$3.75
Diversified Royalty
7D
3.6%
1Y
28.4%
GBT
CA$12.97
BMTC Group
7D
1.4%
1Y
-3.2%
ROOT
CA$3.42
Roots
7D
5.6%
1Y
61.3%
DPF
CA$0.16
Dr. Phone Fix Canada
7D
-5.9%
1Y
n/a
LNF
CA$28.70
Leon's Furniture
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-3.4%
ACQ
CA$33.89
AutoCanada
7D
-0.9%
1Y
110.2%

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PET
CA$36.05
Pet Valu Holdings
7D
-4.4%
1Y
41.3%

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Sep 01
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KITS
CA$15.22
Kits Eyecare
7D
-1.7%
1Y
60.4%
NIC
CA$0.10
Delota
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-16.7%
PESO
CA$0.26
PesoRama
7D
6.3%
1Y
88.9%