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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M19.2%
  • 1Y136.1%
  • YTD15.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has risen 2.0%, driven by gains in Groupe Dynamite and Aritzia of 10% and 6.3%, respectively. Meanwhile, Kits Eyecare actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 16% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 136% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 11 May 2026CA$33.3bCA$15.2bCA$1.0b22.4x32.5x2.2x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026CA$28.3bCA$14.9bCA$951.7m19.7x29.8x1.9x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026CA$31.1bCA$15.0bCA$896.0m24.6x34.7x2.1x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026CA$26.7bCA$14.9bCA$900.3m22.3x29.7x1.8x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025CA$28.9bCA$14.6bCA$835.3m20.7x34.6x2x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025CA$26.7bCA$14.5bCA$794.8m20.9x33.7x1.8x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025CA$25.6bCA$14.6bCA$795.0m21.1x32.3x1.8x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025CA$23.9bCA$14.4bCA$747.0m22.9x32x1.7x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025CA$20.3bCA$14.3bCA$725.6m20.7x27.9x1.4x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025CA$18.0bCA$14.3bCA$701.1m20.6x25.7x1.3x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025CA$15.5bCA$14.0bCA$628.6m16.3x24.7x1.1x
Tue, 13 May 2025CA$14.1bCA$14.0bCA$641.3m15.7x22x1x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025CA$11.3bCA$13.7bCA$546.2m14.1x20.6x0.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025CA$14.0bCA$14.5bCA$504.1m21.8x27.9x1x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025CA$15.1bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m17.7x31.3x1x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025CA$14.4bCA$14.4bCA$451.7m18.1x31.9x1x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024CA$13.0bCA$14.3bCA$426.4m19.5x30.5x0.9x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024CA$10.4bCA$13.5bCA$329.0m22.6x31.7x0.8x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024CA$12.5bCA$14.6bCA$381.3m23.1x32.8x0.9x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024CA$11.9bCA$14.6bCA$353.7m30.7x33.5x0.8x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024CA$11.7bCA$14.7bCA$427.5m23x27.3x0.8x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024CA$10.3bCA$14.9bCA$459.8m20.7x22.5x0.7x
Wed, 15 May 2024CA$10.2bCA$15.9bCA$416.6m14.4x24.6x0.6x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024CA$10.6bCA$15.9bCA$429.5m15.2x24.6x0.7x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024CA$10.7bCA$15.9bCA$409.1m19.2x26.1x0.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024CA$10.6bCA$14.8bCA$538.7m16.6x19.6x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024CA$8.9bCA$14.9bCA$468.8m15.7x19.1x0.6x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023CA$8.6bCA$14.9bCA$492.5m15.5x17.4x0.6x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023CA$8.1bCA$15.9bCA$465.7m13.8x17.3x0.5x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023CA$8.2bCA$16.0bCA$507.9m11.5x16.1x0.5x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023CA$8.7bCA$16.0bCA$521.5m12.7x16.7x0.5x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023CA$7.3bCA$14.7bCA$438.6m13.4x16.6x0.5x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023CA$8.2bCA$14.6bCA$479.9m8.9x17x0.6x
Thu, 18 May 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.7bCA$432.4m12.4x19.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.3x


Total Market Cap: CA$8.3bTotal Earnings: CA$432.4mTotal Revenue: CA$14.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.2x202420252026
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 32.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 33% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market1.07%
Consumer Discretionary0.42%
Specialty Stores1.99%
Home Improvement Retail4.11%
Apparel Retail3.26%
Automotive Retail-0.64%
Home Furnishing Retail-3.58%
Computer and Electronics Retail-5.52%
Specialty Stores-6.76%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Apparel Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 85.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Automotive Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Home Furnishing Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.5% 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
GRGD Groupe DynamiteCA$96.0010.3%
+CA$981.0m		540.9%PE41.8x
ATZ AritziaCA$148.356.3%
+CA$825.5m		129.6%PE44.5x
DIV Diversified RoyaltyCA$4.342.6%
+CA$18.8m		47.1%PE20.3x
GBT BMTC GroupCA$13.353.9%
+CA$15.9m		8.8%PE12.7x
BILD BuildDirect.com TechnologiesCA$3.805.6%
+CA$9.7m		173.4%PS2x

Latest News

ATZ
CA$148.35
Aritzia
7D
6.3%
1Y
129.6%
KITS
CA$11.57
Kits Eyecare
7D
-17.8%
1Y
2.2%
ACQ
CA$22.87
AutoCanada
7D
0.8%
1Y
20.7%
ROOT
CA$3.91
Roots
7D
-1.5%
1Y
27.8%
DIV
CA$4.34
Diversified Royalty
7D
2.6%
1Y
47.1%
GBT
CA$13.35
BMTC Group
7D
3.9%
1Y
8.8%
DPF
CA$0.13
Dr. Phone Fix Canada
7D
-7.1%
1Y
-50.0%
PET
CA$20.17
Pet Valu Holdings
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-33.3%
AUTO
CA$0.055
Agereh Technologies
7D
10.0%
1Y
-52.2%
GRGD
CA$96.00
Groupe Dynamite
7D
10.3%
1Y
540.9%
BILD
CA$3.80
BuildDirect.com Technologies
7D
5.6%
1Y
173.4%
LNF
CA$25.00
Leon's Furniture
7D
-3.2%
1Y
-0.2%
XAU
CA$15.81
Goldmoney
7D
-2.0%
1Y
90.3%
NXT
CA$0.13
NextGen Digital Platforms
7D
4.0%
1Y
-80.0%