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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.08%
  • 3M17.3%
  • 1Y99.7%
  • YTD11.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has remained flat, although notably Aritzia gained 3.0%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 100% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Wed, 10 Jun 2026CA$31.6bCA$15.1bCA$1.0b26.7x31.3x2.1x
Fri, 08 May 2026CA$31.7bCA$14.9bCA$991.5m22.1x31.9x2.1x
Sun, 05 Apr 2026CA$28.3bCA$14.9bCA$951.7m19.6x29.7x1.9x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026CA$31.0bCA$15.0bCA$898.5m26.3x34.5x2.1x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026CA$27.8bCA$14.9bCA$900.3m22.3x30.9x1.9x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025CA$29.3bCA$14.6bCA$835.5m21.3x35x2x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025CA$25.3bCA$14.5bCA$794.8m20.5x31.8x1.7x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025CA$25.0bCA$14.6bCA$795.0m21.1x31.5x1.7x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025CA$23.7bCA$14.4bCA$747.0m22.5x31.7x1.6x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025CA$20.3bCA$14.3bCA$725.6m20.9x27.9x1.4x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025CA$18.3bCA$14.3bCA$701.1m20.9x26.1x1.3x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025CA$16.0bCA$14.0bCA$627.6m16.3x25.5x1.1x
Sat, 10 May 2025CA$14.1bCA$14.0bCA$641.3m15.2x22x1x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025CA$11.0bCA$13.7bCA$582.4m17x18.9x0.8x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025CA$14.6bCA$14.5bCA$500.8m18.2x29.1x1x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025CA$15.2bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18x31.4x1x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024CA$14.5bCA$14.4bCA$450.6m17.9x32.2x1x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024CA$12.7bCA$14.3bCA$426.3m19.5x29.9x0.9x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024CA$10.8bCA$13.5bCA$329.0m22.9x32.7x0.8x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024CA$12.3bCA$14.6bCA$381.3m23.1x32.2x0.8x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024CA$11.8bCA$14.6bCA$353.7m35.8x33.4x0.8x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024CA$11.5bCA$14.7bCA$427.5m23.1x26.9x0.8x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024CA$10.4bCA$14.9bCA$459.8m21.2x22.7x0.7x
Sun, 12 May 2024CA$10.3bCA$15.9bCA$416.6m14.6x24.6x0.6x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024CA$10.9bCA$15.9bCA$427.9m15.1x25.4x0.7x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024CA$10.6bCA$15.8bCA$460.0m17.3x23x0.7x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024CA$10.6bCA$14.9bCA$441.1m16.7x24x0.7x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024CA$9.1bCA$14.9bCA$469.4m15.8x19.4x0.6x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023CA$8.5bCA$14.9bCA$487.2m15.2x17.4x0.6x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023CA$8.1bCA$15.9bCA$465.8m13.8x17.4x0.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023CA$8.3bCA$16.0bCA$508.0m11.6x16.3x0.5x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023CA$8.8bCA$16.0bCA$521.5m12.7x16.8x0.5x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023CA$7.4bCA$14.7bCA$438.6m13.7x16.9x0.5x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023CA$8.2bCA$14.6bCA$479.9m8.9x17.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$8.2bTotal Earnings: CA$479.9mTotal Revenue: CA$14.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.5x202420252026
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 31.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 28% 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 Market-2.46%
Consumer Discretionary0.60%
Specialty Stores0.085%
Automotive Retail1.86%
Apparel Retail0.18%
Home Furnishing Retail-0.58%
Specialty Stores-0.63%
Home Improvement Retail-10.82%
Computer and Electronics Retail-18.93%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Apparel Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 85.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Apparel Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 85% per year.
  • In contrast, the Home Furnishing Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.2% 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
ATZ AritziaCA$162.943.0%
+CA$544.6m		133.4%PE48.9x
ACQ AutoCanadaCA$22.675.4%
+CA$26.9m		1.3%PE58.4x
GBT BMTC GroupCA$13.502.1%
+CA$8.9m		1.6%PE12.8x
ROOT RootsCA$4.523.4%
+CA$5.9m		47.7%PE38x
NIC DelotaCA$0.0658.3%
+CA$145.6k		-27.8%PE3.2x

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