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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M10.3%
  • 1Y71.3%
  • YTD2.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 3.2%, driven by a pullback from Aritzia of 5.8%. In contrast, Groupe Dynamite has gained 9.8%. In the past year, the industry has gained 72%. 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
Thu, 25 Jun 2026CA$29.2bCA$15.2bCA$1.1b22.5x27.5x1.9x
Sat, 23 May 2026CA$30.1bCA$15.1bCA$1.0b27.5x29.8x2x
Mon, 20 Apr 2026CA$32.6bCA$14.9bCA$986.7m21.8x33.1x2.2x
Wed, 18 Mar 2026CA$28.3bCA$15.0bCA$896.0m22.4x31.5x1.9x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026CA$28.6bCA$15.0bCA$915.3m23.3x31.3x1.9x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026CA$31.0bCA$14.9bCA$900.1m21.1x34.4x2.1x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025CA$28.1bCA$14.5bCA$792.8m21.4x35.4x1.9x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025CA$24.6bCA$14.6bCA$796.7m20.7x30.9x1.7x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025CA$23.5bCA$14.4bCA$747.0m23x31.4x1.6x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025CA$20.7bCA$14.3bCA$725.1m21.4x28.5x1.4x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025CA$18.7bCA$14.3bCA$701.0m20.6x26.7x1.3x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025CA$17.0bCA$14.1bCA$632.0m20.4x26.9x1.2x
Sun, 25 May 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.0bCA$643.0m15.9x23.3x1.1x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025CA$11.5bCA$13.7bCA$551.7m14.4x20.9x0.8x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025CA$12.6bCA$14.5bCA$500.6m19.9x25.1x0.9x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025CA$15.2bCA$14.5bCA$479.6m17.4x31.7x1x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025CA$16.3bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18x33.8x1.1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024CA$14.4bCA$14.3bCA$426.4m19.5x33.8x1x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024CA$10.5bCA$13.5bCA$333.8m20.8x31.6x0.8x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024CA$11.6bCA$13.7bCA$307.9m23.3x37.6x0.8x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024CA$12.1bCA$14.6bCA$354.4m29.3x34.1x0.8x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024CA$12.0bCA$14.7bCA$427.5m22.8x28.2x0.8x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024CA$10.4bCA$14.7bCA$427.2m23x24.5x0.7x
Mon, 27 May 2024CA$10.0bCA$15.9bCA$414.8m14x24.1x0.6x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024CA$10.5bCA$15.9bCA$429.5m14.6x24.5x0.7x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024CA$11.2bCA$15.9bCA$409.1m19.6x27.5x0.7x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024CA$10.7bCA$15.7bCA$454.1m16.2x23.6x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024CA$10.0bCA$14.9bCA$441.1m16x22.7x0.7x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.9bCA$468.5m15.4x17.7x0.6x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.8bCA$486.2m15.3x17.2x0.6x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023CA$8.2bCA$15.9bCA$465.9m13.5x17.7x0.5x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023CA$8.8bCA$16.0bCA$520.9m12.6x16.9x0.6x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023CA$7.3bCA$15.0bCA$445.3m16.5x16.4x0.5x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023CA$8.4bCA$14.6bCA$454.3m15.7x18.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.5x


Total Market Cap: CA$8.4bTotal Earnings: CA$454.3mTotal Revenue: CA$14.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Specialty Retail industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have grown 32% 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-1.81%
Consumer Discretionary0.69%
Specialty Stores-2.36%
Computer and Electronics Retail1.67%
Automotive Retail-0.59%
Home Improvement Retail-0.74%
Home Furnishing Retail-1.45%
Apparel Retail-2.41%
Specialty Stores-4.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Apparel Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 91.6% 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 92% 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
GRGD Groupe DynamiteCA$55.429.8%
+CA$541.7m		114.1%PE21.9x
ACQ AutoCanadaCA$22.260.5%
+CA$2.3m		0.9%PE57.3x
NXT NextGen Digital PlatformsCA$0.124.5%
+CA$184.5k		-79.5%PS2237.6x

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