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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D5.5%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y100.2%
  • YTD9.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has risen 5.5%, driven by gains from Aritzia of 7.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 100%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 28 May 2026CA$31.4bCA$15.1bCA$1.0b28.1x31.1x2.1x
Sat, 25 Apr 2026CA$32.1bCA$14.9bCA$986.7m22.2x32.5x2.2x
Mon, 23 Mar 2026CA$25.3bCA$14.8bCA$903.3m18.4x28x1.7x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026CA$29.5bCA$15.0bCA$915.3m25.2x32.3x2x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026CA$30.0bCA$14.9bCA$900.3m22x33.3x2x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025CA$28.2bCA$14.6bCA$835.5m21.8x33.7x1.9x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025CA$24.1bCA$14.7bCA$822.7m19.5x29.3x1.6x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025CA$23.3bCA$14.4bCA$747.0m22.1x31.2x1.6x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025CA$21.3bCA$14.3bCA$725.0m22.1x29.4x1.5x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025CA$18.8bCA$14.3bCA$701.1m20.4x26.8x1.3x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025CA$17.1bCA$14.1bCA$674.5m19.9x25.4x1.2x
Fri, 30 May 2025CA$15.6bCA$14.0bCA$642.5m16.1x24.3x1.1x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025CA$12.2bCA$13.7bCA$551.7m14.4x22.2x0.9x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025CA$12.6bCA$13.7bCA$586.3m17.2x21.5x0.9x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.5bCA$479.6m17.5x31.3x1x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18.1x31.1x1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024CA$14.3bCA$14.4bCA$445.1m19x32.2x1x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024CA$10.6bCA$13.5bCA$312.5m21x33.9x0.8x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024CA$11.5bCA$13.7bCA$307.8m23.3x37.3x0.8x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024CA$11.9bCA$14.6bCA$354.3m29.2x33.5x0.8x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024CA$11.6bCA$14.7bCA$430.4m23.8x27x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024CA$10.5bCA$14.7bCA$427.2m22.3x24.6x0.7x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024CA$9.8bCA$15.9bCA$414.7m14x23.7x0.6x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024CA$10.5bCA$15.9bCA$429.5m14.4x24.5x0.7x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024CA$11.0bCA$15.9bCA$427.9m15.1x25.8x0.7x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024CA$10.5bCA$15.7bCA$457.1m16.1x22.9x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024CA$10.0bCA$14.9bCA$441.1m15.8x22.6x0.7x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023CA$8.7bCA$14.9bCA$468.6m15.4x18.7x0.6x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023CA$8.4bCA$14.9bCA$486.8m15x17.3x0.6x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023CA$8.4bCA$15.9bCA$465.9m13.8x18x0.5x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023CA$8.6bCA$16.0bCA$509.9m12.2x16.9x0.5x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023CA$9.1bCA$16.0bCA$540.9m17.6x16.8x0.6x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023CA$8.1bCA$14.6bCA$454.3m15.1x17.9x0.6x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023CA$8.2bCA$14.7bCA$445.2m12.5x18.4x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$8.2bTotal Earnings: CA$445.2mTotal Revenue: CA$14.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.4x202420252026
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 31.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 26.4x.
  • 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 31% 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 Market0.67%
Consumer Discretionary2.81%
Specialty Stores5.50%
Apparel Retail6.08%
Specialty Stores3.18%
Home Furnishing Retail2.89%
Automotive Retail2.87%
Computer and Electronics Retail-1.42%
Home Improvement Retail-2.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Apparel Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.2x.
    • 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 Automotive Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 21% 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$150.337.6%
+CA$1.2b		121.7%PE45.1x
GRGD Groupe DynamiteCA$77.013.1%
+CA$256.1m		376.8%PE33.4x
PET Pet Valu HoldingsCA$18.704.3%
+CA$52.4m		-39.1%PE13.3x
LNF Leon's FurnitureCA$24.882.6%
+CA$43.4m		-10.0%PE11.1x
ACQ AutoCanadaCA$22.145.6%
+CA$26.9m		1.3%PE57x

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7D
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1Y
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7D
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