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Canadian (TSX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies72
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M10.8%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTD7.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has remained flat, although notably Primo Water gained 7.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 3.2% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Mar 2024CA$206.2bCA$308.9bCA$10.0b16.4x20.6x0.7x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024CA$196.2bCA$308.4bCA$9.9b16.5x19.7x0.6x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024CA$193.6bCA$307.9bCA$9.9b16.5x19.5x0.6x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023CA$190.2bCA$309.1bCA$10.0b16.2x19x0.6x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023CA$193.2bCA$308.6bCA$10.1b17.6x19.1x0.6x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023CA$183.9bCA$307.6bCA$9.7b17.5x18.9x0.6x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023CA$186.7bCA$326.0bCA$9.7b18.3x19.2x0.6x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023CA$180.6bCA$320.2bCA$9.2b18.4x19.7x0.6x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023CA$184.2bCA$320.1bCA$8.8b18.3x20.9x0.6x
Sat, 27 May 2023CA$188.5bCA$323.0bCA$8.8b17.2x21.5x0.6x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023CA$194.3bCA$320.1bCA$8.9b15.5x21.8x0.6x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023CA$180.4bCA$321.4bCA$8.8b14.2x20.4x0.6x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023CA$188.8bCA$299.6bCA$9.8b13.6x19.3x0.6x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023CA$186.8bCA$297.8bCA$9.6b14.1x19.5x0.6x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022CA$190.5bCA$299.3bCA$9.6b14.4x19.7x0.6x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022CA$179.8bCA$290.4bCA$8.7b13.3x20.6x0.6x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022CA$229.1bCA$380.8bCA$12.8b14.9x17.9x0.6x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022CA$182.0bCA$286.9bCA$9.0b14.3x20.3x0.6x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022CA$180.7bCA$276.9bCA$8.6b19x21x0.7x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022CA$171.6bCA$276.4bCA$8.1b19x21.2x0.6x
Sun, 29 May 2022CA$180.9bCA$268.5bCA$8.3b19.6x21.9x0.7x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022CA$184.3bCA$267.5bCA$8.0b20.3x23.2x0.7x
Thu, 24 Mar 2022CA$179.9bCA$269.4bCA$7.7b19.7x23.4x0.7x
Sat, 19 Feb 2022CA$171.2bCA$265.3bCA$7.0b20.9x24.5x0.6x
Mon, 17 Jan 2022CA$174.0bCA$264.8bCA$6.9b18.8x25.4x0.7x
Wed, 15 Dec 2021CA$173.4bCA$266.7bCA$6.9b18.5x25.1x0.6x
Fri, 12 Nov 2021CA$175.3bCA$259.5bCA$6.9b15.7x25.4x0.7x
Sun, 10 Oct 2021CA$167.9bCA$260.4bCA$7.0b14.8x24.1x0.6x
Tue, 07 Sep 2021CA$173.5bCA$258.0bCA$7.1b15.9x24.4x0.7x
Thu, 05 Aug 2021CA$172.4bCA$257.8bCA$7.1b16.5x24.3x0.7x
Sun, 09 May 2021CA$152.9bCA$250.5bCA$6.8b19.2x22.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$153.5bTotal Earnings: CA$6.8bTotal Revenue: CA$248.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Consumer Staples 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 21.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.63x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% 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 Staples sector?

CA Market0.35%
Consumer Staples0.21%
Household Products5.36%
Beverage5.35%
Food and Staples Retail0.46%
Food-2.60%
Tobacco-3.17%
Personal Products-7.72%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 100% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PRMW Primo WaterCA$24.057.7%
+CA$276.6m
23.8%PE44.8x
L Loblaw CompaniesCA$149.840.3%
+CA$104.1m
28.7%PE22.2x
MFI Maple Leaf FoodsCA$23.531.6%
+CA$45.3m
-2.8%PS0.6x
AAWH.U Ascend Wellness HoldingsUS$1.2012.1%
+US$27.2m
1.7%PS0.5x
BHSC BioHarvest SciencesCA$0.2837.5%
+CA$35.9m
44.7%PS9.2x
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L

CA$149.84

Loblaw Companies

7D

0.3%

1Y

28.7%

EMP.A

CA$33.14

Empire

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-3.5%

GURU

CA$2.62

GURU Organic Energy

7D

12.4%

1Y

-13.0%

SAP

CA$26.12

Saputo

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-22.1%

AAWH.U

US$1.20

Ascend Wellness Holdings

7D

12.1%

1Y

1.7%

LAS.A

CA$149.30

Lassonde Industries

7D

-2.6%

1Y

31.3%

MFI

CA$23.53

Maple Leaf Foods

7D

1.6%

1Y

-2.8%

PRMW

CA$24.05

Primo Water

7D

7.7%

1Y

23.8%

TPX.B

CA$91.31

Molson Coors Canada

7D

3.0%

1Y

32.3%

NWC

CA$39.02

North West

7D

-1.5%

1Y

8.5%

BABY

CA$0.33

Else Nutrition Holdings

7D

22.6%

1Y

-61.8%