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Canadian (TSX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies62
  • 7D-3.1%
  • 3M-1.0%
  • 1Y16.1%
  • YTD13.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 3.1%, driven by a pullback from Loblaw Companies of 4.2%. On the other hand Maple Leaf Foods is actually up 6.3%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Nov 2024CA$213.0bCA$316.8bCA$9.4b19x22.6x0.7x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024CA$216.2bCA$317.3bCA$9.4b18.9x23.1x0.7x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024CA$218.0bCA$315.7bCA$9.3b18.9x23.4x0.7x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024CA$213.3bCA$312.8bCA$9.5b16.5x22.3x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024CA$212.6bCA$311.0bCA$9.6b14.8x22.2x0.7x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024CA$208.7bCA$309.6bCA$9.9b15.3x21.2x0.7x
Mon, 06 May 2024CA$198.3bCA$308.4bCA$10.0b15.4x19.8x0.6x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024CA$197.9bCA$307.6bCA$9.9b16.3x20x0.6x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024CA$207.2bCA$309.0bCA$10.0b16.3x20.6x0.7x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024CA$197.5bCA$308.2bCA$10.0b16.4x19.8x0.6x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023CA$189.1bCA$306.8bCA$9.9b16.3x19.1x0.6x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023CA$192.4bCA$310.4bCA$10.0b17.5x19.2x0.6x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023CA$180.7bCA$307.6bCA$9.7b17.3x18.6x0.6x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023CA$186.5bCA$321.4bCA$9.7b18.6x19.2x0.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023CA$181.7bCA$325.1bCA$9.7b17.6x18.8x0.6x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023CA$181.2bCA$318.7bCA$9.0b18.3x20.1x0.6x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023CA$179.4bCA$321.3bCA$8.8b17.7x20.3x0.6x
Tue, 09 May 2023CA$192.1bCA$319.8bCA$8.7b15.9x22x0.6x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023CA$193.3bCA$319.0bCA$8.8b14.5x21.9x0.6x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023CA$187.8bCA$317.8bCA$9.0b13.9x20.9x0.6x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023CA$185.3bCA$297.7bCA$9.6b14.1x19.4x0.6x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022CA$185.8bCA$299.3bCA$9.6b14.1x19.3x0.6x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022CA$184.3bCA$293.6bCA$9.5b14x19.5x0.6x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022CA$235.0bCA$381.1bCA$12.8b15.5x18.4x0.6x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022CA$240.6bCA$377.9bCA$12.6b15.3x19x0.6x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022CA$189.3bCA$279.1bCA$8.8b18.7x21.5x0.7x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022CA$176.7bCA$277.3bCA$8.1b19.7x21.7x0.6x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022CA$178.1bCA$269.4bCA$8.2b17.6x21.8x0.7x
Wed, 11 May 2022CA$179.0bCA$270.6bCA$8.4b18.9x21.3x0.7x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022CA$188.9bCA$266.4bCA$7.9b20.9x23.9x0.7x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022CA$174.2bCA$265.0bCA$7.4b19.5x23.7x0.7x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022CA$173.6bCA$265.9bCA$6.9b18.7x25.2x0.7x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021CA$180.3bCA$266.3bCA$6.9b18.8x26x0.7x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021CA$171.4bCA$265.9bCA$6.9b17.2x24.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: CA$171.4bTotal Earnings: CA$6.9bTotal Revenue: CA$265.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.7x202220232024
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 20.7x.
  • 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.0% 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 Market0.41%
Consumer Staples-3.06%
Tobacco26.07%
Food-0.087%
Beverage-0.087%
Personal Products-1.09%
Household Products-2.26%
Food and Staples Retail-3.41%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 55.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 62% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples 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
MFI Maple Leaf FoodsCA$22.626.2%
+CA$162.9m		-9.7%PE82.7x
MRU MetroCA$87.080.7%
+CA$135.8m		23.1%PE20.8x
HLF High Liner FoodsCA$14.744.1%
+CA$17.3m		35.6%PE5.2x
RSI Rogers SugarCA$5.741.8%
+CA$12.8m		7.5%PE15.6x
BOIL Beyond OilCA$1.579.8%
+CA$8.4m		220.4%PS345.1x
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