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Canadian (TSX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies60
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M0.1%
  • 1Y10.6%
  • YTD6.2%

In the last week, Consumer Staples has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.7% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Oct 2025CA$228.9bCA$322.9bCA$9.3b15.8x24.6x0.7x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025CA$237.3bCA$319.9bCA$9.2b17.8x25.8x0.7x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025CA$231.5bCA$320.4bCA$9.0b19.7x25.8x0.7x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025CA$231.2bCA$320.0bCA$8.9b18.5x26x0.7x
Sat, 31 May 2025CA$236.1bCA$322.4bCA$9.0b19.9x26.3x0.7x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025CA$228.6bCA$321.9bCA$9.1b21x25.1x0.7x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025CA$213.7bCA$324.6bCA$9.2b22.2x23.3x0.7x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025CA$208.0bCA$337.8bCA$9.9b17.8x20.9x0.6x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025CA$210.9bCA$322.2bCA$8.8b16.8x23.9x0.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024CA$223.3bCA$320.6bCA$8.8b19.2x25.5x0.7x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024CA$216.9bCA$316.7bCA$9.3b19.3x23.3x0.7x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024CA$215.9bCA$317.0bCA$9.4b18.5x23.1x0.7x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024CA$216.5bCA$315.4bCA$9.3b18.3x23.2x0.7x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024CA$217.5bCA$312.5bCA$9.5b14.6x22.9x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024CA$209.6bCA$311.0bCA$9.5b15x22x0.7x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024CA$205.5bCA$308.6bCA$9.9b14.8x20.8x0.7x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024CA$200.0bCA$308.3bCA$9.9b16.1x20.2x0.6x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024CA$200.3bCA$307.6bCA$9.9b16.6x20.3x0.7x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024CA$208.4bCA$308.0bCA$9.9b16.5x21x0.7x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024CA$199.5bCA$308.1bCA$9.9b16.4x20.1x0.6x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023CA$187.5bCA$307.3bCA$9.9b16.4x18.9x0.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023CA$192.5bCA$2.0tCA$76.6b17.7x2.5x0.1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023CA$184.3bCA$307.2bCA$9.7b17.5x19x0.6x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023CA$186.0bCA$321.7bCA$9.6b19x19.4x0.6x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023CA$182.0bCA$323.8bCA$9.5b18.2x19.1x0.6x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023CA$180.7bCA$320.1bCA$9.1b18.2x20x0.6x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023CA$186.9bCA$321.4bCA$8.7b17.4x21.4x0.6x
Wed, 03 May 2023CA$195.4bCA$321.0bCA$8.9b17x22x0.6x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023CA$191.9bCA$319.8bCA$8.7b14.7x22x0.6x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023CA$189.3bCA$316.6bCA$9.5b13.5x19.9x0.6x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023CA$185.9bCA$297.7bCA$9.6b14.1x19.5x0.6x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022CA$186.9bCA$299.4bCA$9.7b14.1x19.4x0.6x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022CA$181.9bCA$292.5bCA$8.9b13.6x20.5x0.6x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022CA$233.8bCA$382.1bCA$12.8b15.2x18.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.2x


Total Market Cap: CA$233.8bTotal Earnings: CA$12.8bTotal Revenue: CA$382.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 9.7% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.6% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Consumer Staples sector?

CA Market0.35%
Consumer Staples-1.10%
Tobacco12.13%
Food and Staples Retail-0.92%
Beverage-2.02%
Food-2.33%
Personal Products-2.74%
Household Products-5.18%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 62.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 12.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Beverage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 112% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.7% 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
L Loblaw CompaniesCA$55.260.8%
+CA$507.8m		25.0%PE26.7x
AAWH.U Ascend Wellness HoldingsUS$0.9417.5%
+US$28.5m		19.0%PS0.4x
PBH Premium Brands HoldingsCA$95.530.4%
+CA$16.5m		2.3%PE45.8x
CRRX CareRxCA$3.563.8%
+CA$8.2m		63.3%PS0.6x
GCL Colabor GroupCA$0.6514.0%
+CA$8.2m		-45.8%PS0.1x

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WN
CA$84.36
George Weston
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-0.9%
1Y
14.3%

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EMP.A
CA$48.40
Empire
7D
-2.4%
1Y
18.1%
MFI
CA$28.13
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7D
-10.0%
1Y
25.8%

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CA$92.38
Metro
7D
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1Y
10.3%

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CPKR
CA$14.44
Canada Packers
7D
-15.8%
1Y
n/a
NWC
CA$45.66
North West
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-12.3%
GCL
CA$0.65
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7D
14.0%
1Y
-45.8%

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CRRX
CA$3.56
CareRx
7D
3.8%
1Y
63.3%
PBH
CA$95.53
Premium Brands Holdings
7D
0.4%
1Y
2.3%
GURU
CA$5.48
GURU Organic Energy
7D
5.2%
1Y
222.4%
ATD
CA$72.67
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-2.8%
L
CA$55.26
Loblaw Companies
7D
0.8%
1Y
25.0%

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Sep 14
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AAWH.U
US$0.94
Ascend Wellness Holdings
7D
17.5%
1Y
19.0%

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Sep 13
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TRIP
CA$0.04
Red Light Holland
7D
14.3%
1Y
0%
SAP
CA$33.53
Saputo
7D
-0.4%
1Y
17.0%
PCRX
CA$0.50
PharmaCorp Rx
7D
5.3%
1Y
-30.6%