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Canadian (TSX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies61
  • 7D-3.6%
  • 3M11.3%
  • 1Y16.7%
  • YTD6.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 3.6%, driven by a pullback from Loblaw Companies of 5.4%. Meanwhile, High Liner Foods actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.4% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.6% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 10 Jun 2025CA$231.8bCA$322.3bCA$8.9b19.2x25.9x0.7x
Thu, 08 May 2025CA$232.0bCA$323.0bCA$9.0b20.8x25.8x0.7x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025CA$225.8bCA$324.4bCA$9.2b23x24.6x0.7x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025CA$213.5bCA$340.7bCA$10.8b18.6x19.8x0.6x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025CA$212.4bCA$321.8bCA$8.8b17.4x24.1x0.7x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024CA$220.4bCA$321.8bCA$8.8b18.1x25x0.7x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024CA$213.6bCA$317.0bCA$8.9b19.1x24.1x0.7x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024CA$215.5bCA$317.6bCA$9.4b18.5x23x0.7x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024CA$215.8bCA$315.9bCA$9.3b18.4x23.2x0.7x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024CA$222.5bCA$312.6bCA$9.5b18.2x23.5x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024CA$216.1bCA$311.1bCA$9.6b15.1x22.5x0.7x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024CA$206.3bCA$310.2bCA$9.9b15.7x20.8x0.7x
Fri, 10 May 2024CA$200.4bCA$309.0bCA$9.9b15.4x20.3x0.6x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024CA$196.5bCA$307.7bCA$9.9b16.1x19.9x0.6x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024CA$203.2bCA$309.0bCA$10.0b16.1x20.3x0.7x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024CA$198.3bCA$308.1bCA$10.0b16.6x19.8x0.6x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023CA$191.5bCA$306.7bCA$9.9b16.3x19.4x0.6x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023CA$192.5bCA$309.9bCA$9.9b16.9x19.4x0.6x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023CA$181.0bCA$307.5bCA$9.7b17.2x18.6x0.6x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023CA$181.8bCA$321.0bCA$9.7b18.2x18.8x0.6x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023CA$182.0bCA$325.6bCA$9.7b18.2x18.8x0.6x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023CA$183.6bCA$319.3bCA$9.0b18.7x20.3x0.6x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023CA$180.5bCA$321.2bCA$8.8b17.5x20.5x0.6x
Sat, 13 May 2023CA$191.8bCA$322.2bCA$8.8b17.6x21.8x0.6x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023CA$194.3bCA$319.7bCA$8.9b15.4x21.9x0.6x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023CA$187.7bCA$319.2bCA$9.0b13.9x20.8x0.6x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023CA$180.7bCA$297.7bCA$9.6b14x18.8x0.6x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023CA$184.2bCA$298.9bCA$9.6b14x19.1x0.6x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022CA$188.2bCA$298.0bCA$9.6b13.9x19.5x0.6x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022CA$176.8bCA$290.6bCA$9.1b14.2x19.5x0.6x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022CA$232.8bCA$379.9bCA$12.7b14.4x18.3x0.6x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022CA$188.3bCA$279.6bCA$8.8b18.5x21.4x0.7x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022CA$176.7bCA$277.3bCA$8.1b19.7x21.7x0.6x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022CA$170.9bCA$270.3bCA$8.2b16.8x20.8x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$170.9bTotal Earnings: CA$8.2bTotal Revenue: CA$270.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202320242025
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 25.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.64x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 2.8% 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 Market0.068%
Consumer Staples-3.60%
Tobacco6.34%
Household Products0.49%
Beverage0.17%
Personal Products0.071%
Food-0.32%
Food and Staples Retail-3.98%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 32.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 23.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Beverage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 101% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.0% 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
HLF High Liner FoodsCA$18.816.4%
+CA$33.0m		42.3%PE6.8x
GFCO Good FlourCA$0.42171.0%
+CA$23.2m		180.0%PS22.5x
JWEL Jamieson WellnessCA$36.261.3%
+CA$19.7m		31.9%PE28.2x
MFI Maple Leaf FoodsCA$27.460.4%
+CA$14.9m		20.2%PE36x
SUGR SucroCA$12.754.1%
+CA$11.9m		56.4%PE14x
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