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Canadian (TSX) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M19.1%
  • 1Y18.2%
  • YTD32.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 18% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025CA$25.2bCA$37.0bCA$339.9m13.6x74.1x0.7x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025CA$25.8bCA$37.0bCA$334.6m18.9x77.1x0.7x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025CA$22.7bCA$36.5bCA$241.2m13.9x94.1x0.6x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025CA$21.3bCA$36.5bCA$242.4m12.3x87.7x0.6x
Fri, 16 May 2025CA$20.8bCA$36.3bCA$275.1m12.4x75.6x0.6x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025CA$19.9bCA$35.8bCA$273.9m12.5x72.7x0.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025CA$20.3bCA$35.7bCA$247.8m12.4x82x0.6x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025CA$19.0bCA$34.9bCA$575.9m24.1x32.9x0.5x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025CA$19.6bCA$34.9bCA$577.1m25.4x34x0.6x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024CA$20.2bCA$34.8bCA$576.1m35.2x35.1x0.6x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024CA$20.9bCA$34.3bCA$570.8m15.2x36.6x0.6x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024CA$21.9bCA$34.2bCA$566.0m15.8x38.6x0.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024CA$22.5bCA$34.2bCA$569.1m15.3x39.5x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024CA$23.2bCA$33.9bCA$493.4m11.5x47x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024CA$21.4bCA$33.8bCA$494.5m10.6x43.2x0.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024CA$21.4bCA$33.7bCA$561.6m10.3x38.1x0.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024CA$20.0bCA$33.8bCA$433.1m13x46.1x0.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024CA$20.7bCA$33.8bCA$431.7m13.4x47.9x0.6x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024CA$21.6bCA$34.1bCA$709.6m13.3x30.4x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024CA$20.8bCA$34.1bCA$662.5m15.1x31.4x0.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023CA$20.3bCA$34.1bCA$653.6m14.7x31.1x0.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023CA$21.3bCA$34.3bCA$348.9m27x61.2x0.6x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023CA$21.6bCA$34.2bCA$317.8m28.1x67.8x0.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023CA$22.7bCA$34.2bCA$318.0m29.9x71.5x0.7x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023CA$22.4bCA$34.1bCA$341.6m26.6x65.7x0.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023CA$22.6bCA$34.1bCA$353.9m25.7x63.8x0.7x
Sun, 21 May 2023CA$25.5bCA$33.6bCA$226.7m30.5x112.6x0.8x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023CA$25.1bCA$33.2bCA$282.9m11.7x88.7x0.8x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023CA$23.9bCA$32.9bCA$309.7m8.3x77.3x0.7x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023CA$25.5bCA$32.0bCA$230.0m10.3x110.7x0.8x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023CA$23.6bCA$32.0bCA$224.4m10.1x105.2x0.7x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022CA$22.8bCA$32.0bCA$230.8m9.4x98.7x0.7x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022CA$22.1bCA$30.8bCA$489.2m11.9x45.1x0.7x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022CA$22.4bCA$30.8bCA$496.7m12.7x45.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

45.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$22.4bTotal Earnings: CA$496.7mTotal Revenue: CA$30.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 62.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 74.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 62.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.64x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market1.43%
Consumer Staples0.66%
Food-0.81%
Agricultural Products0%0
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.5x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (32.9%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 27.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 33% 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
LAS.A Lassonde IndustriesCA$230.221.8%
+CA$28.2m		30.8%PE13.6x
RSI Rogers SugarCA$6.431.4%
+CA$11.5m		11.6%PE11.9x
HLF High Liner FoodsCA$16.361.6%
+CA$7.5m		30.4%PE7.1x
NPRA Nepra FoodsCA$0.1848.0%
+CA$6.8m		68.2%n/a
SWP Swiss Water Decaffeinated CoffeeCA$4.482.5%
+CA$1.0m		26.2%PE31.4x

Latest News

ESBL
CA$0.20
Eshbal Functional Food
7D
-18.4%
1Y
n/a
BOIL
CA$2.81
Beyond Oil
7D
-4.7%
1Y
60.6%
PBH
CA$91.71
Premium Brands Holdings
7D
-1.3%
1Y
-4.7%
RSI
CA$6.43
Rogers Sugar
7D
1.4%
1Y
11.6%
PBF
CA$0.10
Planet Based Foods Global
7D
33.3%
1Y
n/a
MFI
CA$34.91
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7D
-0.5%
1Y
60.4%

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CA$1.12
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7D
-2.6%
1Y
12.0%

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LAS.A
CA$230.22
Lassonde Industries
7D
1.8%
1Y
30.8%

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ULTA
CA$0.045
Ultra Brands
7D
28.6%
1Y
350.0%
HLF
CA$16.36
High Liner Foods
7D
1.6%
1Y
30.4%
OGO
CA$0.65
Organto Foods
7D
-3.0%
1Y
n/a
SAP
CA$33.25
Saputo
7D
-1.2%
1Y
15.1%
NPRA
CA$0.18
Nepra Foods
7D
48.0%
1Y
68.2%
SWP
CA$4.48
Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee
7D
2.5%
1Y
26.2%
MUSH
CA$0.07
Mercanto Holdings
7D
-6.7%
1Y
-22.2%
PNGA
CA$0.35
Pangea Natural Foods
7D
2.9%
1Y
66.7%