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Canadian (TSX) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D9.8%
  • 3M16.9%
  • 1Y11.9%
  • YTD27.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has risen 9.6%, driven by gains from Saputo of 12%. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 10 Aug 2025CA$24.5bCA$37.0bCA$308.0m17.9x79.6x0.7x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025CA$21.9bCA$36.5bCA$240.9m14.2x91x0.6x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025CA$21.3bCA$36.3bCA$273.8m12.2x77.8x0.6x
Sat, 03 May 2025CA$20.3bCA$35.8bCA$274.2m15.5x74x0.6x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025CA$20.1bCA$35.9bCA$275.0m12.7x73x0.6x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025CA$20.1bCA$35.6bCA$246.7m12.6x81.7x0.6x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025CA$19.0bCA$34.9bCA$576.7m24.9x32.9x0.5x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024CA$19.6bCA$34.9bCA$573.4m35.4x34.1x0.6x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024CA$20.3bCA$34.8bCA$568.9m25.9x35.7x0.6x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024CA$21.5bCA$34.3bCA$569.3m15.6x37.7x0.6x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024CA$22.1bCA$34.2bCA$567.6m15.6x39x0.6x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024CA$22.2bCA$34.2bCA$568.2m15.2x39.1x0.6x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024CA$22.5bCA$33.8bCA$493.0m10.9x45.6x0.7x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024CA$21.2bCA$33.8bCA$558.4m10.4x37.9x0.6x
Sun, 05 May 2024CA$20.4bCA$33.8bCA$545.9m11.1x37.4x0.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024CA$20.4bCA$33.8bCA$432.2m13.3x47.1x0.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024CA$21.1bCA$33.8bCA$432.7m13.5x48.7x0.6x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024CA$21.7bCA$34.1bCA$677.5m15.7x32x0.6x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023CA$20.6bCA$34.1bCA$662.3m14.9x31.1x0.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023CA$20.9bCA$34.1bCA$593.0m17.9x35.3x0.6x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023CA$20.8bCA$34.3bCA$348.6m27.2x59.5x0.6x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023CA$22.5bCA$34.2bCA$319.2m40.6x70.6x0.7x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023CA$22.7bCA$34.2bCA$308.4m18.9x73.6x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023CA$22.1bCA$34.1bCA$341.7m26.3x64.7x0.6x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023CA$23.0bCA$34.1bCA$354.7m26x65x0.7x
Mon, 08 May 2023CA$24.5bCA$33.2bCA$315.3m12.9x77.8x0.7x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023CA$24.6bCA$33.2bCA$302.1m10.8x81.5x0.7x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023CA$25.6bCA$32.8bCA$348.9m8.6x73.3x0.8x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023CA$24.5bCA$32.0bCA$218.9m10.6x112.1x0.8x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022CA$22.8bCA$32.0bCA$231.8m9.5x98.3x0.7x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022CA$23.3bCA$32.0bCA$283.7m10x82.2x0.7x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022CA$21.7bCA$30.8bCA$486.8m12.8x44.6x0.7x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022CA$24.0bCA$30.7bCA$486.8m12.6x49.4x0.8x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022CA$24.6bCA$30.7bCA$465.8m13.4x52.8x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

52.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$24.6bTotal Earnings: CA$465.8mTotal Revenue: CA$30.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 61.2x202320242025
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 72.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 61.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x.
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 6.3% 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 Market1.30%
Consumer Staples1.86%
Food9.79%
Packaged Foods and Meats9.79%
Agricultural Products6.32%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 58.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 71.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 71% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 34% 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
SAP SaputoCA$32.0012.1%
+CA$1.4b		4.4%PS0.7x
MFI Maple Leaf FoodsCA$33.4215.5%
+CA$556.8m		46.6%PE23.2x
PBH Premium Brands HoldingsCA$92.426.1%
+CA$237.0m		7.4%PE44.3x
RSI Rogers SugarCA$5.721.4%
+CA$10.2m		2.1%PE11.8x
SWP Swiss Water Decaffeinated CoffeeCA$4.6410.0%
+CA$4.0m		30.0%PE32.5x

Latest News

HLF
CA$16.99
High Liner Foods
7D
-0.9%
1Y
27.1%
LAS.A
CA$213.02
Lassonde Industries
7D
-2.3%
1Y
26.6%
PBH
CA$92.42
Premium Brands Holdings
7D
6.1%
1Y
7.4%
SAP
CA$32.00
Saputo
7D
12.1%
1Y
4.4%
MFI
CA$33.42
Maple Leaf Foods
7D
15.5%
1Y
46.6%
SWP
CA$4.64
Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee
7D
10.0%
1Y
30.0%
OGO
CA$0.60
Organto Foods
7D
-10.4%
1Y
n/a
DIGI
CA$0.045
Digital Commodities Capital
7D
-18.2%
1Y
80.0%
OPTI
CA$0.17
Optimi Health
7D
13.3%
1Y
-52.1%
RSI
CA$5.72
Rogers Sugar
7D
1.4%
1Y
2.1%
ESBL
CA$0.27
Eshbal Functional Food
7D
3.8%
1Y
n/a
POND
CA$0.01
Pond Technologies Holdings
7D
-33.3%
1Y
-66.7%
BOIL
CA$2.49
Beyond Oil
7D
-5.3%
1Y
99.2%
FRSH
CA$0.90
Fresh Factory B.C
7D
2.3%
1Y
-10.0%