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Canadian (TSX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y12.3%
  • YTD6.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Loblaw Companies of 4.5%. Meanwhile, Sucro actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 8.3% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 13%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 07 Jul 2026CA$226.7bCA$296.6bCA$9.5b18.9x23.9x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jun 2026CA$212.8bCA$289.5bCA$8.8b19.2x24.3x0.7x
Sat, 02 May 2026CA$216.6bCA$286.0bCA$8.6b20.1x25.3x0.8x
Mon, 30 Mar 2026CA$216.3bCA$288.2bCA$8.6b24.7x25.1x0.8x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026CA$235.9bCA$283.9bCA$9.4b25.6x25.2x0.8x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026CA$214.9bCA$285.1bCA$9.3b22.8x23x0.8x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025CA$212.5bCA$285.2bCA$9.3b22.5x22.7x0.7x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025CA$209.0bCA$286.1bCA$9.4b20.8x22.3x0.7x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025CA$204.0bCA$284.3bCA$9.0b19.6x22.8x0.7x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025CA$205.5bCA$281.3bCA$8.8b20x23.3x0.7x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025CA$207.7bCA$281.5bCA$8.8b23x23.7x0.7x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025CA$206.2bCA$281.0bCA$8.7b21x23.6x0.7x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025CA$209.7bCA$283.5bCA$8.7b23.3x24x0.7x
Sun, 04 May 2025CA$207.9bCA$284.1bCA$8.9b23.2x23.3x0.7x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025CA$192.4bCA$287.5bCA$9.0b23x21.4x0.7x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025CA$188.5bCA$285.1bCA$9.0b22x21x0.7x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025CA$192.2bCA$284.3bCA$8.3b19.4x23.2x0.7x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024CA$197.0bCA$284.5bCA$8.3b20.7x23.7x0.7x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024CA$189.2bCA$279.8bCA$8.9b19.6x21.1x0.7x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024CA$185.2bCA$278.4bCA$8.8b18.9x21.2x0.7x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024CA$187.5bCA$276.8bCA$8.7b19.5x21.6x0.7x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024CA$183.1bCA$274.0bCA$8.9b16.8x20.5x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024CA$182.2bCA$272.7bCA$9.0b16.5x20.2x0.7x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024CA$179.5bCA$271.2bCA$9.4b16.3x19.2x0.7x
Mon, 06 May 2024CA$170.3bCA$270.1bCA$9.5b15.4x17.9x0.6x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024CA$170.2bCA$269.2bCA$9.6b16.1x17.8x0.6x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024CA$179.1bCA$270.7bCA$9.7b15.9x18.4x0.7x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024CA$168.9bCA$268.4bCA$9.5b16.1x17.7x0.6x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023CA$161.5bCA$267.1bCA$9.5b15.6x17x0.6x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023CA$164.7bCA$270.6bCA$9.7b16.5x17.1x0.6x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023CA$153.8bCA$267.7bCA$9.7b16.8x15.9x0.6x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023CA$156.9bCA$266.6bCA$9.6b17.3x16.3x0.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023CA$152.2bCA$270.3bCA$9.6b15.7x15.9x0.6x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023CA$152.2bCA$265.0bCA$9.4b16.4x16.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.2x


Total Market Cap: CA$152.2bTotal Earnings: CA$9.4bTotal Revenue: CA$265.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.9x 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 0.68x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market1.09%
Consumer Staples-2.54%
Food and Staples Retail-2.58%
Food Distributors8.33%
Drug Retail4.87%
Big Box Super Stores1.56%
Food Retail-2.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Drug Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 54.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 192.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 5.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 4.2% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Drug Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 55% 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
SUGR SucroCA$9.758.3%
+CA$18.1m		-25.0%PE4.9x
PCRX PharmaCorp RxCA$0.5816.0%
+CA$13.9m		28.9%PS4.2x
CRRX CareRxCA$3.543.5%
+CA$7.6m		20.4%PE8.3x
TELY TelyRx HoldingsCA$2.381.7%
+CA$2.0m		n/aPS1.5x
WOLF Grey Wolf HealthCA$1.781.7%
+CA$1.0m		78.0%PE34.6x

Latest News

WN
CA$98.54
George Weston
7D
-3.9%
1Y
9.0%
L
CA$61.69
Loblaw Companies
7D
-4.5%
1Y
10.1%
CRRX
CA$3.54
CareRx
7D
3.5%
1Y
20.4%
ATD
CA$90.97
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
-0.6%
1Y
31.6%
Narrative Update • Jun 30

ATD: Record Q4 Execution And U.S. Momentum May Support Further Upside

The analyst price target for Alimentation Couche-Tard has been raised from about CA$93 to roughly CA$102. Analysts attribute the change to updated models around the recent fiscal Q4 report and continued supportive views from firms maintaining Outperform or equivalent ratings.
EMP.A
CA$48.77
Empire
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-12.9%
NWC
CA$49.37
North West
7D
-1.1%
1Y
3.6%
MRU
CA$89.46
Metro
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-15.7%
SUGR
CA$9.75
Sucro
7D
8.3%
1Y
-25.0%
STIF
CA$0.33
Plaid Technologies
7D
1.6%
1Y
n/a
WOLF
CA$1.78
Grey Wolf Health
7D
1.7%
1Y
78.0%
TELY
CA$2.38
TelyRx Holdings
7D
1.7%
1Y
n/a
PCRX
CA$0.58
PharmaCorp Rx
7D
16.0%
1Y
28.9%
RUM
CA$0.075
Rocky Mountain Liquor
7D
7.1%
1Y
n/a
FOOD
CA$0.17
Goodfood Market
7D
-2.9%
1Y
17.9%