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Canadian (TSX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD4.6%

The Food and Staples Retail industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 10.0% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025CA$200.6bCA$282.5bCA$9.1b19.6x22.1x0.7x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025CA$210.0bCA$282.4bCA$8.8b19.9x23.9x0.7x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025CA$209.9bCA$281.3bCA$8.7b21.6x24x0.7x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025CA$206.8bCA$283.4bCA$8.7b22.9x23.7x0.7x
Fri, 16 May 2025CA$198.4bCA$285.8bCA$8.8b20.6x22.5x0.7x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025CA$196.3bCA$283.9bCA$8.9b22.7x22.1x0.7x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025CA$192.4bCA$284.5bCA$9.1b22x21.1x0.7x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025CA$188.9bCA$284.2bCA$8.3b19.4x22.7x0.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025CA$195.1bCA$285.0bCA$8.3b20x23.4x0.7x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024CA$195.4bCA$281.7bCA$8.2b21.5x23.8x0.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024CA$183.5bCA$279.2bCA$8.8b18.8x20.9x0.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024CA$186.3bCA$276.0bCA$8.7b19.7x21.5x0.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024CA$187.0bCA$272.5bCA$8.8b18.4x21.2x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024CA$187.6bCA$273.6bCA$9.1b17.3x20.7x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024CA$172.2bCA$271.5bCA$9.4b15.8x18.3x0.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024CA$172.8bCA$270.1bCA$9.3b15.7x18.6x0.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024CA$167.0bCA$270.7bCA$9.6b15.7x17.4x0.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024CA$178.1bCA$270.1bCA$9.6b16.5x18.5x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024CA$168.5bCA$268.8bCA$9.5b16.3x17.7x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024CA$165.0bCA$267.8bCA$9.5b15.7x17.4x0.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023CA$160.6bCA$268.9bCA$9.6b16.1x16.8x0.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023CA$157.3bCA$269.4bCA$9.8b15.3x16x0.6x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023CA$154.0bCA$266.8bCA$9.7b16.4x16x0.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023CA$154.4bCA$271.0bCA$9.6b16.6x16.1x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023CA$154.3bCA$265.4bCA$9.4b16.9x16.4x0.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023CA$148.8bCA$265.5bCA$9.1b16.8x16.3x0.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023CA$157.2bCA$268.4bCA$9.3b15.7x17x0.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023CA$160.1bCA$265.8bCA$9.2b16.1x17.5x0.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023CA$149.5bCA$266.3bCA$9.4b15x16x0.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023CA$153.0bCA$260.7bCA$10.0b13.8x15.3x0.6x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023CA$155.8bCA$261.0bCA$10.0b13.9x15.6x0.6x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022CA$155.2bCA$262.0bCA$10.1b13.1x15.4x0.6x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022CA$149.6bCA$255.3bCA$9.2b13x16.3x0.6x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022CA$202.4bCA$345.1bCA$12.9b13.7x15.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$202.4bTotal Earnings: CA$12.9bTotal Revenue: CA$345.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.1x202320242025
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 22.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.1x.
  • 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 Retailing industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.5% 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 industry?

CA Market1.43%
Consumer Staples0.66%
Food and Staples Retail0.90%
Big Box Super Stores21.62%
Food Retail0.91%
Food Distributors-3.22%
Drug Retail-3.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Distributors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 2.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 119.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Distributors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 119% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food 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
ATD Alimentation Couche-TardCA$74.302.9%
+CA$2.0b		-0.8%PE19.5x
EMP.A EmpireCA$49.921.9%
+CA$214.7m		23.3%PE16.4x
WN George WestonCA$84.160.4%
+CA$118.9m		12.2%PE27.8x
NWC North WestCA$48.761.3%
+CA$29.1m		-4.0%PE16.8x
STIF Plaid TechnologiesCA$2.2521.6%
+CA$6.6m		22,400.0%n/a

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-44.4%
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CA$84.16
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