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Canadian (TSX) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-1.8%
  • 1Y9.9%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, Food Retail has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.9% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025CA$199.9bCA$280.4bCA$9.1b19.6x22.1x0.7x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025CA$209.3bCA$280.3bCA$8.8b19.9x23.8x0.7x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025CA$209.3bCA$279.3bCA$8.7b21.6x24x0.7x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025CA$206.0bCA$280.3bCA$8.7b21.1x23.7x0.7x
Fri, 16 May 2025CA$197.7bCA$282.6bCA$8.8b20.9x22.5x0.7x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025CA$195.7bCA$280.8bCA$8.8b20.7x22.1x0.7x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025CA$191.7bCA$281.3bCA$9.1b19.7x21.1x0.7x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025CA$188.2bCA$281.0bCA$8.3b20.4x22.7x0.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025CA$194.4bCA$281.8bCA$8.3b20.9x23.4x0.7x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024CA$194.7bCA$278.5bCA$8.2b21.7x23.8x0.7x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024CA$183.0bCA$276.1bCA$8.8b19.2x20.9x0.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024CA$185.8bCA$272.9bCA$8.6b20.1x21.5x0.7x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024CA$186.6bCA$269.5bCA$8.8b20.1x21.3x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024CA$187.2bCA$270.6bCA$9.0b18.6x20.7x0.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024CA$171.8bCA$268.5bCA$9.3b16.8x18.4x0.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024CA$172.4bCA$267.2bCA$9.3b17.2x18.6x0.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024CA$166.6bCA$267.6bCA$9.5b15.8x17.5x0.6x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024CA$176.9bCA$266.2bCA$9.6b16.6x18.4x0.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024CA$167.4bCA$264.9bCA$9.5b16.1x17.6x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024CA$163.9bCA$264.0bCA$9.5b15.5x17.3x0.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023CA$159.5bCA$265.1bCA$9.5b15.4x16.7x0.6x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023CA$156.2bCA$265.5bCA$9.8b15.3x16x0.6x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023CA$153.2bCA$263.6bCA$9.7b16.1x15.8x0.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023CA$153.4bCA$267.7bCA$9.7b16.6x15.9x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023CA$153.3bCA$262.2bCA$9.5b17.6x16.1x0.6x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023CA$147.8bCA$262.3bCA$9.2b16.9x16x0.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023CA$156.0bCA$265.2bCA$9.3b16.6x16.7x0.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023CA$158.8bCA$262.7bCA$9.2b15.3x17.2x0.6x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023CA$148.2bCA$263.2bCA$9.4b14.9x15.7x0.6x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023CA$151.6bCA$257.7bCA$10.1b13.8x15.1x0.6x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023CA$154.5bCA$258.1bCA$10.1b13.9x15.3x0.6x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022CA$154.0bCA$259.1bCA$10.1b13.1x15.2x0.6x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022CA$148.3bCA$252.5bCA$9.2b13x16.1x0.6x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022CA$201.1bCA$342.3bCA$12.9b13.7x15.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.6x


Total Market Cap: CA$201.1bTotal Earnings: CA$12.9bTotal Revenue: CA$342.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Food Retail 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 19.0x.
  • 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 Retail industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.4% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does Canadian Food Retail compare with similar industries?

CA Market1.43%
Consumer Staples0.66%
Food and Staples Retail0.90%
Food Retail0.91%
Big Box Super Stores21.62%
Food Distributors-3.22%
Drug Retail-3.68%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

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
FOOD Goodfood MarketCA$0.293.6%
+CA$991.4k		5.5%PS0.2x

Latest News

FOOD
CA$0.29
Goodfood Market
7D
3.6%
1Y
5.5%
ATD
CA$74.30
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
2.9%
1Y
-0.8%
L
CA$53.92
Loblaw Companies
7D
-0.6%
1Y
21.3%

Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.1411

Sep 14
Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.1411
EMP.A
CA$49.92
Empire
7D
1.9%
1Y
23.3%
JIVA
CA$0.05
JIVA Technologies
7D
-44.4%
1Y
-88.5%
WN
CA$84.16
George Weston
7D
0.4%
1Y
12.2%
NWC
CA$48.76
North West
7D
1.3%
1Y
-4.0%

North West's (TSE:NWC) Dividend Will Be CA$0.41

Sep 12
North West's (TSE:NWC) Dividend Will Be CA$0.41
MRU
CA$92.60
Metro
7D
-0.4%
1Y
9.0%

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Sep 02
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RUM
CA$0.085
Rocky Mountain Liquor
7D
6.3%
1Y
-37.0%