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Canadian (TSX) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 03, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y17.3%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Food Retail industry is up 1.0%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Aug 2026CA$232.1bCA$294.8bCA$9.3b19.9x25.1x0.8x
Wed, 01 Jul 2026CA$230.2bCA$294.9bCA$9.4b19.4x24.4x0.8x
Fri, 29 May 2026CA$211.3bCA$287.4bCA$8.7b19x24.4x0.7x
Sun, 26 Apr 2026CA$212.8bCA$285.2bCA$8.5b24.2x25.1x0.7x
Tue, 24 Mar 2026CA$213.0bCA$285.7bCA$8.5b26.8x25x0.7x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026CA$232.3bCA$282.6bCA$9.3b23.3x24.9x0.8x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026CA$211.2bCA$284.0bCA$9.4b19.7x22.4x0.7x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025CA$209.3bCA$282.9bCA$9.4b19.7x22.3x0.7x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025CA$199.8bCA$281.9bCA$8.9b19.1x22.3x0.7x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025CA$199.1bCA$282.0bCA$8.9b19.3x22.3x0.7x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025CA$206.5bCA$279.2bCA$8.8b20.4x23.5x0.7x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025CA$205.1bCA$279.9bCA$8.7b22.8x23.4x0.7x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025CA$205.1bCA$278.3bCA$8.7b20.7x23.6x0.7x
Sat, 31 May 2025CA$210.7bCA$280.9bCA$8.7b21.8x24.1x0.8x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025CA$203.9bCA$280.8bCA$8.9b20.9x23x0.7x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025CA$189.3bCA$283.6bCA$8.9b20.1x21.2x0.7x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025CA$184.1bCA$280.4bCA$8.2b19.9x22.5x0.7x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025CA$188.2bCA$282.0bCA$8.3b20.5x22.7x0.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024CA$199.0bCA$280.4bCA$8.2b21.5x24.1x0.7x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024CA$192.7bCA$276.7bCA$8.8b20.3x21.9x0.7x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024CA$184.6bCA$275.0bCA$8.7b19.7x21.2x0.7x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024CA$185.7bCA$273.5bCA$8.7b20.2x21.3x0.7x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024CA$186.0bCA$271.1bCA$8.9b18.3x20.9x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024CA$178.8bCA$269.6bCA$9.0b17.8x19.9x0.7x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024CA$176.1bCA$267.3bCA$9.3b16.7x19x0.7x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024CA$171.6bCA$266.9bCA$9.5b16.3x18.1x0.6x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024CA$172.2bCA$266.2bCA$9.5b16.6x18.2x0.6x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024CA$179.2bCA$265.7bCA$9.5b17.1x18.8x0.7x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024CA$169.5bCA$264.4bCA$9.5b16.2x17.8x0.6x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023CA$158.5bCA$263.8bCA$9.5b15.2x16.7x0.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023CA$163.5bCA$265.5bCA$9.8b15.8x16.7x0.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023CA$155.5bCA$264.1bCA$9.7b17.1x16x0.6x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023CA$155.3bCA$263.4bCA$9.6b16.9x16.1x0.6x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023CA$151.1bCA$265.8bCA$9.5b15.9x15.8x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$151.1bTotal Earnings: CA$9.5bTotal Revenue: CA$265.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.2x202420252026
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 25.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Comparison

How does Canadian Food Retail compare with similar industries?

CA Market-0.41%
Consumer Staples0.73%
Food and Staples Retail1.01%
Food Retail1.02%
Drug Retail2.99%
Big Box Super Stores-5.45%
Food Distributors-9.09%
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$91.012.5%
+CA$2.0b		29.7%PE19x
L Loblaw CompaniesCA$65.812.3%
+CA$1.6b		17.7%PE28.7x
WN George WestonCA$104.770.8%
+CA$323.1m		20.7%PE39.4x
EMP.A EmpireCA$51.312.4%
+CA$271.0m		-5.9%PE58x
MRU MetroCA$93.180.7%
+CA$136.3m		-11.6%PE19.9x

Latest News

ATD
CA$91.01
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
2.5%
1Y
29.7%
New Narrative • Aug 02

Can they absorb Zabka Group?

Couche-Tard sits inside the top tenth of the TGI watchlist on the primary rank and higher still on dividend growth, with a payout ratio near ten percent. It arrived there in the same three months it agreed to acquire Poland's Żabka Group for approximately US$8.6 billion, the largest acquisition in its history, funded entirely with debt, and the first network it has promised not to absorb.
L
CA$65.81
Loblaw Companies
7D
2.3%
1Y
17.7%
MRU
CA$93.18
Metro
7D
0.7%
1Y
-11.6%
EMP.A
CA$51.31
Empire
7D
2.4%
1Y
-5.9%
WN
CA$104.77
George Weston
7D
0.8%
1Y
20.7%
NWC
CA$50.85
North West
7D
0.4%
1Y
7.8%
RUM
CA$0.08
Rocky Mountain Liquor
7D
14.3%
1Y
-5.9%