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Canadian (TSX) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M5.8%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by Empire declining 10%. In contrast, Goodfood Market has gained 23%. In the past year, the industry has gained 7.6%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Dec 2025CA$209.3bCA$282.9bCA$9.4b19.7x22.3x0.7x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025CA$200.0bCA$281.9bCA$8.9b19.5x22.4x0.7x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025CA$199.5bCA$281.8bCA$8.9b19.5x22.3x0.7x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025CA$208.5bCA$279.2bCA$8.8b20.4x23.7x0.7x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025CA$205.1bCA$279.7bCA$8.7b23.3x23.5x0.7x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025CA$202.4bCA$278.3bCA$8.7b20.9x23.3x0.7x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025CA$210.7bCA$280.9bCA$8.7b21.8x24.1x0.8x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025CA$203.9bCA$280.5bCA$8.9b21x23x0.7x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025CA$191.1bCA$283.6bCA$8.9b19.9x21.4x0.7x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025CA$180.6bCA$280.8bCA$8.2b19.8x22.1x0.6x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025CA$188.2bCA$282.0bCA$8.3b20.5x22.7x0.7x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024CA$199.1bCA$280.9bCA$8.3b21.3x24.1x0.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024CA$191.4bCA$277.4bCA$9.0b20.6x21.4x0.7x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024CA$182.7bCA$275.0bCA$8.7b19.7x21x0.7x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024CA$187.4bCA$273.5bCA$8.7b20.4x21.5x0.7x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024CA$183.5bCA$270.9bCA$8.9b17.9x20.7x0.7x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024CA$179.0bCA$269.7bCA$9.0b17.8x19.9x0.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024CA$176.1bCA$267.3bCA$9.3b16.7x19x0.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024CA$169.2bCA$267.6bCA$9.5b16.2x17.8x0.6x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024CA$172.2bCA$266.0bCA$9.5b16.4x18.2x0.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024CA$179.2bCA$265.7bCA$9.5b17.1x18.8x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024CA$168.8bCA$264.8bCA$9.5b16.2x17.7x0.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023CA$158.5bCA$264.0bCA$9.5b15.2x16.7x0.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023CA$163.5bCA$265.1bCA$9.8b15.8x16.7x0.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023CA$155.5bCA$264.1bCA$9.7b17.1x16x0.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023CA$155.3bCA$263.3bCA$9.6b16.9x16.2x0.6x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023CA$153.3bCA$266.5bCA$9.6b16.2x15.9x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023CA$151.0bCA$263.0bCA$9.5b16.5x15.9x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023CA$154.0bCA$264.8bCA$9.3b17.1x16.5x0.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023CA$160.3bCA$265.4bCA$9.3b16.7x17.2x0.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023CA$159.8bCA$263.5bCA$9.3b14.7x17.2x0.6x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023CA$154.7bCA$260.8bCA$9.9b14x15.6x0.6x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023CA$154.4bCA$257.9bCA$10.1b14.1x15.3x0.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022CA$153.6bCA$259.5bCA$10.1b14.1x15.2x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.2x


Total Market Cap: CA$153.6bTotal Earnings: CA$10.1bTotal Revenue: CA$259.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202320242025
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 22.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.5x.
  • 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 Retail industry have declined 2.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% 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 Comparison

How does Canadian Food Retail compare with similar industries?

CA Market0.76%
Consumer Staples-1.60%
Food and Staples Retail-2.17%
Food Retail-2.17%
Drug Retail4.78%
Food Distributors-4.07%
Big Box Super Stores-15.22%
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
FOOD Goodfood MarketCA$0.2923.4%
+CA$5.5m		-32.6%PS0.2x

Latest News

L
CA$61.21
Loblaw Companies
7D
-1.0%
1Y
25.6%

L: Modest Price Hike Will Likely Leave Shares Near Full Valuation

Narrative Update on Loblaw Companies Analysts have modestly raised their price target on Loblaw Companies by about C$1 to reflect a slightly higher fair value estimate and future price to earnings multiple, even as they factor in somewhat lower long term revenue growth and profit margin assumptions. Analyst Commentary Bearish analysts acknowledge the modest price target increase but emphasize that the change is incremental and largely reflects fine tuning of valuation inputs rather than a fundamentally stronger growth outlook.
NWC
CA$48.10
North West
7D
-1.5%
1Y
-0.3%

North West (TSE:NWC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.41

Dec 13
North West (TSE:NWC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.41
EMP.A
CA$46.05
Empire
7D
-10.5%
1Y
3.4%
FOOD
CA$0.29
Goodfood Market
7D
23.4%
1Y
-32.6%
WN
CA$94.68
George Weston
7D
-0.03%
1Y
21.5%
ATD
CA$72.24
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-10.1%
MRU
CA$99.02
Metro
7D
-0.8%
1Y
6.3%