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Canadian (TSX) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 19, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M-3.4%
  • 1Y8.3%
  • YTDn/a

The Food Retail industry is up 1.4% in the last week, with Loblaw Companies up 2.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 12%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Sep 2026CA$215.8bCA$301.3bCA$9.3b22.9x23.3x0.7x
Mon, 17 Aug 2026CA$224.9bCA$294.1bCA$9.1b20.5x24.6x0.8x
Wed, 15 Jul 2026CA$231.4bCA$294.0bCA$9.4b19.9x24.7x0.8x
Fri, 12 Jun 2026CA$226.3bCA$288.5bCA$8.7b20.4x26x0.8x
Sun, 10 May 2026CA$209.9bCA$285.9bCA$8.6b21.2x24.4x0.7x
Tue, 07 Apr 2026CA$219.4bCA$287.1bCA$8.6b25.3x25.6x0.8x
Thu, 05 Mar 2026CA$222.5bCA$282.9bCA$9.4b23x23.7x0.8x
Sat, 31 Jan 2026CA$207.6bCA$282.0bCA$9.3b19x22.3x0.7x
Mon, 29 Dec 2025CA$211.1bCA$282.2bCA$9.4b19.9x22.5x0.7x
Wed, 26 Nov 2025CA$216.3bCA$285.1bCA$9.5b20x22.8x0.8x
Fri, 24 Oct 2025CA$207.6bCA$281.7bCA$8.9b19.5x23.2x0.7x
Sun, 21 Sep 2025CA$201.8bCA$279.6bCA$9.0b19.7x22.4x0.7x
Tue, 19 Aug 2025CA$206.3bCA$280.1bCA$8.8b18.4x23.5x0.7x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025CA$201.8bCA$279.0bCA$8.7b20.8x23.1x0.7x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025CA$208.7bCA$279.9bCA$8.7b21.3x24x0.7x
Mon, 12 May 2025CA$202.8bCA$282.4bCA$8.8b21.1x23.1x0.7x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025CA$190.2bCA$283.4bCA$8.9b20.2x21.3x0.7x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025CA$188.2bCA$280.4bCA$9.1b20.2x20.7x0.7x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025CA$189.2bCA$282.6bCA$8.3b20.2x22.7x0.7x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024CA$196.4bCA$281.2bCA$8.3b20.9x23.7x0.7x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024CA$190.5bCA$278.7bCA$8.2b21.9x23.3x0.7x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024CA$180.3bCA$275.9bCA$8.8b19x20.6x0.7x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024CA$184.4bCA$273.6bCA$8.7b19.8x21.3x0.7x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024CA$188.5bCA$270.3bCA$8.8b20x21.4x0.7x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024CA$184.5bCA$270.3bCA$9.0b18.5x20.5x0.7x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024CA$172.0bCA$268.6bCA$9.4b17x18.4x0.6x
Tue, 14 May 2024CA$171.6bCA$267.6bCA$9.3b16.9x18.5x0.6x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024CA$168.5bCA$266.9bCA$9.5b16x17.7x0.6x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024CA$176.7bCA$266.2bCA$9.6b16.5x18.4x0.7x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024CA$168.9bCA$264.9bCA$9.5b15.8x17.8x0.6x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024CA$164.0bCA$263.8bCA$9.5b15.8x17.3x0.6x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023CA$159.9bCA$265.3bCA$9.5b15.3x16.8x0.6x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023CA$151.5bCA$265.6bCA$9.8b15.3x15.5x0.6x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023CA$151.2bCA$262.7bCA$9.7b16.6x15.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$151.2bTotal Earnings: CA$9.7bTotal Revenue: CA$262.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Food Retail industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x.
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 4.6% 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 Market0.18%
Consumer Staples0.12%
Food and Staples Retail0.088%
Food Retail0.098%
Food Distributors2.54%
Drug Retail-5.12%
Big Box Super Stores-13.04%
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
MRU MetroCA$91.463.7%
+CA$691.8m		-2.6%PE21.3x
L Loblaw CompaniesCA$61.800.8%
+CA$580.7m		11.4%PE26.7x
WN George WestonCA$99.340.5%
+CA$194.5m		16.4%PE42.9x
EMP.A EmpireCA$45.830.5%
+CA$49.2m		-7.7%PE46.8x
NWC North WestCA$52.361.3%
+CA$32.6m		6.9%PE17.5x

Latest News

EMP.A
CA$45.83
Empire
7D
0.5%
1Y
-7.7%
MRU
CA$91.46
Metro
7D
3.7%
1Y
-2.6%
NWC
CA$52.36
North West
7D
1.3%
1Y
6.9%
WN
CA$99.34
George Weston
7D
0.5%
1Y
16.4%
L
CA$61.80
Loblaw Companies
7D
0.8%
1Y
11.4%
ATD
CA$79.02
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
-1.8%
1Y
7.3%