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Canadian (TSX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M8.2%
  • 1Y17.2%
  • YTD10.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has risen 1.0%, driven by gains from CareRx of 6.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 17%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 04 Aug 2026CA$232.9bCA$296.3bCA$9.3b19.4x25x0.8x
Thu, 02 Jul 2026CA$229.2bCA$296.6bCA$9.5b19x24.1x0.8x
Sat, 30 May 2026CA$212.2bCA$288.7bCA$8.7b19x24.3x0.7x
Mon, 27 Apr 2026CA$213.5bCA$286.6bCA$8.6b24.2x24.9x0.7x
Wed, 25 Mar 2026CA$218.2bCA$287.3bCA$8.6b24.6x25.4x0.8x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026CA$233.0bCA$284.6bCA$9.3b25.6x25.1x0.8x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026CA$212.3bCA$286.0bCA$9.4b22.5x22.6x0.7x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025CA$209.9bCA$285.0bCA$9.3b22.6x22.5x0.7x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025CA$200.6bCA$284.0bCA$8.9b20.5x22.6x0.7x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025CA$200.2bCA$283.9bCA$9.0b19.5x22.4x0.7x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025CA$209.2bCA$281.3bCA$8.8b20.4x23.8x0.7x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025CA$205.8bCA$281.6bCA$8.8b23.3x23.5x0.7x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025CA$203.2bCA$281.4bCA$8.7b23.2x23.3x0.7x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025CA$211.5bCA$284.0bCA$8.7b23.6x24.2x0.7x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025CA$204.6bCA$283.6bCA$8.9b22.8x23x0.7x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025CA$191.8bCA$286.7bCA$9.0b22.1x21.4x0.7x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025CA$181.3bCA$283.9bCA$8.2b21.3x22.1x0.6x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025CA$188.8bCA$285.2bCA$8.3b19.5x22.7x0.7x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024CA$199.7bCA$284.0bCA$8.3b20.6x24.1x0.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024CA$192.0bCA$280.5bCA$9.0b20.4x21.4x0.7x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024CA$183.2bCA$278.1bCA$8.7b19.2x21x0.7x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024CA$187.9bCA$276.6bCA$8.7b20.3x21.5x0.7x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024CA$184.0bCA$274.0bCA$8.9b16.7x20.6x0.7x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024CA$179.4bCA$272.8bCA$9.0b16.4x19.8x0.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024CA$176.5bCA$270.2bCA$9.3b15.7x19x0.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024CA$169.7bCA$270.7bCA$9.5b16.1x17.8x0.6x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024CA$172.5bCA$269.0bCA$9.5b16.3x18.1x0.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024CA$180.3bCA$269.6bCA$9.6b16.4x18.8x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024CA$170.0bCA$268.7bCA$9.5b16.5x17.8x0.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023CA$159.5bCA$267.8bCA$9.5b15.5x16.8x0.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023CA$164.6bCA$268.9bCA$9.8b16.4x16.7x0.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023CA$156.6bCA$267.4bCA$9.7b16.9x16.2x0.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023CA$156.2bCA$266.6bCA$9.5b16.9x16.4x0.6x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023CA$154.4bCA$269.9bCA$9.6b15.2x16.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$154.4bTotal Earnings: CA$9.6bTotal Revenue: CA$269.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.3x202420252026
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 25.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.2% 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 Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Consumer Staples industry?

CA Market-0.46%
Consumer Staples0.70%
Food and Staples Retail1.01%
Drug Retail2.99%
Food Retail1.02%
Big Box Super Stores-5.45%
Food Distributors-9.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Drug Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 10.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 192.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 5.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 4.4% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 6.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Drug Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 10.0% 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
CRRX CareRxCA$3.636.1%
+CA$13.3m		27.4%PE8.6x
WOLF Grey Wolf HealthCA$1.663.8%
+CA$2.1m		50.9%PE32.3x
YAY THS Maple HoldingsCA$0.1520.0%
+CA$1.5m		3.4%PS0.6x
RUM Rocky Mountain LiquorCA$0.0814.3%
+CA$478.3k		-5.9%PE15.4x

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-2.3%
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-1.0%
1Y
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CRRX
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CareRx
7D
6.1%
1Y
27.4%
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L
CA$65.81
Loblaw Companies
7D
-0.5%
1Y
16.0%
CHLT
CA$6.62
Custom Health Holdings
7D
-5.4%
1Y
n/a
SUGR
CA$10.00
Sucro
7D
-7.4%
1Y
-24.5%
MRU
CA$93.18
Metro
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-12.8%
EMP.A
CA$51.31
Empire
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-7.6%
NWC
CA$50.85
North West
7D
-1.2%
1Y
5.0%
YAY
CA$0.15
THS Maple Holdings
7D
20.0%
1Y
3.4%
WOLF
CA$1.66
Grey Wolf Health
7D
3.8%
1Y
50.9%
RUM
CA$0.08
Rocky Mountain Liquor
7D
14.3%
1Y
-5.9%