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Canadian (TSX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y14.9%
  • YTD9.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has remained flat, although notably Alimentation Couche-Tard gained 3.0%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 15% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 Jul 2026CA$228.3bCA$296.2bCA$9.5b19.4x24.1x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jun 2026CA$217.7bCA$289.9bCA$8.8b19.9x24.8x0.8x
Mon, 04 May 2026CA$217.2bCA$286.0bCA$8.6b20.1x25.4x0.8x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026CA$217.7bCA$288.4bCA$8.6b24.9x25.3x0.8x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026CA$225.7bCA$284.5bCA$9.4b25.4x24x0.8x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026CA$216.8bCA$284.4bCA$9.3b22.9x23.3x0.8x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025CA$212.5bCA$284.9bCA$9.3b22.6x22.8x0.7x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025CA$208.9bCA$286.1bCA$9.4b20.8x22.3x0.7x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025CA$206.1bCA$284.0bCA$9.0b20x23x0.7x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025CA$204.0bCA$282.0bCA$9.1b20x22.5x0.7x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025CA$207.5bCA$281.6bCA$8.8b20.9x23.7x0.7x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025CA$207.0bCA$280.8bCA$8.7b20.9x23.7x0.7x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025CA$207.5bCA$283.8bCA$8.7b23.1x23.7x0.7x
Tue, 06 May 2025CA$207.7bCA$284.1bCA$8.9b23.4x23.3x0.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025CA$197.5bCA$287.0bCA$9.0b23.3x22x0.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025CA$187.1bCA$286.1bCA$9.0b22x20.8x0.7x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025CA$190.8bCA$284.3bCA$8.3b19.4x23x0.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024CA$197.5bCA$284.6bCA$8.3b20.6x23.8x0.7x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024CA$187.7bCA$280.0bCA$8.4b19.9x22.5x0.7x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024CA$184.5bCA$278.4bCA$8.8b18.8x21.1x0.7x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024CA$187.5bCA$276.8bCA$8.7b19.7x21.6x0.7x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024CA$187.9bCA$273.8bCA$8.9b18.3x21.1x0.7x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024CA$184.2bCA$272.8bCA$9.0b16.7x20.4x0.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024CA$179.1bCA$271.8bCA$9.4b16.3x19x0.7x
Wed, 08 May 2024CA$170.6bCA$270.4bCA$9.5b15.4x17.9x0.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024CA$168.2bCA$269.1bCA$9.6b15.6x17.6x0.6x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024CA$177.8bCA$270.6bCA$9.7b16.2x18.4x0.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024CA$168.9bCA$268.2bCA$9.5b16.2x17.7x0.6x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023CA$163.5bCA$266.7bCA$9.5b15.7x17.3x0.6x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023CA$164.8bCA$270.1bCA$9.6b16.2x17.2x0.6x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023CA$153.8bCA$267.7bCA$9.7b16.8x15.9x0.6x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023CA$153.9bCA$265.9bCA$9.6b17x16x0.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023CA$153.0bCA$270.5bCA$9.6b15.8x16x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023CA$154.4bCA$265.8bCA$9.4b16.5x16.4x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$154.4bTotal Earnings: CA$9.4bTotal Revenue: CA$265.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202420252026
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 24.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.68x.
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 3.7% 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 Market0.18%
Consumer Staples0.81%
Food and Staples Retail0.79%
Food Distributors1.32%
Drug Retail0.99%
Food Retail0.79%
Big Box Super Stores-3.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Drug Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 5.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 54.6%, 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 close to its 3-year average of 5.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 4.2% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Drug Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 55% 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
ATD Alimentation Couche-TardCA$93.153.0%
+CA$2.5b		34.2%PE19.2x
MRU MetroCA$91.881.3%
+CA$252.0m		-13.3%PE19.6x
NWC North WestCA$51.323.9%
+CA$100.6m		8.0%PE17.3x
CRRX CareRxCA$3.511.4%
+CA$3.2m		18.2%PE8.2x
SUGR SucroCA$10.001.3%
+CA$3.1m		-21.6%PE5x

Latest News

EMP.A
CA$48.52
Empire
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-14.3%
PCRX
CA$0.49
PharmaCorp Rx
7D
-1.0%
1Y
1.0%
WN
CA$100.93
George Weston
7D
-0.9%
1Y
11.8%
L
CA$63.92
Loblaw Companies
7D
-0.7%
1Y
13.3%
CRRX
CA$3.51
CareRx
7D
1.4%
1Y
18.2%
ATD
CA$93.15
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
3.0%
1Y
34.2%
Narrative Update • Jun 30

ATD: Record Q4 Execution And U.S. Momentum May Support Further Upside

The analyst price target for Alimentation Couche-Tard has been raised from about CA$93 to roughly CA$102. Analysts attribute the change to updated models around the recent fiscal Q4 report and continued supportive views from firms maintaining Outperform or equivalent ratings.
NWC
CA$51.32
North West
7D
3.9%
1Y
8.0%
MRU
CA$91.88
Metro
7D
1.3%
1Y
-13.3%
SUGR
CA$10.00
Sucro
7D
1.3%
1Y
-21.6%
STIF
CA$0.30
Plaid Technologies
7D
-3.2%
1Y
n/a
YAY
CA$0.16
THS Maple Holdings
7D
-5.9%
1Y
0%
WOLF
CA$1.78
Grey Wolf Health
7D
1.7%
1Y
78.0%
TELY
CA$2.40
TelyRx Holdings
7D
1.3%
1Y
n/a
RUM
CA$0.075
Rocky Mountain Liquor
7D
7.1%
1Y
n/a
FOOD
CA$0.15
Goodfood Market
7D
-8.8%
1Y
6.9%