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Canadian (TSX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M7.2%
  • 1Y14.0%
  • YTD7.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by Loblaw Companies declining 1.1%. Meanwhile, Sucro actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.4% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 14%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Aug 2026CA$227.6bCA$295.7bCA$9.3b19.3x24.5x0.8x
Sun, 12 Jul 2026CA$230.0bCA$296.2bCA$9.5b19.4x24.3x0.8x
Tue, 09 Jun 2026CA$224.6bCA$289.9bCA$8.8b19.7x25.6x0.8x
Thu, 07 May 2026CA$216.3bCA$286.9bCA$8.7b19.8x24.9x0.8x
Sat, 04 Apr 2026CA$220.1bCA$288.7bCA$8.6b25.3x25.5x0.8x
Mon, 02 Mar 2026CA$224.5bCA$284.2bCA$9.4b25.4x23.9x0.8x
Wed, 28 Jan 2026CA$214.0bCA$283.8bCA$9.3b22.2x23.1x0.8x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025CA$211.7bCA$284.3bCA$9.3b22.4x22.7x0.7x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025CA$215.6bCA$286.5bCA$9.4b21.2x23x0.8x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025CA$207.6bCA$284.2bCA$9.0b19.8x23.2x0.7x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025CA$198.9bCA$281.5bCA$9.0b19.5x22x0.7x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025CA$204.5bCA$282.1bCA$8.8b20x23.2x0.7x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025CA$204.0bCA$281.0bCA$8.7b20.8x23.3x0.7x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025CA$206.6bCA$283.6bCA$8.7b23.2x23.7x0.7x
Fri, 09 May 2025CA$209.6bCA$285.4bCA$8.8b21.2x23.8x0.7x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025CA$196.4bCA$286.3bCA$9.0b23x21.9x0.7x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025CA$189.9bCA$286.4bCA$9.0b21.9x21.1x0.7x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025CA$189.0bCA$285.0bCA$8.3b19.4x22.6x0.7x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024CA$197.5bCA$284.8bCA$8.3b20.5x23.7x0.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024CA$189.9bCA$280.1bCA$8.4b19.8x22.7x0.7x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024CA$183.3bCA$278.5bCA$8.8b18.9x20.9x0.7x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024CA$184.9bCA$276.6bCA$8.7b19.8x21.3x0.7x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024CA$191.5bCA$273.8bCA$8.9b19x21.6x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024CA$185.2bCA$273.1bCA$9.1b16.7x20.5x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024CA$175.1bCA$271.6bCA$9.4b16.4x18.6x0.6x
Sat, 11 May 2024CA$171.2bCA$270.7bCA$9.3b15.6x18.4x0.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024CA$168.5bCA$269.4bCA$9.6b15.9x17.6x0.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024CA$175.8bCA$270.8bCA$9.7b16x18.2x0.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024CA$170.4bCA$268.3bCA$9.5b16.2x17.9x0.6x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023CA$164.5bCA$267.0bCA$9.5b15.8x17.4x0.6x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023CA$164.9bCA$270.0bCA$9.6b16.2x17.2x0.6x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023CA$154.5bCA$268.3bCA$9.7b16x15.9x0.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023CA$153.0bCA$266.1bCA$9.6b16.8x15.9x0.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023CA$152.8bCA$270.6bCA$9.6b15.9x15.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.9x


Total Market Cap: CA$152.8bTotal Earnings: CA$9.6bTotal Revenue: CA$270.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.4x202420252026
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 24.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.4x.
  • 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 3.0% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market1.38%
Consumer Staples-0.94%
Food and Staples Retail-1.44%
Drug Retail-0.23%
Food Retail-1.44%
Food Distributors-4.63%
Big Box Super Stores-12.00%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Drug Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 6.8%, 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 5.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 5.2% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Drug Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 6.8% 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
SUGR SucroCA$10.015.4%
+CA$12.3m		-24.5%PE5.1x
CHLT Custom Health HoldingsCA$7.066.2%
+CA$10.6m		n/aPS7.1x
WOLF Grey Wolf HealthCA$1.745.5%
+CA$3.1m		72.3%PE33.8x
TELY TelyRx HoldingsCA$2.602.0%
+CA$2.4m		n/aPS1.3x
NWC North WestCA$49.610.1%
+CA$2.4m		1.8%PE16.7x

Latest News

MRU
CA$89.49
Metro
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-9.0%
L
CA$62.63
Loblaw Companies
7D
-1.1%
1Y
10.1%
STIF
CA$0.22
Plaid Technologies
7D
-12.0%
1Y
n/a
WN
CA$100.63
George Weston
7D
-1.5%
1Y
14.9%
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TELY
CA$2.60
TelyRx Holdings
7D
2.0%
1Y
n/a
CRRX
CA$3.27
CareRx
7D
-2.4%
1Y
12.4%
ATD
CA$92.65
Alimentation Couche-Tard
7D
-0.05%
1Y
33.7%
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CHLT
CA$7.06
Custom Health Holdings
7D
6.2%
1Y
n/a
SUGR
CA$10.01
Sucro
7D
5.4%
1Y
-24.5%
PCRX
CA$0.49
PharmaCorp Rx
7D
-2.0%
1Y
2.1%
EMP.A
CA$49.51
Empire
7D
-0.06%
1Y
-12.2%
NWC
CA$49.61
North West
7D
0.1%
1Y
1.8%