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Canadian (TSX) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M11.8%
  • 1Y1.5%
  • YTD7.9%

The Food is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Premium Brands Holdings has stood out, gaining 4.6%. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 39% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 May 2025CA$20.8bCA$36.0bCA$269.3m16.8x77.2x0.6x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025CA$19.7bCA$35.9bCA$275.8m12.4x71.5x0.5x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025CA$20.3bCA$35.7bCA$248.2m12.4x81.9x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025CA$19.2bCA$34.9bCA$576.6m24.7x33.3x0.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024CA$19.5bCA$34.9bCA$572.5m24.9x34.1x0.6x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024CA$20.2bCA$34.8bCA$568.5m25.7x35.5x0.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024CA$21.4bCA$34.3bCA$570.5m15.4x37.6x0.6x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024CA$21.8bCA$34.2bCA$567.4m15.6x38.4x0.6x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024CA$21.9bCA$34.2bCA$569.9m15x38.4x0.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024CA$23.2bCA$33.8bCA$493.1m10.9x47.1x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024CA$22.0bCA$33.8bCA$494.6m11x44.5x0.6x
Sat, 11 May 2024CA$20.8bCA$33.8bCA$555.3m11.1x37.4x0.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024CA$20.7bCA$33.8bCA$432.7m13.2x47.8x0.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024CA$20.4bCA$33.8bCA$432.3m13.6x47.2x0.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024CA$21.7bCA$34.1bCA$676.8m16.3x32.1x0.6x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023CA$20.8bCA$34.1bCA$662.3m15.2x31.4x0.6x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023CA$20.7bCA$34.1bCA$592.8m17.7x34.9x0.6x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023CA$20.7bCA$34.3bCA$348.8m26.9x59.4x0.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023CA$21.9bCA$34.2bCA$319.1m37.7x68.5x0.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023CA$22.2bCA$34.2bCA$318.3m29.4x69.9x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023CA$22.3bCA$34.1bCA$341.6m26.5x65.2x0.7x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023CA$23.2bCA$34.1bCA$354.1m26.1x65.6x0.7x
Sun, 14 May 2023CA$25.2bCA$33.4bCA$244.4m22.5x103.2x0.8x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023CA$25.1bCA$33.2bCA$283.3m12.1x88.5x0.8x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023CA$25.4bCA$32.8bCA$353.2m8.7x71.8x0.8x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023CA$24.7bCA$32.0bCA$232.8m10.6x106x0.8x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023CA$22.9bCA$32.0bCA$225.7m9.5x101.4x0.7x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022CA$22.5bCA$32.0bCA$283.2m11.4x79.5x0.7x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022CA$22.1bCA$30.8bCA$489.1m11.9x45.1x0.7x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022CA$22.6bCA$30.8bCA$486.1m12.5x46.5x0.7x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022CA$24.0bCA$30.7bCA$476.4m13.1x50.5x0.8x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022CA$23.3bCA$29.3bCA$399.2m13.5x58.5x0.8x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022CA$21.5bCA$29.2bCA$410.3m12.6x52.4x0.7x
Mon, 16 May 2022CA$21.7bCA$28.7bCA$534.0m13.4x40.7x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$21.7bTotal Earnings: CA$534.0mTotal Revenue: CA$28.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 58.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 75.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 58.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% 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 Trends

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

CA Market2.21%
Consumer Staples-0.48%
Food3.47%
Agricultural Products12.19%
Packaged Foods and Meats3.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 38.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 30.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 30% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 39% 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
PBH Premium Brands HoldingsCA$82.118.4%
+CA$281.4m		-8.0%PE31.1x
MFI Maple Leaf FoodsCA$26.506.6%
+CA$201.9m		9.0%PE34x
SAP SaputoCA$26.221.7%
+CA$172.0m		-2.8%PS0.6x
LAS.A Lassonde IndustriesCA$207.921.6%
+CA$21.9m		43.3%PE12.4x
RSI Rogers SugarCA$5.641.1%
+CA$7.7m		7.2%PE13x
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PBH

CA$82.11

Premium Brands Holdings

7D

8.4%

1Y

-8.0%

HBFG

CA$1.06

Happy Belly Food Group

7D

6.0%

1Y

165.0%

BOIL

CA$3.55

Beyond Oil

7D

-0.3%

1Y

355.1%

PNGA

CA$0.35

Pangea Natural Foods

7D

-14.6%

1Y

288.9%

LAS.A

CA$207.92

Lassonde Industries

7D

1.6%

1Y

43.3%

RSI

CA$5.64

Rogers Sugar

7D

1.1%

1Y

7.2%

BITE

CA$0.17

Blender Bites

7D

-43.3%

1Y

-88.7%

MFI

CA$26.50

Maple Leaf Foods

7D

6.6%

1Y

9.0%

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OGO

CA$0.30

Organto Foods

7D

9.1%

1Y

300.0%

GFCO

CA$0.12

Good Flour

7D

-7.7%

1Y

-35.1%

SAP

CA$26.22

Saputo

7D

1.7%

1Y

-2.8%

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OPTI

CA$0.24

Optimi Health

7D

26.3%

1Y

-37.7%

HLF

CA$16.73

High Liner Foods

7D

-0.1%

1Y

24.9%

CULT

CA$0.02

Cult Food Science

7D

-20.0%

1Y

-84.0%

BGA

CA$0.03

BioNeutra Global

7D

-33.3%

1Y

-70.0%

MEAT

CA$0.10

Modern Plant Based Foods

7D

-33.3%

1Y

-79.5%