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Canadian (TSX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y-1.8%
  • YTD0.9%

In the last week, the Industrials industry is up 1.2%, with Canadian National Railway leading the way with a 1.6% gain. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Industrials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026CA$459.9bCA$208.3bCA$18.3b21.4x25.1x2.2x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025CA$460.3bCA$208.4bCA$18.3b20.5x25.1x2.2x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025CA$481.6bCA$206.5bCA$19.7b23.3x24.5x2.3x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025CA$481.9bCA$205.9bCA$19.3b23.1x24.9x2.3x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025CA$495.9bCA$204.5bCA$19.3b23.5x25.7x2.4x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025CA$514.3bCA$202.3bCA$16.7b23.4x30.9x2.5x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025CA$511.2bCA$202.2bCA$16.6b19.6x30.8x2.5x
Sat, 24 May 2025CA$509.6bCA$202.2bCA$16.7b20.2x30.4x2.5x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025CA$468.0bCA$199.2bCA$15.7b19x29.9x2.3x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025CA$478.3bCA$200.6bCA$15.9b19.5x30.1x2.4x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025CA$495.6bCA$197.8bCA$16.8b22.2x29.5x2.5x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025CA$479.9bCA$199.2bCA$17.6b21.5x27.2x2.4x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024CA$503.2bCA$198.4bCA$17.6b22.1x28.6x2.5x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024CA$491.2bCA$196.5bCA$17.6b23.1x27.8x2.5x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024CA$481.9bCA$194.5bCA$17.2b22.3x28.1x2.5x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024CA$481.4bCA$194.2bCA$17.1b22.5x28.2x2.5x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024CA$476.6bCA$168.3bCA$16.7b22.5x28.5x2.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024CA$471.6bCA$167.4bCA$16.8b21.6x28x2.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024CA$477.6bCA$167.6bCA$17.4b20.6x27.4x2.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024CA$473.6bCA$165.3bCA$17.9b20.4x26.4x2.9x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024CA$486.3bCA$164.6bCA$17.8b20.2x27.3x3x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024CA$477.7bCA$163.3bCA$17.2b20.1x27.8x2.9x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024CA$453.2bCA$164.8bCA$16.1b20.3x28.1x2.8x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023CA$436.7bCA$165.3bCA$16.2b18.4x27x2.6x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023CA$412.8bCA$162.5bCA$15.7b18x26.3x2.5x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023CA$410.6bCA$161.0bCA$15.8b17.5x26x2.6x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023CA$432.5bCA$160.9bCA$15.8b17.5x27.4x2.7x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023CA$429.6bCA$157.6bCA$15.5b18.1x27.7x2.7x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023CA$426.6bCA$157.1bCA$13.8b19x31x2.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023CA$419.7bCA$157.7bCA$13.7b19x30.6x2.7x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023CA$432.3bCA$154.6bCA$14.2b19.9x30.5x2.8x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023CA$414.2bCA$154.0bCA$13.9b20.2x29.7x2.7x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023CA$417.5bCA$151.5bCA$14.5b17.8x28.8x2.8x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023CA$415.5bCA$148.9bCA$12.7b16.6x32.7x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$415.5bTotal Earnings: CA$12.7bTotal Revenue: CA$148.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Industrials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 28.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Industrials sector?

CA Market1.76%
Industrials1.20%
Aerospace & Defense8.43%
Logistics8.39%
Electrical4.83%
Airlines4.53%
Infrastructure3.15%
Machinery3.09%
Construction3.07%
Trade Distributors1.99%
Marine and Shipping0.85%
Transportation0.72%
Building-0.11%
Industrials-0.85%
Commercial Services-0.92%
Professional Services-1.01%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 97.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 3.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Building industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 121% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Logistics industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 6.4% 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
TRI Thomson ReutersCA$179.943.6%
+CA$2.8b		-19.6%PE33x
WSP WSP GlobalCA$260.024.0%
+CA$1.3b		8.3%PE40.1x
CAE CAECA$45.978.3%
+CA$1.1b		34.2%PE33.9x
TFII TFI InternationalCA$154.485.5%
+CA$665.7m		-19.8%PE27.9x
BBD.B BombardierCA$246.752.5%
+CA$600.5m		161.8%PE42.3x

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7D
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