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Canadian (TSX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies106
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y-2.4%
  • YTD1.7%

Last week, the Industrials industry hasn't moved much but Bombardier is up 7.8% in that time. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 3.6% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 Jan 2026CA$465.0bCA$208.2bCA$18.3b21.5x25.4x2.2x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025CA$464.4bCA$208.7bCA$18.4b20.4x25.3x2.2x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025CA$481.8bCA$206.2bCA$19.4b23.3x24.8x2.3x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025CA$478.9bCA$205.7bCA$19.4b22.9x24.7x2.3x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025CA$497.2bCA$204.6bCA$19.3b23.3x25.8x2.4x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025CA$511.6bCA$202.2bCA$16.7b23.9x30.7x2.5x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025CA$507.5bCA$202.2bCA$16.6b19.6x30.5x2.5x
Wed, 21 May 2025CA$515.1bCA$202.9bCA$16.8b20.7x30.6x2.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025CA$465.3bCA$199.2bCA$15.7b19x29.7x2.3x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025CA$477.4bCA$200.8bCA$15.9b19.7x30x2.4x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025CA$495.6bCA$199.0bCA$16.7b21.6x29.6x2.5x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025CA$491.5bCA$199.0bCA$17.6b21x27.9x2.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024CA$502.5bCA$198.4bCA$17.6b22.1x28.6x2.5x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024CA$485.1bCA$196.1bCA$18.0b22.7x26.9x2.5x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024CA$488.5bCA$194.3bCA$17.1b21.3x28.5x2.5x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024CA$478.8bCA$194.3bCA$17.1b22.3x28x2.5x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024CA$476.7bCA$168.3bCA$16.7b22.6x28.5x2.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024CA$465.0bCA$167.3bCA$16.8b21x27.6x2.8x
Thu, 23 May 2024CA$477.9bCA$167.7bCA$17.4b21.3x27.4x2.9x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024CA$473.4bCA$165.3bCA$17.9b20.2x26.4x2.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024CA$485.7bCA$164.6bCA$17.9b20.2x27.2x3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024CA$464.8bCA$163.3bCA$17.3b19.8x26.9x2.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024CA$451.4bCA$164.8bCA$16.1b20x28x2.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023CA$434.7bCA$165.3bCA$16.2b18.4x26.9x2.6x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023CA$411.7bCA$161.2bCA$15.7b18.1x26.2x2.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023CA$406.4bCA$161.1bCA$15.8b16.4x25.7x2.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023CA$432.5bCA$160.9bCA$15.8b16.9x27.4x2.7x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023CA$430.7bCA$158.0bCA$14.4b18x29.9x2.7x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023CA$421.8bCA$156.9bCA$13.8b19x30.6x2.7x
Fri, 26 May 2023CA$415.7bCA$157.6bCA$13.7b18.5x30.3x2.6x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023CA$437.0bCA$153.8bCA$13.8b21x31.6x2.8x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023CA$404.0bCA$139.7bCA$12.6b20.6x32x2.9x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023CA$421.5bCA$151.2bCA$14.5b17.5x29.1x2.8x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023CA$415.4bCA$148.9bCA$12.7b16.6x32.7x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$415.4bTotal Earnings: CA$12.7bTotal Revenue: CA$148.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.3x202420252026
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 25.4x 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 Market1.51%
Industrials1.60%
Electrical6.83%
Building6.49%
Aerospace & Defense6.02%
Construction5.14%
Airlines4.36%
Machinery3.67%
Logistics3.57%
Trade Distributors1.65%
Transportation1.16%
Marine and Shipping0.85%
Infrastructure0.53%
Industrials-0.43%
Professional Services-0.81%
Commercial Services-0.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 97.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 3.5%, 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 125% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Logistics 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
BBD.B BombardierCA$248.977.8%
+CA$1.8b		147.5%PE43.1x
TFII TFI InternationalCA$152.396.4%
+CA$750.5m		-20.9%PE27.9x
WSP WSP GlobalCA$253.522.1%
+CA$713.1m		1.7%PE39.1x
ATRL AtkinsRéalis GroupCA$92.814.6%
+CA$671.7m		27.9%PE5.9x
CAE CAECA$43.894.5%
+CA$610.9m		28.6%PE32.4x

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2.1%
1Y
1.7%

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CA$58.76
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7D
-1.8%
1Y
-5.9%
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CA$136.76
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7D
0.5%
1Y
-8.7%

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STN
CA$134.50
Stantec
7D
3.1%
1Y
21.2%

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CP
CA$100.06
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-9.7%
SIS
CA$22.77
Savaria
7D
-0.9%
1Y
12.3%
CAE
CA$43.89
CAE
7D
4.5%
1Y
28.6%

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TFII
CA$152.39
TFI International
7D
6.4%
1Y
-20.9%

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TFI International's analyst price target has edged higher as modestly stronger long term freight cycle expectations and improving service metrics lead analysts to slightly lift revenue growth assumptions and valuation multiples, despite near term earnings pressure. Analyst Commentary Analyst sentiment around TFI International remains mixed, with modest upward revisions to some price targets offset by a series of cuts that reflect ongoing concern about near term earnings pressure and the timing of a freight cycle recovery.
BBD.B
CA$248.97
Bombardier
7D
7.8%
1Y
147.5%

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Analysts have modestly raised their price targets on Bombardier, citing slightly higher fair value estimates around C$220 and confidence in stable revenue growth and profit margins. As a result, Street targets have moved up into the low C$200s range.
WTE
CA$26.09
Westshore Terminals Investment
7D
-1.6%
1Y
15.1%
ATRL
CA$92.81
AtkinsRéalis Group
7D
4.6%
1Y
27.9%
EFN
CA$35.62
Element Fleet Management
7D
-1.8%
1Y
23.6%
FTT
CA$77.24
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7D
3.8%
1Y
103.5%

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TRI
CA$178.16
Thomson Reuters
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-22.7%
BYD
CA$217.00
Boyd Group Services
7D
-1.2%
1Y
1.0%
XTRA
CA$0.66
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7D
-7.0%
1Y
26.9%