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Canadian (TSX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies122
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M6.5%
  • 1Y14.0%
  • YTD8.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from TFI International of 5.9%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 8.8%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Apr 2024CA$481.2bCA$165.0bCA$17.9b20.5x26.9x2.9x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024CA$489.8bCA$164.7bCA$17.8b20.5x27.5x3x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024CA$479.1bCA$163.3bCA$17.2b20.1x27.9x2.9x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024CA$454.0bCA$164.9bCA$16.1b20.3x28.1x2.8x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023CA$437.5bCA$165.1bCA$16.1b18.6x27.1x2.7x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023CA$412.7bCA$163.2bCA$15.7b17.7x26.2x2.5x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023CA$410.6bCA$161.0bCA$15.8b17.5x26x2.6x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023CA$429.8bCA$161.0bCA$15.8b17.3x27.2x2.7x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023CA$428.5bCA$157.8bCA$15.6b17.8x27.4x2.7x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023CA$426.6bCA$157.1bCA$13.8b19x31x2.7x
Tue, 30 May 2023CA$420.7bCA$157.6bCA$13.7b19.5x30.7x2.7x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023CA$422.8bCA$154.8bCA$14.2b19.7x29.9x2.7x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023CA$415.3bCA$154.3bCA$14.0b19.9x29.8x2.7x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023CA$417.5bCA$151.5bCA$14.5b17.8x28.8x2.8x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023CA$418.0bCA$148.9bCA$12.7b16.6x32.9x2.8x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022CA$408.6bCA$149.5bCA$12.7b17x32.1x2.7x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022CA$397.1bCA$148.4bCA$12.7b15.1x31.2x2.7x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022CA$372.2bCA$144.0bCA$11.6b14.4x32.1x2.6x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022CA$383.3bCA$142.4bCA$11.5b16.6x33.2x2.7x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022CA$404.5bCA$139.7bCA$11.4b14.4x35.6x2.9x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022CA$361.3bCA$136.1bCA$13.2b14.2x27.4x2.7x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022CA$366.4bCA$137.7bCA$13.3b16.5x27.6x2.7x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022CA$382.2bCA$130.3bCA$17.9b18.1x21.4x2.9x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022CA$413.6bCA$129.2bCA$17.7b19.8x23.3x3.2x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022CA$391.6bCA$127.4bCA$17.4b20.6x22.5x3.1x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022CA$399.3bCA$123.8bCA$17.7b20.8x22.6x3.2x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021CA$415.2bCA$124.2bCA$17.9b18.4x23.2x3.3x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021CA$407.6bCA$124.9bCA$17.8b20.3x22.9x3.3x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021CA$374.8bCA$118.9bCA$17.6b19.7x21.3x3.2x
Fri, 10 Sep 2021CA$388.0bCA$119.6bCA$17.5b18.9x22.2x3.2x
Sun, 08 Aug 2021CA$372.4bCA$120.4bCA$17.5b19.7x21.3x3.1x
Sat, 01 May 2021CA$343.5bCA$112.9bCA$14.6b21.9x23.5x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.5x


Total Market Cap: CA$343.5bTotal Earnings: CA$14.6bTotal Revenue: CA$112.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Industrials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 7.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Market1.25%
Industrials1.33%
Machinery4.30%
Infrastructure2.61%
Logistics2.56%
Transportation2.25%
Airlines1.63%
Construction1.62%
Trade Distributors0.96%
Building0.76%
Aerospace & Defense0.53%
Marine and Shipping-0.068%
Professional Services-0.32%
Commercial Services-0.66%
Industrials-2.11%
Electrical-4.10%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commercial Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 37.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 20.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Machinery industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Infrastructure industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 8.9% 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
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCA$119.773.6%
+CA$3.9b
13.3%PE28.4x
CNR Canadian National RailwayCA$176.791.1%
+CA$1.2b
11.0%PE20.1x
WSP WSP GlobalCA$213.701.4%
+CA$364.1m
19.1%PE48.4x
ATS ATSCA$45.058.1%
+CA$333.4m
-20.2%PE25.5x
ATRL AtkinsRéalisCA$56.003.2%
+CA$307.2m
80.1%PE34.2x
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CNR

CA$176.79

Canadian National Railway

7D

1.1%

1Y

11.0%

GFL

CA$45.37

GFL Environmental

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-0.5%

HPS.A

CA$133.27

Hammond Power Solutions

7D

-6.3%

1Y

253.8%

XTRA

CA$0.48

Xtract One Technologies

7D

-16.4%

1Y

-36.2%

LEV

CA$1.30

Lion Electric

7D

-9.7%

1Y

-54.1%

TRI

CA$209.92

Thomson Reuters

7D

-0.3%

1Y

14.0%

CP

CA$119.77

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

7D

3.6%

1Y

13.3%

ATS

CA$45.05

ATS

7D

8.1%

1Y

-20.2%

GDI

CA$37.55

GDI Integrated Facility Services

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-14.7%