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Canadian (TSX) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D5.8%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y28.9%
  • YTD-9.2%

In the last week, the Aerospace & Defense industry is up 5.8%, with all of the companies up. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 29%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 67% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025CA$13.9bCA$6.6b-CA$155,116,347.0028.6x-89.8x2.1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025CA$15.3bCA$6.6b-CA$171,704,965.0036.1x-88.9x2.3x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025CA$15.3bCA$7.0b-CA$238,270,923.0028.5x-64.4x2.2x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025CA$16.6bCA$7.0b-CA$238,270,923.0030.8x-69.6x2.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024CA$15.6bCA$7.0b-CA$238,116,781.0031.1x-65.6x2.2x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024CA$12.7bCA$6.8b-CA$248,773,895.0035x-51.1x1.9x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024CA$11.8bCA$6.8b-CA$249,720,880.0030.9x-47.1x1.7x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024CA$11.3bCA$6.8b-CA$258,905,570.0030.9x-43.5x1.7x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024CA$11.6bCA$6.6b-CA$278,245,632.0034.1x-41.5x1.7x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024CA$11.3bCA$6.6b-CA$278,245,632.0031.1x-40.5x1.7x
Mon, 20 May 2024CA$11.7bCA$6.9bCA$297.1m32.6x39.4x1.7x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024CA$11.5bCA$6.9bCA$296.3m32.7x38.8x1.7x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024CA$11.7bCA$6.9bCA$283.9m33.3x41.1x1.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024CA$11.9bCA$6.7bCA$281.1m30.1x42.3x1.8x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024CA$11.7bCA$6.7bCA$273.9m30.9x42.6x1.7x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023CA$11.4bCA$6.7bCA$271.0m30.1x42.2x1.7x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023CA$12.2bCA$6.5bCA$230.3m30.5x53.1x1.9x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023CA$12.9bCA$6.5bCA$202.7m32.2x63.5x2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023CA$12.9bCA$6.5bCA$202.6m31.1x63.8x2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023CA$11.9bCA$6.3bCA$125.7m38.2x94.6x1.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023CA$11.4bCA$6.3bCA$125.8m36.2x90.9x1.8x
Tue, 23 May 2023CA$12.0bCA$6.0bCA$82.1m34.6x146.2x2x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023CA$12.2bCA$5.9bCA$68.9m30.6x177.6x2.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023CA$11.1bCA$5.8bCA$87.9m48.2x126.7x1.9x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023CA$11.5bCA$5.6bCA$62.3m43.5x184.9x2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023CA$10.9bCA$5.6bCA$55.9m32.2x194.8x1.9x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022CA$10.8bCA$5.6bCA$55.6m32.3x194.7x1.9x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022CA$9.7bCA$5.4bCA$52.9m47.8x183.7x1.8x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022CA$8.9bCA$5.4bCA$77.0m43.4x116.1x1.7x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022CA$9.8bCA$5.4bCA$86.1m47.7x113.7x1.8x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022CA$13.1bCA$5.1bCA$133.9m45.5x97.5x2.5x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022CA$12.6bCA$5.1bCA$133.8m43.6x94x2.4x
Wed, 25 May 2022CA$11.9bCA$5.1bCA$105.9m49.4x111.9x2.3x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022CA$13.5bCA$5.2bCA$28.5m59.3x471.5x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

471.5x


Total Market Cap: CA$13.5bTotal Earnings: CA$28.5mTotal Revenue: CA$5.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 64.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Aerospace & Defense 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 PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Aerospace & Defense industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 8.5% 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 Industrials industry?

CA Market4.50%
Industrials5.27%
Aerospace & Defense5.83%
Aerospace and Defense5.83%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BBD.B BombardierCA$84.3510.7%
+CA$805.1m		48.1%PE17.7x
CAE CAECA$32.096.9%
+CA$658.8m		21.7%PS2.3x
MDA MDA SpaceCA$24.452.4%
+CA$69.6m		70.9%PE37.6x
MAL Magellan AerospaceCA$12.187.0%
+CA$45.4m		50.9%PE19.6x
XTRA Xtract One TechnologiesCA$0.413.8%
+CA$3.3m		-35.2%PS5.2x
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