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Canadian (TSX) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D9.2%
  • 3M-20.3%
  • 1Y-47.4%
  • YTD-23.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has risen 7.5%, driven by gains from Thomson Reuters of 7.5%. Meanwhile, Fintech Select actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 10.0% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 48%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Apr 2026CA$57.5bCA$10.3bCA$2.0b9.2x28.4x5.6x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026CA$57.3bCA$10.4bCA$2.0b8.8x28.2x5.5x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026CA$52.8bCA$10.3bCA$2.0b18.4x26.3x5.1x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026CA$80.0bCA$10.4bCA$2.4b22.1x33x7.7x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025CA$79.7bCA$10.3bCA$2.4b22.5x33.1x7.7x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025CA$87.4bCA$10.5bCA$2.5b34.9x35.6x8.4x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025CA$96.3bCA$10.3bCA$2.2b43x43.2x9.3x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025CA$110.0bCA$10.2bCA$2.2b34.7x50x10.8x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025CA$124.5bCA$10.2bCA$3.0b37.5x41.9x12.2x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025CA$122.2bCA$10.1bCA$2.9b26.6x41.6x12.1x
Tue, 27 May 2025CA$120.7bCA$10.1bCA$2.9b22.2x41x11.9x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025CA$113.4bCA$10.2bCA$3.0b20.3x37.4x11.1x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025CA$109.6bCA$10.5bCA$3.1b30.4x35x10.4x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025CA$110.9bCA$10.4bCA$3.1b35.7x35.8x10.7x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025CA$99.8bCA$10.4bCA$3.2b31.1x31.5x9.6x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024CA$107.5bCA$10.3bCA$3.1b8.5x34.2x10.4x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024CA$105.4bCA$10.1bCA$3.1b19.8x34.3x10.4x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024CA$101.4bCA$9.7bCA$3.1b18.4x32.4x10.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024CA$102.6bCA$9.6bCA$3.1b18.8x33x10.6x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024CA$99.2bCA$9.9bCA$3.2b17.6x31.1x10x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024CA$103.7bCA$9.6bCA$3.2b19.1x32.3x10.8x
Wed, 29 May 2024CA$106.9bCA$9.6bCA$3.2b19.5x33.4x11.1x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024CA$94.0bCA$9.4bCA$3.6b15.9x26.3x10x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024CA$96.1bCA$9.4bCA$3.6b16.7x27x10.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024CA$97.9bCA$9.3bCA$3.5b20.3x27.8x10.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024CA$94.0bCA$10.9bCA$2.9b27.8x32.1x8.7x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023CA$88.8bCA$10.8bCA$2.9b26.9x30.5x8.2x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023CA$85.3bCA$11.1bCA$3.0b26x28.3x7.7x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023CA$81.4bCA$10.9bCA$2.8b26.2x28.7x7.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023CA$83.1bCA$11.0bCA$2.9b26.4x29x7.6x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023CA$83.2bCA$10.8bCA$2.8b26.8x29.8x7.7x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023CA$81.4bCA$10.6bCA$1.5b53.4x54.6x7.6x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023CA$83.1bCA$10.9bCA$1.5b54.1x54.7x7.7x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023CA$87.0bCA$10.7bCA$1.9b44.6x46.1x8.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$87.0bTotal Earnings: CA$1.9bTotal Revenue: CA$10.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Professional Services 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 28.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 9.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 2.3% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market-1.08%
Industrials0.26%
Professional Services9.25%
Research and Consulting Services9.26%
HR Services-4.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 32.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 35.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 32% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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$132.449.3%
+CA$4.9b		-47.4%PE29x
MTEK Metatek-GroupCA$5.022.4%
+CA$4.5m		n/aPS5.9x
RIWI RIWICA$0.3317.9%
+CA$1.7m		n/aPS1.2x
BLAB Britannia Life SciencesCA$0.09511.8%
+CA$1.6m		58.3%PE1.9x
BLGV Belgravia Hartford CapitalCA$0.03540.0%
+CA$1.4m		-22.2%PB1.2x

Latest News

RIWI
CA$0.33
RIWI
7D
17.9%
1Y
n/a
CWL
CA$0.91
Caldwell Partners International
7D
-4.2%
1Y
15.2%
BLAB
CA$0.095
Britannia Life Sciences
7D
11.8%
1Y
58.3%
MTEK
CA$5.02
Metatek-Group
7D
2.4%
1Y
n/a
TRI
CA$132.44
Thomson Reuters
7D
9.3%
1Y
-47.4%

TRI: Larger Buybacks And Higher Dividend Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have made a modest upward adjustment to their CA$ price target for Thomson Reuters, reflecting slightly higher fair value estimates alongside small tweaks to discount rate and forward P/E assumptions. What's in the News Thomson Reuters announced a partnership with Smokeball to link Smokeball's practice management tools and AI matter assistant with CoCounsel Legal, aiming to create an integrated legal tech workflow for joint U.S. customers, including a real-time data connector for bulk document syncing across platforms (Client Announcements).
BLGV
CA$0.035
Belgravia Hartford Capital
7D
40.0%
1Y
-22.2%
FTEC
CA$0.045
Fintech Select
7D
-10.0%
1Y
80.0%