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Canadian (TSX) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M10.2%
  • 1Y77.2%
  • YTD23.7%

Last week, the Trade Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Russel Metals is up 7.9% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 77% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Trade Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 12 May 2026CA$39.3bCA$33.4bCA$1.6b15.7x24.4x1.2x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026CA$35.9bCA$33.1bCA$1.6b15.2x23x1.1x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026CA$37.0bCA$33.1bCA$1.5b17.1x24.2x1.1x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026CA$33.9bCA$36.8bCA$1.6b16.1x21.5x0.9x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025CA$31.5bCA$36.8bCA$1.6b15.2x20x0.9x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025CA$31.6bCA$36.9bCA$1.6b14.8x20x0.9x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025CA$31.0bCA$36.3bCA$1.5b15.4x20.7x0.9x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025CA$28.1bCA$36.2bCA$1.5b15.4x18.8x0.8x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025CA$26.9bCA$36.2bCA$1.5b14.1x18x0.7x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025CA$26.5bCA$35.9bCA$1.5b16.5x18.2x0.7x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025CA$24.9bCA$35.6bCA$1.5b15.3x17.1x0.7x
Wed, 14 May 2025CA$22.4bCA$35.5bCA$1.5b12.5x15.3x0.6x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025CA$21.6bCA$35.0bCA$1.5b11.8x14.4x0.6x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025CA$22.4bCA$35.1bCA$1.5b13.1x15x0.6x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025CA$22.3bCA$34.6bCA$1.5b12.7x15.1x0.6x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025CA$22.4bCA$34.5bCA$1.5b13.4x15.2x0.7x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024CA$23.0bCA$34.4bCA$1.5b14.8x15.5x0.7x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024CA$23.8bCA$34.1bCA$1.6b11.6x14.9x0.7x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024CA$24.1bCA$34.0bCA$1.6b11.5x14.9x0.7x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024CA$23.0bCA$31.5bCA$1.6b10.7x14.4x0.7x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024CA$23.2bCA$31.5bCA$1.6b9.2x14.1x0.7x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024CA$22.5bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b9.4x13.6x0.7x
Thu, 16 May 2024CA$23.5bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b9.6x14.2x0.7x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024CA$24.7bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b10.2x14.4x0.8x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024CA$23.2bCA$31.6bCA$1.7b9.4x13.4x0.7x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024CA$23.2bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.7x12.9x0.7x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024CA$22.9bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.7x12.7x0.7x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023CA$21.5bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b8.6x11.9x0.7x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023CA$21.0bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.2x11.5x0.7x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023CA$21.6bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b7.9x11.7x0.7x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023CA$22.4bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.1x12.2x0.7x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023CA$22.5bCA$31.7bCA$1.9b7.9x12.1x0.7x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023CA$21.5bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b7x11.4x0.7x
Fri, 19 May 2023CA$21.7bCA$31.9bCA$1.9b7.3x11.5x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.5x


Total Market Cap: CA$21.7bTotal Earnings: CA$1.9bTotal Revenue: CA$31.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Trade Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 5.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market2.34%
Industrials-0.74%
Trade Distributors-0.67%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.67%
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
RUS Russel MetalsCA$57.217.9%
+CA$228.7m		38.9%PE15.9x
DBM Doman Building Materials GroupCA$10.393.7%
+CA$32.5m		24.0%PE11.3x
GDL GoodfellowCA$11.640.8%
+CA$748.5k		-5.6%PE15.4x
HC Hypercharge NetworksCA$0.086.7%
+CA$692.8k		6.7%PS0.9x
SURE SureNano ScienceCA$0.227.3%
+CA$508.6k		214.3%n/a

Latest News

DBM
CA$10.39
Doman Building Materials Group
7D
3.7%
1Y
24.0%
RUS
CA$57.21
Russel Metals
7D
7.9%
1Y
38.9%
TBL
CA$3.60
Taiga Building Products
7D
-3.0%
1Y
-5.3%
RCH
CA$37.52
Richelieu Hardware
7D
-2.6%
1Y
9.0%
WJX
CA$29.13
Wajax
7D
-14.2%
1Y
28.8%
TIH
CA$216.24
Toromont Industries
7D
-0.7%
1Y
85.2%
ADEN
CA$33.17
ADENTRA
7D
-0.2%
1Y
30.2%
FTT
CA$97.58
Finning International
7D
-1.3%
1Y
129.8%
ZDC
CA$5.86
Zedcor
7D
-5.5%
1Y
77.0%
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BRY
CA$0.37
Bri-Chem
7D
4.2%
1Y
37.0%
E
CA$1.34
Enterprise Group
7D
-10.7%
1Y
-23.9%
GDL
CA$11.64
Goodfellow
7D
0.8%
1Y
-5.6%
HC
CA$0.08
Hypercharge Networks
7D
6.7%
1Y
6.7%
SURE
CA$0.22
SureNano Science
7D
7.3%
1Y
214.3%