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Canadian (TSX) Trade Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M15.0%
  • 1Y32.2%
  • YTD38.7%

The Trade Distributors industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 32% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Nov 2025CA$31.3bCA$36.4bCA$1.5b14.7x20.6x0.9x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025CA$29.1bCA$36.3bCA$1.5b14.8x19.4x0.8x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025CA$27.0bCA$36.2bCA$1.5b14.4x18.1x0.7x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025CA$26.5bCA$35.9bCA$1.4b16.2x18.4x0.7x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025CA$25.1bCA$35.8bCA$1.5b15.7x17.3x0.7x
Mon, 26 May 2025CA$23.6bCA$35.7bCA$1.5b14.5x16.2x0.7x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025CA$21.0bCA$35.0bCA$1.5b12.3x14.1x0.6x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025CA$22.1bCA$35.1bCA$1.5b12.4x14.7x0.6x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025CA$23.7bCA$34.8bCA$1.5b14x15.7x0.7x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025CA$21.9bCA$34.5bCA$1.5b12.6x14.8x0.6x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024CA$22.7bCA$34.4bCA$1.5b14.6x15.3x0.7x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024CA$23.4bCA$34.2bCA$1.5b13.3x15.2x0.7x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024CA$24.7bCA$34.0bCA$1.6b12x15.3x0.7x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024CA$22.9bCA$34.0bCA$1.6b10.4x14.2x0.7x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024CA$23.8bCA$31.6bCA$1.6b11.1x14.8x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024CA$23.0bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b10x13.9x0.7x
Tue, 28 May 2024CA$23.4bCA$31.4bCA$1.7b9.6x14.2x0.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024CA$24.4bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b9.7x14.3x0.8x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024CA$24.0bCA$31.5bCA$1.7b10.2x14x0.8x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024CA$23.4bCA$31.7bCA$1.7b9.9x13.6x0.7x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024CA$23.1bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.7x12.8x0.7x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023CA$22.1bCA$31.7bCA$1.8b9.7x12.2x0.7x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023CA$21.4bCA$31.9bCA$1.8b8.3x11.8x0.7x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023CA$21.9bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b7.8x12x0.7x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023CA$23.0bCA$31.8bCA$1.8b8.3x12.5x0.7x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023CA$23.4bCA$31.7bCA$1.9b7.5x12.3x0.7x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023CA$21.9bCA$31.8bCA$1.9b7.3x11.6x0.7x
Wed, 31 May 2023CA$21.1bCA$31.9bCA$1.9b6.8x11.2x0.7x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023CA$20.8bCA$31.9bCA$1.9b7.2x10.8x0.7x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023CA$20.0bCA$31.9bCA$1.9b7.4x10.3x0.6x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023CA$21.8bCA$31.7bCA$2.0b8x11.2x0.7x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023CA$20.5bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b7.4x10.7x0.7x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022CA$19.3bCA$30.8bCA$1.9b6.7x10x0.6x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022CA$19.4bCA$30.7bCA$1.9b6.7x10.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$19.4bTotal Earnings: CA$1.9bTotal Revenue: CA$30.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Trade Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.8x202320242025
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 20.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Trade Distributors industry have declined 7.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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 Market-0.77%
Industrials-3.59%
Trade Distributors-0.43%
Trade Companies and Distributors-0.43%
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
TIH Toromont IndustriesCA$161.572.6%
+CA$335.3m		35.5%PE26.5x
WJX WajaxCA$26.949.7%
+CA$51.8m		25.8%PE12.6x
REK.U Rektron GroupUS$2.804.1%
+US$6.5m		52.2%PE13.2x
GDL GoodfellowCA$12.091.9%
+CA$1.9m		-14.1%PE15.9x
BRY Bri-ChemCA$0.264.1%
+CA$264.3k		2.0%PS0.08x

Latest News

RUS
CA$39.81
Russel Metals
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-9.0%
WJX
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7D
9.7%
1Y
25.8%

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.35

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HC
CA$0.085
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7D
-19.0%
1Y
-5.6%
TIH
CA$161.57
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7D
2.6%
1Y
35.5%
FTT
CA$71.64
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7D
-2.7%
1Y
71.4%

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RCH
CA$37.09
Richelieu Hardware
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-3.7%

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BRY
CA$0.26
Bri-Chem
7D
4.1%
1Y
2.0%
GDL
CA$12.09
Goodfellow
7D
1.9%
1Y
-14.1%
ADEN
CA$32.89
ADENTRA
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-16.1%

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REK.U
US$2.80
Rektron Group
7D
4.1%
1Y
52.2%
E
CA$1.25
Enterprise Group
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-42.9%
TBL
CA$3.40
Taiga Building Products
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-8.6%