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Canadian (TSX) Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M0.8%
  • 1Y-11.0%
  • YTD0.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Transportation industry has remained flat, although notably Argo gained 26%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 11% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Transportation Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Feb 2025CA$209.6bCA$45.3bCA$8.9b21.8x23.4x4.6x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025CA$207.7bCA$45.5bCA$9.8b20.6x21.3x4.6x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024CA$212.5bCA$45.4bCA$9.8b22.3x21.8x4.7x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024CA$216.3bCA$45.1bCA$9.7b22x22.2x4.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024CA$216.9bCA$44.2bCA$9.7b21x22.4x4.9x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024CA$225.4bCA$44.1bCA$9.7b21.8x23.3x5.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024CA$218.6bCA$44.3bCA$9.7b22.1x22.6x4.9x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024CA$221.1bCA$42.9bCA$10.2b21.9x21.7x5.2x
Thu, 30 May 2024CA$223.4bCA$42.9bCA$10.2b23x21.9x5.2x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024CA$230.1bCA$42.9bCA$10.2b19.8x22.5x5.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024CA$247.9bCA$41.6bCA$10.4b20.4x23.9x6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024CA$235.8bCA$41.6bCA$10.4b19.7x22.7x5.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024CA$221.8bCA$40.3bCA$10.0b21.1x22.2x5.5x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023CA$215.3bCA$40.2bCA$10.0b19.1x21.6x5.4x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023CA$204.4bCA$40.5bCA$10.0b18.2x20.5x5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023CA$205.9bCA$40.4bCA$10.6b16.9x19.4x5.1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023CA$212.2bCA$40.4bCA$10.6b17.7x20x5.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023CA$220.3bCA$40.2bCA$10.6b17.6x20.8x5.5x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023CA$221.1bCA$40.3bCA$10.4b12.4x21.3x5.5x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023CA$212.6bCA$40.4bCA$10.4b11.9x20.5x5.3x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023CA$220.5bCA$40.5bCA$10.4b15.8x21.3x5.4x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023CA$215.8bCA$40.0bCA$9.9b16.2x21.8x5.4x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023CA$216.6bCA$39.9bCA$9.9b16.8x21.9x5.4x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023CA$222.2bCA$39.2bCA$8.7b13x25.4x5.7x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022CA$222.7bCA$39.5bCA$8.8b12.7x25.4x5.6x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022CA$215.9bCA$39.1bCA$8.7b12.7x24.7x5.5x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022CA$200.5bCA$38.0bCA$8.4b14x23.9x5.3x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022CA$217.1bCA$37.3bCA$8.4b15.1x26x5.8x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022CA$220.7bCA$37.1bCA$8.3b15.5x26.5x5.9x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022CA$198.6bCA$35.4bCA$8.7b13.5x22.9x5.6x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022CA$201.2bCA$35.0bCA$8.7b15.4x23.2x5.7x
Mon, 02 May 2022CA$202.7bCA$35.2bCA$8.7b21.6x23.3x5.8x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022CA$229.1bCA$33.4bCA$8.6b23.6x26.6x6.9x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022CA$204.5bCA$33.6bCA$8.6b19.3x23.7x6.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$204.5bTotal Earnings: CA$8.6bTotal Revenue: CA$33.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Transportation Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Transportation 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 22.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Transportation industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market-0.82%
Industrials-1.73%
Transportation-1.73%
Trucking0%0
Railroads-1.72%
Cargo Ground Transportation-1.94%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Railroads industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 13.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 18.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Cargo Ground Transportation industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Railroads industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.8% 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
ARGH ArgoCA$0.1717.2%
+CA$3.3m
-51.4%PS5.6x
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CP

CA$109.88

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-4.3%

TFII

CA$182.50

TFI International

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-6.6%

CNR

CA$144.04

Canadian National Railway

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-16.8%

ARGH

CA$0.17

Argo

7D

17.2%

1Y

-51.4%