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Canadian (TSX) Transportation Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M4.0%
  • 1Y-3.3%
  • YTD5.8%

The Transportation industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 3.3% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025CA$221.7bCA$45.6bCA$9.0b22.6x24.7x4.9x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024CA$208.2bCA$45.5bCA$9.8b20.9x21.3x4.6x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024CA$218.0bCA$45.3bCA$9.7b22.4x22.4x4.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024CA$216.4bCA$45.1bCA$9.7b21x22.3x4.8x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024CA$226.7bCA$44.1bCA$9.7b22.1x23.4x5.1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024CA$216.5bCA$44.2bCA$9.7b22.1x22.4x4.9x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024CA$233.9bCA$42.9bCA$10.2b23.1x23x5.5x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024CA$220.9bCA$42.9bCA$10.2b21.6x21.7x5.2x
Mon, 13 May 2024CA$233.7bCA$42.9bCA$10.2b24x22.9x5.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024CA$245.2bCA$41.6bCA$10.4b20.2x23.6x5.9x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024CA$242.7bCA$41.5bCA$10.4b19.8x23.4x5.8x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024CA$230.2bCA$41.5bCA$10.4b19.4x22.1x5.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024CA$221.8bCA$40.1bCA$10.0b21.9x22.3x5.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023CA$202.7bCA$40.4bCA$10.0b18.9x20.3x5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023CA$197.6bCA$40.6bCA$10.0b17.5x19.8x4.9x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023CA$209.4bCA$40.3bCA$10.6b17.6x19.8x5.2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023CA$214.9bCA$40.3bCA$10.6b17.4x20.3x5.3x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023CA$216.3bCA$40.2bCA$10.4b13.5x20.9x5.4x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023CA$214.4bCA$40.2bCA$10.4b11.7x20.7x5.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023CA$226.7bCA$40.5bCA$10.3b15.9x21.9x5.6x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023CA$219.6bCA$39.8bCA$9.9b16.6x22.2x5.5x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023CA$216.9bCA$40.2bCA$9.9b16.8x21.9x5.4x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023CA$221.4bCA$40.0bCA$9.7b17.7x22.8x5.5x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023CA$218.7bCA$39.5bCA$8.8b12x24.9x5.5x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022CA$233.9bCA$39.2bCA$8.7b12.9x26.8x6x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022CA$215.0bCA$39.4bCA$8.8b10.8x24.6x5.5x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022CA$203.0bCA$37.9bCA$8.4b13.6x24.2x5.4x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022CA$221.5bCA$37.3bCA$8.4b15.2x26.5x5.9x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022CA$204.2bCA$35.3bCA$8.7b16.1x23.5x5.8x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022CA$189.0bCA$35.4bCA$8.7b13.8x21.8x5.3x
Wed, 18 May 2022CA$194.2bCA$35.2bCA$8.7b21.1x22.4x5.5x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022CA$212.7bCA$33.5bCA$8.6b22.3x24.7x6.4x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022CA$217.0bCA$33.6bCA$8.6b23x25.1x6.5x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022CA$202.9bCA$32.0bCA$8.5b20.8x24x6.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24x


Total Market Cap: CA$202.9bTotal Earnings: CA$8.5bTotal Revenue: CA$32.0bTotal 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 5.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.9x.
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 13% 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-0.47%
Industrials-0.22%
Transportation0.44%
Railroads0.60%
Trucking0%0
Cargo Ground Transportation-1.33%
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 10.4%, 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 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Railroads industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCA$115.500.9%
+CA$960.6m		3.0%PE29x
CNR Canadian National RailwayCA$151.820.3%
+CA$21.5m		-11.0%PE21.4x
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