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Canadian (TSX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1257
  • 7D-0.3%
  • 3M6.6%
  • 1Y35.0%
  • YTD7.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Barrick Gold gained 4.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 35% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Feb 2025CA$514.4bCA$198.0bCA$5.1b13.4x100.5x2.6x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025CA$490.7bCA$198.3bCA$1.5b13.3x316.7x2.5x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024CA$498.7bCA$196.9bCA$1.3b13.6x383.3x2.5x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024CA$513.5bCA$193.6bCA$1.4b15.2x369.4x2.7x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024CA$505.8bCA$190.2bCA$1.4b16.3x368.9x2.7x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024CA$479.9bCA$190.4bCA$1.0b16.9x462.9x2.5x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024CA$486.8bCA$194.1bCA$1.4b16.7x341.2x2.5x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024CA$452.9bCA$191.9bCA$1.0b15.6x443.9x2.4x
Tue, 28 May 2024CA$481.3bCA$191.5bCA$646.6m18.4x744.4x2.5x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024CA$444.1bCA$191.0bCA$3.4b16.8x130.3x2.3x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024CA$409.5bCA$191.4bCA$3.4b13.6x119.4x2.1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024CA$374.9bCA$190.9bCA$8.4b13.8x44.9x2x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024CA$419.2bCA$200.4bCA$5.4b13x78.3x2.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023CA$419.3bCA$199.4bCA$5.3b13.3x79.4x2.1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023CA$397.9bCA$203.5bCA$5.9b12x67.7x2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023CA$415.8bCA$204.5bCA$7.5b11x55.5x2x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023CA$442.6bCA$203.2bCA$7.7b11.1x57.7x2.2x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023CA$455.8bCA$200.7bCA$6.9b11.9x66.5x2.3x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023CA$445.6bCA$207.9bCA$14.5b10.4x30.7x2.1x
Wed, 31 May 2023CA$441.9bCA$211.7bCA$15.1b12.5x29.3x2.1x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023CA$489.4bCA$215.7bCA$19.2b11.3x25.5x2.3x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023CA$458.6bCA$221.0bCA$23.4b11.8x19.6x2.1x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023CA$445.6bCA$222.2bCA$25.6b11.6x17.4x2x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023CA$463.6bCA$225.2bCA$29.4b10.7x15.8x2.1x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022CA$432.3bCA$227.3bCA$29.7b9.6x14.5x1.9x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022CA$428.3bCA$223.1bCA$30.3b9.2x14.1x1.9x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022CA$399.9bCA$225.4bCA$33.3b8.6x12x1.8x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022CA$407.2bCA$217.6bCA$31.9b8.8x12.7x1.9x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022CA$402.2bCA$214.2bCA$31.3b9.4x12.9x1.9x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022CA$408.9bCA$205.1bCA$28.7b9.5x14.2x2x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022CA$475.5bCA$202.3bCA$28.4b11.7x16.8x2.4x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022CA$508.8bCA$196.5bCA$26.8b11.3x19x2.6x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022CA$561.6bCA$193.2bCA$25.4b11.8x22.1x2.9x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022CA$501.2bCA$193.2bCA$24.9b11x20.2x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.2x


Total Market Cap: CA$501.2bTotal Earnings: CA$24.9bTotal Revenue: CA$193.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 243.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Materials 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 101x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 244x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 41% 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 Materials sector?

CA Market-0.13%
Materials-0.30%
Packaging0.64%
Basic Materials0.067%
Metals and Mining-0.15%
Chemicals-0.85%
Paper and Forestry Products-3.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 276x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 35.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 45% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 43% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.9% 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
ABX Barrick GoldCA$25.434.5%
+CA$1.4b		28.8%PE14.5x
IVN Ivanhoe MinesCA$16.662.8%
+CA$614.6m		15.1%PE100.3x
WPM Wheaton Precious MetalsCA$95.711.2%
+CA$526.3m		59.8%PE50.3x
TFPM Triple Flag Precious MetalsCA$24.323.8%
+CA$181.3m		45.1%PS14x
CCL.B CCL IndustriesCA$69.911.3%
+CA$160.9m		19.7%PE17.6x
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