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Canadian (TSX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1268
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M-7.2%
  • 1Y28.9%
  • YTD3.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Wheaton Precious Metals gained 4.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 27% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 39% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025CA$490.0bCA$198.4bCA$1.6b13.6x298.2x2.5x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024CA$479.1bCA$199.7bCA$1.5b13.4x326.5x2.4x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024CA$474.9bCA$195.9bCA$1.3b13.9x357.9x2.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024CA$513.1bCA$192.1bCA$1.4b17.2x366.7x2.7x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024CA$453.7bCA$190.9bCA$1.0b15.6x438x2.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024CA$434.4bCA$190.7bCA$1.5b15.3x285.9x2.3x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024CA$470.6bCA$191.4bCA$1.0b15.7x456.5x2.5x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024CA$479.8bCA$191.5bCA$727.3m17.6x659.7x2.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024CA$451.7bCA$191.7bCA$2.1b17.8x210.3x2.4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024CA$425.8bCA$190.0bCA$3.9b14.3x108.2x2.2x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024CA$374.1bCA$189.8bCA$5.0b14.4x74.2x2x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024CA$402.5bCA$200.1bCA$5.3b13.4x75.3x2x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023CA$423.7bCA$198.2bCA$5.2b13.8x80.8x2.1x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023CA$409.9bCA$202.5bCA$5.4b12.4x76.2x2x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023CA$429.1bCA$204.0bCA$7.4b11.1x57.6x2.1x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023CA$439.1bCA$202.4bCA$7.6b11.2x57.7x2.2x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023CA$455.4bCA$201.5bCA$7.2b11.2x63.1x2.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023CA$442.3bCA$208.2bCA$14.5b11x30.4x2.1x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023CA$454.4bCA$209.4bCA$14.8b11.4x30.7x2.2x
Fri, 05 May 2023CA$492.6bCA$214.7bCA$18.7b13x26.4x2.3x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023CA$470.5bCA$218.4bCA$21.4b11.7x22x2.2x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023CA$438.7bCA$219.9bCA$24.9b11.4x17.6x2x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023CA$480.5bCA$223.9bCA$29.2b11.6x16.5x2.1x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022CA$434.9bCA$226.3bCA$29.5b9.3x14.8x1.9x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022CA$417.9bCA$223.3bCA$29.2b9.6x14.3x1.9x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022CA$396.4bCA$225.6bCA$33.3b8.1x11.9x1.8x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022CA$402.4bCA$218.7bCA$32.1b9x12.5x1.8x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022CA$422.5bCA$213.4bCA$31.1b9.9x13.6x2x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022CA$388.9bCA$206.1bCA$28.9b9.3x13.5x1.9x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022CA$480.9bCA$201.1bCA$28.2b11.2x17.1x2.4x
Sat, 07 May 2022CA$505.1bCA$202.3bCA$28.4b11.2x17.8x2.5x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022CA$563.2bCA$192.8bCA$25.9b11.9x21.8x2.9x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022CA$525.4bCA$193.8bCA$26.2b11.4x20.1x2.7x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022CA$458.6bCA$187.0bCA$24.0b10.2x19.1x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$458.6bTotal Earnings: CA$24.0bTotal Revenue: CA$187.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 237.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 290x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 237x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 59% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% 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 Materials sector?

CA Market2.58%
Materials3.43%
Paper and Forestry Products5.71%
Metals and Mining3.67%
Chemicals1.76%
Packaging0.21%
Basic Materials-1.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 263x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 40.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 35.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
WPM Wheaton Precious MetalsCA$84.044.7%
+CA$1.7b		35.2%PE43.7x
LUN Lundin MiningCA$12.755.1%
+CA$1.7b		27.6%PE28.1x
ABX Barrick GoldCA$23.214.3%
+CA$1.7b		10.4%PE17.4x
TECK.B Teck ResourcesCA$63.674.8%
+CA$1.5b		23.8%PE25.8x
FNV Franco-NevadaCA$185.203.5%
+CA$1.2b		27.8%PS22.9x
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