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Canadian (TSX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1253
  • 7D-0.02%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y23.8%
  • YTD7.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Teck Resources declined by 3.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 24% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 25% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Mar 2025CA$512.3bCA$193.7bCA$6.7b12.1x76.5x2.6x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025CA$518.6bCA$198.2bCA$1.7b13.4x305.8x2.6x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025CA$483.1bCA$198.6bCA$1.5b13.5x327.9x2.4x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024CA$500.3bCA$195.9bCA$1.3b13.6x396.1x2.6x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024CA$514.3bCA$194.0bCA$456.6m15.3x1126.2x2.7x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024CA$506.3bCA$189.6bCA$1.3b17.6x376.6x2.7x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024CA$489.9bCA$189.3bCA$1.1b16.9x459x2.6x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024CA$475.3bCA$192.8bCA$1.6b16.3x306.2x2.5x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024CA$451.5bCA$192.1bCA$1.0b17x442x2.4x
Tue, 21 May 2024CA$494.6bCA$191.3bCA$656.0m18.1x753.9x2.6x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024CA$449.3bCA$192.4bCA$3.7b17.9x122.7x2.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024CA$408.2bCA$190.7bCA$3.6b13.5x114.1x2.1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024CA$371.1bCA$190.3bCA$6.6b13.4x56.4x2x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024CA$416.4bCA$199.4bCA$5.3b13.3x78.4x2.1x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023CA$414.3bCA$201.3bCA$5.4b12.9x76.5x2.1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023CA$415.0bCA$200.9bCA$5.2b12.7x79.5x2.1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023CA$424.6bCA$204.6bCA$7.5b11x56.4x2.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023CA$452.2bCA$202.2bCA$7.5b11.2x60.3x2.2x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023CA$459.1bCA$202.6bCA$11.3b12.6x40.8x2.3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023CA$436.7bCA$207.3bCA$14.3b11.8x30.4x2.1x
Wed, 24 May 2023CA$460.8bCA$210.7bCA$15.0b11.8x30.7x2.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023CA$492.3bCA$218.0bCA$21.4b11.7x23x2.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023CA$451.2bCA$220.8bCA$23.6b10.6x19.1x2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023CA$452.6bCA$223.1bCA$28.7b10.1x15.8x2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023CA$461.6bCA$224.4bCA$29.2b11.1x15.8x2.1x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022CA$440.6bCA$226.5bCA$29.6b9.7x14.9x1.9x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022CA$400.6bCA$225.0bCA$31.4b8x12.8x1.8x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022CA$420.4bCA$222.8bCA$32.9b8.9x12.8x1.9x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022CA$390.2bCA$218.2bCA$32.2b8.4x12.1x1.8x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022CA$404.0bCA$206.2bCA$28.9b9.7x14x2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022CA$429.6bCA$204.9bCA$28.7b9.9x15x2.1x
Thu, 26 May 2022CA$482.0bCA$203.9bCA$28.6b10.8x16.8x2.4x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022CA$525.6bCA$191.0bCA$25.0b11.7x21x2.8x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022CA$549.1bCA$194.0bCA$25.8b12.3x21.3x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.3x


Total Market Cap: CA$549.1bTotal Earnings: CA$25.8bTotal Revenue: CA$194.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 245.5x202320242025
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 76.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 245x.
  • 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 36% 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-1.55%
Materials-0.02%
Chemicals0.31%
Metals and Mining-0.0096%
Packaging-0.046%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.18%
Basic Materials-2.14%
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 278x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 35.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 26% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.0% 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
NTR NutrienCA$73.022.0%
+CA$663.9m		0.9%PE36.8x
FNV Franco-NevadaCA$211.701.0%
+CA$432.3m		35.3%PE51.4x
FVI Fortuna MiningCA$7.6719.7%
+CA$386.2m		66.0%PE12.7x
LUG Lundin GoldCA$42.143.1%
+CA$303.2m		144.7%PE16.6x
NGD New GoldCA$4.439.1%
+CA$292.8m		94.3%PE23.8x
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7D

19.7%

1Y

66.0%

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7D

-6.9%

1Y

58.7%

WFG

CA$108.78

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7D

-2.7%

1Y

-2.8%

MX

CA$52.74

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7D

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1Y

-9.0%

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FNV

CA$211.70

Franco-Nevada

7D

1.0%

1Y

35.3%

LUG

CA$42.14

Lundin Gold

7D

3.1%

1Y

144.7%

NTR

CA$73.02

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7D

2.0%

1Y

0.9%

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AG

CA$8.83

First Majestic Silver

7D

5.7%

1Y

19.6%

TECK.B

CA$57.55

Teck Resources

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-6.5%

K

CA$15.99

Kinross Gold

7D

-2.6%

1Y

107.7%

NGD

CA$4.43

New Gold

7D

9.1%

1Y

94.3%

WPM

CA$102.40

Wheaton Precious Metals

7D

0.6%

1Y

66.7%

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CA$13.75

Ivanhoe Mines

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-11.7%

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CS

CA$7.81

Capstone Copper

7D

-6.2%

1Y

-3.5%

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FM

CA$17.78

First Quantum Minerals

7D

-3.9%

1Y

19.7%

EDR

CA$6.67

Endeavour Silver

7D

16.2%

1Y

130.8%