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Canadian (TSX) Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M17.7%
  • 1Y6.2%
  • YTDn/a

The Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is up 3.3% in the last week, with Nutrien up 3.2%. Meanwhile, MustGrow Biologics actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.7% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 6.2%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 22 Mar 2025CA$37.3bCA$36.6bCA$1.1b20.8x35.1x1x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025CA$36.2bCA$36.9bCA$1.0b30.4x35.3x1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025CA$37.2bCA$37.4bCA$1.0b29.7x35.8x1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024CA$34.2bCA$37.1bCA$1.0b27.3x33.2x0.9x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024CA$33.7bCA$36.3bCA$999.9m28.1x33.7x0.9x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024CA$33.9bCA$35.9bCA$1.0b31.1x32.8x0.9x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024CA$31.6bCA$35.6bCA$1.0b29.4x30.8x0.9x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024CA$34.7bCA$38.6bCA$1.1b28x30.5x0.9x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024CA$34.9bCA$38.1bCA$1.1b29.8x31x0.9x
Wed, 29 May 2024CA$40.6bCA$38.0bCA$1.1b67.9x36.2x1.1x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024CA$35.7bCA$39.1bCA$1.7b31.3x21x0.9x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024CA$35.7bCA$38.9bCA$1.7b32.6x21.1x0.9x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024CA$34.6bCA$41.1bCA$3.0b11.5x11.4x0.8x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024CA$33.2bCA$41.2bCA$3.0b11x10.9x0.8x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023CA$37.3bCA$40.8bCA$3.0b7.4x12.4x0.9x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023CA$37.1bCA$42.2bCA$3.1b12x11.9x0.9x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023CA$42.2bCA$45.0bCA$5.1b8.3x8.3x0.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023CA$42.9bCA$45.4bCA$5.2b8.3x8.3x0.9x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023CA$44.1bCA$44.5bCA$5.1b11x8.7x1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023CA$39.5bCA$47.8bCA$9.2b7x4.3x0.8x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023CA$37.5bCA$49.0bCA$9.4b6.1x4x0.8x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023CA$47.7bCA$51.0bCA$10.5b5.7x4.5x0.9x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023CA$50.2bCA$51.7bCA$10.7b8.7x4.7x1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023CA$51.8bCA$51.0bCA$10.5b10.2x4.9x1x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023CA$54.2bCA$50.4bCA$10.6b5.1x5.1x1.1x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022CA$53.2bCA$51.3bCA$10.8b9.1x4.9x1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022CA$54.9bCA$49.6bCA$10.4b13.4x5.3x1.1x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022CA$62.5bCA$48.5bCA$9.7b10.5x6.5x1.3x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022CA$67.7bCA$45.9bCA$9.1b12.2x7.4x1.5x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022CA$59.4bCA$45.5bCA$9.0b6.6x6.6x1.3x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022CA$54.6bCA$39.7bCA$5.8b9.3x9.4x1.4x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022CA$67.2bCA$38.5bCA$5.7b11.8x11.9x1.7x
Sun, 01 May 2022CA$71.2bCA$35.0bCA$4.1b17.3x17.4x2x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022CA$75.2bCA$34.3bCA$4.0b18.7x18.8x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$75.2bTotal Earnings: CA$4.0bTotal Revenue: CA$34.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 35.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry have declined 36% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 Comparison

How does Canadian Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals compare with similar industries?

CA Market1.47%
Materials1.94%
Chemicals2.89%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals3.28%
Specialty Chemicals5.48%
Commodity Chemicals-0.29%
Industrial Gases-15.67%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NTR NutrienCA$75.323.2%
+CA$1.2b		6.0%PE38.1x
IFOS ItafosCA$2.299.0%
+CA$37.5m		81.7%PE3.5x
ERTH Replenish Nutrients HoldingCA$0.1025.0%
+CA$2.8m		53.8%PS1.8x
ARGO Argo Living SoilsCA$0.5616.7%
+CA$1.2m		16.7%PE-7.6x
KRN Karnalyte ResourcesCA$0.176.3%
+CA$532.8k		6.3%PB1.7x
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IFOS

CA$2.29

Itafos

7D

9.0%

1Y

81.7%

ERTH

CA$0.10

Replenish Nutrients Holding

7D

25.0%

1Y

53.8%

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NTR

CA$75.32

Nutrien

7D

3.2%

1Y

6.0%

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GSP

CA$0.085

Gensource Potash

7D

-5.6%

1Y

0%

ARGO

CA$0.56

Argo Living Soils

7D

16.7%

1Y

16.7%

EPO.H

CA$0.06

Encanto Potash

7D

-14.3%

1Y

50.0%

MGRO

CA$1.16

MustGrow Biologics

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-8.7%

KRN

CA$0.17

Karnalyte Resources

7D

6.3%

1Y

6.3%