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Canadian (TSX) Packaging Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y13.0%
  • YTD-0.9%

In the last week, the Packaging industry is up 1.4%, with CCL Industries up 1.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 13%. Earnings are forecast to be flat in the coming years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 28 Jan 2026CA$21.5bCA$17.2bCA$1.2b16.4x17.8x1.3x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025CA$21.3bCA$17.2bCA$1.2b17x17.6x1.2x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025CA$20.5bCA$17.3bCA$1.2b15.8x16.8x1.2x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025CA$19.1bCA$17.1bCA$1.2b14.7x16.2x1.1x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025CA$19.6bCA$17.1bCA$1.2b14.7x16.7x1.2x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025CA$19.5bCA$17.1bCA$1.2b13.1x16.5x1.1x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025CA$19.8bCA$17.0bCA$1.3b11.6x15.6x1.2x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025CA$19.6bCA$17.0bCA$1.3b10.9x15.4x1.2x
Fri, 09 May 2025CA$18.2bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b10.3x15x1.1x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025CA$17.1bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b10.4x13.9x1x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025CA$18.6bCA$16.9bCA$1.2b11.4x15.6x1.1x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025CA$19.1bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.8x19x1.1x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024CA$19.5bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.8x19.4x1.2x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024CA$19.9bCA$16.6bCA$988.2m15.1x20.2x1.2x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024CA$20.6bCA$16.5bCA$986.9m14.7x20.9x1.3x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024CA$20.1bCA$16.4bCA$982.2m14.8x20.5x1.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024CA$19.7bCA$16.4bCA$958.4m15.3x20.5x1.2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024CA$18.4bCA$16.2bCA$856.4m14.1x21.5x1.1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024CA$18.5bCA$16.2bCA$857.1m14.7x21.6x1.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024CA$18.3bCA$16.3bCA$861.7m14.7x21.2x1.1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024CA$17.6bCA$16.3bCA$787.6m12.9x22.4x1.1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024CA$17.6bCA$16.3bCA$773.5m14.5x22.7x1.1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024CA$18.5bCA$18.3bCA$891.8m14.2x20.8x1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023CA$18.6bCA$18.3bCA$891.0m13.9x20.8x1x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023CA$17.8bCA$18.3bCA$918.0m10.1x19.4x1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023CA$17.2bCA$18.3bCA$877.0m11x19.6x0.9x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023CA$17.9bCA$18.3bCA$872.9m10x20.5x1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023CA$18.5bCA$18.4bCA$890.0m9.4x20.8x1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023CA$19.7bCA$18.3bCA$872.4m10x22.6x1.1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023CA$19.3bCA$18.3bCA$873.1m10.9x22.1x1.1x
Sun, 14 May 2023CA$20.3bCA$18.3bCA$884.8m10.4x23x1.1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023CA$20.2bCA$18.0bCA$924.5m9.9x21.9x1.1x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023CA$19.6bCA$18.0bCA$945.6m9.7x20.7x1.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023CA$19.0bCA$17.8bCA$840.3m15.5x22.6x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.6x


Total Market Cap: CA$19.0bTotal Earnings: CA$840.3mTotal Revenue: CA$17.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Packaging Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Packaging 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 19.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaging industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Materials industry?

CA Market0.94%
Materials6.46%
Packaging1.39%
Metal and Glass Containers1.41%
Paper Packaging1.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metal and Glass Containers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 17.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Metal and Glass Containers industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 0.4% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • This is a reversal from its past annual earnings growth rate of 4.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metal and Glass Containers industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CCL.B CCL IndustriesCA$86.841.3%
+CA$199.2m		18.4%PE18.5x
TCL.A TranscontinentalCA$23.362.8%
+CA$52.7m		26.8%PE11.4x
IFX ImaflexCA$2.310.9%
+CA$1.0m		69.9%PE90.1x
NEXE NEXE InnovationsCA$0.134.2%
+CA$486.5k		-63.2%PS28.6x

Latest News

CCL.B
CA$86.84
CCL Industries
7D
1.3%
1Y
18.4%

CCL.B: Higher Street Conviction And Buyback Activity Will Support Upside Potential

We are nudging our analyst price target for CCL Industries up from C$97.30 to C$97.80. This reflects the recent series of higher Street targets from CIBC, Stifel, RBC Capital and TD Securities, as analysts factor in updated assumptions on growth, margins and P/E multiples.
RIC
CA$27.49
Richards Group
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-14.4%

Richards Group's (TSE:RIC) Dividend Will Be CA$0.11

Jan 23
Richards Group's (TSE:RIC) Dividend Will Be CA$0.11
TCL.A
CA$23.36
Transcontinental
7D
2.8%
1Y
26.8%

TCL.A: Long-Term Printing Contracts Will Support Future Acquisition Opportunities

Analysts have slightly lowered their price target on Transcontinental to account for minor revisions to the discount rate, revenue growth expectations and profit margin assumptions, while keeping fair value steady at about $27.14 and the implied future P/E close to 41x. What's in the News Transcontinental extended its agreement with METRO for three years to provide multiple marketing services, including continued participation in the raddar print and digital flyer in Quebec and other potential Canadian markets, along with printing, in store marketing and content solutions (company client announcement).
CAS
CA$13.06
Cascades
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-1.4%
NEXE
CA$0.13
NEXE Innovations
7D
4.2%
1Y
-63.2%
WPK
CA$44.50
Winpak
7D
-1.3%
1Y
0.1%
IFX
CA$2.31
Imaflex
7D
0.9%
1Y
69.9%