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Canadian (TSX) Packaging Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M10.3%
  • 1Y11.8%
  • YTD3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Packaging industry has risen 2.0%, driven by gains from Transcontinental of 3.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 14%. Looking forward, earnings are expected to remain mostly flat in the next few years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 04 Jun 2025CA$19.9bCA$17.0bCA$1.3b12.1x15.8x1.2x
Fri, 02 May 2025CA$18.2bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b10.7x14.9x1.1x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025CA$17.6bCA$16.9bCA$1.2b11.2x14.3x1x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025CA$18.6bCA$16.9bCA$1.2b12.2x15.7x1.1x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025CA$19.0bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.9x18.9x1.1x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024CA$19.3bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.6x19.3x1.2x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024CA$19.8bCA$16.7bCA$989.9m14.7x20x1.2x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024CA$20.5bCA$16.5bCA$986.4m15x20.8x1.2x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024CA$20.2bCA$16.4bCA$982.5m14.6x20.5x1.2x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024CA$18.8bCA$16.4bCA$959.0m14.8x19.6x1.1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024CA$18.0bCA$16.2bCA$855.9m14.2x21.1x1.1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024CA$18.0bCA$16.3bCA$862.9m14.6x20.9x1.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024CA$18.1bCA$16.2bCA$781.1m14.3x23.2x1.1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024CA$17.7bCA$16.3bCA$787.0m13.1x22.5x1.1x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024CA$17.8bCA$16.3bCA$767.7m14.8x23.2x1.1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024CA$18.5bCA$18.3bCA$894.3m14.3x20.7x1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023CA$18.5bCA$18.3bCA$891.2m13.8x20.8x1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023CA$18.0bCA$18.3bCA$919.4m11.1x19.6x1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023CA$17.3bCA$18.3bCA$875.9m11x19.8x0.9x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023CA$17.9bCA$18.3bCA$873.4m10.8x20.5x1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023CA$18.9bCA$18.3bCA$888.6m9.4x21.3x1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023CA$19.3bCA$18.3bCA$873.3m9.7x22.1x1.1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023CA$19.5bCA$18.3bCA$874.8m11x22.3x1.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023CA$19.7bCA$18.0bCA$926.3m10.2x21.2x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023CA$19.9bCA$18.0bCA$923.4m9.8x21.5x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023CA$19.7bCA$18.0bCA$916.6m15.9x21.5x1.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023CA$18.9bCA$17.8bCA$837.5m16x22.6x1.1x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022CA$18.2bCA$17.8bCA$841.0m16x21.6x1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022CA$19.4bCA$17.8bCA$817.2m16.4x23.7x1.1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022CA$19.6bCA$17.4bCA$799.4m17.1x24.5x1.1x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022CA$19.9bCA$17.4bCA$787.8m18.4x25.3x1.1x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022CA$19.6bCA$17.2bCA$775.9m18.4x25.3x1.1x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022CA$19.4bCA$16.7bCA$745.7m18.3x26x1.2x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022CA$18.5bCA$16.6bCA$751.3m17.5x24.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$18.5bTotal Earnings: CA$751.3mTotal Revenue: CA$16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Packaging Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Packaging 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 15.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaging industry have grown 19% 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 Market0.70%
Materials4.09%
Packaging-0.39%
Paper Packaging2.70%
Metal and Glass Containers-0.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metal and Glass Containers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 0.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metal and Glass Containers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 0.6% over the next 5 years.
  • 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
TCL.A TranscontinentalCA$21.623.7%
+CA$65.2m		59.7%PE11.1x
WPK WinpakCA$44.312.1%
+CA$48.1m		-0.8%PE13.4x
CAS CascadesCA$8.942.3%
+CA$20.2m		-7.0%PS0.2x
RPI.UN Richards Packaging Income FundCA$31.314.9%
+CA$16.1m		3.8%PE10.6x
IFX ImaflexCA$1.369.7%
+CA$6.3m		47.8%PE12.1x
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CAS

CA$8.94

Cascades

7D

2.3%

1Y

-7.0%

CCL.B

CA$78.70

CCL Industries

7D

-1.7%

1Y

12.0%

RPI.UN

CA$31.31

Richards Packaging Income Fund

7D

4.9%

1Y

3.8%

WPK

CA$44.31

Winpak

7D

2.1%

1Y

-0.8%

TCL.A

CA$21.62

Transcontinental

7D

3.7%

1Y

59.7%

Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.A) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

May 01
Transcontinental (TSE:TCL.A) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

IFX

CA$1.36

Imaflex

7D

9.7%

1Y

47.8%

NEXE

CA$0.21

NEXE Innovations

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-38.2%