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Canadian (TSX) Packaging Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D5.9%
  • 3M5.1%
  • 1Y4.8%
  • YTD0.3%

In the last week, the Packaging industry is up 5.9%, with CCL Industries up 7.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 4.8%. 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, 14 May 2025CA$19.3bCA$17.0bCA$1.3b10.5x15.3x1.1x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025CA$17.3bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b10.7x14.1x1x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025CA$18.5bCA$16.9bCA$1.2b11.3x15.5x1.1x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025CA$18.8bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.2x18.7x1.1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025CA$19.3bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.9x19.3x1.2x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024CA$19.8bCA$16.7bCA$989.9m13.2x20x1.2x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024CA$20.9bCA$16.5bCA$994.2m15.2x21x1.3x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024CA$20.4bCA$16.4bCA$980.5m14.9x20.8x1.2x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024CA$19.4bCA$16.4bCA$957.3m15x20.2x1.2x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024CA$18.6bCA$16.2bCA$857.2m14.3x21.7x1.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024CA$18.5bCA$16.2bCA$857.1m14.4x21.6x1.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024CA$18.6bCA$16.3bCA$860.8m14.7x21.6x1.1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024CA$17.6bCA$16.3bCA$790.4m12.7x22.3x1.1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024CA$18.3bCA$16.3bCA$773.3m14.2x23.7x1.1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024CA$16.0bCA$16.2bCA$903.4m13.9x17.7x1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024CA$18.4bCA$18.3bCA$892.5m14.1x20.7x1x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023CA$17.9bCA$18.3bCA$913.3m13.1x19.6x1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023CA$17.0bCA$18.3bCA$883.6m11x19.2x0.9x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023CA$17.5bCA$18.3bCA$873.2m10.4x20.1x1x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023CA$18.4bCA$18.4bCA$890.8m9.4x20.7x1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023CA$19.4bCA$18.3bCA$873.0m9.7x22.3x1.1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023CA$19.0bCA$18.3bCA$873.2m10.8x21.7x1x
Fri, 19 May 2023CA$21.0bCA$18.3bCA$884.0m10.4x23.7x1.1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023CA$19.8bCA$18.0bCA$922.7m9.9x21.4x1.1x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023CA$18.9bCA$18.1bCA$927.4m9.4x20.4x1x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023CA$19.2bCA$17.8bCA$840.9m15.5x22.8x1.1x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023CA$18.5bCA$17.8bCA$839.2m16.3x22.1x1x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022CA$19.1bCA$17.8bCA$818.3m16.1x23.4x1.1x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022CA$19.2bCA$17.5bCA$818.6m15.5x23.4x1.1x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022CA$19.4bCA$17.4bCA$792.9m17.6x24.5x1.1x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022CA$19.5bCA$17.2bCA$778.5m18.1x25.1x1.1x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022CA$19.7bCA$16.8bCA$751.1m19x26.2x1.2x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022CA$18.3bCA$16.7bCA$745.4m17x24.5x1.1x
Sat, 21 May 2022CA$18.9bCA$16.6bCA$751.6m18x25.1x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$18.9bTotal Earnings: CA$751.6mTotal Revenue: CA$16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Packaging Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.3x202320242025
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 15.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.3x.
  • 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 Market2.30%
Materials-2.59%
Packaging5.87%
Metal and Glass Containers6.26%
Paper Packaging-1.26%
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 below its 3-year average of 18.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metal and Glass Containers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 0.5% 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
CCL.B CCL IndustriesCA$76.367.4%
+CA$890.9m		5.0%PE15.6x
TCL.A TranscontinentalCA$20.386.6%
+CA$106.2m		48.7%PE10.5x
WPK WinpakCA$42.890.9%
+CA$24.1m		-5.1%PE12.8x
RPI.UN Richards Packaging Income FundCA$27.923.3%
+CA$9.9m		-11.9%PE9.4x
IFX ImaflexCA$1.176.4%
+CA$3.6m		56.0%PE8.2x
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Latest News

CCL.B

CA$76.36

CCL Industries

7D

7.4%

1Y

5.0%

CCL Industries (TSE:CCL.B) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.32

May 13
CCL Industries (TSE:CCL.B) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.32

RPI.UN

CA$27.92

Richards Packaging Income Fund

7D

3.3%

1Y

-11.9%

CAS

CA$8.65

Cascades

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-15.0%

Cascades (TSE:CAS) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.12

May 12
Cascades (TSE:CAS) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.12

WPK

CA$42.89

Winpak

7D

0.9%

1Y

-5.1%

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Winpak Ltd.'s (TSE:WPK) CEO For Now

May 09
We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Winpak Ltd.'s (TSE:WPK) CEO For Now

TCL.A

CA$20.38

Transcontinental

7D

6.6%

1Y

48.7%

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

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

IFX

CA$1.17

Imaflex

7D

6.4%

1Y

56.0%

NEXE

CA$0.20

NEXE Innovations

7D

-4.7%

1Y

-26.8%