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Canadian (TSX) Packaging Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D3.0%
  • 3M0.6%
  • 1Y5.1%
  • YTD2.4%

The Packaging industry is up 3.0% in the last week, with CCL Industries up 3.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 5.1%. 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
Sun, 10 Aug 2025CA$19.2bCA$17.0bCA$1.3b13.3x15.4x1.1x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025CA$19.9bCA$17.0bCA$1.3b11.5x15.6x1.2x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025CA$19.7bCA$17.0bCA$1.3b12.2x15.7x1.2x
Sat, 03 May 2025CA$18.1bCA$16.8bCA$1.2b10.2x14.8x1.1x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025CA$17.6bCA$16.9bCA$1.2b11.2x14.3x1x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025CA$18.6bCA$16.9bCA$1.2b12.3x15.7x1.1x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025CA$19.2bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.8x19.2x1.2x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024CA$19.2bCA$16.7bCA$1.0b12.6x19.2x1.2x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024CA$19.7bCA$16.7bCA$989.9m14.6x19.9x1.2x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024CA$20.7bCA$16.4bCA$985.9m15x20.9x1.3x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024CA$20.2bCA$16.4bCA$982.7m14.6x20.5x1.2x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024CA$18.8bCA$16.4bCA$959.0m14.8x19.6x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024CA$18.1bCA$16.2bCA$855.7m14x21.1x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024CA$18.1bCA$16.3bCA$862.6m14.9x21x1.1x
Sun, 05 May 2024CA$18.2bCA$16.2bCA$781.1m14.3x23.3x1.1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024CA$17.7bCA$16.3bCA$787.4m13x22.5x1.1x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024CA$17.9bCA$16.3bCA$768.3m14.8x23.3x1.1x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024CA$18.7bCA$18.3bCA$893.9m14.6x20.9x1x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023CA$18.5bCA$18.3bCA$891.2m13.8x20.8x1x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023CA$18.0bCA$18.3bCA$919.6m10.4x19.6x1x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023CA$17.3bCA$18.3bCA$875.9m11x19.8x0.9x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023CA$18.0bCA$18.3bCA$873.5m10.8x20.6x1x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023CA$18.7bCA$18.3bCA$888.8m9.3x21.1x1x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023CA$19.5bCA$18.3bCA$872.6m10x22.3x1.1x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023CA$19.4bCA$18.3bCA$874.8m10.9x22.2x1.1x
Mon, 08 May 2023CA$19.7bCA$18.0bCA$926.3m10.2x21.2x1.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023CA$19.7bCA$18.0bCA$923.8m9.8x21.4x1.1x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023CA$19.6bCA$18.0bCA$916.5m15.4x21.3x1.1x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023CA$18.9bCA$17.8bCA$837.5m16x22.6x1.1x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022CA$18.2bCA$17.8bCA$841.0m16x21.6x1x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022CA$19.4bCA$17.8bCA$817.0m16.5x23.7x1.1x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022CA$19.9bCA$17.5bCA$811.6m16.1x24.5x1.1x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022CA$19.9bCA$17.4bCA$787.8m18.4x25.3x1.1x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022CA$20.0bCA$17.2bCA$775.6m18.9x25.8x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$20.0bTotal Earnings: CA$775.6mTotal Revenue: CA$17.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Packaging Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.5x202320242025
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 15.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.5x.
  • 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 17% 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 Market1.25%
Materials7.43%
Packaging2.99%
Paper Packaging8.74%
Metal and Glass Containers2.68%
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 17.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 0.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 26.1% per year.
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 26% 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$78.513.1%
+CA$409.8m		6.2%PE15.9x
CAS CascadesCA$9.869.6%
+CA$87.1m		10.7%PS0.2x
TCL.A TranscontinentalCA$19.602.0%
+CA$32.6m		23.7%PE9.1x
WPK WinpakCA$41.631.3%
+CA$32.6m		-9.8%PE13.3x
RPI.UN Richards Packaging Income FundCA$32.900.5%
+CA$1.6m		2.9%PE14.9x

Latest News

CAS
CA$9.86
Cascades
7D
9.6%
1Y
10.7%
TCL.A
CA$19.60
Transcontinental
7D
2.0%
1Y
23.7%

Do Transcontinental's (TSE:TCL.A) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 31
Do Transcontinental's (TSE:TCL.A) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
WPK
CA$41.63
Winpak
7D
1.3%
1Y
-9.8%
CCL.B
CA$78.51
CCL Industries
7D
3.1%
1Y
6.2%

CCL Industries (TSE:CCL.B) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Jul 30
CCL Industries (TSE:CCL.B) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
RPI.UN
CA$32.90
Richards Packaging Income Fund
7D
0.5%
1Y
2.9%
IFX
CA$1.26
Imaflex
7D
-0.8%
1Y
16.7%
NEXE
CA$0.20
NEXE Innovations
7D
5.1%
1Y
-28.1%