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Canadian (TSX) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 20, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-3.8%
  • 3M-10.2%
  • 1Y-38.1%
  • YTD-28.4%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 3.8%, driven by a pullback from CGI of 3.8%. Meanwhile, CryptoStar actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 100% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 38% in 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 20 Jun 2026CA$18.4bCA$16.9bCA$1.6b9.7x11.4x1.1x
Mon, 18 May 2026CA$18.5bCA$16.9bCA$1.6b10x11.2x1.1x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026CA$21.8bCA$16.8bCA$1.6b10.3x13.3x1.3x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026CA$21.4bCA$16.8bCA$1.6b12.6x13.1x1.3x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026CA$24.3bCA$16.8bCA$1.6b13.6x14.9x1.5x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026CA$27.1bCA$16.5bCA$1.6b13.4x16.6x1.6x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025CA$27.2bCA$16.5bCA$1.6b12.3x16.7x1.7x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025CA$27.2bCA$16.1bCA$1.7b15.7x15.9x1.7x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025CA$27.4bCA$16.1bCA$1.7b15.8x16x1.7x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025CA$29.6bCA$16.1bCA$1.7b33.1x17.3x1.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025CA$31.2bCA$15.7bCA$1.7b64.6x18.1x2x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025CA$33.1bCA$15.7bCA$1.7b18.4x19.2x2.1x
Tue, 20 May 2025CA$33.9bCA$15.7bCA$1.7b10.2x19.6x2.2x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025CA$33.7bCA$18.0bCA$1.5b10.1x21.9x1.9x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025CA$33.8bCA$18.0bCA$1.5b10.7x22x1.9x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025CA$39.4bCA$18.0bCA$1.5b12.5x25.5x2.2x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025CA$36.1bCA$17.8bCA$1.5b11.8x24.1x2x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024CA$36.7bCA$17.8bCA$1.5b12.2x24.5x2.1x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024CA$35.9bCA$17.7bCA$1.5b11.7x24.4x2x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024CA$35.8bCA$17.7bCA$1.5b11.4x24.4x2x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024CA$34.9bCA$17.7bCA$1.5b10.6x23.8x2x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024CA$34.8bCA$17.7bCA$1.6b10.6x21.6x2x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024CA$31.9bCA$17.7bCA$1.6b9.5x19.9x1.8x
Wed, 22 May 2024CA$34.1bCA$17.8bCA$1.6b10.2x21.7x1.9x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024CA$34.3bCA$17.8bCA$1.5b6.3x22.6x1.9x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024CA$37.9bCA$17.8bCA$1.5b6.3x24.8x2.1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024CA$36.6bCA$17.8bCA$1.5b11.2x24.4x2.1x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024CA$33.8bCA$17.7bCA$1.5b10.5x23.2x1.9x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023CA$34.0bCA$17.7bCA$1.5b10.6x23.4x1.9x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023CA$32.8bCA$17.3bCA$1.4b36.8x23x1.9x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023CA$32.2bCA$17.3bCA$1.4b34.5x22.6x1.9x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023CA$33.9bCA$17.3bCA$1.4b35.8x23.7x2x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023CA$31.5bCA$17.2bCA$1.5b21.7x21.7x1.8x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023CA$32.3bCA$16.9bCA$1.4b21.9x23.2x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x


Total Market Cap: CA$32.3bTotal Earnings: CA$1.4bTotal Revenue: CA$16.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian IT 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 11.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 5.1% 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 Tech industry?

CA Market-0.37%
Tech-3.75%
IT-3.80%
Internet Services and Infrastructure2.44%
Data Processing Services0%0
IT Consulting-3.82%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the IT Consulting industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.3% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CSTR CryptoStarCA$0.01100.0%
+CA$2.3m		-50.0%PS14.7x
SIX Sixty Six CapitalCA$0.04512.5%
+CA$1.2m		-25.0%PB0.7x
ALYA Alithya GroupCA$0.991.0%
+CA$967.7k		-58.8%PS0.2x
NERD Nerds on SiteCA$0.03516.7%
+CA$472.5k		40.0%PS0.2x

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