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Canadian (TSX) Construction and Engineering Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M8.7%
  • 1Y32.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Construction and Engineering industry has risen 3.6%, driven by gains in Stantec and WSP Global of 5.7% and 2.7%, respectively. This means that the industry has gained 32% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 23% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Construction and Engineering Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024CA$53.5bCA$36.3bCA$1.5b33.7x36.5x1.5x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024CA$52.0bCA$36.5bCA$1.5b32x35.7x1.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024CA$52.3bCA$36.5bCA$1.5b29.2x35.8x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024CA$48.0bCA$35.8bCA$1.3b33.5x36.9x1.3x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023CA$45.3bCA$35.8bCA$1.3b31.1x34.8x1.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023CA$44.5bCA$35.8bCA$1.3b28.7x34.1x1.2x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023CA$41.6bCA$34.6bCA$1.1b28.8x39.5x1.2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023CA$44.0bCA$34.6bCA$1.1b30.2x41.8x1.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023CA$42.9bCA$34.6bCA$1.1b30.1x40.8x1.2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023CA$40.4bCA$33.1bCA$858.6m33.8x47.1x1.2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023CA$38.8bCA$33.1bCA$858.9m30.1x45.2x1.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023CA$39.9bCA$32.1bCA$821.4m32.3x48.6x1.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023CA$37.7bCA$31.8bCA$800.4m38.5x47.1x1.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023CA$37.9bCA$31.0bCA$791.0m42.5x47.9x1.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023CA$36.1bCA$30.6bCA$765.2m44.3x47.1x1.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022CA$32.6bCA$30.6bCA$765.2m41x42.6x1.1x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022CA$34.4bCA$30.6bCA$765.0m43.2x45x1.1x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022CA$32.2bCA$29.9bCA$747.2m39.6x43.1x1.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022CA$25.8bCA$25.8bCA$555.0m43.2x46.6x1x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022CA$26.6bCA$25.8bCA$554.1m44.4x48x1x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022CA$22.7bCA$25.4bCA$626.9m24.2x36.2x0.9x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022CA$22.7bCA$25.4bCA$626.9m25.5x36.3x0.9x
Fri, 13 May 2022CA$22.4bCA$24.7bCA$612.6m25.2x36.6x0.9x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022CA$26.6bCA$24.4bCA$651.9m29.9x40.7x1.1x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022CA$26.6bCA$23.7bCA$612.4m32.3x43.4x1.1x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022CA$28.2bCA$23.5bCA$324.8m15.3x86.9x1.2x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022CA$29.7bCA$23.5bCA$324.8m14.6x91.6x1.3x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021CA$29.6bCA$23.5bCA$324.8m14.4x91.2x1.3x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021CA$29.3bCA$22.5bCA$298.4m32.1x98.3x1.3x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021CA$28.1bCA$22.5bCA$298.3m30.7x94.2x1.2x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021CA$28.5bCA$22.5bCA$298.4m31.7x95.7x1.3x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021CA$25.6bCA$22.5bCA$298.4m27.5x85.7x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

133.2x


Total Market Cap: CA$24.6bTotal Earnings: CA$184.9mTotal Revenue: CA$21.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Construction and Engineering 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 36.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 55.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction and Engineering industry have grown 99% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 19% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does Canadian Construction and Engineering compare with similar industries?

CA Market2.53%
Industrials4.31%
Construction3.58%
Construction and Engineering3.58%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
STN StantecCA$115.905.7%
+CA$717.5m
41.3%PE39.9x
WSP WSP GlobalCA$214.502.7%
+CA$699.5m
19.6%PE48.6x
ATRL AtkinsRéalisCA$55.074.2%
+CA$388.0m
53.5%PE33.7x
BDT Bird ConstructionCA$19.925.2%
+CA$53.4m
130.3%PE15x
ARE Aecon GroupCA$17.040.8%
+CA$8.1m
29.9%PE6.4x
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