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CT Real Estate Investment TrustCRT-UN.TOCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Canada · CAD·Real Estate›Real Estate Investment Trusts

Owns retail properties leased mainly to Canadian Tire and its affiliated banners.

Momentum strong 66
Mkt cap
$3.11B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
69%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.38M
20-day average traded
P/B
0.68×
price to book
ROE
12.9%
delivered
Implied ROE
6.2%
what the price asks
Next earnings
3 days
9 Nov 2026
Close · CADC$18.10
1D+0.1%
1W+4.1%
1M+6.4%
3M+1.2%
6M+3.1%
YTD+11.2%
1Y+14.2%
ATR %1.5%
52w lowhigh4.5% off high

What CT Real Estate Investment Trust does

Owns retail properties leased mainly to Canadian Tire and its affiliated banners.

Gets rent from Canadian Tire stores and distribution centres under long leases with Canadian Tire, its controlling shareholder, which supplies most of the income. Canadian Tire holds a majority of the units and also acts as its main tenant, so the trust's results depend closely on one retailer.

Products and services

  • Canadian Tire-anchored retail properties
  • Distribution centre properties

Customers

  • Canadian Tire Corporation (majority of rental inco

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Real estate
  • Retail REIT
  • Single-tenant anchor (Canadian Tire)…

What could go right

  • Stable, contracted rental growth tied to Canadian Tire leases

What could go wrong

  • Heavy tenant concentration risk (Canadian Tire)
  • Limited organic growth outside sponsor relationship

Moat: narrow (switching costs, scale). Long-term leases with its controlling shareholder, Canadian Tire, provide highly stable rental income.

Headquarters: Toronto, Canada · Founded: 2013 · Employees: 67

Named competitors

CT Real Estate Investment Trust at a glance

Size CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT-UN.TO) is a Canada Real Estate company (Real Estate Investment Trusts) with a market value of $3.11B, the 154th largest of 420 Canada companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at C$18.10 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 3.1%, against -4.7% for the median peer and +5.2% for the Canada market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 4.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.6%); the operating margin is 74.9% (peer median 49.0%).

Valuation It trades at 0.68× book value against a peer median of 1.00× (5th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 6.2%; CT Real Estate Investment Trust delivers 12.9%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9510010511 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026CRT-UN.TO 103Peer median 96
Six months, rebased to 100: CT Real Estate Investment Trust against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CT Real Estate Investment Trust financials

Reported figures in CAD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueC$618MC$604MC$579MC$553MC$533M
Revenue growth—+4%+5%+4%—
Gross profitC$482MC$472MC$453MC$437MC$422M
EBITDAC$463MC$453MC$437MC$422MC$407M
Net incomeC$254MC$238MC$200MC$105MC$148M
Free cash flowC$400MC$391MC$376MC$372MC$355M
Capital expenditureC$3.94MC$0C$0C$0C$0
Total debtC$3.22BC$3.20BC$3.08BC$2.98BC$2.89B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CT Real Estate Investment Trust competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+20%0%+5%+10%898589848954PKT82U8960K71U8963DRHBNLSRU-UNDLNPHPJ69UCAR-UNHMSO8972HIWDXNHICRT-UN.TO6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CT Real Estate Investment Trust is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%5%10%10×1.50×898589848954PKT82U8960K71U8963DRHBNLSRU-UNDLNPHPJ69UCAR-UNHMSO8972DXNHICRT-UN.TOReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. CT Real Estate Investment Trust is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%5%10%15%0%10%898589848954PKT82U8960K71UDRHBNLSRU-UNDLNPHPJ69UCAR-UNHMSOHIWDXNHICRT-UN.TOROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. CT Real Estate Investment Trust is the large dot.

CT Real Estate Investment Trust competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (CRT-UN.TO vs REI-UN.TO vs SRU-UN.TO vs CHP-UN.TO)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
CT Real Estate Investment Trust CRT-UN.TO$3.11B+3%+5%13%0.68×6.2%
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REI-UN.TO$4.41B-3%-13%7%0.86×7.7%
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust SRU-UN.TO$3.37B-3%-1%3%0.93×7.4%
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust CHP-UN.TO$7.95B-1%+4%-2%2.66×14.7%
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust CRR-UN.TO$2.22B-3%+4%-3%1.70×11.5%
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust FCR-UN.TO$3.55B0%+3%24%1.01×8.1%

How CT Real Estate Investment Trust compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

CT Real Estate Investment Trust against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureCRT-UN.TOPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+6.4%+3.2%7th highest of 21
6-month return+3.1%-4.7%8th highest of 21
Return on equity12.9%7.5%highest of 21
Price / book0.68×1.00×5th cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E10.3×17.2×3rd cheapest of 19
ROE the price implies6.2%7.1%9th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered12.9%7.6%highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
CT Real Estate Investment Trust CRT-UN.TOCanada$3.11B+3%+5%13%0.68×6.2%12.9%
Japan Hotel Reit Investment 8985.TJapan$3.14B+7%+15%8%1.44×6.8%8.5%
Daiwa House REIT Investment 8984.TJapan$3.15B-13%-9%5%1.01×4.4%4.9%
ORIX JREIT 8954.TJapan$3.06B-12%+35%8%1.36×5.4%8.3%
Park Hotels & Resorts PKUnited States$3.17B+39%-1%-5%1.03×12.1%-5.0%
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust T82U.SISingapore$3.18B-7%+1%5%0.67×4.3%5.2%
United Urban Investment 8960.TJapan$3.04B-15%-2%7%1.25×4.9%7.2%
Keppel REIT K71U.SISingapore$3.27B-5%+5%8%0.67×4.6%8.5%
Invincible Investment 8963.TJapan$2.94B-1%+10%9%1.31×6.2%8.9%
DiamondRock Hospitality DRHUnited States$2.88B+30%+2%11%1.86×16.4%10.6%
Broadstone Net Lease BNLUnited States$3.36B-12%+8%5%1.17×10.7%5.0%
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust SRU-UN.TOCanada$3.37B-3%-1%3%0.93×7.4%3.1%
Derwent London DLN.LUnited Kingdom$2.87B+15%+45%1%0.62×10.0%1.4%
Primary Health Properties PHP.LUnited Kingdom$3.41B+6%+104%8%0.99×10.9%8.0%
Frasers Centrepoint Trust J69U.SISingapore$3.43B-5%+16%8%0.92×3.4%7.9%
Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust CAR-UN.TOCanada$3.45B-14%-7%-2%0.58×6.0%-1.5%
Hammerson HMSO.LUnited Kingdom$2.80B+13%+92%11%0.90×18.4%10.6%
KDX Realty Investment 8972.TJapan$3.47B-16%+3%5%0.87×4.9%5.4%
Highwoods Properties HIWUnited States$3.47B+24%+6%8%1.48×13.8%7.9%
Dynex Capital DXUnited States$2.77B-20%+142%-2%0.98×9.6%-2.0%
National Health Investors NHIUnited States$3.50B-5%+24%11%2.23×13.0%10.9%

Questions

Who are CT Real Estate Investment Trust's main competitors?
Named competitors: RioCan REIT (REI-UN.TO), SmartCentres REIT (SRU-UN.TO), Choice Properties REIT (CHP-UN.TO), Crombie REIT (CRR-UN.TO), First Capital REIT (FCR-UN.TO). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Japan Hotel Reit Investment (8985.T), Daiwa House REIT Investment (8984.T), ORIX JREIT (8954.T), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (T82U.SI), United Urban Investment (8960.T).
Is CT Real Estate Investment Trust expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.68× against a peer median of 1.00×, 5th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 6.2%; CT Real Estate Investment Trust delivers 12.9%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has CT Real Estate Investment Trust stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +3.1% against -4.7% for the median peer; over one year +14.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.