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Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) Stock Analysis

Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) is a Packaged Foods stock listed on TSX and quoted in Canadian Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BU.TO

CA$1.32

+CA$0.06 (+4.76%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BU.TO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
CA$1.26
Previous Close
CA$1.26
Day's Range
1.26–1.32
52-Week Range
1.25–2.75
Volume
2.31K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
2.83
Valuation
Market Cap
CA$16.12M
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
127.00
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
5.04
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−1.15
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
CA$2.26M+493.78%
Net Income (FY)
−CA$14.25M
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
12.69M
1-Year Return
−43.35%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 11, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
5.60K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BU.TO closed at CA$1.32, −43.35% over 1 year.

Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) has a market capitalization of CA$16.12M.

In fiscal 2025, BU.TO reported revenue of CA$2.26M.

BU.TO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) 10-year return: what CA$10,000 became

1 year
CA$10,000 CA$5,665
−43.35%
5 years
CA$10,000 CA$441
−95.59%
10 years
CA$10,000 CA$241
−97.59%

If you had invested CA$10,000 in Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth CA$241 at the close on October 21, 2026: −97.59% in total, −31.10% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−19.02%
2025+1.87%
2024−56.04%
2023−43.59%
2022−73.83%
2021−56.69%
2020+254.64%
2019+470.60%
2018−74.24%
2017−74.62%
2016 (partial year)+0.00%

As of October 21, 2026.

BU.TO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends March
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025CA$2.26M−CA$14.25M−629.4%
2024CA$381.40K−CA$8.26M−2,167.0%
2023CA$184.36K−CA$7.45M−4,039.0%
2022CA$363.91K−CA$25.36M−6,969.9%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025CA$2.26M−CA$7.44M−CA$11.38M−CA$14.25M−629.4%
2024CA$381.40K−CA$870.76K−CA$7.70M−CA$8.26M−2,167.0%
2023CA$184.36KCA$184.36K−CA$7.02M−CA$7.45M−4,039.0%
2022CA$363.91K—−CA$7.52M−CA$25.36M−6,969.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of March 31, 2026.

BU.TO Valuation vs Packaged Foods Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricBU.TOPackaged Foods medianvs median
P/S ratio5.040.677.6x the median

Medians across 70 Packaged Foods stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) carries a market capitalisation of CA$16.12M. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry. Headcount on file is 14.

BU.TO last closed at CA$1.32 on October 21, 2026. That is +CA$0.06 (+4.76%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$1.25 to CA$2.75. The latest close sits 5.6% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of CA$2.26M. Against the prior fiscal year total of CA$381.40K, that is a change of +493.78%. The same year closed with a net loss of CA$14.25M. Trailing earnings per share are −1.15.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from CA$363.91K in 2022 to CA$2.26M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 0 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative. The forward P/E on file is 127. The price-to-sales ratio is 5.04. On price-to-sales that is 7.6 times the Packaged Foods median of 0.67. 70 Packaged Foods companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 2.83. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 110.39%. The trailing one-year total return is −43.35%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −31.10%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for BU.TO.

So far in 2026 the total return is −19.02%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +470.60% and 2017 returned −74.62%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) operates in the Packaged Foods industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Burcon NutraScience Corporation BU.TO CA$16.12M —
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC $27.87B —
General Mills, Inc. GIS $17.41B —
Saputo Inc. SAP.TO CA$16.14B 23.7

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Packaged Foods industry average P/E ratio is 14.5x. Burcon NutraScience Corporation has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Burcon NutraScience Corporation

Burcon NutraScience Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides plant-based proteins and ingredients for the food and beverage industry in Canada and the United States. The company offers peas, hempseed, sunflower, canola, fava, and soy proteins used in dairy alternatives, meat alternatives, snacks and cereals, diet product, ready-to-mix and ready-to-drink beverages, as well as in nutritional supplements such as meal replacement shakes, egg alternatives, non-dairy frozen desserts, ready-to-mix beverages, whipped toppings, nutrition bars, protein cereal bars, soups and sauces, and breads and baked goods. It also provides sports nutrition beverages, citrus-based drinks, fruit-flavored beverages, lemonades, powdered beverage mixes, and various non-beverage plant-based applications under CLARISOY brand; flax protein; and protein blends. It offers its products under Peazazz C, Puratein C, FavaPro, and Solatein brands. The company was formerly known as Burcon Capital Corp. and changed its name to Burcon NutraScience Corporation in October 1999. Burcon NutraScience Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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