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Emirati (ADX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y9.2%
  • YTD0.1%

The Materials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Fertiglobe has stood out, gaining 9.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.2% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 12% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Emirati Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 11 Mar 2026د.إ123.4bد.إ43.9bد.إ6.4b12x19.2x2.8x
Fri, 06 Feb 2026د.إ127.6bد.إ42.5bد.إ6.1b13.4x20.8x3x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026د.إ123.4bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b12.9x20x2.9x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025د.إ119.5bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13.1x19.3x2.8x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025د.إ122.9bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.1b16.5x23.9x3x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025د.إ124.5bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.6x24x3x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025د.إ129.2bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.9x24.9x3.1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025د.إ125.7bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b17x23.3x3x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025د.إ118.0bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b16.4x21.9x2.8x
Sun, 18 May 2025د.إ124.2bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b16.8x23.1x3x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025د.إ125.1bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.6b17.8x22.5x3.1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025د.إ115.5bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.4b18.4x21.2x2.8x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025د.إ124.8bد.إ41.2bد.إ5.5b18.9x22.7x3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025د.إ119.7bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b18.8x22.4x2.9x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024د.إ122.0bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19.2x22.8x3x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024د.إ124.7bد.إ41.1bد.إ5.7b18x21.9x3x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024د.إ122.0bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b17.7x21.4x3x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024د.إ115.5bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.3x20.3x2.8x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024د.إ112.3bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.5x19.7x2.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024د.إ108.0bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.7x18.9x2.6x
Mon, 20 May 2024د.إ113.0bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.6b18.2x20.1x2.8x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024د.إ115.6bد.إ41.9bد.إ5.2b19.9x22.1x2.8x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024د.إ116.3bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.6b20.9x20.9x2.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024د.إ114.0bد.إ43.2bد.إ5.5b19.2x20.9x2.6x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024د.إ117.8bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b18.8x17.5x2.3x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023د.إ119.3bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b19x17.8x2.3x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023د.إ122.3bد.إ53.8bد.إ7.6b18.9x16.1x2.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023د.إ128.9bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.3b21.2x20.6x2.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023د.إ133.1bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.2b22.3x21.3x2.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023د.إ135.3bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20x18x2.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023د.إ125.5bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b18.9x16.7x2.5x
Tue, 23 May 2023د.إ125.3bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20.6x16.7x2.5x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023د.إ130.7bد.إ52.7bد.إ9.0b19.4x14.5x2.5x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023د.إ129.5bد.إ52.7bد.إ9.1b19.6x14.3x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: د.إ129.5bTotal Earnings: د.إ9.1bTotal Revenue: د.إ52.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Emirati Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Emirian Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 11% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.9% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Emirati Materials sector?

AE Market-5.95%
Materials-0.70%
Chemicals0.38%
Basic Materials-5.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 17.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Chemicals industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 12% 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 80% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 12% 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
FERTIGLB Fertiglobeد.إ2.877.1%
+د.إ1.6b		29.9%PE14.9x
NCC National Cement Company (Public Shareholding)د.إ4.302.4%
+د.إ35.9m		19.4%PE8.5x
FBI Fujairah Building Industries P.J.S.Cد.إ3.005.3%
+د.إ20.4m		-13.5%PE10.7x

Latest News

BILDCO
د.إ1.28
Abu Dhabi National Company for Building Materials PJSC
7D
-3.8%
1Y
58.4%
GCEM
د.إ0.95
Gulf Cement Company P.S.C
7D
-12.2%
1Y
72.4%
SCIDC
د.إ1.12
Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC)
7D
-0.9%
1Y
60.9%
EMSTEEL
د.إ1.07
EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC
7D
-7.8%
1Y
-5.3%
BOROUGE
د.إ2.55
Borouge
7D
-1.5%
1Y
10.9%

BOROUGE: Dividend Proposal And Revised Assumptions Will Support Fair Value Outlook

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FBI
د.إ3.00
Fujairah Building Industries P.J.S.C
7D
5.3%
1Y
-13.5%
FERTIGLB
د.إ2.87
Fertiglobe
7D
7.1%
1Y
29.9%
FCI
د.إ0.46
Fujairah Cement Industries PJSC
7D
-3.2%
1Y
42.9%
APEX
د.إ3.41
Apex Investment PSC
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-18.8%

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NCC
د.إ4.30
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding)
7D
2.4%
1Y
19.4%
RAKWCT
د.إ0.92
Ras Al Khaimah for White Cement & Construction Materials P.S.C
7D
-8.2%
1Y
-16.5%