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Emirati (ADX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M-0.6%
  • 1Y-0.8%
  • YTD0.5%

The Materials industry is up 1.5% in the last week, with Fertiglobe up 6.1%. In the same time, National Cement Company (Public Shareholding) was down 8.6%. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 1.8% per year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 21 Jan 2026د.إ124.0bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13.2x20.1x2.9x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025د.إ122.1bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b12.8x19.7x2.9x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025د.إ120.4bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13x19.5x2.8x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025د.إ125.9bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.8x24.2x3x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025د.إ125.2bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.6x24.1x3x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025د.إ128.0bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.1b18x24.9x3.1x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025د.إ125.6bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b17x23.3x3x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025د.إ123.4bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b16.7x22.9x3x
Fri, 02 May 2025د.إ122.9bد.إ41.0bد.إ5.6b19.7x22x3x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025د.إ116.7bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.6b19x21x2.9x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025د.إ126.3bد.إ40.5bد.إ5.3b19x23.9x3.1x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025د.إ125.4bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19x23.5x3.1x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024د.إ118.8bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b18.9x22.2x2.9x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024د.إ123.2bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19.3x23.1x3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024د.إ121.6bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b17.6x21.4x3x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024د.إ115.1bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.3x20.2x2.8x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024د.إ109.1bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.1x19.2x2.7x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024د.إ105.7bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.6x18.5x2.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024د.إ109.4bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.5x19.1x2.7x
Sat, 04 May 2024د.إ116.4bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.7b21.4x20.5x2.8x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024د.إ117.8bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.5b20.6x21.4x2.7x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024د.إ112.2bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.6b19.7x20.1x2.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024د.إ115.7bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.6b17.2x17.4x2.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023د.إ116.8bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b18.2x17.4x2.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023د.إ120.8bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b19.2x18x2.4x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023د.إ122.8bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.2b19.9x19.6x2.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023د.إ130.6bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.2b21.5x20.9x2.7x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023د.إ136.3bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.3b22x21.8x2.8x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023د.إ127.4bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b18.9x17x2.5x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023د.إ123.7bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20.6x16.5x2.4x
Sun, 07 May 2023د.إ131.2bد.إ51.9bد.إ8.2b21.2x16x2.5x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023د.إ129.5bد.إ52.7bد.إ9.0b18.8x14.4x2.5x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023د.إ131.1bد.إ52.8bد.إ8.2b22.4x15.9x2.5x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023د.إ134.7bد.إ54.1bد.إ10.3b22.4x13.1x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x


Total Market Cap: د.إ134.7bTotal Earnings: د.إ10.3bTotal Revenue: د.إ54.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Emirati Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.2x202420252026
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 20.2x.
  • 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 16% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.9% 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 Market0.70%
Materials1.83%
Chemicals1.89%
Basic Materials1.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.9x.
    • 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 17.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Chemicals industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 1.8% 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 32% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat 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.إ2.574.9%
+د.إ995.5m		1.2%PE15.8x
EMSTEEL EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSCد.إ1.196.3%
+د.إ479.5m		-7.0%PE14x
BOROUGE Borougeد.إ2.590.4%
+د.إ299.0m		4.0%PE19.3x
APEX Apex Investment PSCد.إ3.520.6%
+د.إ71.1m		-28.0%PE158.5x
GCEM Gulf Cement Company P.S.Cد.إ0.943.8%
+د.إ14.4m		59.1%PS0.7x

Latest News

NCC
د.إ4.55
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding)
7D
0.7%
1Y
44.9%
GCEM
د.إ0.94
Gulf Cement Company P.S.C
7D
3.8%
1Y
59.1%
FBI
د.إ3.06
Fujairah Building Industries P.J.S.C
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-11.8%

Returns At Fujairah Building Industries P.J.S.C (ADX:FBI) Are On The Way Up

Jan 07
Returns At Fujairah Building Industries P.J.S.C (ADX:FBI) Are On The Way Up
BOROUGE
د.إ2.59
Borouge
7D
0.4%
1Y
4.0%

Borouge plc's (ADX:BOROUGE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Dec 24
Borouge plc's (ADX:BOROUGE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
EMSTEEL
د.إ1.19
EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC
7D
6.3%
1Y
-7.0%

Returns At EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC (ADX:EMSTEEL) Are On The Way Up

Dec 18
Returns At EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC (ADX:EMSTEEL) Are On The Way Up
APEX
د.إ3.52
Apex Investment PSC
7D
0.6%
1Y
-28.0%

Apex Investment PSC (ADX:APEX) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Nov 21
Apex Investment PSC (ADX:APEX) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
FERTIGLB
د.إ2.57
Fertiglobe
7D
4.9%
1Y
1.2%
BILDCO
د.إ1.55
Abu Dhabi National Company for Building Materials PJSC
7D
2.0%
1Y
29.2%
SCIDC
د.إ0.84
Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC)
7D
1.9%
1Y
31.3%
RAKWCT
د.إ1.02
Ras Al Khaimah for White Cement & Construction Materials P.S.C
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-15.0%