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Emirati (ADX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD0.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Fertiglobe gained 7.8%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 7.6% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 12% per year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Mar 2026د.إ124.0bد.إ43.9bد.إ6.4b12.3x19.3x2.8x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026د.إ126.5bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.1b13x20.6x3x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026د.إ123.9bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b12.9x20.1x2.9x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025د.إ119.5bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13.1x19.3x2.8x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025د.إ124.8bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.6x24x3x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025د.إ125.4bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.6x24.2x3x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025د.إ128.9bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.9x24.8x3.1x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025د.إ126.3bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b17x23.5x3x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025د.إ120.7bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b16.5x22.4x2.9x
Thu, 15 May 2025د.إ123.2bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.5b16.8x22.6x3x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025د.إ123.9bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.6b17.8x22.2x3.1x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025د.إ115.8bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.4b20.4x21.3x2.9x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025د.إ124.4bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19.2x23.3x3.1x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025د.إ119.2bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b18.8x22.3x2.9x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024د.إ122.0bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19.2x22.8x3x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024د.إ123.8bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.5b18.2x22.4x3x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024د.إ123.5bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.5x21.7x3x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024د.إ115.4bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.3x20.3x2.8x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024د.إ111.3bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.6x19.5x2.7x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024د.إ108.8bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.6x19x2.7x
Fri, 17 May 2024د.إ112.8bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.6b18.2x20.1x2.8x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024د.إ115.0bد.إ41.9bد.إ5.2b20.1x22x2.7x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024د.إ114.2bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.6b20.7x20.5x2.6x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024د.إ113.2bد.إ43.2bد.إ5.5b18.9x20.7x2.6x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024د.إ118.6bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b18.9x17.7x2.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023د.إ120.8bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b19.2x18x2.4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023د.إ120.2bد.إ54.2bد.إ7.6b18.7x15.8x2.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023د.إ128.9bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.2b21.2x20.6x2.6x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023د.إ133.2bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.3b22.3x21.3x2.7x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023د.إ132.8bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20x17.7x2.6x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023د.إ125.1bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b18.9x16.7x2.5x
Sat, 20 May 2023د.إ125.3bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20.6x16.7x2.5x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023د.إ133.6bد.إ52.7bد.إ9.0b19.4x14.8x2.5x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023د.إ129.9bد.إ52.7bد.إ9.1b19.6x14.3x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: د.إ129.9bTotal 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-6.28%
Materials-0.14%
Chemicals1.45%
Basic Materials-6.53%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.1x.
    • 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.إ2.897.8%
+د.إ1.7b		30.8%PE15x

Latest News

SCIDC
د.إ1.07
Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC)
7D
-5.3%
1Y
65.9%
EMSTEEL
د.إ1.05
EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC
7D
-9.5%
1Y
-11.0%
BOROUGE
د.إ2.58
Borouge
7D
-0.4%
1Y
9.3%

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FBI
د.إ2.72
Fujairah Building Industries P.J.S.C
7D
-4.6%
1Y
-21.6%
FERTIGLB
د.إ2.89
Fertiglobe
7D
7.8%
1Y
30.8%
BILDCO
د.إ1.28
Abu Dhabi National Company for Building Materials PJSC
7D
-3.8%
1Y
45.0%
APEX
د.إ3.38
Apex Investment PSC
7D
-5.3%
1Y
-20.7%

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GCEM
د.إ0.93
Gulf Cement Company P.S.C
7D
-13.8%
1Y
63.9%
NCC
د.إ4.10
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding)
7D
-2.4%
1Y
17.1%