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Emirati (ADX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y-0.05%
  • YTD1.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by Borouge declining 1.1%. On the other hand Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC) is actually up 21%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 5.3% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Feb 2026د.إ124.6bد.إ43.9bد.إ6.4b13.3x19.4x2.8x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026د.إ122.4bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13x19.8x2.9x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025د.إ121.3bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13x19.6x2.9x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025د.إ120.5bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.1b12.9x19.6x2.9x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025د.إ126.4bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.8x24.3x3x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025د.إ124.7bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.6x24x3x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025د.إ127.6bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.1b18x24.8x3.1x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025د.إ125.6bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b17x23.3x3x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025د.إ122.3bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b16.6x22.7x2.9x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025د.إ121.7bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.5b19.7x21.9x3x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025د.إ116.2bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.6b17.8x20.9x2.9x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025د.إ125.2bد.إ40.5bد.إ5.3b18.9x23.7x3.1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025د.إ125.0bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19x23.4x3.1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024د.إ120.3bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19.1x22.5x3x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024د.إ123.2bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19.3x23.1x3x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024د.إ122.1bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b17.7x21.4x3x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024د.إ116.0bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.3x20.4x2.9x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024د.إ108.8bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.2x19.2x2.7x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024د.إ106.3bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.7x18.6x2.6x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024د.إ108.2bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.6x18.9x2.7x
Thu, 02 May 2024د.إ116.2bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.7b21.5x20.4x2.8x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024د.إ117.8bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.5b21.1x21.4x2.7x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024د.إ113.3bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.6b20x20.3x2.6x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024د.إ117.1bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b18.9x17.4x2.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023د.إ116.6bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b18.5x17.4x2.3x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023د.إ121.3bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b19.4x18.1x2.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023د.إ123.1bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.2b20x19.7x2.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023د.إ131.0bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.3b21.4x21x2.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023د.إ136.3bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.3b22x21.7x2.8x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023د.إ129.2bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b18.9x17.2x2.6x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023د.إ122.1bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20.6x16.3x2.4x
Fri, 05 May 2023د.إ130.4bد.إ51.9bد.إ8.2b21.1x15.9x2.5x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023د.إ129.4bد.إ52.7bد.إ9.0b18.6x14.4x2.5x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023د.إ131.1bد.إ52.8bد.إ8.2b22.4x15.9x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.9x


Total Market Cap: د.إ131.1bTotal Earnings: د.إ8.2bTotal Revenue: د.إ52.8bTotal 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 7.9% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.0% 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-1.22%
Materials-1.83%
Chemicals-1.21%
Basic Materials-4.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 62.8x.
    • 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 5.3% 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 5.3% 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
SCIDC Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC)د.إ1.0920.7%
+د.إ113.7m		68.2%PE9.6x
GCEM Gulf Cement Company P.S.Cد.إ1.024.1%
+د.إ16.4m		92.5%PS0.7x
RAKWCT Ras Al Khaimah for White Cement & Construction Materials P.S.Cد.إ1.012.0%
+د.إ10.0m		-12.9%PE12.6x
FCI Fujairah Cement Industries PJSCد.إ0.483.2%
+د.إ5.3m		53.8%PS1.5x

Latest News

FBI
د.إ2.85
Fujairah Building Industries P.J.S.C
7D
-6.9%
1Y
-17.9%
FERTIGLB
د.إ2.68
Fertiglobe
7D
-1.5%
1Y
11.2%
SCIDC
د.إ1.09
Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC)
7D
20.7%
1Y
68.2%
FCI
د.إ0.48
Fujairah Cement Industries PJSC
7D
3.2%
1Y
53.8%
BOROUGE
د.إ2.60
Borouge
7D
-1.1%
1Y
2.0%
EMSTEEL
د.إ1.19
EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC
7D
-5.6%
1Y
-3.3%

Subdued Growth No Barrier To EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC's (ADX:EMSTEEL) Price

Feb 11
Subdued Growth No Barrier To EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC's (ADX:EMSTEEL) Price
APEX
د.إ3.54
Apex Investment PSC
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-25.3%

Apex Investment PSC's (ADX:APEX) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Feb 11
Apex Investment PSC's (ADX:APEX) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk
GCEM
د.إ1.02
Gulf Cement Company P.S.C
7D
4.1%
1Y
92.5%
NCC
د.إ4.15
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding)
7D
-3.5%
1Y
21.7%
RAKWCT
د.إ1.01
Ras Al Khaimah for White Cement & Construction Materials P.S.C
7D
2.0%
1Y
-12.9%