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Emirati (ADX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M4.2%
  • 1Y-1.6%
  • YTD1.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Borouge of 1.5%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 5.3% per year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 26 Feb 2026د.إ124.9bد.إ43.9bد.إ6.4b13.2x19.4x2.8x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026د.إ124.3bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13.3x20.1x2.9x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025د.إ121.9bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b13x19.7x2.9x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025د.إ119.9bد.إ42.3bد.إ6.2b12.9x19.4x2.8x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025د.إ125.4bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.6x24.1x3x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025د.إ124.8bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.2b16.6x24x3x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025د.إ128.8bد.إ41.5bد.إ5.1b18x25.1x3.1x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025د.إ125.6bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b17x23.3x3x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025د.إ123.3bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.4b16.6x22.9x3x
Mon, 05 May 2025د.إ122.9bد.إ41.0bد.إ5.6b19.7x22x3x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025د.إ116.7bد.إ40.6bد.إ5.6b19x21x2.9x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025د.إ126.5bد.إ40.5bد.إ5.3b19x24x3.1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025د.إ125.0bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b18.9x23.4x3.1x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024د.إ119.2bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b18.9x22.3x2.9x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024د.إ121.9bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.3b19.1x22.8x3x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024د.إ122.2bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18x21.5x3x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024د.إ116.4bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b18.3x20.5x2.9x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024د.إ108.5bد.إ40.7bد.إ5.7b17.4x19.1x2.7x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024د.إ106.5bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.6x18.6x2.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024د.إ108.4bد.إ40.8bد.إ5.7b17.4x19x2.7x
Tue, 07 May 2024د.إ116.4bد.إ41.6bد.إ5.7b21.5x20.5x2.8x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024د.إ117.0bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.5b20.6x21.2x2.7x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024د.إ113.8bد.إ43.4bد.إ5.6b20.2x20.4x2.6x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024د.إ115.7bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.6b17.1x17.4x2.3x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023د.إ116.6bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b18.5x17.4x2.3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023د.إ121.0bد.إ50.9bد.إ6.7b19.6x18x2.4x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023د.إ118.6bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.3b19.8x19x2.4x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023د.إ131.0bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.3b21.6x21x2.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023د.إ134.5bد.إ49.0bد.إ6.2b22.3x21.5x2.7x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023د.إ129.6bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20.3x17.3x2.6x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023د.إ124.4bد.إ50.5bد.إ7.5b20.6x16.6x2.5x
Wed, 10 May 2023د.إ129.6bد.إ51.9bد.إ8.2b20.8x15.8x2.5x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023د.إ132.9bد.إ52.7bد.إ9.0b19x14.7x2.5x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023د.إ131.8bد.إ52.8bد.إ8.2b23x16x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16x


Total Market Cap: د.إ131.8bTotal 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-1.68%
Materials-1.85%
Chemicals-1.18%
Basic Materials-4.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 63.2x.
    • 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
APEX Apex Investment PSCد.إ3.551.4%
+د.إ177.7m		-21.1%PE331.9x
SCIDC Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC)د.إ1.158.5%
+د.إ54.7m		82.5%PE10.1x
NCC National Cement Company (Public Shareholding)د.إ4.303.6%
+د.إ53.8m		30.7%PE8.5x
GCEM Gulf Cement Company P.S.Cد.إ1.052.9%
+د.إ12.3m		84.9%PS0.8x
FCI Fujairah Cement Industries PJSCد.إ0.481.7%
+د.إ2.8m		44.8%PS1.5x

Latest News

BILDCO
د.إ1.31
Abu Dhabi National Company for Building Materials PJSC
7D
-3.7%
1Y
33.9%
SCIDC
د.إ1.15
Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (PJSC)
7D
8.5%
1Y
82.5%
FCI
د.إ0.48
Fujairah Cement Industries PJSC
7D
1.7%
1Y
44.8%
EMSTEEL
د.إ1.16
EMSTEEL Building Materials PJSC
7D
-4.1%
1Y
-2.5%

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

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APEX
د.إ3.55
Apex Investment PSC
7D
1.4%
1Y
-21.1%

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.إ1.05
Gulf Cement Company P.S.C
7D
2.9%
1Y
84.9%
NCC
د.إ4.30
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding)
7D
3.6%
1Y
30.7%