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Argentinian (MERVAL) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies68
  • 7D-5.1%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y10.1%
  • YTD-8.6%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 5.1%, driven by a pullback of 8.5% in the Financials sector. In the last year, the market is actually up 10%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 50% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and Gas

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 16 Feb 2026AR$104.3tAR$72.6tAR$3.0t14.3x35.1x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026AR$112.2tAR$72.8tAR$2.8t15.5x40.7x1.5x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025AR$112.6tAR$72.6tAR$2.8t15.8x39.6x1.5x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025AR$108.3tAR$71.2tAR$2.7t16.9x40.6x1.5x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025AR$70.1tAR$73.5tAR$5.3t11.8x13.3x1x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025AR$78.3tAR$72.2tAR$5.3t14.2x14.9x1.1x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025AR$91.7tAR$69.4tAR$5.8t16.8x15.8x1.3x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025AR$80.6tAR$69.1tAR$6.0t13.2x13.4x1.2x
Wed, 28 May 2025AR$92.9tAR$70.4tAR$6.9t13.8x13.6x1.3x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025AR$87.9tAR$68.6tAR$8.2t14.1x10.7x1.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025AR$97.1tAR$69.4tAR$8.0t16.2x12.1x1.4x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025AR$96.3tAR$49.1tAR$4.3t21.4x22.2x2x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025AR$108.3tAR$47.6tAR$4.3t25x25.3x2.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024AR$93.9tAR$47.6tAR$4.2t22.7x22.2x2x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024AR$78.3tAR$47.1tAR$2.5t16.7x31x1.7x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024AR$67.9tAR$45.0tAR$3.0t20.7x22.4x1.5x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024AR$71.6tAR$44.8tAR$3.0t20.9x23.9x1.6x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024AR$59.5tAR$38.0tAR$935.2b16.7x63.6x1.6x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024AR$67.4tAR$36.2tAR$2.4t19x28.6x1.9x
Thu, 30 May 2024AR$65.4tAR$42.7tAR$2.3t18.2x28.1x1.5x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024AR$53.0tAR$37.8tAR$657.8b16.5x80.5x1.4x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024AR$51.7tAR$36.2tAR$585.9b28x88.3x1.4x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024AR$47.4tAR$14.1tAR$1.8t33.3x26.8x3.4x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024AR$51.1tAR$13.9tAR$1.7t36.8x29.9x3.7x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023AR$43.8tAR$14.7tAR$1.8t29.9x24.9x3x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023AR$27.8tAR$13.4tAR$1.4t21.7x19.4x2.1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023AR$31.1tAR$12.5tAR$841.5b24.5x37x2.5x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023AR$23.7tAR$11.9tAR$732.9b22.4x32.4x2x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023AR$19.4tAR$10.5tAR$550.6b20.3x35.3x1.9x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023AR$18.8tAR$10.4tAR$530.9b21.8x35.4x1.8x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023AR$15.4tAR$10.4tAR$522.6b18.3x29.4x1.5x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023AR$13.1tAR$9.8tAR$430.4b17x30.5x1.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023AR$10.2tAR$9.6tAR$406.3b13.9x25x1.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023AR$10.8tAR$6.3tAR$251.2b18.9x42.8x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

42.8x


Total Market Cap: AR$10.8tTotal Earnings: AR$251.2bTotal Revenue: AR$6.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 29x202420252026
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Argentinean market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 35.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Argentinean listed companies have grown 128% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 126% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Argentinian Market?

AR Market-5.10%
Healthcare1.74%
Materials-0.70%
Tech-1.84%
Consumer Discretionary-2.95%
Energy-3.14%
Industrials-3.14%
Utilities-3.19%
Telecom-5.57%
Consumer Staples-5.93%
Real Estate-6.38%
Financials-8.50%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 18.7% which is lower than the prior year's growth of 0.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Telecom sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 109% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Staples sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 19% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
TGNO4 Transportadora de Gas del NorteAR$4.37k5.0%
+AR$91.2b		24.1%PE10.2xEnergy
TXAR Ternium ArgentinaAR$702.501.3%
+AR$40.7b		-13.3%PE192.9xMaterials
ALUA Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.CAR$990.500.7%
+AR$19.6b		22.1%PS1.7xMaterials
GBAN Naturgy BANAR$2.22k0.7%
+AR$4.9b		5.0%PE4xUtilities
LEDE Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola IndustrialAR$822.500.9%
+AR$3.3b		-44.8%PS0.5xConsumer Staples
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AR$7,955.00
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7D
-12.1%
1Y
5.5%
PAMP
AR$4,840.00
Pampa Energía
7D
-2.5%
1Y
30.6%
TECO2
AR$3,330.00
Telecom Argentina
7D
-10.4%
1Y
32.4%
BMA
AR$12,700.00
Banco Macro
7D
-7.5%
1Y
20.7%
RIGO
AR$534.00
Rigolleau
7D
3.5%
1Y
-40.0%
YPFD
AR$54,650.00
YPF Sociedad Anónima
7D
-3.6%
1Y
27.1%

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GGAL
AR$6,695.00
Grupo Financiero Galicia
7D
-10.0%
1Y
0.7%

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ALUA
AR$990.50
Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.C
7D
0.7%
1Y
22.1%
TXAR
AR$702.50
Ternium Argentina
7D
1.3%
1Y
-13.3%
LEDE
AR$822.50
Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial
7D
0.9%
1Y
-44.8%
IEB
AR$757.00
IEB Construcciones
7D
7.5%
1Y
n/a
SAMI
AR$61.30
S.A. San Miguel.I.C.I. y F
7D
0.8%
1Y
-45.3%
TGNO4
AR$4,367.50
Transportadora de Gas del Norte
7D
5.0%
1Y
24.1%
GBAN
AR$2,220.00
Naturgy BAN
7D
0.7%
1Y
5.0%
BPAT
AR$2,385.00
Banco Patagonia
7D
-10.7%
1Y
7.2%
TGSU2
AR$8,615.00
Transportadora de Gas del Sur
7D
-2.8%
1Y
39.6%