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Argentinian (MERVAL) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies68
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y15.4%
  • YTD3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 5.2%, driven by gains of 8.6% in the Energy sector. In contrast, the Materials sector is lagging, dropping 6.1%. The market is up 15% over the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 46% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and Gas

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 30 Jan 2026AR$118.8tAR$72.6tAR$3.0t15.8x39.7x1.6x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025AR$114.7tAR$72.6tAR$2.8t16.7x41.2x1.6x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025AR$104.6tAR$75.4tAR$3.6t15.4x29.3x1.4x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025AR$76.5tAR$73.7tAR$5.3t12.7x14.3x1x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025AR$66.8tAR$73.6tAR$5.3t10.8x12.6x0.9x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025AR$86.8tAR$72.9tAR$5.1t14.9x17.2x1.2x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025AR$81.9tAR$69.2tAR$5.7t14.8x14.4x1.2x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025AR$86.3tAR$68.8tAR$5.9t15.4x14.7x1.3x
Sun, 11 May 2025AR$84.1tAR$68.7tAR$8.0t13.1x10.5x1.2x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025AR$84.1tAR$68.2tAR$8.1t13.4x10.4x1.2x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025AR$89.2tAR$56.4tAR$5.1t20x17.4x1.6x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025AR$103.6tAR$48.2tAR$4.2t24.4x24.4x2.2x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024AR$103.6tAR$47.7tAR$4.3t24.1x24.2x2.2x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024AR$89.8tAR$48.6tAR$4.1t19x21.8x1.8x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024AR$69.0tAR$45.8tAR$3.0t21.7x22.8x1.5x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024AR$72.2tAR$45.0tAR$3.0t20.4x23.9x1.6x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024AR$67.1tAR$41.7tAR$2.8t19.8x24.2x1.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024AR$63.6tAR$36.5tAR$2.4t18.4x26.8x1.7x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024AR$66.9tAR$36.3tAR$2.2t18.5x30.4x1.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024AR$58.1tAR$39.2tAR$841.1b16.7x69x1.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024AR$52.1tAR$37.4tAR$659.4b23.7x79.1x1.4x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024AR$43.1tAR$29.9tAR$1.2t28.2x36x1.4x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024AR$58.6tAR$13.9tAR$1.7t43.6x34.3x4.2x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024AR$41.4tAR$13.9tAR$1.7t31.5x24.2x3x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023AR$34.4tAR$14.9tAR$1.7t24.6x19.8x2.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023AR$28.9tAR$12.5tAR$854.9b22.3x33.8x2.3x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023AR$24.2tAR$12.2tAR$839.2b21.4x28.8x2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023AR$25.4tAR$11.1tAR$630.0b26.2x40.4x2.3x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023AR$19.6tAR$10.5tAR$550.6b21.8x35.5x1.9x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023AR$17.5tAR$10.4tAR$526.1b19.5x33.3x1.7x
Tue, 16 May 2023AR$13.9tAR$10.1tAR$459.9b17x30.1x1.4x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023AR$11.7tAR$9.7tAR$424.1b14.7x27.6x1.2x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023AR$10.3tAR$7.0tAR$295.6b17x34.9x1.5x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023AR$10.7tAR$6.7tAR$424.1b16.9x25.1x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: AR$10.7tTotal Earnings: AR$424.1bTotal Revenue: AR$6.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.8x202420252026
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 39.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 28.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Argentinean listed companies have grown 92% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 121% 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 Market5.15%
Energy8.63%
Real Estate7.48%
Healthcare7.22%
Industrials6.32%
Telecom5.91%
Financials4.93%
Utilities4.32%
Tech2.43%
Consumer Discretionary1.86%
Consumer Staples1.63%
Materials-6.07%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 32.1% 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 Real Estate sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 67% 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
YPFD YPF Sociedad AnónimaAR$59.08k9.8%
+AR$2.1t		23.7%PS1.1xEnergy
TECO2 Telecom ArgentinaAR$4.04k6.7%
+AR$549.2b		33.2%PS1.5xTelecom
BBAR Banco BBVA ArgentinaAR$10.18k8.9%
+AR$508.5b		13.7%PB2.1xFinancials
TGSU2 Transportadora de Gas del SurAR$9.83k6.2%
+AR$432.8b		40.4%PE21xEnergy
BMA Banco MacroAR$15.29k4.4%
+AR$409.2b		26.4%PB2.1xFinancials
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