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Argentinian (MERVAL) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M24.9%
  • 1Y-14.2%
  • YTD-6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 3.8%, driven by a pullback from Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria of 1.0%. On the other hand Molinos Agro is actually up 7.9%. Overall the industry is down 15% in 12 months. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 32% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 22 Jan 2026AR$3.6tAR$5.6tAR$44.8b25.7x79.6x0.6x
Sat, 20 Dec 2025AR$3.9tAR$5.6tAR$66.7b27.7x57.9x0.7x
Mon, 17 Nov 2025AR$4.1tAR$5.6tAR$88.4b27.2x46.6x0.7x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025AR$3.7tAR$8.5tAR$75.3b18.9x49.3x0.4x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025AR$3.7tAR$7.8tAR$40.1b26.5x93.2x0.5x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025AR$4.2tAR$7.3t-AR$30,872,277,160.0024.1x-137.3x0.6x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025AR$4.0tAR$7.3t-AR$7,016,277,160.0022.3x-563.8x0.5x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025AR$4.4tAR$6.6tAR$9.1b25.8x479.8x0.7x
Sat, 03 May 2025AR$4.4tAR$5.3t-AR$50,375,926,826.0023.4x-88x0.8x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025AR$5.0tAR$5.4t-AR$4,791,075,308.0024.7x-1042x0.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025AR$5.0tAR$6.0tAR$51.1b24.9x98.6x0.8x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025AR$5.6tAR$5.8tAR$63.7b25.2x88.4x1x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024AR$5.6tAR$5.8tAR$63.7b25.8x88.7x1x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024AR$4.4tAR$5.7tAR$66.0b21.6x67.1x0.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024AR$3.7tAR$5.7tAR$269.1b13.6x13.9x0.7x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024AR$4.1tAR$5.6tAR$272.5b14.9x15x0.7x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024AR$4.0tAR$3.3tAR$206.2b19.9x19.5x1.2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024AR$4.4tAR$3.3tAR$206.2b22.1x21.6x1.4x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024AR$3.0tAR$1.6tAR$151.8b27x19.5x1.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024AR$2.7tAR$1.6tAR$201.7b15.6x13.6x1.7x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024AR$2.6tAR$1.2tAR$120.2b31.1x21.5x2.2x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024AR$3.5tAR$1.5tAR$110.9b26.9x31.7x2.3x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024AR$4.7tAR$1.5tAR$105.5b88.6x44.1x3x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023AR$3.5tAR$1.5tAR$105.4b40.9x32.8x2.3x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023AR$1.9tAR$1.7tAR$115.6b24.5x16.2x1.1x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023AR$2.2tAR$1.7tAR$78.0b29.2x28.7x1.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023AR$1.7tAR$1.5tAR$76.9b21.5x22x1.2x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023AR$1.3tAR$1.1tAR$41.4b20.2x31.6x1.2x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023AR$1.1tAR$1.1tAR$41.4b18.8x26.4x1x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023AR$1.0tAR$1.1tAR$41.4b19.5x24.4x0.9x
Mon, 08 May 2023AR$738.2bAR$1.1tAR$29.4b17.3x25.1x0.7x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023AR$593.0bAR$1.1tAR$28.0b13.5x21.1x0.6x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023AR$577.8bAR$1.0tAR$25.9b14.4x22.3x0.6x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023AR$581.0bAR$1.0tAR$58.8b14.3x9.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.9x


Total Market Cap: AR$581.0bTotal Earnings: AR$58.8bTotal Revenue: AR$1.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Argentinean Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 79.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.63x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have declined 8.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 77% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Argentinian Consumer Staples sector?

AR Market3.38%
Consumer Staples0.37%
Food0.46%
Food and Staples Retail0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 32.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 45.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 117x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Food industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 32% 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 45% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 32% 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
MOLA Molinos AgroAR$27.25k7.9%
+AR$98.2b		-8.0%PE12.5x
MORI Morixe HermanosC.IAR$40.7013.4%
+AR$9.7b		-16.2%PE29x
MOLI Molinos Rio de la PlataAR$3.07k1.3%
+AR$8.1b		-34.2%PS0.9x
LEDE Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola IndustrialAR$925.001.1%
+AR$4.4b		-38.9%PS0.5x
SEMI Molinos Juan SeminoAR$22.958.0%
+AR$4.3b		-32.8%PE18x

Latest News

CRES
AR$1,899.00
Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria
7D
-1.0%
1Y
25.3%
LEDE
AR$925.00
Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial
7D
1.1%
1Y
-38.9%
INVJ
AR$521.00
Inversora Juramento
7D
-0.8%
1Y
17.3%
SAMI
AR$64.00
S.A. San Miguel.I.C.I. y F
7D
0.6%
1Y
-45.8%
MOLI
AR$3,065.00
Molinos Rio de la Plata
7D
1.3%
1Y
-34.2%
MORI
AR$40.70
Morixe HermanosC.I
7D
13.4%
1Y
-16.2%
SEMI
AR$22.95
Molinos Juan Semino
7D
8.0%
1Y
-32.8%
CADO
AR$584.00
Carlos Casado
7D
1.6%
1Y
14.3%
MOLA
AR$27,250.00
Molinos Agro
7D
7.9%
1Y
-8.0%
INTR
AR$370.00
Compañía Introductora de Buenos Aires
7D
2.8%
1Y
-9.3%