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Argentinian (MERVAL) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y-4.5%
  • YTD-22.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by a pullback from Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria of 2.7%. Overall the industry is down 4.5% in 12 months. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 45% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 10 Aug 2026AR$3.7tAR$7.8tAR$322.4b12.8x11.3x0.5x
Wed, 08 Jul 2026AR$3.9tAR$7.8tAR$322.4b13.1x12x0.5x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026AR$3.9tAR$6.6tAR$293.1b13.7x13.4x0.6x
Sun, 03 May 2026AR$4.0tAR$6.5tAR$286.0b62.9x13.9x0.6x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026AR$4.0tAR$6.5tAR$264.2b26.2x15.1x0.6x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026AR$3.9tAR$6.2tAR$249.3b21.4x15.7x0.6x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026AR$3.0tAR$3.0tAR$18.9b24.5x160.1x1x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025AR$3.1tAR$3.0tAR$40.1b25.2x77.9x1x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025AR$3.4tAR$3.1tAR$43.3b28x78x1.1x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025AR$3.1tAR$6.0tAR$34.8b25.3x88.6x0.5x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025AR$3.0tAR$6.0tAR$39.6b20.7x74.8x0.5x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025AR$3.6tAR$5.4t-AR$32,800,868,160.0023.2x-110.4x0.7x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025AR$3.4tAR$5.5t-AR$7,553,868,160.0021.5x-450.2x0.6x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025AR$3.6tAR$4.4t-AR$11,025,173,160.0023.4x-324.1x0.8x
Mon, 05 May 2025AR$3.7tAR$4.5t-AR$96,489,732,826.0024.1x-38.3x0.8x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025AR$4.1tAR$4.6t-AR$50,904,881,308.0024.4x-81.5x0.9x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025AR$4.0tAR$4.2t-AR$2,147,505,756.0037x-1860.1x1x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025AR$4.9tAR$3.9tAR$10.5b27.8x468.2x1.3x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024AR$4.7tAR$3.9tAR$10.5b30.5x446.6x1.2x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024AR$3.8tAR$3.9tAR$12.4b23.4x306.4x1x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024AR$3.1tAR$3.8tAR$215.9b15.6x14.6x0.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024AR$3.5tAR$3.8tAR$219.3b17.1x15.9x0.9x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024AR$3.3tAR$2.8tAR$172.7b22.4x19.1x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024AR$3.7tAR$2.7tAR$171.2b37.6x21.5x1.3x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024AR$2.4tAR$1.1tAR$116.8b39.6x20.3x2.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024AR$2.4tAR$1.1tAR$173.1b15.2x13.7x2.2x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024AR$2.2tAR$663.9bAR$91.6b35x23.5x3.2x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024AR$3.0tAR$1.0tAR$82.4b33.5x35.9x2.9x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024AR$4.0tAR$1.0tAR$93.8b131.2x42.2x3.8x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023AR$3.0tAR$1.0tAR$93.7b44.2x32.4x3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023AR$2.3tAR$1.5tAR$109.1b32.6x21x1.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023AR$2.1tAR$1.2tAR$69.8b29.1x29.9x1.7x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023AR$1.6tAR$1.2tAR$72.4b16.8x21.7x1.3x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023AR$1.3tAR$758.0bAR$28.1b25.1x46.7x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.7x


Total Market Cap: AR$1.3tTotal Earnings: AR$28.1bTotal Revenue: AR$758.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -483.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Argentinean Food industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -484x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.47x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 126% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 117% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

AR Market-5.05%
Consumer Staples-1.40%
Food-1.16%
Agricultural Products-0.37%
Packaged Foods and Meats-3.25%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 45.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 183.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Agricultural Products industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 45% 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 183% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 45% 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$21.65k1.4%
+AR$14.7b		-7.1%PE4.9x
LEDE Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola IndustrialAR$740.002.8%
+AR$8.8b		-23.5%PS0.4x
CADO Carlos CasadoAR$549.000.7%
+AR$492.8m		19.3%PE22.9x
SAMI S.A. San Miguel.I.C.I. y FAR$49.500.2%
+AR$185.9m		-18.3%PS0.5x

Latest News

MOLA
AR$21,650.00
Molinos Agro
7D
1.4%
1Y
-7.1%
CADO
AR$549.00
Carlos Casado
7D
0.7%
1Y
19.3%
INVJ
AR$415.00
Inversora Juramento
7D
-2.4%
1Y
34.7%
SAMI
AR$49.50
S.A. San Miguel.I.C.I. y F
7D
0.2%
1Y
-18.3%
MORI
AR$23.90
Morixe HermanosC.I
7D
-4.0%
1Y
-27.1%
CRES
AR$1,718.00
Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria
7D
-2.7%
1Y
17.3%
SEMI
AR$16.35
Molinos Juan Semino
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-32.3%
LEDE
AR$740.00
Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial
7D
2.8%
1Y
-23.5%
MOLI
AR$2,215.00
Molinos Rio de la Plata
7D
-4.9%
1Y
-28.7%