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Argentinian (MERVAL) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M-11.8%
  • 1Y-6.6%
  • YTD-13.1%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 2.4%, with Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria up 6.8%. In the past year, the industry is down 6.3%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 23% per year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 26 Mar 2026AR$4.1tAR$6.5tAR$264.2b26x15.5x0.6x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026AR$4.0tAR$6.5tAR$251.4b19.9x15.9x0.6x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026AR$2.9tAR$3.1tAR$18.2b21x159.8x1x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025AR$3.1tAR$3.0tAR$40.1b25.3x76.3x1x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025AR$3.1tAR$3.1tAR$56.9b24.4x55.4x1x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025AR$3.2tAR$6.0tAR$43.7b25.2x72.2x0.5x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025AR$3.0tAR$6.0tAR$38.7b29.3x77.3x0.5x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025AR$3.7tAR$5.5t-AR$7,553,868,160.0024.7x-493.2x0.7x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025AR$3.3tAR$5.5t-AR$7,553,868,160.0021.2x-440.3x0.6x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025AR$3.7tAR$4.4t-AR$11,025,173,160.0025x-338.4x0.8x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025AR$3.8tAR$4.5t-AR$96,489,732,826.0024.2x-39x0.8x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025AR$4.1tAR$4.6t-AR$50,904,881,308.0025x-81.5x0.9x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025AR$4.3tAR$4.2t-AR$2,147,505,756.0038.3x-1992.6x1x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025AR$4.4tAR$3.9tAR$10.5b27.7x421.6x1.1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024AR$4.5tAR$3.9tAR$10.5b28.3x433.1x1.2x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024AR$3.6tAR$4.1tAR$29.9b251.7x121.1x0.9x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024AR$3.3tAR$3.8tAR$219.7b19.4x14.9x0.9x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024AR$3.3tAR$3.8tAR$219.3b16.1x15x0.9x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024AR$3.3tAR$2.7tAR$171.2b34.5x19x1.2x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024AR$3.8tAR$2.7tAR$171.2b39.7x22x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024AR$2.7tAR$1.1tAR$114.6b45.4x23.2x2.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024AR$2.1tAR$1.1tAR$173.1b12.7x12.1x2x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024AR$2.1tAR$663.9bAR$91.6b35.2x23.2x3.2x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024AR$3.3tAR$1.0tAR$82.4b36.3x40x3.2x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024AR$3.9tAR$1.0tAR$93.8b129.2x41.8x3.8x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023AR$3.0tAR$1.0tAR$93.7b45.1x31.6x2.9x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023AR$1.6tAR$1.2tAR$103.9b24.3x15.6x1.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023AR$1.9tAR$1.2tAR$69.8b29.1x26.9x1.5x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023AR$1.5tAR$1.1tAR$69.1b17x21.3x1.4x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023AR$1.1tAR$831.9bAR$36.9b19.3x29.8x1.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023AR$995.8bAR$831.7bAR$36.9b19x27x1.2x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023AR$923.2bAR$835.0bAR$37.1b19.6x24.9x1.1x
Fri, 05 May 2023AR$624.7bAR$830.2bAR$25.8b15x24.2x0.8x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023AR$523.5bAR$827.4bAR$24.5b12.2x21.4x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.4x


Total Market Cap: AR$523.5bTotal Earnings: AR$24.5bTotal Revenue: AR$827.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -482.2x202420252026
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 15.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -482x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.63x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 121% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 99% 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 Market4.34%
Consumer Staples3.15%
Food2.34%
Agricultural Products3.14%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.32%
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 23.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 112.2% 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 23% 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 112% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 23% 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
CRES Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y AgropecuariaAR$1.83k7.2%
+AR$87.2b		24.3%PE6.6x
LEDE Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola IndustrialAR$735.002.1%
+AR$6.6b		-51.2%PS0.4x
INVJ Inversora JuramentoAR$468.001.7%
+AR$5.7b		35.1%PE67.1x
MORI Morixe HermanosC.IAR$29.104.7%
+AR$3.0b		-24.7%PE64.7x
CADO Carlos CasadoAR$569.001.6%
+AR$1.1b		11.1%PE26x

Latest News

MORI
AR$29.10
Morixe HermanosC.I
7D
4.7%
1Y
-24.7%
MOLI
AR$2,625.00
Molinos Rio de la Plata
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-33.6%
CRES
AR$1,827.00
Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria
7D
7.2%
1Y
24.3%
INVJ
AR$468.00
Inversora Juramento
7D
1.7%
1Y
35.1%
INTR
AR$331.00
Compañía Introductora de Buenos Aires
7D
1.8%
1Y
-14.7%
SEMI
AR$19.05
Molinos Juan Semino
7D
0.3%
1Y
-32.0%
MOLA
AR$26,000.00
Molinos Agro
7D
-0.4%
1Y
10.6%
LEDE
AR$735.00
Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial
7D
2.1%
1Y
-51.2%
SAMI
AR$54.20
S.A. San Miguel.I.C.I. y F
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-48.1%
CADO
AR$569.00
Carlos Casado
7D
1.6%
1Y
11.1%