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Argentinian (MERVAL) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-12.3%
  • 1Y3.1%
  • YTD-16.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria of 1.8%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 3.1%. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 23% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 11 May 2026AR$3.9tAR$6.5tAR$286.0b59.6x13.7x0.6x
Wed, 08 Apr 2026AR$4.3tAR$6.5tAR$264.2b25.6x16.2x0.7x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026AR$3.8tAR$6.2tAR$249.3b20x15.1x0.6x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026AR$3.1tAR$3.0tAR$18.9b23.3x162.9x1x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025AR$3.2tAR$3.1tAR$40.1b24.5x78.7x1x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025AR$3.1tAR$3.0tAR$40.1b26.6x77.2x1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025AR$3.3tAR$6.0tAR$36.4b19.3x89.7x0.5x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025AR$2.9tAR$6.0tAR$43.7b23.4x67.2x0.5x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025AR$3.4tAR$5.8tAR$8.4b36.7x407.4x0.6x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025AR$3.4tAR$5.5t-AR$7,553,868,160.0020.9x-447x0.6x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025AR$3.4tAR$5.5t-AR$7,553,868,160.0021.5x-450.1x0.6x
Tue, 13 May 2025AR$3.6tAR$4.5t-AR$21,662,732,826.0022.9x-166.3x0.8x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025AR$3.4tAR$4.6t-AR$50,904,881,308.0019.5x-67.3x0.7x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025AR$4.0tAR$4.1t-AR$44,221,054.0025.1x-89767x1x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025AR$4.8tAR$3.9tAR$10.5b27.4x459.1x1.2x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025AR$4.9tAR$3.9tAR$10.5b29.3x466.3x1.3x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024AR$4.0tAR$3.9tAR$10.5b24.6x380.4x1x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024AR$3.3tAR$3.7tAR$197.4b17.2x16.5x0.9x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024AR$3.4tAR$3.8tAR$219.7b20.5x15.5x0.9x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024AR$3.2tAR$3.3tAR$121.4b20.7x26.3x1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024AR$3.5tAR$2.7tAR$171.2b33.5x20.5x1.3x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024AR$3.5tAR$2.7tAR$170.9b33.2x20.5x1.3x
Wed, 15 May 2024AR$2.3tAR$1.1tAR$121.1b34.8x18.6x2.1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024AR$2.1tAR$968.0bAR$127.2b27.2x16.5x2.2x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024AR$2.7tAR$1.0tAR$82.4b29.8x33.4x2.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024AR$4.2tAR$1.0tAR$93.8b143.8x45.1x4.1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024AR$2.9tAR$1.0tAR$93.5b70.7x31x2.8x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023AR$2.2tAR$1.5tAR$109.1b33.9x20.5x1.5x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023AR$1.8tAR$1.2tAR$71.4b24.9x24.7x1.4x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023AR$1.4tAR$1.2tAR$69.1b22.2x21x1.2x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023AR$1.5tAR$758.0bAR$28.1b26.9x52.9x2x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023AR$1.1tAR$831.9bAR$36.9b21.8x29.8x1.3x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023AR$913.6bAR$831.7bAR$36.9b19x24.7x1.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023AR$745.4bAR$857.9bAR$40.7b15.8x18.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.3x


Total Market Cap: AR$745.4bTotal Earnings: AR$40.7bTotal Revenue: AR$857.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -482.6x202420252026
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 13.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -483x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.60x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 91% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 97% 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-2.78%
Consumer Staples-1.95%
Food-1.95%
Agricultural Products-1.45%
Packaged Foods and Meats-3.20%
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
MOLA Molinos AgroAR$24.90k1.5%
+AR$18.4b		11.7%PE6.5x
CADO Carlos CasadoAR$565.001.4%
+AR$985.6m		28.3%PE25.8x

Latest News

CRES
AR$1,654.00
Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial Inmobiliaria Financiera y Agropecuaria
7D
-0.06%
1Y
23.9%
LEDE
AR$812.50
Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-22.6%
MORI
AR$26.80
Morixe HermanosC.I
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-29.6%
SAMI
AR$52.00
S.A. San Miguel.I.C.I. y F
7D
-0.4%
1Y
-20.1%
MOLI
AR$2,645.00
Molinos Rio de la Plata
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-26.4%
INTR
AR$311.00
Compañía Introductora de Buenos Aires
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-16.8%
MOLA
AR$24,900.00
Molinos Agro
7D
1.5%
1Y
11.7%
CADO
AR$565.00
Carlos Casado
7D
1.4%
1Y
28.3%