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Argentinian (MERVAL) Oil and Gas Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M2.4%
  • 1Y95.9%
  • YTD34.7%

In the last week, the Oil and Gas industry is up 5.2%, with YPF Sociedad Anónima up 5.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 96%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Oil and Gas Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Sep 2026AR$44.3tAR$33.1tAR$2.0t10.6x22.4x1.3x
Tue, 11 Aug 2026AR$40.1tAR$29.0tAR$232.6b13.5x172.2x1.4x
Thu, 09 Jul 2026AR$39.1tAR$28.8tAR$45.3b13x864.5x1.4x
Sat, 06 Jun 2026AR$42.9tAR$28.8tAR$45.3b12.6x946.9x1.5x
Mon, 04 May 2026AR$36.4tAR$26.6t-AR$566,882,933,000.0012.2x-64.2x1.4x
Wed, 01 Apr 2026AR$37.9tAR$26.6t-AR$566,882,933,000.0013.7x-66.8x1.4x
Fri, 27 Feb 2026AR$30.8tAR$24.1t-AR$150,170,638,000.0014.1x-205.3x1.3x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026AR$31.9tAR$24.1t-AR$150,170,638,000.0015.1x-212.4x1.3x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025AR$32.5tAR$24.1t-AR$150,170,638,000.0016.2x-216.6x1.3x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025AR$33.2tAR$24.2t-AR$85,435,289,000.0014.9x-388.5x1.4x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025AR$22.2tAR$22.8tAR$1.5t14x15.2x1x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025AR$22.6tAR$22.8tAR$1.5t14x15.5x1x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025AR$26.5tAR$22.5tAR$1.2t19.8x21.6x1.2x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025AR$24.2tAR$21.7tAR$2.1t9.4x11.6x1.1x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025AR$23.8tAR$21.7tAR$2.1t10.1x11.4x1.1x
Tue, 06 May 2025AR$21.4tAR$20.4tAR$2.7t9.1x8x1.1x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025AR$26.8tAR$20.4tAR$2.7t9.5x10x1.3x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025AR$24.4tAR$16.6tAR$950.3b26x25.7x1.5x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025AR$28.0tAR$16.6tAR$950.3b30.7x29.4x1.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024AR$29.2tAR$16.6tAR$950.3b32.2x30.7x1.8x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024AR$24.6tAR$16.5tAR$913.4b29.4x27x1.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024AR$18.8tAR$12.9t-AR$577,697,458,000.0024.5x-32.5x1.5x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024AR$18.9tAR$12.9t-AR$589,165,448,000.0026.3x-32.1x1.5x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024AR$17.6tAR$7.7t-AR$1,001,414,036,846.4020.1x-17.6x2.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024AR$19.3tAR$9.2t-AR$1,042,911,136,000.0042x-18.5x2.1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024AR$16.7tAR$9.2t-AR$1,126,262,436,000.0058.4x-14.8x1.8x
Wed, 08 May 2024AR$16.1tAR$16.1t-AR$1,158,409,235,000.0078.4x-13.9x1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AR$13.7tAR$15.8t-AR$1,069,731,504,000.0094.3x-12.8x0.9x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AR$11.8tAR$4.4tAR$191.4b87.1x61.5x2.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AR$14.0tAR$4.4tAR$191.4b73.3x73.1x3.2x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AR$10.0tAR$4.4tAR$191.4b57.6x52.5x2.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AR$10.0tAR$4.5tAR$209.7b47.5x47.7x2.2x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AR$8.6tAR$3.7tAR$355.5b27.4x24.3x2.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AR$6.3tAR$3.7tAR$355.5b22.9x17.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.6x


Total Market Cap: AR$6.3tTotal Earnings: AR$355.5bTotal Revenue: AR$3.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Oil and Gas Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 46.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Argentinean Oil and Gas 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 22.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 46.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Oil and Gas industry have grown 77% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 107% 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 Energy industry?

AR Market2.73%
Energy5.18%
Oil and Gas5.18%
Integrated Oil and Gas5.75%
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation3.54%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production-0.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Integrated Oil and Gas industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 0.66x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Integrated Oil and Gas industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
YPFD YPF Sociedad AnónimaAR$8.84k5.7%
+AR$1.9t		119.8%PE29.7x
TGSU2 Transportadora de Gas del SurAR$9.52k3.9%
+AR$267.2b		51.2%PE13.8x
TGNO4 Transportadora de Gas del NorteAR$3.26k1.9%
+AR$26.4b		20.6%PE7.3x

Latest News

YPFD
AR$8,835.00
YPF Sociedad Anónima
7D
5.7%
1Y
119.8%
COME
AR$40.88
Sociedad Comercial del Plata
7D
-0.7%
1Y
23.1%
TGNO4
AR$3,262.50
Transportadora de Gas del Norte
7D
1.9%
1Y
20.6%
TGSU2
AR$9,515.00
Transportadora de Gas del Sur
7D
3.9%
1Y
51.2%