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Argentinian (MERVAL) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-2.7%
  • 1Y19.7%
  • YTD-8.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from Holcim (Argentina) of 11%. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 Jul 2026AR$6.5tAR$5.3tAR$288.8b29.9x22.4x1.2x
Sat, 20 Jun 2026AR$6.7tAR$5.4tAR$299.0b27.6x22.2x1.2x
Mon, 18 May 2026AR$6.1tAR$5.0tAR$196.3b59.5x31x1.2x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026AR$6.9tAR$4.9tAR$34.9b49.6x197.6x1.4x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026AR$6.2tAR$4.8tAR$63.1b50.9x97.9x1.3x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026AR$6.7tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00121.9x-132x1.5x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026AR$7.1tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00129.7x-138.2x1.6x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025AR$7.7tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00143.7x-149.9x1.7x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025AR$6.6tAR$4.4tAR$40.0b129.6x165.5x1.5x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025AR$4.9tAR$4.3tAR$110.8b41.5x44.6x1.1x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025AR$5.4tAR$4.1tAR$77.5b30.5x69.3x1.3x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025AR$5.4tAR$4.0t-AR$62,246,952,815.0086.5x-86.7x1.3x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025AR$5.1tAR$4.0t-AR$66,310,441,264.0013.7x-77.4x1.3x
Tue, 20 May 2025AR$5.8tAR$4.1tAR$72.5b13.5x80.3x1.4x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025AR$6.4tAR$4.0tAR$252.8b14.7x25.1x1.6x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025AR$6.3tAR$4.1tAR$292.7b15.3x21.6x1.5x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025AR$7.0tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b100.3x53x2x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025AR$7.5tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b107.6x56.7x2.1x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024AR$8.1tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b98.8x61.6x2.3x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024AR$7.1tAR$3.3tAR$157.1b48.5x45x2.2x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024AR$7.3tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b83x49.6x3x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024AR$7.3tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b81.8x49.7x3x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024AR$8.3tAR$2.0tAR$365.0b23.4x22.8x4.3x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024AR$7.3tAR$2.0tAR$367.8b21.9x19.8x3.7x
Wed, 22 May 2024AR$7.9tAR$2.0tAR$299.4b18.7x26.3x4x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024AR$6.7tAR$1.6tAR$109.2b56.8x61.2x4.2x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024AR$6.2tAR$1.6tAR$110.4b60.1x55.8x3.9x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024AR$7.7tAR$1.2tAR$193.6b34.5x39.7x6.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024AR$8.0tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b24.3x41.2x6.8x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023AR$8.2tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b23.7x42.2x7x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023AR$6.6tAR$1.2tAR$209.9b14.5x31.3x5.6x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023AR$4.9tAR$1.2tAR$219.1b17.6x22.5x4.2x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023AR$5.0tAR$1.0tAR$159.2b19.4x31.2x4.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023AR$3.6tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b17.3x26.8x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.8x


Total Market Cap: AR$3.6tTotal Earnings: AR$134.6bTotal Revenue: AR$885.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Argentinean Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 81% 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 Materials sector?

AR Market2.66%
Materials1.28%
Basic Materials10.56%
Paper and Forestry Products3.61%
Metals and Mining0.46%
Chemicals0%0
Packaging-1.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 4.3x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HARG Holcim (Argentina)AR$1.68k10.6%
+AR$58.5b		20.1%PS1.2x
ALUA Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.CAR$974.001.5%
+AR$40.6b		41.0%PE29.9x
FIPL FiplastoAR$172.003.6%
+AR$1.1b		-27.6%PS0.9x

Latest News

TXAR
AR$668.00
Ternium Argentina
7D
-0.4%
1Y
7.6%
CELU
AR$2.56
Celulosa Argentina
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-3.6%
FIPL
AR$172.00
Fiplasto
7D
3.6%
1Y
-27.6%
HARG
AR$1,675.00
Holcim (Argentina)
7D
10.6%
1Y
20.1%
ALUA
AR$974.00
Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.C
7D
1.5%
1Y
41.0%
RIGO
AR$447.00
Rigolleau
7D
-2.0%
1Y
-29.2%