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Argentinian (MERVAL) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D4.8%
  • 3M37.5%
  • 1Y-4.6%
  • YTD4.8%

The Materials industry is up 5.5% in the last week, with Ternium Argentina up 18%. During this same period, the Holcim (Argentina) underperformed, falling 9.3%. In the past year, the industry is down 4.5%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 10 Jan 2026AR$7.3tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00142.2x-142.3x1.6x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025AR$7.5tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00139.7x-146x1.7x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025AR$7.2tAR$4.4tAR$40.0b145x181.3x1.6x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025AR$5.3tAR$4.3tAR$110.8b41.7x48.1x1.2x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025AR$5.2tAR$4.1tAR$77.5b29.5x67.1x1.3x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025AR$5.7tAR$4.0t-AR$61,181,876,036.0041.3x-92.5x1.4x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025AR$5.3tAR$4.0t-AR$66,310,441,264.0013.2x-79.6x1.3x
Sat, 24 May 2025AR$6.0tAR$4.1tAR$72.5b14.6x83.4x1.5x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025AR$6.0tAR$4.0tAR$252.8b14.7x23.8x1.5x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025AR$6.8tAR$4.1tAR$264.2b15.9x25.6x1.7x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025AR$6.7tAR$3.7tAR$153.7b98.1x43.6x1.8x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025AR$7.8tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b113.9x59.6x2.2x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024AR$7.8tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b101.7x59.4x2.2x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024AR$7.1tAR$3.3tAR$157.1b48.1x45.1x2.2x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024AR$7.3tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b85.1x49.5x3x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024AR$7.2tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b80.6x49.2x3x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024AR$7.8tAR$1.8tAR$346.7b23.7x22.6x4.2x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024AR$7.5tAR$2.0tAR$367.8b23.4x20.4x3.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024AR$8.3tAR$2.0tAR$299.4b19x27.7x4.2x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024AR$6.7tAR$1.6tAR$109.2b56.9x61.6x4.3x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024AR$6.7tAR$1.6tAR$110.4b67.6x60.3x4.2x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024AR$7.3tAR$1.2tAR$164.1b32.9x44.5x6x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024AR$7.5tAR$1.2tAR$193.9b23.5x38.4x6.4x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023AR$8.2tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b23.9x42.3x7x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023AR$6.0tAR$1.2tAR$209.9b14.5x28.8x5.1x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023AR$6.4tAR$1.2tAR$219.1b18.3x29.2x5.4x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023AR$4.9tAR$1.0tAR$159.2b20.1x30.5x4.8x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023AR$3.5tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b17.4x26.2x4x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023AR$3.1tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b15.6x22.8x3.5x
Mon, 29 May 2023AR$3.1tAR$881.4bAR$139.9b17.8x21.9x3.5x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023AR$2.6tAR$808.8bAR$119.0b17.8x22.2x3.3x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023AR$1.8tAR$804.9bAR$117.9b14.6x15.5x2.3x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023AR$2.0tAR$735.8bAR$166.6b12.6x11.7x2.7x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023AR$2.2tAR$711.2bAR$171.2b14.2x12.7x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: AR$2.2tTotal Earnings: AR$171.2bTotal Revenue: AR$711.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Argentinean Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Materials industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 84% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Argentinian Materials sector?

AR Market-2.06%
Materials4.83%
Metals and Mining7.79%
Packaging5.69%
Chemicals0%0
Paper and Forestry Products-12.52%
Basic Materials-12.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • 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
CELU Celulosa ArgentinaAR$426.009,262.6%
+AR$4.3t		4,282.7%PS21.7x
TXAR Ternium ArgentinaAR$801.5014.5%
+AR$458.5b		-11.0%PE220.1x
RIGO RigolleauAR$632.005.7%
+AR$4.9b		-36.1%PE64.4x
ALUA Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.CAR$1.01k0.1%
+AR$2.8b		7.9%PS1.8x

Latest News

TXAR
AR$801.50
Ternium Argentina
7D
14.5%
1Y
-11.0%
ALUA
AR$1,005.00
Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.C
7D
0.1%
1Y
7.9%
HARG
AR$2,290.00
Holcim (Argentina)
7D
-12.6%
1Y
-5.0%
RIGO
AR$632.00
Rigolleau
7D
5.7%
1Y
-36.1%
CELU
AR$426.00
Celulosa Argentina
7D
9,262.6%
1Y
4,282.7%
FIPL
AR$234.00
Fiplasto
7D
-12.5%
1Y
-36.9%