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Argentinian (MERVAL) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-18.4%
  • 1Y-17.8%
  • YTD-19.3%

The Materials industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 18% in the last year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 23 Mar 2026AR$5.7tAR$4.9tAR$34.9b47.3x163.4x1.2x
Wed, 18 Feb 2026AR$6.7tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00123.6x-131.1x1.5x
Fri, 16 Jan 2026AR$7.0tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00138.2x-137.6x1.6x
Sun, 14 Dec 2025AR$7.2tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00140.8x-141.5x1.6x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025AR$6.9tAR$4.4tAR$40.0b152.3x172.3x1.6x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025AR$5.2tAR$4.3tAR$110.8b41.5x47x1.2x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025AR$4.9tAR$4.0tAR$125.9b26.4x38.9x1.2x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025AR$5.9tAR$4.2tAR$99.7b34.9x59.3x1.4x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025AR$5.5tAR$4.0t-AR$66,310,441,264.0013x-83.1x1.4x
Fri, 30 May 2025AR$6.4tAR$4.0t-AR$66,310,441,264.0015.9x-96.5x1.6x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025AR$5.6tAR$4.0tAR$252.8b14.1x22.3x1.4x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025AR$7.0tAR$4.0tAR$254.5b16.3x27.4x1.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025AR$6.9tAR$3.7tAR$173.1b99.5x39.7x1.9x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025AR$7.0tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b106.1x52.9x2x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024AR$7.9tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b107.7x60x2.2x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024AR$6.8tAR$3.7tAR$138.9b36.5x49x1.9x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024AR$7.1tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b81.3x48.3x2.9x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024AR$6.8tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b76.6x46.3x2.8x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024AR$7.6tAR$3.4t-AR$1,077,432,851,026.2024.5x-7x2.2x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024AR$8.6tAR$2.0tAR$367.8b24.2x23.5x4.4x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024AR$8.2tAR$2.0tAR$299.4b20x27.5x4.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024AR$7.0tAR$2.0tAR$301.9b14.3x23.2x3.5x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024AR$7.3tAR$1.6tAR$110.4b72.1x65.8x4.6x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024AR$6.6tAR$1.2tAR$164.8b30.1x40.1x5.4x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024AR$7.9tAR$1.2tAR$193.9b24.8x40.9x6.8x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023AR$6.8tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b20.2x35.3x5.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023AR$6.9tAR$1.2tAR$200.9b19.4x34.2x5.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023AR$8.7tAR$1.2tAR$216.9b23.7x39.9x7.2x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023AR$4.3tAR$1.0tAR$159.2b17x26.7x4.2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023AR$3.5tAR$966.0bAR$150.2b16x23.4x3.6x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023AR$3.2tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b16.5x23.8x3.6x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023AR$3.1tAR$943.3bAR$141.8b18.7x22x3.3x
Tue, 02 May 2023AR$2.7tAR$808.8bAR$119.0b18.5x23.1x3.4x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023AR$2.1tAR$804.9bAR$117.9b15.8x17.5x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.5x


Total Market Cap: AR$2.1tTotal Earnings: AR$117.9bTotal Revenue: AR$804.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Argentinean Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 163x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 33% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 82% 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 Market3.97%
Materials0.84%
Basic Materials1.98%
Metals and Mining0.82%
Chemicals0%0
Paper and Forestry Products-1.33%
Packaging-5.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.5x.
    • 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
TXAR Ternium ArgentinaAR$623.002.0%
+AR$56.5b		-24.0%PE33.7x
HARG Holcim (Argentina)AR$1.55k5.5%
+AR$29.3b		-17.2%PS1.1x
CELU Celulosa ArgentinaAR$3.028.3%
+AR$2.3b		-46.8%PS0.2x

Latest News

HARG
AR$1,545.00
Holcim (Argentina)
7D
5.5%
1Y
-17.2%
TXAR
AR$623.00
Ternium Argentina
7D
2.0%
1Y
-24.0%
FIPL
AR$186.00
Fiplasto
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-37.5%
ALUA
AR$793.00
Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.C
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-6.8%
RIGO
AR$464.00
Rigolleau
7D
-6.3%
1Y
-41.6%
CELU
AR$3.02
Celulosa Argentina
7D
8.3%
1Y
-46.8%