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Argentinian (MERVAL) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D5.8%
  • 3M-17.3%
  • 1Y-4.7%
  • YTD-15.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 5.8%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. However, the industry is down 4.7% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Tue, 27 Jun 2023AR$3.1tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b15.3x23.1x3.5x
Thu, 25 May 2023AR$3.1tAR$881.4bAR$140.8b17.8x21.7x3.5x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023AR$2.4tAR$808.8bAR$119.0b17x20.4x3x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023AR$1.8tAR$804.9bAR$117.9b13.9x14.9x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.9x


Total Market Cap: AR$1.8tTotal Earnings: AR$117.9bTotal Revenue: AR$804.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.6x202420252026
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 97.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 81% 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 Market5.77%
Materials5.77%
Basic Materials11.30%
Metals and Mining5.24%
Packaging4.38%
Paper and Forestry Products0.80%
Chemicals0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.2x.
    • 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$645.504.9%
+AR$135.5b		-11.1%PE35x
ALUA Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.CAR$844.005.7%
+AR$127.4b		7.1%PE2441.5x
HARG Holcim (Argentina)AR$1.63k11.3%
+AR$60.3b		-6.1%PS1.6x
RIGO RigolleauAR$500.004.4%
+AR$3.0b		-34.8%PE50.9x
CELU Celulosa ArgentinaAR$2.861.1%
+AR$302.8m		-51.6%PS0.1x

Latest News

TXAR
AR$645.50
Ternium Argentina
7D
4.9%
1Y
-11.1%
FIPL
AR$188.00
Fiplasto
7D
0.8%
1Y
-28.1%
ALUA
AR$844.00
Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.C
7D
5.7%
1Y
7.1%
RIGO
AR$500.00
Rigolleau
7D
4.4%
1Y
-34.8%
HARG
AR$1,625.00
Holcim (Argentina)
7D
11.3%
1Y
-6.1%
CELU
AR$2.86
Celulosa Argentina
7D
1.1%
1Y
-51.6%