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Argentinian (MERVAL) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M-8.2%
  • 1Y4.3%
  • YTD-3.7%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but Holcim (Argentina) is up 7.1% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 6.4% in that time.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 11 Apr 2026AR$6.7tAR$4.9tAR$34.9b50.6x191.6x1.4x
Mon, 09 Mar 2026AR$6.0tAR$4.8tAR$63.1b48.3x95.4x1.3x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026AR$6.9tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00123.3x-135.8x1.6x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026AR$6.9tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00122.9x-134.5x1.5x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025AR$7.5tAR$4.4t-AR$51,048,298,279.00143.1x-146.1x1.7x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025AR$5.4tAR$4.3tAR$110.8b42.3x49.1x1.3x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025AR$4.8tAR$4.3tAR$110.8b44.2x43.7x1.1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025AR$5.3tAR$4.2tAR$80.8b31.1x65.5x1.3x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025AR$5.7tAR$4.0t-AR$66,310,441,264.0013.1x-85.6x1.4x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025AR$5.3tAR$4.0t-AR$66,310,441,264.0013.5x-80.1x1.3x
Fri, 16 May 2025AR$5.5tAR$4.1tAR$72.5b12.7x76.3x1.4x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025AR$6.5tAR$4.0tAR$252.8b15.1x25.8x1.6x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025AR$6.6tAR$3.8tAR$264.1b22.6x24.9x1.7x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025AR$7.3tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b103.2x55.7x2.1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025AR$7.7tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b108.8x58.2x2.2x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024AR$8.1tAR$3.5tAR$131.6b100.5x61.7x2.3x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024AR$6.8tAR$3.3tAR$157.1b48.4x43.1x2.1x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024AR$7.3tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b83.8x49.8x3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024AR$7.4tAR$2.4tAR$147.0b82.1x50.1x3x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024AR$8.6tAR$2.0tAR$365.0b25.3x23.7x4.4x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024AR$7.3tAR$2.3tAR$396.0b19.5x18.4x3.1x
Sat, 18 May 2024AR$7.5tAR$2.0tAR$299.4b17.7x25.2x3.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024AR$4.6tAR$1.2tAR$76.7b37.4x60x3.8x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024AR$5.8tAR$1.6tAR$108.1b51.9x53.8x3.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024AR$7.9tAR$1.2tAR$193.6b34.4x40.6x6.7x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024AR$8.4tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b25.5x43.3x7.2x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023AR$7.6tAR$1.2tAR$194.0b22.1x39.3x6.5x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023AR$5.9tAR$1.2tAR$209.9b14.1x28.1x5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023AR$5.1tAR$1.2tAR$219.1b17.2x23.1x4.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023AR$5.0tAR$1.0tAR$161.0b18x30.8x4.8x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023AR$3.7tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b17.6x27.2x4.1x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023AR$3.1tAR$885.0bAR$134.6b15.6x23.2x3.5x
Sun, 21 May 2023AR$3.1tAR$881.4bAR$140.8b18.2x22.2x3.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023AR$2.2tAR$820.7bAR$119.5b15.5x18.2x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.2x


Total Market Cap: AR$2.2tTotal Earnings: AR$119.5bTotal Revenue: AR$820.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.5x202420252026
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 185x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x 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 34% 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 Market-1.17%
Materials2.37%
Basic Materials8.55%
Paper and Forestry Products8.22%
Metals and Mining1.71%
Packaging0.61%
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 16.3x.
    • 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
TXAR Ternium ArgentinaAR$715.002.8%
+AR$88.1b		-6.8%PE38.7x
HARG Holcim (Argentina)AR$1.84k8.6%
+AR$53.0b		10.8%PS1.3x
ALUA Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.CAR$997.000.5%
+AR$12.6b		21.7%PE2884.1x
FIPL FiplastoAR$197.508.2%
+AR$2.7b		-18.3%PS1.1x
RIGO RigolleauAR$497.000.6%
+AR$435.2m		-36.3%PE50.6x

Latest News

HARG
AR$1,840.00
Holcim (Argentina)
7D
8.6%
1Y
10.8%
TXAR
AR$715.00
Ternium Argentina
7D
2.8%
1Y
-6.8%
FIPL
AR$197.50
Fiplasto
7D
8.2%
1Y
-18.3%
ALUA
AR$997.00
Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoI.C
7D
0.5%
1Y
21.7%
RIGO
AR$497.00
Rigolleau
7D
0.6%
1Y
-36.3%
CELU
AR$2.92
Celulosa Argentina
7D
-2.5%
1Y
42.4%