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Argentinian (MERVAL) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M1.5%
  • 1Y24.7%
  • YTD-25.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has risen 3.7%, driven by gains from Pampa Energía of 5.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 29%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 1.6% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 11 Jul 2025AR$13.8tAR$9.2tAR$1.6t7.9x8.9x1.5x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025AR$14.1tAR$8.9tAR$1.5t8.6x9.2x1.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025AR$12.6tAR$8.4tAR$1.6t11.8x7.9x1.5x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025AR$14.8tAR$7.9tAR$1.4t13.1x10.3x1.9x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025AR$14.3tAR$5.9tAR$1.3t14x11.1x2.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025AR$15.7tAR$5.4tAR$1.2t16.1x12.9x2.9x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024AR$16.8tAR$5.4tAR$1.2t19.7x13.8x3.1x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024AR$13.7tAR$5.5tAR$1.2t14.6x11.3x2.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024AR$10.7tAR$4.4tAR$941.3b22.8x11.3x2.4x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024AR$10.7tAR$4.4tAR$941.3b22.9x11.4x2.4x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024AR$9.4tAR$4.4tAR$994.5b16.7x9.4x2.1x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024AR$10.0tAR$3.6tAR$832.3b11.6x12x2.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024AR$8.6tAR$3.7tAR$813.1b10.1x10.5x2.3x
Wed, 08 May 2024AR$8.6tAR$2.5tAR$290.0b32.2x29.5x3.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AR$7.8tAR$2.4tAR$330.9b25.6x23.5x3.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AR$7.1tAR$1.5tAR$342.0b11.6x20.8x4.6x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AR$9.3tAR$1.5tAR$342.0b16.6x27.1x6x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AR$6.6tAR$1.5tAR$341.7b11.2x19.3x4.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AR$5.7tAR$1.5tAR$362.3b26.3x15.8x3.8x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AR$5.1tAR$1.2tAR$206.9b57.3x24.6x4.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AR$3.7tAR$1.2tAR$211.2b33.4x17.6x3.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023AR$3.8tAR$1.3tAR$224.3b35x16.9x3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023AR$2.9tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b28.4x23.9x2.8x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023AR$2.5tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b27x20.6x2.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023AR$2.1tAR$1.0tAR$126.3b22.6x16.5x2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023AR$1.7tAR$969.7bAR$118.0b17.8x14.2x1.7x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023AR$1.6tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b20.9x19.9x2.7x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023AR$1.7tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b21.6x21x2.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022AR$1.4tAR$595.6bAR$79.1b19x17.7x2.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022AR$1.1tAR$607.1bAR$80.0b12.2x14.3x1.9x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022AR$895.1bAR$560.9bAR$60.6b8.6x14.8x1.6x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022AR$1.1tAR$614.9bAR$63.3b11.3x17x1.7x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022AR$984.7bAR$605.5bAR$43.7b13.1x22.5x1.6x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022AR$764.0bAR$558.8bAR$22.8b12.5x33.6x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.6x


Total Market Cap: AR$764.0bTotal Earnings: AR$22.8bTotal Revenue: AR$558.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Argentinean Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 8.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 306% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 156% 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 Utilities sector?

AR Market0.10%
Utilities0.13%
Gas Utilities0.79%
Renewable Energy0.021%
Electric Utilities-0.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy 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.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gas Utilities industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 1.6% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Electric Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
EDN Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad AnónimaAR$1.65k1.2%
+AR$17.5b		34.7%PE7.4x
CEPU Central PuertoAR$1.46k0.7%
+AR$15.0b		9.8%PE22.9x
ECOG Ecogas InversionesAR$26.03k2.1%
+AR$12.0b		n/aPE25.4x
METR MetroGASAR$1.98k0.8%
+AR$8.5b		67.4%PE7.6x
PAMP Pampa EnergíaAR$3.61k0.1%
+AR$6.8b		36.0%PE8.1x

Latest News

METR
AR$1,975.00
MetroGAS
7D
0.8%
1Y
67.4%
CGPA2
AR$2,190.00
Camuzzi Gas Pampeana
7D
0.9%
1Y
-2.9%
PAMP
AR$3,605.00
Pampa Energía
7D
0.1%
1Y
36.0%
EDN
AR$1,650.00
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima
7D
1.2%
1Y
34.7%
DGCU2
AR$1,430.00
Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-6.8%
DGCE
AR$1,710.00
Distribuidora de Gas del Centro
7D
0.3%
1Y
n/a
TRAN
AR$2,125.00
Compañía de Transporte de Energía Eléctrica en Alta Tensión Transener
7D
-3.6%
1Y
10.4%
CEPU
AR$1,455.00
Central Puerto
7D
0.7%
1Y
9.8%
GBAN
AR$1,750.00
Naturgy BAN
7D
0.6%
1Y
22.8%
ECOG
AR$26,025.00
Ecogas Inversiones
7D
2.1%
1Y
n/a
CECO2
AR$375.00
Central Costanera
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-5.9%