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Argentinian (MERVAL) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M11.2%
  • 1Y27.5%
  • YTD-26.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has risen 3.6%, driven by gains from Pampa Energía of 6.0%. This means that the industry has gained 27% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 1.7% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 08 Jul 2025AR$13.4tAR$9.2tAR$1.6t7.7x8.6x1.5x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025AR$14.7tAR$8.9tAR$1.5t8.9x9.6x1.6x
Sat, 03 May 2025AR$12.6tAR$8.4tAR$1.6t12.2x7.9x1.5x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025AR$15.0tAR$7.9tAR$1.4t13.3x10.4x1.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025AR$15.7tAR$5.9tAR$1.3t14.7x12.2x2.7x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025AR$16.2tAR$5.4tAR$1.2t16.2x13.4x3x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024AR$15.9tAR$5.4tAR$1.2t18x13.1x2.9x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024AR$13.0tAR$5.0tAR$970.6b13.9x13.4x2.6x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024AR$10.3tAR$4.4tAR$941.3b22.4x10.9x2.3x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024AR$10.6tAR$4.4tAR$941.3b23.3x11.2x2.4x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024AR$9.3tAR$3.8tAR$808.3b30.5x11.5x2.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024AR$9.6tAR$3.6tAR$832.3b11.1x11.6x2.6x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024AR$8.7tAR$3.7tAR$813.1b9.9x10.7x2.4x
Sun, 05 May 2024AR$8.4tAR$2.5tAR$290.0b31.1x28.9x3.3x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024AR$7.6tAR$2.4tAR$330.9b24.1x23x3.2x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024AR$7.0tAR$1.5tAR$342.0b10.6x20.3x4.5x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024AR$9.5tAR$1.5tAR$342.0b16.4x27.8x6.2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023AR$7.0tAR$1.5tAR$341.7b13x20.6x4.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023AR$4.0tAR$1.5tAR$362.3b22.4x11.2x2.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023AR$4.8tAR$1.2tAR$206.9b52.7x23x4.1x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023AR$3.7tAR$1.2tAR$211.2b32.6x17.3x3x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023AR$3.3tAR$1.3tAR$224.3b29.4x14.8x2.6x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023AR$2.8tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b28.7x23.2x2.7x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023AR$2.5tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b27.5x20.7x2.4x
Mon, 08 May 2023AR$2.0tAR$1.0tAR$125.3b21.6x16.1x2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023AR$1.7tAR$968.8bAR$117.8b17.3x14x1.7x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023AR$1.6tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b20.9x19.9x2.7x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023AR$1.7tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b22.3x21.4x2.9x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022AR$1.4tAR$595.6bAR$79.1b18.6x17.4x2.3x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022AR$1.1tAR$607.1bAR$80.0b10.4x13.6x1.8x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022AR$895.1bAR$560.9bAR$60.6b8.6x14.8x1.6x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022AR$1.1tAR$614.9bAR$63.3b11.2x17.2x1.8x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022AR$917.9bAR$604.4bAR$43.5b12.2x21.1x1.5x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022AR$737.4bAR$546.1bAR$22.5b11.3x32.8x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.8x


Total Market Cap: AR$737.4bTotal Earnings: AR$22.5bTotal Revenue: AR$546.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.9x202320242025
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 8.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.9x.
  • 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 311% 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 Market2.75%
Utilities3.55%
Electric Utilities4.24%
Gas Utilities2.93%
Renewable Energy2.41%
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 1.7% 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
PAMP Pampa EnergíaAR$3.55k6.0%
+AR$271.9b
37.8%PE8x
CGPA2 Camuzzi Gas PampeanaAR$2.18k8.2%
+AR$55.0b
-8.2%PE3.8x
CEPU Central PuertoAR$1.44k2.1%
+AR$45.1b
14.2%PE22.7x
GBAN Naturgy BANAR$1.73k4.2%
+AR$22.8b
29.7%PE5.1x
TRAN Compañía de Transporte de Energía Eléctrica en Alta Tensión TransenerAR$2.11k2.2%
+AR$20.0b
11.8%PE11.1x

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