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Australian (ASX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies713
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M11.1%
  • 1Y-5.5%
  • YTD0.8%

The Materials industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with BHP Group up 4.6%. During this same period, the Northern Star Resources underperformed, falling 9.8%. However, the industry is down 5.5% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 09 Jul 2025AU$492.3bAU$237.6bAU$22.0b14.3x22.4x2.1x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025AU$493.7bAU$237.2bAU$21.8b13.3x22.6x2.1x
Sun, 04 May 2025AU$469.0bAU$238.4bAU$22.5b12.5x20.9x2x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025AU$463.4bAU$242.8bAU$23.2b12.6x20x1.9x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025AU$486.0bAU$239.8bAU$22.5b13.4x21.6x2x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025AU$495.3bAU$244.2bAU$21.9b13.5x22.6x2x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024AU$479.4bAU$245.7bAU$22.1b13.4x21.6x2x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024AU$499.2bAU$240.0bAU$21.3b13.3x23.4x2.1x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024AU$530.8bAU$235.7bAU$21.3b15.8x24.9x2.3x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024AU$480.8bAU$236.0bAU$21.1b17x22.8x2x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024AU$479.7bAU$241.2bAU$22.2b13.7x21.6x2x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024AU$513.9bAU$238.0bAU$21.5b15.5x23.9x2.2x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024AU$556.8bAU$249.0bAU$22.4b16.2x24.8x2.2x
Mon, 06 May 2024AU$552.0bAU$251.0bAU$23.3b15.4x23.7x2.2x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024AU$564.9bAU$255.2bAU$23.5b15.5x24x2.2x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024AU$550.4bAU$253.7bAU$24.5b14.7x22.5x2.2x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024AU$613.2bAU$263.3bAU$35.0b14.6x17.5x2.3x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023AU$640.2bAU$258.8bAU$34.1b13.5x18.8x2.5x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023AU$602.2bAU$263.8bAU$35.1b12.8x17.1x2.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023AU$567.9bAU$271.4bAU$37.2b11.8x15.3x2.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023AU$592.1bAU$268.5bAU$37.1b12.3x15.9x2.2x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023AU$588.3bAU$279.4bAU$52.6b11.5x11.2x2.1x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023AU$606.5bAU$270.2bAU$50.5b11.1x12x2.2x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023AU$591.4bAU$273.0bAU$51.3b11.9x11.5x2.2x
Tue, 09 May 2023AU$599.6bAU$270.6bAU$51.0b10.6x11.7x2.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023AU$596.9bAU$271.6bAU$51.3b10.2x11.6x2.2x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023AU$614.8bAU$267.0bAU$51.2b11.3x12x2.3x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023AU$635.9bAU$259.7bAU$53.5b12.6x11.9x2.4x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022AU$579.1bAU$268.6bAU$56.2b11.4x10.3x2.2x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022AU$580.1bAU$268.7bAU$56.2b11.6x10.3x2.2x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022AU$512.0bAU$275.5bAU$58.3b10.1x8.8x1.9x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022AU$519.3bAU$265.3bAU$56.1b9.5x9.3x2x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022AU$548.5bAU$256.1bAU$49.1b11.9x11.2x2.1x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022AU$467.9bAU$258.1bAU$50.1b10.2x9.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$467.9bTotal Earnings: AU$50.1bTotal Revenue: AU$258.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 24% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 2.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Materials sector?

AU Market0.59%
Materials2.69%
Packaging4.44%
Paper and Forestry Products3.75%
Basic Materials3.58%
Metals and Mining2.66%
Chemicals1.82%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 89.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 103% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 16% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BHP BHP GroupAU$38.244.6%
+AU$8.5b
-12.6%PE11.1x
FMG FortescueAU$16.235.5%
+AU$2.6b
-25.8%PE8.4x
JHX James Hardie IndustriesAU$42.825.0%
+AU$882.7m
-8.3%PE28.4x
BSL BlueScope SteelAU$24.537.3%
+AU$728.0m
21.6%PE19.9x
MIN Mineral ResourcesAU$24.2111.3%
+AU$480.7m
-57.0%PS0.9x

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