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Chilean (IPSA) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M8.0%
  • 1Y18.0%
  • YTD17.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Enaex gained 5.0%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 16% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 36% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 08 Nov 2025CL$10.6tCL$15.9tCL$572.1b13x18.5x0.7x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025CL$10.2tCL$16.1tCL$546.6b12.9x18.7x0.6x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025CL$10.2tCL$16.0tCL$884.1b13.4x11.6x0.6x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025CL$9.4tCL$16.1tCL$659.8b12.2x14.3x0.6x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025CL$9.5tCL$15.6tCL$639.9b12x14.9x0.6x
Tue, 27 May 2025CL$9.7tCL$15.5tCL$624.6b12.7x15.6x0.6x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025CL$9.1tCL$15.6tCL$762.2b11.7x11.9x0.6x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025CL$9.4tCL$15.4tCL$741.1b11.2x12.7x0.6x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025CL$9.5tCL$16.2tCL$521.4b11.2x18.1x0.6x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025CL$9.3tCL$17.1tCL$553.1b11.7x16.8x0.5x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024CL$9.1tCL$16.7tCL$537.9b11.2x16.9x0.5x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024CL$9.0tCL$16.8tCL$538.6b10.9x16.6x0.5x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024CL$9.0tCL$16.2tCL$460.5b11.2x19.6x0.6x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024CL$8.9tCL$16.5tCL$477.3b9x18.6x0.5x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024CL$9.1tCL$14.9tCL$386.0b11.7x23.5x0.6x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024CL$9.6tCL$16.7tCL$559.6b11.1x17.1x0.6x
Wed, 29 May 2024CL$10.2tCL$16.2tCL$548.6b12.3x18.6x0.6x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024CL$9.8tCL$17.4tCL$638.8b10.6x15.3x0.6x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024CL$9.6tCL$18.0tCL$650.1b10.3x14.8x0.5x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024CL$8.9tCL$17.8tCL$503.8b10.4x17.7x0.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024CL$8.7tCL$17.1tCL$708.9b10.3x12.3x0.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023CL$9.0tCL$16.2tCL$671.7b10x13.3x0.6x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023CL$8.9tCL$17.0tCL$939.9b6.7x9.4x0.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023CL$8.5tCL$17.2tCL$970.6b7.7x8.7x0.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023CL$8.5tCL$16.4tCL$918.3b8.1x9.2x0.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023CL$9.1tCL$16.0tCL$1.2t8.5x7.9x0.6x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023CL$8.5tCL$15.2tCL$1.2t9.2x7.1x0.6x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023CL$8.0tCL$15.3tCL$1.2t7.9x6.7x0.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023CL$7.8tCL$14.8tCL$1.3t7.7x5.8x0.5x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023CL$8.0tCL$14.9tCL$1.4t6.4x5.8x0.5x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023CL$8.2tCL$14.7tCL$1.5t6.5x5.5x0.6x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023CL$8.4tCL$14.8tCL$1.4t6.8x5.9x0.6x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022CL$8.1tCL$15.7tCL$1.5t5.7x5.3x0.5x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022CL$8.2tCL$15.2tCL$1.4t6.3x5.9x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.9x


Total Market Cap: CL$8.2tTotal Earnings: CL$1.4tTotal Revenue: CL$15.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chilean Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Chilean Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.56x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Chilean Materials sector?

CL Market1.87%
Materials2.23%
Chemicals6.62%
Paper and Forestry Products1.18%
Basic Materials0.71%
Packaging0%0
Metals and Mining-0.32%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 105.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 151.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 106% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 152% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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
ENAEX EnaexCL$22.00k7.3%
+CL$184.9b		55.0%PE16.6x
CMPC Empresas CMPCCL$1.38k1.3%
+CL$45.0b		-12.2%PE12.6x
MOLYMET Molibdenos y MetalesCL$5.57k1.3%
+CL$9.5b		66.3%PE10.6x
SOQUICOM Soquimich ComercialCL$419.958.1%
+CL$8.6b		44.8%PE13.3x
VOLCAN Compañía Industrial El VolcánCL$3.10k3.3%
+CL$7.4b		24.0%PE12.6x

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7D
-2.2%
1Y
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CL$76.87
Cintac
7D
-2.7%
1Y
17.0%
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CL$1,378.00
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7D
1.3%
1Y
-12.2%

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MASISA
CL$15.56
Masisa
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-7.0%

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CAP
CL$6,328.00
CAP
7D
0.4%
1Y
8.3%

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VOLCAN
CL$3,100.00
Compañía Industrial El Volcán
7D
3.3%
1Y
24.0%
MOLYMET
CL$5,571.40
Molibdenos y Metales
7D
1.3%
1Y
66.3%
SOQUICOM
CL$419.95
Soquimich Comercial
7D
8.1%
1Y
44.8%
ENAEX
CL$22,003.00
Enaex
7D
7.3%
1Y
55.0%

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