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Colombian (COLCAP) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M-11.4%
  • 1Y15.5%
  • YTD-4.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Grupo Argos of 1.4%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 16%. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 17% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Sep 2025Col$29.9tCol$23.6tCol$1.8t9.2x16.8x1.3x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025Col$30.1tCol$24.7tCol$1.9t12.9x15.5x1.2x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025Col$33.7tCol$22.2tCol$1.2t15.7x27.9x1.5x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025Col$31.7tCol$22.2tCol$1.2t14.7x26.2x1.4x
Fri, 09 May 2025Col$33.7tCol$24.6t-Col$532,899,161,000.005.2x-63.3x1.4x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025Col$32.9tCol$26.1t-Col$440,672,331,000.0013x-74.7x1.3x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025Col$32.0tCol$40.7tCol$567.5b15.6x56.4x0.8x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025Col$31.5tCol$40.6tCol$574.7b13.7x54.8x0.8x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024Col$32.5tCol$40.7tCol$590.5b12.5x55.1x0.8x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024Col$30.0tCol$40.7tCol$592.6b12.8x50.7x0.7x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024Col$27.7tCol$40.3t-Col$61,974,404,800.0013.1x-446.4x0.7x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024Col$26.7tCol$40.2t-Col$69,210,488,800.0012.8x-385.6x0.7x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024Col$25.9tCol$39.9t-Col$62,936,483,600.0012.8x-411.5x0.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024Col$25.6tCol$40.7tCol$4.9t6.7x5.2x0.6x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024Col$24.6tCol$40.7tCol$4.9t6.9x5x0.6x
Sat, 11 May 2024Col$24.9tCol$40.0tCol$1.5t10.9x16.1x0.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024Col$25.0tCol$39.9tCol$1.5t11.4x16.3x0.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024Col$22.1tCol$40.1tCol$1.6t8x14.2x0.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024Col$23.5tCol$48.7tCol$1.5t8x15.5x0.5x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023Col$21.9tCol$48.6tCol$1.5t8x14.4x0.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023Col$18.8tCol$48.8tCol$1.6t7.9x12.1x0.4x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023Col$18.0tCol$49.2tCol$1.4t8.7x12.9x0.4x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023Col$16.5tCol$49.1tCol$1.4t8.7x11.9x0.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023Col$16.3tCol$48.8tCol$1.3t6x12.2x0.3x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023Col$16.8tCol$48.3tCol$1.3t6.4x13.3x0.3x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023Col$16.4tCol$48.2tCol$1.3t6.6x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 14 May 2023Col$15.9tCol$46.3tCol$1.0t7.1x15.4x0.3x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023Col$16.1tCol$46.4tCol$1.0t7.4x15.9x0.3x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023Col$16.1tCol$46.1tCol$1.0t7.3x15.4x0.3x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023Col$16.4tCol$44.0tCol$1.6t6.6x10.5x0.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023Col$17.7tCol$44.1tCol$1.6t5.2x10.9x0.4x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022Col$17.9tCol$44.1tCol$1.6t5.8x11.1x0.4x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022Col$16.7tCol$42.4tCol$1.6t4x10.3x0.4x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022Col$16.5tCol$41.5tCol$1.6t5.2x10.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.4x


Total Market Cap: Col$16.5tTotal Earnings: Col$1.6tTotal Revenue: Col$41.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Colombian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -28.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Colombian Materials 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 16.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -28.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 3.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 17% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

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

CO Market0.31%
Materials-2.11%
Chemicals2.09%
Packaging0%0
Basic Materials-1.99%
Metals and Mining-3.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 4.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 16.7%, which is less than its past year's earnings decline of 36.9%.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Basic Materials industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 17% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • This is an improvement from its past earnings decline of 37% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings decline 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
GRUPOARGOS Grupo ArgosCol$17.00k1.0%
+Col$134.1b
-6.9%PE14.7x
ENKA Enka de ColombiaCol$21.003.4%
+Col$8.2b
40.0%PE170.3x

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