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Spanish (IBEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M12.3%
  • 1Y11.3%
  • YTD4.3%

The Materials industry is up 3.1% in the last week, with Acerinox up 11%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 11%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 38% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 12 Feb 2026€12.7b€12.6b€875.6m12.7x14.5x1x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026€12.4b€12.6b€882.3m13x14.1x1x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025€11.4b€12.6b€882.3m12.1x12.9x0.9x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025€11.3b€12.8b€851.1m11.7x13.3x0.9x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025€11.6b€12.7b€908.9m12.3x12.7x0.9x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025€11.4b€12.7b€909.6m12.1x12.5x0.9x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025€11.8b€12.8b€822.6m11x14.3x0.9x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025€11.6b€12.7b€943.9m10.9x12.3x0.9x
Sat, 24 May 2025€11.4b€12.7b€947.2m10.9x12x0.9x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025€11.0b€12.5b€1.0b9.8x10.6x0.9x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025€11.7b€12.4b€1.0b9.9x11.3x0.9x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025€11.6b€12.9b€949.1m10.5x12.2x0.9x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025€10.7b€12.0b€723.8m11.7x14.8x0.9x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024€11.1b€12.1b€721.2m12.1x15.3x0.9x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024€9.2b€12.1b€718.2m12.3x12.9x0.8x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024€9.3b€12.4b€717.7m12.3x13x0.8x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024€9.2b€12.0b€681.0m14.1x13.5x0.8x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024€9.1b€12.0b€640.4m12.3x14.2x0.8x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024€9.5b€12.4b€734.9m12.5x13x0.8x
Sun, 26 May 2024€9.8b€12.4b€742.8m11.2x13.2x0.8x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024€9.0b€12.8b€800.8m10.4x11.3x0.7x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024€8.7b€12.8b€800.8m10.4x10.9x0.7x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024€8.7b€13.2b€902.0m10.2x9.7x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024€8.7b€13.2b€902.0m11.3x9.6x0.7x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023€8.5b€13.1b€904.6m11x9.5x0.7x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023€7.9b€13.2b€921.5m6.7x8.6x0.6x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023€7.9b€13.8b€969.9m9.1x8.1x0.6x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023€8.1b€13.9b€940.7m9x8.7x0.6x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023€8.3b€13.9b€940.7m9.1x8.8x0.6x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023€8.1b€14.7b€1.1b8x7.1x0.6x
Mon, 29 May 2023€8.5b€14.7b€1.2b8.9x7.4x0.6x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023€8.7b€15.1b€1.2b10.1x7x0.6x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023€8.7b€15.1b€1.2b10.1x7x0.6x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023€9.0b€14.9b€1.4b12.5x6.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.5x


Total Market Cap: €9.0bTotal Earnings: €1.4bTotal Revenue: €14.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Spanish Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Spanish Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.4% 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 Spanish Materials sector?

ES Market-0.20%
Materials3.32%
Metals and Mining10.07%
Paper and Forestry Products6.26%
Chemicals1.28%
Basic Materials0.52%
Packaging-1.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 61.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 25.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 107% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.0% 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
ACX Acerinox€13.758.6%
+€271.7m
29.1%PE49x
ENC ENCE Energía y Celulosa€2.5912.8%
+€71.3m
-26.5%PS0.8x
IMC Inmocemento€4.091.4%
+€25.0m
21.6%PE6.1x
ECR Ercros€3.471.2%
+€3.7m
6.5%PS0.5x
ELZ Asturiana de Laminados€0.0951.3%
+€153.2k
-28.0%PS0.1x

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