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Spanish (IBEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M11.5%
  • 1Y11.5%
  • YTD11.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 1.1%, driven by gains from Acerinox of 5.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 12%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Jul 2025€12.0b€12.7b€943.9m11.4x12.8x1x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025€11.6b€12.7b€943.9m11.2x12.3x0.9x
Thu, 08 May 2025€11.2b€12.5b€1.0b11x10.7x0.9x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025€10.6b€12.4b€1.0b9.7x10.2x0.9x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025€11.6b€12.0b€1.1b9.9x10.5x1x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025€11.0b€12.9b€949.1m10.6x11.6x0.9x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024€10.6b€12.1b€721.2m12.1x14.8x0.9x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024€10.6b€12.1b€721.2m12.1x14.7x0.9x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024€9.1b€12.4b€717.7m12.1x12.6x0.7x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024€9.1b€12.0b€674.4m14.1x13.5x0.8x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024€8.9b€12.0b€681.0m13.6x13.1x0.7x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024€9.2b€12.4b€734.9m12.3x12.6x0.7x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024€9.7b€12.4b€734.9m12.1x13.1x0.8x
Fri, 10 May 2024€9.5b€12.5b€702.3m10.4x13.5x0.8x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024€9.1b€12.8b€800.8m10.7x11.3x0.7x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024€8.7b€13.0b€809.4m9.2x10.7x0.7x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024€8.7b€13.2b€902.0m11x9.6x0.7x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023€8.9b€13.2b€902.0m11.7x9.9x0.7x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023€8.2b€13.1b€904.6m11.1x9.1x0.6x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023€7.5b€13.8b€969.9m9x7.8x0.5x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023€7.9b€13.8b€940.7m8.7x8.4x0.6x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023€7.9b€13.9b€940.7m9x8.4x0.6x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023€8.3b€14.7b€1.1b8.7x7.2x0.6x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023€8.6b€14.7b€1.2b8.8x7.5x0.6x
Sat, 13 May 2023€8.6b€15.2b€1.3b10.1x6.8x0.6x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023€8.9b€15.1b€1.2b10.7x7.1x0.6x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023€9.1b€15.1b€1.2b10.1x7.3x0.6x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023€8.8b€14.9b€1.4b10.9x6.3x0.6x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023€7.9b€14.9b€1.4b10.6x5.7x0.5x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022€7.8b€14.8b€1.4b10.9x5.6x0.5x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022€7.7b€14.3b€1.4b11x5.5x0.5x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022€6.7b€14.2b€1.4b9x4.8x0.5x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022€7.5b€14.2b€1.4b9.7x5.4x0.5x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022€7.3b€12.7b€946.7m9.7x7.7x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.7x


Total Market Cap: €7.3bTotal Earnings: €946.7mTotal Revenue: €12.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Spanish Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.7x202320242025
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 12.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Materials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

ES Market-0.013%
Materials1.14%
Metals and Mining2.83%
Basic Materials2.25%
Paper and Forestry Products0.76%
Chemicals-0.65%
Packaging-1.43%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 21.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 89% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.3% 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€11.115.2%
+€137.1m
11.1%PE15.2x
IMC Inmocemento€3.655.2%
+€81.8m
n/aPE10.9x
ENC ENCE Energía y Celulosa€2.911.3%
+€9.2m
-13.3%PE23.1x
MCM Miquel y Costas & Miquel€14.600.3%
+€1.9m
9.8%PE11.4x
ELZ Asturiana de Laminados€0.127.9%
+€1.1m
-5.3%PS0.2x

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