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Israeli (TA) Market Analysis & Valuation
UpdatedJan 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies480
- 7D1.8%
- 3M19.7%
- 1Y51.2%
- YTD6.7%
The market has climbed 1.8% in the last 7 days, lead by the Financials sector with a gain of 2.7%. In the last year, the market has climbed 51%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% per annum.
Market Valuation and Performance
Has the Israeli Market valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 18 Jan 2026 | ₪1.6t | ₪805.0b | ₪87.3b | 16.8x | 18.6x | 2x |
| Tue, 16 Dec 2025 | ₪1.4t | ₪811.1b | ₪87.7b | 15.4x | 16.5x | 1.8x |
| Thu, 13 Nov 2025 | ₪1.4t | ₪799.8b | ₪85.0b | 16.3x | 16.8x | 1.8x |
| Sat, 11 Oct 2025 | ₪1.4t | ₪803.5b | ₪85.1b | 15.8x | 16.3x | 1.7x |
| Mon, 08 Sep 2025 | ₪1.3t | ₪798.6b | ₪84.8b | 15.3x | 15.5x | 1.6x |
| Wed, 06 Aug 2025 | ₪1.3t | ₪792.3b | ₪81.6b | 15.5x | 15.3x | 1.6x |
| Fri, 04 Jul 2025 | ₪1.3t | ₪785.6b | ₪80.9b | 16.3x | 16.1x | 1.7x |
| Sun, 01 Jun 2025 | ₪1.1t | ₪786.1b | ₪81.2b | 14.3x | 13.9x | 1.4x |
| Tue, 29 Apr 2025 | ₪1.1t | ₪789.9b | ₪79.9b | 13.8x | 13.2x | 1.3x |
| Thu, 27 Mar 2025 | ₪1.0t | ₪772.0b | ₪77.6b | 13.4x | 13.1x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 22 Feb 2025 | ₪1.1t | ₪774.2b | ₪70.6b | 14.9x | 15.1x | 1.4x |
| Mon, 20 Jan 2025 | ₪1.1t | ₪772.2b | ₪69.8b | 14.9x | 15.1x | 1.4x |
| Wed, 18 Dec 2024 | ₪982.2b | ₪770.2b | ₪69.1b | 13.8x | 14.2x | 1.3x |
| Fri, 15 Nov 2024 | ₪920.5b | ₪747.4b | ₪65.2b | 13x | 14.1x | 1.2x |
| Sun, 13 Oct 2024 | ₪818.1b | ₪749.0b | ₪64.0b | 11.7x | 12.8x | 1.1x |
| Tue, 10 Sep 2024 | ₪818.9b | ₪776.4b | ₪65.0b | 11.3x | 12.6x | 1.1x |
| Thu, 08 Aug 2024 | ₪791.4b | ₪773.9b | ₪60.9b | 11.7x | 13x | 1x |
| Sat, 06 Jul 2024 | ₪780.4b | ₪767.8b | ₪60.6b | 11.7x | 12.9x | 1x |
| Mon, 03 Jun 2024 | ₪800.3b | ₪755.7b | ₪59.8b | 12x | 13.4x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 01 May 2024 | ₪823.2b | ₪753.0b | ₪59.0b | 12.2x | 14x | 1.1x |
| Fri, 29 Mar 2024 | ₪855.2b | ₪748.9b | ₪58.1b | 12.6x | 14.7x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 25 Feb 2024 | ₪824.8b | ₪746.0b | ₪55.6b | 11.9x | 14.8x | 1.1x |
| Tue, 23 Jan 2024 | ₪793.6b | ₪757.2b | ₪56.0b | 11.4x | 14.2x | 1x |
| Thu, 21 Dec 2023 | ₪812.3b | ₪751.4b | ₪56.3b | 11.1x | 14.4x | 1.1x |
| Sat, 18 Nov 2023 | ₪739.1b | ₪746.1b | ₪62.2b | 10.3x | 11.9x | 1x |
| Mon, 16 Oct 2023 | ₪719.2b | ₪757.2b | ₪64.8b | 10.3x | 11.1x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 13 Sep 2023 | ₪793.3b | ₪745.6b | ₪64.7b | 11.4x | 12.3x | 1.1x |
| Fri, 11 Aug 2023 | ₪821.6b | ₪684.4b | ₪70.0b | 10.9x | 11.7x | 1.2x |
| Sun, 09 Jul 2023 | ₪782.5b | ₪686.0b | ₪71.4b | 10.5x | 11x | 1.1x |
| Tue, 06 Jun 2023 | ₪766.0b | ₪684.3b | ₪74.3b | 10.4x | 10.3x | 1.1x |
| Thu, 04 May 2023 | ₪772.8b | ₪664.4b | ₪84.4b | 9.5x | 9.2x | 1.2x |
| Sat, 01 Apr 2023 | ₪741.8b | ₪659.0b | ₪84.7b | 9.2x | 8.8x | 1.1x |
| Mon, 27 Feb 2023 | ₪734.0b | ₪669.9b | ₪97.1b | 8.5x | 7.6x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 25 Jan 2023 | ₪816.4b | ₪652.9b | ₪95.4b | 9.3x | 8.6x | 1.3x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
8.6x
Current Market PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Israeli market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
- The market is trading at a PE ratio of 18.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for Israeli listed companies have declined 2.9% per year over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% per year.
- This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.
Sector Trends
Which sectors have driven the changes within the Israeli Market?
| IL Market | 1.82% | |
| Industrials | 3.22% | |
| Financials | 2.67% | |
| Materials | 2.13% | |
| Real Estate | 1.49% | |
| Tech | 1.26% | |
| Consumer Staples | 1.17% | |
| Healthcare | 0.66% | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.58% | |
| Energy | -0.43% | |
| Utilities | -0.45% | |
| Telecom | -0.55% | |
Sector PE
- Investors favour the Utilities sector the most for future growth which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 152.7% per year.
- The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.1x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 17% per year.
- In contrast, the Financials industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | Sector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESLT Elbit Systems | ₪2.25k | 7.2% +₪7.0b | 111.1% | PE72.8x | Industrials | |
| LUMI Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M | ₪77.77 | 3.8% +₪4.2b | 70.7% | PB1.7x | Financials | |
| POLI Bank Hapoalim B.M | ₪79.50 | 3.6% +₪3.7b | 69.1% | PB1.6x | Financials | |
| AZRG Azrieli Group | ₪431.70 | 6.7% +₪3.3b | 38.6% | PE31.8x | Real Estate | |
| MZTF Mizrahi Tefahot Bank | ₪248.50 | 3.2% +₪2.0b | 46.3% | PB1.9x | Financials |
