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Indian (NIFTY) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies800
  • 7D3.2%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y6.6%
  • YTD3.0%

The Materials industry is up 3.2% in the last week, with Hindustan Zinc up 10%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.6%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Aug 2026₹54.4t₹28.0t₹2.1t20.7x25.6x1.9x
Sun, 05 Jul 2026₹52.0t₹27.3t₹2.0t21x26.4x1.9x
Tue, 02 Jun 2026₹52.9t₹27.2t₹2.0t21.4x27x1.9x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026₹53.8t₹27.1t₹1.9t22.6x29.1x2x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026₹47.1t₹27.0t₹1.8t19x25.9x1.7x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026₹51.7t₹27.0t₹1.8t21.4x28.5x1.9x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026₹51.3t₹26.4t₹1.7t21.4x29.6x1.9x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025₹49.9t₹26.3t₹1.7t22.3x28.8x1.9x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025₹51.2t₹26.3t₹1.7t23.2x29.5x2x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025₹51.1t₹25.5t₹1.6t24.2x31.7x2x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025₹50.9t₹25.4t₹1.6t24.5x31.7x2x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025₹49.6t₹25.1t₹1.6t24.9x31x2x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025₹51.2t₹24.9t₹1.5t27.2x33.5x2.1x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025₹48.6t₹24.8t₹1.5t25.8x31.8x2x
Fri, 02 May 2025₹46.1t₹24.5t₹1.4t23x31.9x1.9x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025₹46.0t₹24.3t₹1.4t22.1x32.1x1.9x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025₹43.6t₹24.3t₹1.4t23.8x30.6x1.8x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025₹45.5t₹24.0t₹1.4t27.4x33x1.9x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024₹47.7t₹24.0t₹1.4t30.7x34.6x2x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024₹46.8t₹24.0t₹1.4t29.3x33.9x1.9x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024₹51.5t₹24.0t₹1.3t31x39.5x2.1x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024₹51.3t₹24.0t₹1.3t30.8x39.4x2.1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024₹49.6t₹23.9t₹1.3t30.5x38.4x2.1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024₹51.3t₹23.8t₹1.3t30.5x39.1x2.2x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024₹46.3t₹23.8t₹1.3t26.3x35.4x1.9x
Sat, 04 May 2024₹46.2t₹23.9t₹1.4t27.6x33.6x1.9x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024₹41.5t₹24.0t₹1.4t24.1x30x1.7x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024₹42.1t₹24.0t₹1.4t26.6x30.4x1.8x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024₹42.1t₹24.4t₹1.4t26.9x29.7x1.7x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023₹41.8t₹24.4t₹1.4t24.9x30.6x1.7x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023₹38.7t₹24.3t₹1.4t24.3x28.4x1.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023₹38.6t₹24.4t₹1.4t24.4x27.6x1.6x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023₹38.9t₹24.4t₹1.4t23.6x27.8x1.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023₹36.7t₹24.4t₹1.4t21.9x26x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26x


Total Market Cap: ₹36.7tTotal Earnings: ₹1.4tTotal Revenue: ₹24.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Indian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Indian 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 25.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

IN Market1.87%
Materials3.17%
Metals and Mining4.36%
Chemicals2.71%
Basic Materials1.69%
Paper and Forestry Products0.97%
Packaging0.49%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 25.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 42% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.7% 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
500188 Hindustan Zinc₹601.0011.4%
+₹260.5b		42.9%PE14.9x
500440 Hindalco Industries₹1.05k8.2%
+₹176.8b		56.7%PE17.5x
GRASIM Grasim Industries₹3.32k7.2%
+₹150.7b		23.5%PE45.4x
VAML Vedanta Aluminium Metal₹470.053.5%
+₹62.0b		n/aPE47.8x
ULTRACEMCO UltraTech Cement₹12.11k1.7%
+₹59.4b		-0.4%PE41.7x

Latest News

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