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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M12.9%
  • 1Y36.9%
  • YTD36.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 1.5%, driven by gains from Buzzi of 2.9%. This means that the industry has gained 36% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.1% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Oct 2025€19.0b€13.2b€1.4b10.6x13.6x1.4x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025€17.8b€13.0b€1.4b10.3x12.7x1.4x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025€17.1b€12.7b€1.4b9.3x12.3x1.3x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025€17.2b€12.6b€1.4b11.9x12.1x1.4x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025€16.7b€12.6b€1.4b11x11.7x1.3x
Sun, 18 May 2025€17.2b€12.6b€1.4b11.4x12.4x1.4x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025€15.7b€12.4b€1.4b10.8x11.1x1.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025€17.2b€12.3b€1.4b13.8x12.1x1.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025€15.8b€12.2b€1.4b14.3x11.3x1.3x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025€13.8b€12.2b€1.4b14.3x9.9x1.1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024€14.7b€12.2b€1.4b14.1x10.5x1.2x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024€14.0b€12.3b€1.5b12.7x9.6x1.1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024€13.9b€12.3b€1.5b13.4x9.5x1.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024€13.7b€12.5b€1.5b13x9.1x1.1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024€13.9b€12.5b€1.5b12x9.2x1.1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024€13.8b€12.5b€1.5b12.3x9.1x1.1x
Mon, 20 May 2024€14.5b€12.5b€1.5b12.5x9.5x1.2x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024€13.9b€13.0b€1.6b9.2x8.4x1.1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024€13.1b€12.9b€1.5b8.3x8.7x1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024€12.1b€13.0b€1.5b8x7.8x0.9x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024€12.0b€13.0b€1.5b9x7.7x0.9x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023€11.4b€13.0b€1.5b8.8x7.4x0.9x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023€11.1b€13.0b€1.5b7.8x7.5x0.9x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023€11.0b€12.8b€1.5b9.1x7.4x0.9x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023€11.5b€12.0b€1.5b8.4x7.9x1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023€11.0b€11.7b€1.1b10.6x10.2x0.9x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023€10.3b€11.6b€1.1b10.4x9.6x0.9x
Tue, 23 May 2023€10.5b€11.6b€1.1b10.7x9.8x0.9x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023€10.6b€8.1b€1.0b11.3x10.2x1.3x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023€9.9b€10.0b€924.3m9.2x10.7x1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023€9.7b€9.6b€905.9m9.4x10.7x1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023€8.7b€9.6b€905.9m8.5x9.6x0.9x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022€8.2b€9.6b€905.9m7.8x9x0.9x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022€8.0b€9.4b€882.5m7.6x9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9x


Total Market Cap: €8.0bTotal Earnings: €882.5mTotal Revenue: €9.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Italian Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Italian Materials sector?

IT Market2.50%
Materials2.36%
Basic Materials4.58%
Metals and Mining2.73%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.24%
Chemicals-2.31%
Packaging-3.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 15.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.7% 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
BZU Buzzi€51.856.3%
+€552.1m
41.9%PE10.3x
CEM Cementir Holding€15.900.8%
+€18.7m
63.6%PE13.9x
KME KME Group€0.902.7%
+€5.5m
-0.8%PS0.1x
CALT Caltagirone€9.000.4%
+€4.8m
48.0%PE8.2x
MGS Magis€10.204.6%
+€2.6m
-20.9%PE7.2x

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