Header cover image

Italian (Borsa Italiana) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D6.0%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y18.1%
  • YTD-0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 2.8%, driven by gains from Buzzi of 11%. This means that the industry has gained 20% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 4.4% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 15 Apr 2026€19.0b€13.5b€1.4b11x13.1x1.4x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026€17.0b€13.1b€1.4b10.9x12x1.3x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026€18.7b€13.1b€1.4b13.8x13.7x1.4x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026€19.2b€13.1b€1.4b13.7x14x1.5x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025€18.8b€13.2b€1.4b10.5x13.7x1.4x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025€19.0b€13.2b€1.4b10.7x13.7x1.4x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025€17.8b€13.0b€1.4b10.3x12.7x1.4x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025€17.2b€12.7b€1.4b9.3x12.3x1.3x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025€16.9b€12.6b€1.4b11.5x11.9x1.3x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025€16.9b€12.6b€1.4b10.8x11.9x1.3x
Tue, 20 May 2025€17.3b€12.6b€1.4b11.4x12.4x1.4x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025€15.7b€12.4b€1.4b10.9x11.1x1.3x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025€17.7b€12.3b€1.4b13x12.4x1.4x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025€15.8b€12.2b€1.4b14.3x11.3x1.3x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025€14.0b€12.2b€1.4b14.5x10x1.1x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024€14.5b€12.2b€1.4b14.1x10.4x1.2x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024€13.8b€12.3b€1.5b12.5x9.5x1.1x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024€13.9b€12.3b€1.5b13.1x9.5x1.1x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024€13.6b€12.5b€1.5b12.7x9.1x1.1x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024€13.8b€12.5b€1.5b11.6x9.1x1.1x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024€13.8b€12.5b€1.5b12.3x9.1x1.1x
Wed, 22 May 2024€14.3b€12.5b€1.5b12.2x9.4x1.1x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024€13.6b€12.9b€1.6b8.7x8.3x1.1x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024€13.1b€12.9b€1.5b8.4x8.7x1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024€12.2b€13.0b€1.5b8.2x7.9x0.9x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024€12.1b€13.0b€1.5b8.9x7.8x0.9x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023€11.3b€13.0b€1.5b8.7x7.3x0.9x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023€11.1b€13.0b€1.5b7.8x7.5x0.9x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023€11.1b€13.0b€1.5b9.1x7.5x0.9x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023€11.4b€12.0b€1.5b8.4x7.8x1x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023€11.3b€11.6b€1.1b10.6x10.5x1x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023€10.3b€11.6b€1.1b10.4x9.6x0.9x
Thu, 25 May 2023€10.2b€11.6b€1.1b10.5x9.5x0.9x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023€10.5b€11.5b€1.0b11.3x10.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.2x


Total Market Cap: €10.5bTotal Earnings: €1.0bTotal Revenue: €11.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.5x202420252026
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 13.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x 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 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% 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 Market5.12%
Materials5.97%
Paper and Forestry Products10.09%
Basic Materials9.65%
Packaging2.97%
Chemicals-0.94%
Metals and Mining-2.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 10.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline 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
BZU Buzzi€48.5111.4%
+€901.5m
4.8%PE9.5x
CEM Cementir Holding€16.426.1%
+€147.7m
19.5%PE12.4x
CALT Caltagirone€9.034.8%
+€49.2m
32.0%PE7.3x
ZV Zignago Vetro€7.122.9%
+€17.7m
-15.4%PE23x
NDT Neodecortech€3.8210.1%
+€4.8m
40.4%PE7.2x

Latest News