Italian (Borsa Italiana) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 02, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies15

7D0.8%
3M-1.7%
1Y16.5%
YTD-2.6%

The Materials industry has been flat over the last week, but Buzzi has lost 6.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 4.9% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Wed, 04 Mar 2026	€18.6b	€13.1b	€1.4b	13.6x	13.6x	1.4x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026	€18.4b	€13.1b	€1.4b	13.7x	13.5x	1.4x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025	€40.4b	€13.2b	€1.4b	12x	29.3x	3.1x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025	€18.5b	€13.2b	€1.4b	9.8x	13.5x	1.4x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025	€18.5b	€13.2b	€1.4b	10.4x	13.3x	1.4x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025	€18.1b	€12.8b	€1.4b	10.5x	13x	1.4x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025	€16.8b	€12.7b	€1.4b	9.3x	12.1x	1.3x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025	€18.1b	€12.6b	€1.4b	12.1x	12.7x	1.4x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025	€17.0b	€12.6b	€1.4b	10.8x	11.9x	1.3x
Sun, 11 May 2025	€17.0b	€12.6b	€1.4b	11.3x	12.2x	1.3x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025	€14.5b	€12.4b	€1.4b	10.7x	10.2x	1.2x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025	€16.8b	€12.2b	€1.5b	14x	11.2x	1.4x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025	€15.1b	€12.2b	€1.4b	14.4x	10.8x	1.2x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024	€13.9b	€12.2b	€1.4b	14.2x	10x	1.1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024	€14.9b	€12.2b	€1.4b	14.5x	10.7x	1.2x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024	€13.6b	€12.3b	€1.5b	13.5x	9.4x	1.1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024	€13.6b	€12.6b	€1.5b	12.7x	9x	1.1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024	€13.4b	€12.5b	€1.5b	13.5x	9x	1.1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024	€14.2b	€12.5b	€1.5b	12.2x	9.3x	1.1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024	€13.9b	€12.5b	€1.5b	12.2x	9.1x	1.1x
Mon, 13 May 2024	€14.5b	€12.5b	€1.5b	12.5x	9.5x	1.2x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024	€13.7b	€13.0b	€1.6b	9.2x	8.3x	1.1x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024	€12.7b	€12.9b	€1.6b	8.1x	8x	1x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024	€12.3b	€13.0b	€1.5b	8.3x	8x	0.9x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024	€11.8b	€13.0b	€1.5b	9x	7.7x	0.9x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023	€11.3b	€13.0b	€1.5b	7.6x	7.3x	0.9x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023	€10.6b	€13.0b	€1.5b	7.7x	7.1x	0.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023	€10.6b	€12.8b	€1.5b	9.6x	7.1x	0.8x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023	€11.5b	€12.0b	€1.5b	8.2x	7.8x	1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023	€10.8b	€11.6b	€1.1b	10.6x	10.1x	0.9x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023	€10.4b	€11.6b	€1.1b	10.4x	9.7x	0.9x
Tue, 16 May 2023	€10.5b	€11.6b	€1.1b	10.8x	9.7x	0.9x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023	€10.6b	€11.5b	€1.0b	11.2x	10.2x	0.9x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023	€10.2b	€9.7b	€987.2m	9.5x	10.3x	1x

Price to Earnings Ratio

10.3x

Sat, 11 Mar 2023

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 10.4x.

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 11% 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 Market	1.43%
Materials	0.81%
Chemicals	4.08%
Metals and Mining	0.23%
Paper and Forestry Products	0%	0
Packaging	-0.32%
Basic Materials	-0.34%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.3x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 10.8% per year.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.4% per year.