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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-5.1%
  • 1Y27.3%
  • YTD-2.6%

The Materials industry has been flat over the last week, but SOL has lost 4.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 27% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.4% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 Apr 2026€18.6b€13.3b€1.4b11.1x13x1.4x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026€17.4b€13.1b€1.4b13.6x12.7x1.3x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026€18.3b€13.1b€1.4b13.8x13.4x1.4x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025€19.3b€13.1b€1.4b13.7x14.1x1.5x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025€19.3b€13.2b€1.4b10.4x14x1.5x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025€18.7b€13.2b€1.4b10.5x13.4x1.4x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025€18.1b€12.8b€1.4b10.2x13x1.4x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025€17.0b€12.7b€1.4b9.3x12.2x1.3x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025€17.3b€12.6b€1.4b12.1x12.1x1.4x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025€16.7b€12.6b€1.4b10.8x11.7x1.3x
Wed, 14 May 2025€17.2b€12.6b€1.4b11.5x12.3x1.4x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025€15.4b€12.4b€1.4b10.8x10.9x1.2x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025€17.4b€12.2b€1.5b14.1x11.5x1.4x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025€15.1b€12.2b€1.4b14.5x10.8x1.2x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025€13.8b€12.2b€1.4b14.3x9.9x1.1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024€14.7b€12.2b€1.4b14.2x10.5x1.2x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024€13.8b€12.3b€1.5b13.5x9.5x1.1x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024€13.7b€12.6b€1.5b12.8x9.1x1.1x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024€13.5b€12.5b€1.5b13.5x9x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024€14.2b€12.5b€1.5b12.3x9.3x1.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024€14.1b€12.5b€1.5b12.2x9.3x1.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024€14.6b€12.5b€1.5b12.6x9.6x1.2x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024€13.9b€13.0b€1.6b9.2x8.4x1.1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024€12.8b€12.9b€1.6b8.1x8x1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024€12.4b€13.0b€1.5b8.4x8x1x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024€11.8b€13.0b€1.5b8.9x7.6x0.9x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023€11.4b€13.0b€1.5b7.8x7.4x0.9x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023€10.8b€13.0b€1.5b7.7x7.3x0.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023€10.8b€12.8b€1.5b9.1x7.2x0.8x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023€11.4b€12.0b€1.5b8.2x7.8x1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023€10.9b€11.6b€1.1b10.6x10.1x0.9x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023€10.2b€11.6b€1.1b10.4x9.5x0.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023€10.5b€11.6b€1.1b10.9x9.8x0.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023€10.6b€11.4b€1.0b11.2x10.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.2x


Total Market Cap: €10.6bTotal Earnings: €1.0bTotal Revenue: €11.4bTotal 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% 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 Market2.61%
Materials0.41%
Paper and Forestry Products7.56%
Metals and Mining2.64%
Basic Materials2.43%
Packaging1.13%
Chemicals-4.05%
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 8.3%, 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€46.483.8%
+€307.7m
7.0%PE9.1x
CEM Cementir Holding€16.493.5%
+€85.5m
29.0%PE12.4x
CALT Caltagirone€9.002.3%
+€24.0m
30.8%PE8.2x
ZV Zignago Vetro€7.121.7%
+€10.6m
-17.1%PE23x
KME KME Group€0.902.6%
+€5.3m
2.2%PS0.1x

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