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Italian (Borsa Italiana) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y34.3%
  • YTD28.8%

Buzzi is up 3.5%, leading the way for the Materials industry, which has gained 4.2%. Meanwhile, CULTI Milano actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.1% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 36%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.0% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 18 Sep 2025€17.9b€12.8b€1.4b10x12.8x1.4x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025€16.8b€12.7b€1.4b9.3x12.1x1.3x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025€18.5b€12.6b€1.4b11.9x13x1.5x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025€17.2b€12.6b€1.4b11.5x12.1x1.4x
Fri, 09 May 2025€17.1b€12.5b€1.4b10.9x11.9x1.4x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025€14.9b€12.4b€1.4b10.7x10.5x1.2x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025€16.0b€12.2b€1.5b14.1x10.6x1.3x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025€14.8b€12.2b€1.4b14.4x10.6x1.2x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024€13.9b€12.2b€1.4b14.2x10x1.1x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024€15.0b€12.2b€1.4b14.3x10.8x1.2x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024€13.7b€12.3b€1.5b13.1x9.4x1.1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024€13.7b€12.6b€1.5b12.8x9.1x1.1x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024€13.4b€12.5b€1.5b13.4x9x1.1x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024€14.3b€12.5b€1.5b12.4x9.4x1.1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024€14.1b€12.5b€1.5b12.5x9.3x1.1x
Sat, 11 May 2024€14.5b€12.5b€1.5b12.5x9.5x1.2x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024€13.8b€13.0b€1.6b8.8x8.3x1.1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024€12.4b€12.9b€1.6b8.1x7.8x1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024€12.4b€13.0b€1.5b8.3x8x1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023€11.8b€13.0b€1.5b9x7.7x0.9x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023€11.5b€13.0b€1.5b7.5x7.4x0.9x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023€10.7b€13.0b€1.5b7.7x7.2x0.8x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023€10.9b€12.8b€1.5b9.6x7.3x0.9x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023€11.5b€12.0b€1.5b8.6x7.9x1x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023€10.6b€11.6b€1.1b10.4x9.9x0.9x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023€10.3b€11.6b€1.1b10.3x9.6x0.9x
Sun, 14 May 2023€10.6b€11.6b€1.1b10.8x9.9x0.9x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023€10.5b€11.5b€1.0b11.2x10.1x0.9x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023€10.3b€9.7b€987.2m9.7x10.4x1.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023€9.5b€9.6b€905.9m9.2x10.4x1x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023€8.2b€9.6b€905.9m7.9x9x0.9x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022€8.3b€9.6b€905.9m8x9.2x0.9x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022€7.7b€9.4b€882.5m7.2x8.8x0.8x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022€7.0b€9.1b€911.1m10.1x7.7x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.7x


Total Market Cap: €7.0bTotal Earnings: €911.1mTotal Revenue: €9.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Italian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.6x202320242025
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 9.6x.
  • 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 15% 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 Market0.0031%
Materials3.31%
Chemicals5.21%
Basic Materials2.76%
Metals and Mining1.79%
Paper and Forestry Products0.65%
Packaging0.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 8.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 54% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.3% 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€47.363.5%
+€286.0m
35.2%PE9.5x
SOL SOL€52.405.5%
+€249.4m
56.2%PE30.4x
CEM Cementir Holding€14.201.6%
+€34.2m
48.4%PE12.4x
SERI Seri Industrial€2.405.0%
+€6.2m
-34.4%PE4.9x
KME KME Group€0.911.8%
+€3.7m
-4.9%PS0.1x