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Kuwaiti (PR) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y25.5%
  • YTD22.3%

In the last week, the Materials industry is flat overall, with Al Kout Industrial Projects Company K.S.C.P standing out by going down 4.8%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 25% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 14 Dec 2025د.ك982.8mد.ك351.3mد.ك41.3m19.5x23.8x2.8x
Tue, 11 Nov 2025د.ك970.7mد.ك349.7mد.ك48.6m19.4x20x2.8x
Thu, 09 Oct 2025د.ك958.1mد.ك344.6mد.ك47.9m19.2x20x2.8x
Sat, 06 Sep 2025د.ك908.3mد.ك344.6mد.ك47.9m18.2x19x2.6x
Mon, 04 Aug 2025د.ك899.9mد.ك337.4mد.ك48.0m17.3x18.7x2.7x
Wed, 02 Jul 2025د.ك863.0mد.ك336.8mد.ك45.8m17.2x18.8x2.6x
Fri, 30 May 2025د.ك885.2mد.ك340.7mد.ك48.3m12.4x18.3x2.6x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025د.ك809.7mد.ك339.1mد.ك48.7m12.1x16.6x2.4x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025د.ك805.7mد.ك338.7mد.ك57.2m12.6x14.1x2.4x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025د.ك843.9mد.ك337.4mد.ك58.1m13.1x14.5x2.5x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025د.ك796.8mد.ك338.2mد.ك57.4m12.7x13.9x2.4x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024د.ك774.6mد.ك331.6mد.ك51.3m11.7x15.1x2.3x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024د.ك720.5mد.ك331.3mد.ك44.6m13.2x16.2x2.2x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024د.ك710.0mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m12.9x16.2x2.2x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024د.ك701.4mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.8x16x2.1x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024د.ك637.6mد.ك318.2mد.ك38.0m13.4x16.8x2x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024د.ك652.1mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m12.1x16.9x2.1x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024د.ك681.6mد.ك250.0mد.ك42.0m11.6x16.2x2.7x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024د.ك693.7mد.ك243.6mد.ك46.6m13x14.9x2.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024د.ك668.8mد.ك243.6mد.ك46.5m12.6x14.4x2.7x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024د.ك642.6mد.ك241.6mد.ك47.1m12.8x13.6x2.7x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024د.ك657.9mد.ك351.5mد.ك23.4m13.4x28.1x1.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023د.ك634.8mد.ك354.1mد.ك27.1m11.2x23.5x1.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023د.ك646.2mد.ك354.1mد.ك27.1m11.5x23.9x1.8x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023د.ك679.4mد.ك357.8mد.ك27.8m11.9x24.4x1.9x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023د.ك736.5mد.ك362.0mد.ك34.8m13.1x21.2x2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023د.ك728.3mد.ك363.1mد.ك35.2m11.5x20.7x2x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023د.ك761.3mد.ك362.4mد.ك36.8m11.7x20.7x2.1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023د.ك760.3mد.ك362.4mد.ك38.2m11.5x19.9x2.1x
Tue, 02 May 2023د.ك756.3mد.ك359.0mد.ك49.4m13.3x15.3x2.1x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023د.ك721.5mد.ك358.0mد.ك50.3m12.4x14.3x2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023د.ك740.8mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.9x16.2x2.1x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023د.ك747.5mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.8x16.3x2.1x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022د.ك751.1mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.7x16.4x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.4x


Total Market Cap: د.ك751.1mTotal Earnings: د.ك45.8mTotal Revenue: د.ك348.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kuwaiti Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Kuwaiti Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 3.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kuwaiti Materials sector?

KW Market2.28%
Materials0.49%
Metals and Mining2.24%
Basic Materials0.91%
Chemicals0.05%
Packaging-2.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.7x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 22% 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
BPCC Boubyan Petrochemical Company K.S.C.Pد.ك0.611.8%
+د.ك5.9m		-13.6%PE15.8x
ACICO ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public)د.ك0.334.0%
+د.ك4.3m		260.3%PE69.9x
KCEM Kuwait Cement Company K.P.S.Cد.ك0.411.2%
+د.ك3.6m		104.5%PE56.2x
KFOUC Kuwait Foundry Company K.S.C.Pد.ك0.642.2%
+د.ك910.0k		4.8%PE18.6x

Latest News

BPCC
د.ك0.61
Boubyan Petrochemical Company K.S.C.P
7D
1.8%
1Y
-13.6%
ALKOUT
د.ك1.11
Al Kout Industrial Projects Company K.S.C.P
7D
-4.8%
1Y
1.0%
ACICO
د.ك0.33
ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public)
7D
4.0%
1Y
260.3%
PAPER
د.ك0.26
Shuaiba Industrial Company K.P.S.C
7D
-2.3%
1Y
16.4%
NICBM
د.ك0.22
National Industries Company - KPSC
7D
-4.3%
1Y
25.7%
KCEM
د.ك0.41
Kuwait Cement Company K.P.S.C
7D
1.2%
1Y
104.5%
KFOUC
د.ك0.64
Kuwait Foundry Company K.S.C.P
7D
2.2%
1Y
4.8%