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Kuwaiti (PR) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y32.5%
  • YTD18.3%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 2.2%, with ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public) up 14%. This means that the industry has gained 33% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Oct 2025د.ك950.2mد.ك344.6mد.ك47.9m18.7x19.8x2.8x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025د.ك905.3mد.ك344.6mد.ك47.9m18.5x18.9x2.6x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025د.ك955.9mد.ك344.6mد.ك47.9m18.1x20x2.8x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025د.ك887.8mد.ك336.8mد.ك45.8m22.4x19.4x2.6x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025د.ك831.2mد.ك336.8mد.ك45.8m16.3x18.1x2.5x
Sun, 18 May 2025د.ك845.7mد.ك340.7mد.ك48.3m12.2x17.5x2.5x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025د.ك788.1mد.ك339.1mد.ك48.7m12.7x16.2x2.3x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025د.ك807.6mد.ك337.3mد.ك58.0m12.5x13.9x2.4x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025د.ك836.2mد.ك338.2mد.ك57.4m13x14.6x2.5x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025د.ك804.2mد.ك338.2mد.ك57.4m12.6x14x2.4x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024د.ك817.2mد.ك331.6mد.ك51.3m16.8x15.9x2.5x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024د.ك715.9mد.ك329.2mد.ك44.2m12.4x16.2x2.2x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024د.ك705.1mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.3x16.1x2.2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024د.ك688.9mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.6x15.7x2.1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024د.ك659.4mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m12.5x17.1x2.1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024د.ك699.1mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m12.2x18.2x2.2x
Mon, 20 May 2024د.ك685.1mد.ك250.0mد.ك42.0m12x16.3x2.7x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024د.ك656.6mد.ك243.6mد.ك46.6m12.4x14.1x2.7x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024د.ك671.7mد.ك246.4mد.ك47.5m12.6x14.1x2.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024د.ك600.0mد.ك241.6mد.ك47.1m12.6x12.7x2.5x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024د.ك657.6mد.ك351.5mد.ك23.4m12x28x1.9x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023د.ك652.0mد.ك354.1mد.ك27.1m11.4x24.1x1.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023د.ك632.5mد.ك355.3mد.ك27.7m11.2x22.9x1.8x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023د.ك704.0mد.ك357.8mد.ك27.8m12.5x25.3x2x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023د.ك730.5mد.ك362.0mد.ك34.8m11.7x21x2x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023د.ك737.4mد.ك362.8mد.ك36.9m11.9x20x2x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023د.ك766.3mد.ك362.4mد.ك36.8m11.2x20.8x2.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023د.ك734.3mد.ك361.5mد.ك38.2m11.3x19.2x2x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023د.ك730.2mد.ك358.0mد.ك49.6m13.4x14.7x2x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023د.ك729.7mد.ك357.2mد.ك50.2m12.1x14.5x2x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023د.ك746.8mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.9x16.3x2.1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023د.ك730.4mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.6x15.9x2.1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022د.ك763.9mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.8x16.7x2.2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022د.ك771.7mد.ك346.6mد.ك50.7m12.4x15.2x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.2x


Total Market Cap: د.ك771.7mTotal Earnings: د.ك50.7mTotal Revenue: د.ك346.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kuwaiti Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Kuwaiti Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Materials industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

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

KW Market0.096%
Materials2.19%
Basic Materials5.11%
Chemicals0.21%
Metals and Mining-0.31%
Packaging-4.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.8x.
    • 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 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
ACICO ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public)د.ك0.3430.7%
+د.ك26.1m		307.3%PE43.3x
KCEM Kuwait Cement Company K.P.S.Cد.ك0.351.7%
+د.ك4.3m		83.8%PE66.6x
ALKOUT Al Kout Industrial Projects Company K.S.C.Pد.ك1.263.5%
+د.ك4.2m		59.2%PE16.8x
KFOUC Kuwait Foundry Company K.S.C.Pد.ك0.660.2%
+د.ك65.0k		4.3%PE19.2x

Latest News

KFOUC
د.ك0.66
Kuwait Foundry Company K.S.C.P
7D
0.2%
1Y
4.3%
ALKOUT
د.ك1.26
Al Kout Industrial Projects Company K.S.C.P
7D
3.5%
1Y
59.2%
PAPER
د.ك0.27
Shuaiba Industrial Company K.P.S.C
7D
-8.3%
1Y
44.8%
NICBM
د.ك0.22
National Industries Company - KPSC
7D
-0.9%
1Y
32.7%
ACICO
د.ك0.34
ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public)
7D
30.7%
1Y
307.3%
BPCC
د.ك0.61
Boubyan Petrochemical Company K.S.C.P
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-7.6%
KCEM
د.ك0.35
Kuwait Cement Company K.P.S.C
7D
1.7%
1Y
83.8%