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Kuwaiti (PR) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M13.7%
  • 1Y38.3%
  • YTD13.2%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 1.3%, with ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public) up 11%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 38%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 13 Aug 2025د.ك909.4mد.ك343.2mد.ك51.8m16.8x17.6x2.7x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025د.ك870.1mد.ك336.8mد.ك45.8m17.2x19x2.6x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025د.ك889.6mد.ك336.8mد.ك45.8m16.9x19.4x2.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025د.ك793.6mد.ك339.1mد.ك48.7m12.1x16.3x2.3x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025د.ك815.2mد.ك336.4mد.ك46.5m13.2x17.5x2.4x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025د.ك858.0mد.ك337.4mد.ك58.1m13.4x14.8x2.5x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025د.ك801.1mد.ك338.2mد.ك57.4m12.4x13.9x2.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024د.ك782.3mد.ك331.6mد.ك51.3m12.7x15.2x2.4x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024د.ك842.6mد.ك331.5mد.ك51.3m15.3x16.4x2.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024د.ك711.3mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.1x16.2x2.2x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024د.ك700.2mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.2x15.9x2.1x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024د.ك659.7mد.ك326.9mد.ك43.5m13.5x15.2x2x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024د.ك656.6mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m12.1x17.1x2.1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024د.ك717.6mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m12.3x18.6x2.3x
Wed, 08 May 2024د.ك692.5mد.ك243.2mد.ك48.1m12.1x14.4x2.8x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024د.ك662.6mد.ك243.6mد.ك46.6m12.6x14.2x2.7x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024د.ك641.9mد.ك242.1mد.ك46.6m12.8x13.8x2.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024د.ك646.6mد.ك351.5mد.ك23.4m13x27.6x1.8x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023د.ك625.0mد.ك351.5mد.ك23.4m11.8x26.7x1.8x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023د.ك638.3mد.ك354.1mد.ك27.1m11.3x23.6x1.8x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023د.ك661.9mد.ك357.8mد.ك27.8m12.2x23.8x1.9x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023د.ك716.3mد.ك357.8mد.ك27.8m13.8x25.8x2x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023د.ك728.3mد.ك362.0mد.ك34.8m11.6x20.9x2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023د.ك759.9mد.ك362.4mد.ك36.8m12.3x20.6x2.1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023د.ك781.1mد.ك362.4mد.ك36.8m11.7x21.2x2.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023د.ك743.0mد.ك359.0mد.ك49.4m13.4x15.1x2.1x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023د.ك719.9mد.ك358.0mد.ك49.6m12.8x14.5x2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023د.ك735.0mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.8x16x2.1x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023د.ك749.8mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.9x16.4x2.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022د.ك764.1mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m12.4x16.7x2.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022د.ك779.2mد.ك346.4mد.ك42.1m12.3x18.5x2.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022د.ك761.4mد.ك341.1mد.ك48.1m11.4x15.8x2.2x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022د.ك823.8mد.ك340.9mد.ك48.1m12.2x17.1x2.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022د.ك865.5mد.ك338.0mد.ك40.9m12.4x21.2x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.2x


Total Market Cap: د.ك865.5mTotal Earnings: د.ك40.9mTotal Revenue: د.ك338.0mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kuwaiti Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.4x202320242025
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 18.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 8.2% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

KW Market1.47%
Materials1.29%
Basic Materials3.66%
Metals and Mining0.65%
Chemicals0.056%
Packaging-4.76%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.7x.
    • 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, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 28% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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.ك0.09511.1%
+د.ك3.1m		37.5%PE12.2x
KFOUC Kuwait Foundry Company K.S.C.Pد.ك0.621.5%
+د.ك585.0k		15.1%PE17.8x

Latest News

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1Y
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ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public)
7D
11.1%
1Y
37.5%
KFOUC
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7D
1.5%
1Y
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1Y
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