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Mexican (IPC) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D5.4%
  • 3M27.8%
  • 1Y86.2%
  • YTD17.7%

The Materials industry is up 5.4% in the last week, with Grupo México. de up 6.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 86%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.0% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 07 Feb 2026Mex$2.6tMex$1.1tMex$114.7b23.1x22.9x2.4x
Mon, 05 Jan 2026Mex$2.3tMex$1.1tMex$115.7b17.7x19.9x2.1x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025Mex$2.2tMex$1.3tMex$117.3b16.4x18.7x1.7x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025Mex$2.2tMex$1.3tMex$118.3b16x18.6x1.7x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025Mex$2.0tMex$1.3tMex$110.2b15.9x18.6x1.6x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025Mex$1.7tMex$1.1tMex$112.6b14.4x15.3x1.5x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025Mex$1.6tMex$1.1tMex$109.2b13.4x15x1.4x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025Mex$1.5tMex$1.2tMex$112.9b11.5x13.3x1.3x
Mon, 19 May 2025Mex$1.5tMex$1.2tMex$114.1b11.1x12.9x1.3x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$114.0b9.9x12x1.1x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$113.8b10.3x12.6x1.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025Mex$1.5tMex$1.2tMex$106.7b10.3x13.6x1.2x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025Mex$1.3tMex$1.2tMex$93.3b9.6x14.2x1.1x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$93.1b10.3x14.9x1.2x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$91.3b10.8x15.2x1.2x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$83.7b11.7x17.2x1.2x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$83.7b11x16.6x1.2x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.1tMex$78.2b10.4x17.5x1.2x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.1tMex$70.0b11.5x19.1x1.2x
Tue, 21 May 2024Mex$1.5tMex$1.0tMex$63.3b14.5x23.6x1.5x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024Mex$1.5tMex$1.0tMex$70.3b13.8x20.9x1.4x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.0tMex$69.5b12.9x19.1x1.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.1tMex$81.7b18x15.6x1.1x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.1tMex$88.4b17.2x15.3x1.2x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.1tMex$90.6b15.4x13.7x1.1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.1tMex$90.6b14.7x12.9x1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.2tMex$93.0b15.9x13.2x1.1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023Mex$1.3tMex$1.1tMex$89.0b17.2x14.8x1.2x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023Mex$1.3tMex$1.1tMex$92.4b16.4x14.2x1.2x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023Mex$1.3tMex$1.2tMex$102.2b13.7x12.3x1.1x
Wed, 24 May 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.2tMex$105.9b13.6x11.5x1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023Mex$1.3tMex$1.2tMex$114.5b11.9x11.5x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.3tMex$117.0b11.2x10.4x1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023Mex$1.3tMex$1.2tMex$124.9b10.4x10x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10x


Total Market Cap: Mex$1.3tTotal Earnings: Mex$124.9bTotal Revenue: Mex$1.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Mexican Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Mexican Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 15.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 2.8% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.7% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

MX Market4.12%
Materials5.42%
Paper and Forestry Products14.29%
Chemicals9.11%
Metals and Mining6.71%
Packaging-0.32%
Basic Materials-0.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 87% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 81% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.2% 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
GMEXICO B Grupo México. deMex$206.926.6%
+Mex$100.2b		95.3%PE18.5x
PE&OLES * Industrias Peñoles. deMex$1.10k8.5%
+Mex$34.4b		241.2%PE27.6x
ORBIA * Orbia Advance Corporation. deMex$20.7412.0%
+Mex$4.3b		58.3%PS0.3x
GCC * GCC. deMex$199.785.6%
+Mex$3.5b		-4.0%PE12.7x
MFRISCO A-1 Minera Frisco. deMex$13.763.5%
+Mex$2.8b		309.5%PE89.4x

Latest News

CEMEX CPO
Mex$21.04
CEMEX. de
7D
-3.0%
1Y
52.6%
ALPEK A
Mex$9.83
ALPEK. de
7D
8.3%
1Y
-32.3%

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ICH B
Mex$177.49
Industrias CH S. A. B. de C. V
7D
2.0%
1Y
4.4%

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GMEXICO B
Mex$206.92
Grupo México. de
7D
6.6%
1Y
95.3%

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ORBIA *
Mex$20.74
Orbia Advance Corporation. de
7D
12.0%
1Y
58.3%

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GCC *
Mex$199.78
GCC. de
7D
5.6%
1Y
-4.0%

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Feb 01
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AUTLAN B
Mex$7.50
Compañía Minera Autlán. de
7D
-1.7%
1Y
13.6%
MFRISCO A-1
Mex$13.76
Minera Frisco. de
7D
3.5%
1Y
309.5%

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Jan 29
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PE&OLES *
Mex$1,099.37
Industrias Peñoles. de
7D
8.5%
1Y
241.2%
CMOCTEZ *
Mex$83.00
Corporación Moctezuma. de
7D
2.5%
1Y
2.5%

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VITRO A
Mex$5.90
Vitro. de
7D
-0.3%
1Y
-23.4%

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