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Mexican (IPC) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M4.0%
  • 1Y44.9%
  • YTD19.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by Grupo México. de declining 2.1%. Meanwhile, ALPEK. de actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.6% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 45%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 12 Sep 2026Mex$2.8tMex$1.2tMex$168.3b16.9x16.4x2.2x
Mon, 10 Aug 2026Mex$2.8tMex$1.2tMex$164.5b17x16.8x2.3x
Wed, 08 Jul 2026Mex$2.5tMex$1.2tMex$146.6b15.2x17.1x2.1x
Fri, 05 Jun 2026Mex$2.7tMex$1.2tMex$144.8b16.8x18.6x2.3x
Sun, 03 May 2026Mex$2.5tMex$1.2tMex$135.8b22.4x18.4x2.2x
Tue, 31 Mar 2026Mex$2.4tMex$1.2tMex$128.3b17.8x18.3x2x
Thu, 26 Feb 2026Mex$2.7tMex$1.1tMex$113.6b22.9x23.7x2.5x
Sat, 24 Jan 2026Mex$2.6tMex$1.1tMex$112.4b20.2x23.1x2.4x
Mon, 22 Dec 2025Mex$2.2tMex$1.1tMex$116.4b17.4x19.3x2x
Wed, 19 Nov 2025Mex$2.1tMex$1.3tMex$117.7b15.4x17.8x1.6x
Fri, 17 Oct 2025Mex$2.1tMex$1.3tMex$110.6b16.1x19.1x1.7x
Sun, 14 Sep 2025Mex$1.9tMex$1.1tMex$111.3b15.2x17.3x1.7x
Tue, 12 Aug 2025Mex$1.7tMex$1.1tMex$112.6b14.1x15.3x1.5x
Thu, 10 Jul 2025Mex$1.6tMex$1.1tMex$110.1b12.5x14.3x1.4x
Sat, 07 Jun 2025Mex$1.5tMex$1.2tMex$112.5b11.2x13.6x1.3x
Mon, 05 May 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$116.6b10.6x12.1x1.2x
Wed, 02 Apr 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$115.0b10.3x12.4x1.2x
Fri, 28 Feb 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$115.7b10x12.2x1.2x
Sun, 26 Jan 2025Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$93.0b9.5x15x1.2x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.2tMex$92.8b9.9x14.4x1.1x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$93.3b10.4x14.8x1.1x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.2tMex$84.4b11.5x16.8x1.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.1tMex$81.6b11.4x16.7x1.2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.1tMex$80.8b11.6x17.2x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024Mex$1.5tMex$1.1tMex$68.7b12.7x21.1x1.4x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.1tMex$70.9b11.3x18.7x1.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.0tMex$64.8b13.9x22.3x1.4x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024Mex$1.4tMex$1.0tMex$68.5b14.2x21x1.4x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024Mex$1.2tMex$1.1tMex$68.5b16.5x18.2x1.2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024Mex$1.3tMex$1.1tMex$89.2b16.9x14.9x1.2x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023Mex$1.4tMex$1.1tMex$88.4b17.7x15.6x1.2x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.1tMex$89.3b15.8x13.5x1.1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.2tMex$95.6b14.7x12.2x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023Mex$1.2tMex$1.1tMex$90.6b16.8x13.6x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.6x


Total Market Cap: Mex$1.2tTotal Earnings: Mex$90.6bTotal Revenue: Mex$1.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Mexican Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Mexican 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 16.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.5% 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 Mexican Materials sector?

MX Market-1.21%
Materials-1.77%
Paper and Forestry Products11.40%
Chemicals0.55%
Packaging0%0
Metals and Mining-1.78%
Basic Materials-2.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 52% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 233% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ALPEK A ALPEK. deMex$13.856.6%
+Mex$1.8b		69.7%PE44.5x
CMOCTEZ * Corporación Moctezuma. deMex$86.902.2%
+Mex$1.6b		7.4%PE10.8x
ICH B Industrias CH S. A. B. de C. VMex$172.001.8%
+Mex$1.2b		0.6%PE25.2x
TEAK CPO Proteak Uno. deMex$0.1311.4%
+Mex$4.8m		-49.4%PS0.1x

Latest News

GMEXICO B
Mex$218.89
Grupo México. de
7D
-2.1%
1Y
62.6%
CEMEX CPO
Mex$18.13
CEMEX. de
7D
-2.8%
1Y
5.0%
CMOCTEZ *
Mex$86.90
Corporación Moctezuma. de
7D
2.2%
1Y
7.4%
ALPEK A
Mex$13.85
ALPEK. de
7D
6.6%
1Y
69.7%
MFRISCO A-1
Mex$21.67
Minera Frisco. de
7D
-2.7%
1Y
384.8%
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ORBIA *
Mex$19.81
Orbia Advance Corporation. de
7D
-3.5%
1Y
25.5%
GCC *
Mex$182.32
GCC. de
7D
-4.7%
1Y
3.2%
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AUTLAN B
Mex$7.41
Compañía Minera Autlán. de
7D
-1.2%
1Y
4.4%
TEAK CPO
Mex$0.13
Proteak Uno. de
7D
11.4%
1Y
-49.4%
ICH B
Mex$172.00
Industrias CH S. A. B. de C. V
7D
1.8%
1Y
0.6%
PE&OLES *
Mex$905.81
Industrias Peñoles. de
7D
-0.3%
1Y
15.3%