Nigerian (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies12

7D-1.7%
3M63.9%
1Y240.8%
YTD112.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from BUA Cement of 4.8%. In the past year, the industry has gained 241%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Fri, 22 May 2026	₦39.9t	₦7.1t	₦1.9t	24.2x	20.7x	5.6x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026	₦29.2t	₦6.8t	₦1.7t	16.4x	17.4x	4.3x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026	₦26.4t	₦6.8t	₦1.7t	13.2x	15.7x	3.9x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026	₦22.3t	₦6.5t	₦1.6t	14.7x	14.3x	3.4x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026	₦19.6t	₦6.5t	₦1.6t	12.1x	12.6x	3x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025	₦18.3t	₦6.5t	₦1.6t	10.8x	11.8x	2.8x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025	₦19.8t	₦6.5t	₦1.6t	11.6x	12.7x	3x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025	₦16.6t	₦6.1t	₦1.3t	12.5x	13x	2.7x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025	₦16.3t	₦6.1t	₦1.3t	10.6x	12.7x	2.7x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025	₦15.3t	₦6.1t	₦1.3t	13.7x	11.9x	2.5x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025	₦12.7t	₦5.8t	₦709.5b	11.9x	18x	2.2x
Sat, 24 May 2025	₦12.0t	₦5.8t	₦710.2b	11x	16.9x	2.1x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025	₦12.3t	₦5.3t	₦501.0b	10.5x	24.6x	2.3x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025	₦12.5t	₦5.3t	₦501.7b	11x	24.8x	2.3x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025	₦12.7t	₦4.7t	₦395.3b	12.6x	32.2x	2.7x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025	₦12.4t	₦4.7t	₦581.5b	16x	21.3x	2.6x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024	₦12.5t	₦4.7t	₦581.5b	13.3x	21.5x	2.6x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024	₦12.0t	₦4.7t	₦578.7b	11.3x	20.8x	2.6x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024	₦12.4t	₦4.3t	₦556.1b	13.6x	22.4x	2.9x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024	₦13.5t	₦4.3t	₦556.1b	13.3x	24.2x	3.2x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024	₦15.4t	₦4.2t	₦555.2b	13.2x	27.8x	3.6x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024	₦16.5t	₦3.7t	₦562.5b	13.2x	29.3x	4.4x
Sun, 26 May 2024	₦16.5t	₦3.7t	₦562.5b	12.2x	29.3x	4.5x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024	₦16.6t	₦3.2t	₦462.3b	11.8x	35.8x	5.2x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024	₦17.0t	₦3.2t	₦576.6b	11.7x	29.4x	5.3x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024	₦18.8t	₦2.9t	₦599.3b	11.9x	31.4x	6.5x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024	₦10.1t	₦2.9t	₦551.3b	11.8x	18.4x	3.5x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023	₦9.3t	₦2.9t	₦551.3b	9.1x	16.9x	3.2x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023	₦9.8t	₦2.9t	₦551.3b	7.4x	17.7x	3.4x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023	₦9.1t	₦2.6t	₦497.5b	8.4x	18.2x	3.4x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023	₦10.1t	₦2.6t	₦497.5b	8.4x	20.4x	3.8x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023	₦9.9t	₦2.6t	₦497.4b	7.6x	19.8x	3.7x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023	₦8.6t	₦2.5t	₦518.5b	9.3x	16.6x	3.5x
Mon, 29 May 2023	₦8.1t	₦2.5t	₦528.0b	8x	15.3x	3.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio

15.3x

Mon, 29 May 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the Nigerian 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 20.6x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.6x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 54% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 42% 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 Nigerian Materials sector?


NG Market	-1.39%
Materials	-1.70%
Packaging	0%	0
Metals and Mining	0%	0
Paper and Forestry Products	0%	0
Basic Materials	-1.66%
Chemicals	-8.63%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 78.5x.

It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 125% per year.