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Pakistani (KSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies77
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M-22.4%
  • 1Y17.1%
  • YTD-19.7%

The Materials industry is up 2.4% in the last week, with Lucky Cement up 7.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 17%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 Apr 2026PK₨3.6tPK₨3.9tPK₨406.4b8.5x8.8x0.9x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026PK₨3.8tPK₨3.9tPK₨407.3b9.3x9.5x1x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026PK₨4.5tPK₨3.8tPK₨405.9b12x11x1.2x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025PK₨4.5tPK₨3.8tPK₨405.3b12.3x11x1.2x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025PK₨4.2tPK₨3.8tPK₨404.8b12x10.3x1.1x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025PK₨4.1tPK₨3.7tPK₨383.6b12.3x10.7x1.1x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025PK₨4.2tPK₨3.7tPK₨374.3b11.5x11.2x1.1x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025PK₨3.9tPK₨3.6tPK₨329.8b12.7x11.8x1.1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025PK₨4.2tPK₨3.6tPK₨318.2b11.8x13.3x1.2x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025PK₨3.2tPK₨3.6tPK₨320.0b11.2x10x0.9x
Tue, 13 May 2025PK₨3.1tPK₨3.6tPK₨319.7b10.4x9.6x0.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025PK₨2.9tPK₨3.7tPK₨310.1b9.3x9.2x0.8x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025PK₨2.9tPK₨3.6tPK₨312.9b10.3x9.2x0.8x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025PK₨2.7tPK₨3.7tPK₨325.1b10.2x8.4x0.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025PK₨3.0tPK₨4.3tPK₨366.5b10.1x8.3x0.7x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024PK₨2.7tPK₨4.3tPK₨366.5b8.9x7.4x0.6x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024PK₨2.5tPK₨4.3tPK₨357.5b8.9x7x0.6x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024PK₨2.2tPK₨4.4tPK₨368.7b7.3x5.9x0.5x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024PK₨2.1tPK₨4.2tPK₨322.6b7x6.4x0.5x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024PK₨2.2tPK₨4.2tPK₨287.3b7.4x7.6x0.5x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024PK₨2.1tPK₨4.2tPK₨287.3b7.1x7.2x0.5x
Wed, 15 May 2024PK₨2.0tPK₨4.2tPK₨289.3b6.8x6.9x0.5x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024PK₨1.9tPK₨4.1tPK₨307.4b6x6.2x0.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024PK₨1.8tPK₨3.9tPK₨293.2b6x6.2x0.5x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024PK₨1.7tPK₨3.9tPK₨292.1b6.2x6x0.4x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024PK₨1.8tPK₨3.9tPK₨281.8b6.6x6.5x0.5x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023PK₨1.8tPK₨3.9tPK₨280.4b6.6x6.3x0.5x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023PK₨1.5tPK₨3.7tPK₨250.5b5.7x5.9x0.4x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023PK₨1.3tPK₨3.6tPK₨242.7b6x5.5x0.4x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023PK₨1.4tPK₨3.6tPK₨231.6b7.2x6x0.4x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023PK₨1.4tPK₨3.6tPK₨226.2b7x6.3x0.4x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023PK₨1.4tPK₨3.6tPK₨226.2b6.7x6x0.4x
Thu, 18 May 2023PK₨1.4tPK₨3.5tPK₨212.0b7.6x6.4x0.4x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023PK₨1.3tPK₨3.5tPK₨231.2b7.2x5.7x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.7x


Total Market Cap: PK₨1.3tTotal Earnings: PK₨231.2bTotal Revenue: PK₨3.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Pakistani Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Pakistani Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 8.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.68x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% 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 Pakistani Materials sector?

PK Market2.31%
Materials2.42%
Basic Materials4.67%
Packaging3.78%
Chemicals1.07%
Metals and Mining-0.16%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 0.99x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 45.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 65.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 45% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 65% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.3% 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
FFC Fauji FertilizerPK₨541.498.3%
+PK₨60.0b		50.0%PE9.4x
LUCK Lucky CementPK₨420.337.9%
+PK₨45.0b		34.6%PE7.5x
BWCL Bestway CementPK₨463.479.0%
+PK₨22.7b		19.1%PE11.8x
EFERT Engro FertilizersPK₨214.078.5%
+PK₨22.4b		10.5%PE12.6x
ENGROH Engro HoldingPK₨288.616.7%
+PK₨21.7b		71.1%PE6.2x

Latest News

ENGROH
PK₨288.61
Engro Holding
7D
6.7%
1Y
71.1%
EFERT
PK₨214.07
Engro Fertilizers
7D
8.5%
1Y
10.5%
FATIMA
PK₨138.85
Fatima Fertilizer
7D
7.5%
1Y
61.9%
FCCL
PK₨46.83
Fauji Cement
7D
8.7%
1Y
0.2%
SARC
PK₨58.51
Sardar Chemical Industries
7D
-4.1%
1Y
68.8%
BWCL
PK₨463.47
Bestway Cement
7D
9.0%
1Y
19.1%
FFC
PK₨541.49
Fauji Fertilizer
7D
8.3%
1Y
50.0%
PSYL
PK₨59.94
Pakistan Synthetics
7D
-6.3%
1Y
33.9%
PPVC
PK₨15.05
Pakistan PVC
7D
-5.8%
1Y
67.2%
LUCK
PK₨420.33
Lucky Cement
7D
7.9%
1Y
34.6%

Renewable Power Shift And Congo Expansion Will Support A Stronger Long Term Cement Story

Catalysts About Lucky Cement Lucky Cement is a large cement producer with integrated manufacturing operations in Pakistan and overseas, along with interests in power and other industrial segments. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
LCI
PK₨248.18
Lucky Core Industries
7D
6.0%
1Y
-5.3%