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U.S. Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies425
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M-7.5%
  • 1Y-5.3%
  • YTD-1.2%

The Materials industry is up 1.3% in the last week, with Southern Copper up 7.0%. Meanwhile, Newmont actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.0% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 5.3% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 24 Apr 2025US$1.5tUS$864.6bUS$54.8b19.2x26.7x1.7x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025US$1.6tUS$869.1bUS$54.0b21.4x28.8x1.8x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025US$1.6tUS$870.1bUS$49.6b21.2x32.5x1.9x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$1.5tUS$872.1bUS$49.3b19.5x31.4x1.8x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$1.6tUS$876.1bUS$49.7b21.4x32.9x1.9x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$1.7tUS$878.7bUS$50.3b21.6x33.7x1.9x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$1.7tUS$868.6bUS$50.1b21.6x33.6x1.9x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$1.6tUS$870.5bUS$49.8b20.9x32.3x1.8x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$1.6tUS$870.5bUS$49.7b20.1x32.6x1.9x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$1.5tUS$873.5bUS$50.1b20.3x30.8x1.8x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$1.6tUS$871.5bUS$50.3b21.7x32x1.8x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$1.6tUS$880.1bUS$52.0b16.6x29.9x1.8x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$1.6tUS$880.5bUS$52.2b17.4x30.4x1.8x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$1.5tUS$875.1bUS$56.9b19x25.9x1.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$1.4tUS$905.7bUS$63.3b17.5x22.6x1.6x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$1.5tUS$906.1bUS$63.0b17.8x23.4x1.6x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$1.3tUS$908.3bUS$63.7b15.1x20.9x1.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$1.3tUS$894.2bUS$63.5b14x20.6x1.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$1.3tUS$889.6bUS$62.9b13.7x21.4x1.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$1.4tUS$893.9bUS$64.5b14.6x21.5x1.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$1.4tUS$936.0bUS$76.9b13.9x18.1x1.5x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$1.3tUS$934.6bUS$77.1b12.2x16.3x1.3x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$1.4tUS$940.2bUS$82.7b12.7x16.4x1.4x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$1.3tUS$952.2bUS$86.6b11.9x15.1x1.4x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$1.4tUS$950.3bUS$87.3b12.1x15.6x1.4x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$1.4tUS$967.2bUS$95.5b11.5x14.4x1.4x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$1.3tUS$967.3bUS$95.6b10.6x13.7x1.4x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$1.4tUS$967.2bUS$95.4b11x14.2x1.4x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$1.2tUS$955.1bUS$102.8b10.1x11.3x1.2x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$954.7bUS$103.0b11.8x12.8x1.4x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$1.3tUS$949.2bUS$102.3b12.4x12.7x1.4x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$1.2tUS$895.5bUS$97.3b12.3x12.4x1.4x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$1.4tUS$894.1bUS$97.2b13.9x14.7x1.6x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$1.4tUS$869.0bUS$91.1b15.9x15.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.7x


Total Market Cap: US$1.4tTotal Earnings: US$91.1bTotal Revenue: US$869.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 24.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Materials sector?

US Market2.32%
Materials1.34%
Basic Materials2.11%
Packaging2.09%
Chemicals1.72%
Metals and Mining0.22%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.53%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.1% 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
SCCO Southern CopperUS$92.257.0%
+US$4.8b		-13.0%PE21.8x
FCX Freeport-McMoRanUS$35.195.6%
+US$2.7b		-27.1%PE26.9x
CRH CRHUS$87.813.3%
+US$1.9b		13.1%PE17.2x
DD DuPont de NemoursUS$63.066.4%
+US$1.6b		-14.7%PE35.5x
CTVA CortevaUS$61.073.2%
+US$1.3b		11.5%PE49x
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