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South African (JSE) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies27
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-1.6%
  • 1Y6.6%
  • YTD7.2%

The Industrials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Grindrod has stood out, gaining 3.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.6% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Industrials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 30 May 2026R172.9bR369.7bR17.5b7.1x9.9x0.5x
Mon, 27 Apr 2026R165.4bR355.0bR15.8b7.3x10.5x0.5x
Wed, 25 Mar 2026R157.0bR355.4bR15.7b6.8x10x0.4x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026R169.8bR354.5bR14.6b7.1x11.6x0.5x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026R187.6bR390.6bR16.1b7.2x11.7x0.5x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025R179.8bR390.9bR16.0b7.7x11.3x0.5x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025R179.5bR502.5bR32.2b6.5x5.6x0.4x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025R174.3bR505.6bR32.5b6.7x5.4x0.3x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025R171.8bR507.3bR32.4b7x5.3x0.3x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025R175.0bR512.9bR34.2b6.3x5.1x0.3x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025R179.8bR510.2bR33.9b6.9x5.3x0.4x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025R183.4bR428.4bR26.9b6.8x6.8x0.4x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025R178.9bR424.3bR21.4b6.9x8.3x0.4x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025R183.9bR424.6bR21.6b7x8.5x0.4x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025R190.8bR419.8bR22.5b6.7x8.5x0.5x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025R199.7bR459.6bR22.5b6.6x8.9x0.4x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024R204.0bR458.6bR22.3b6.7x9.1x0.4x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024R206.9bR460.4bR22.0b7x9.4x0.4x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024R208.9bR456.8bR21.8b7.2x9.6x0.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024R207.9bR456.3bR21.7b6.6x9.6x0.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024R199.4bR452.6bR19.1b7.5x10.4x0.4x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024R202.6bR452.3bR19.0b7x10.6x0.4x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024R179.9bR440.4bR17.6b7.5x10.2x0.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024R177.4bR440.4bR19.8b5.6x9x0.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024R168.5bR417.7bR20.7b5.6x8.1x0.4x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024R167.7bR410.5bR20.7b5.4x8.1x0.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024R175.0bR423.4bR28.1b6.5x6.2x0.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023R179.0bR422.8bR27.9b6x6.4x0.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023R192.4bR409.0bR25.5b6.1x7.6x0.5x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023R186.7bR409.0bR25.5b5.5x7.3x0.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023R187.5bR402.0bR25.3b5.5x7.4x0.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023R192.0bR411.1bR27.6b5.5x7x0.5x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023R185.9bR410.9bR27.5b5.8x6.8x0.5x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023R179.4bR409.3bR27.4b5.8x6.5x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.5x


Total Market Cap: R179.4bTotal Earnings: R27.4bTotal Revenue: R409.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.3x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Industrials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.43x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.3% 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 South African Industrials sector?

ZA Market1.19%
Industrials0.32%
Infrastructure3.58%
Transportation1.72%
Trade Distributors1.20%
Professional Services0.83%
Electrical0.51%
Construction0.41%
Machinery0.36%
Aerospace & Defense0%0
Commercial Services0%0
Marine and Shipping0%0
Logistics-0.13%
Industrials-0.27%
Building-3.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Professional Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Transportation industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 4.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Industrials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 32% per year.
  • In contrast, the Infrastructure industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 6.3% 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
GND GrindrodR26.053.6%
+R600.5m
96.5%PE8.4x
HCI Hosken Consolidated InvestmentsR175.003.8%
+R469.2m
25.4%PE5x
RBX Raubex GroupR51.622.2%
+R202.0m
26.2%PE8.5x
KAP KAPR2.773.0%
+R200.6m
9.5%PE55.1x
ZZD ZedaR15.005.6%
+R148.6m
26.6%PE4x

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