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Kuwaiti (PR) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies137
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M-2.9%
  • 1Y5.1%
  • YTD-3.3%

In the last week, the market has been flat, with a notable exception in the Consumer Staples sector dropping 3.4%. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 5.6% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Kuwaiti Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 01 Mar 2026د.ك50.0bد.ك16.4bد.ك3.1b14.9x16.3x3.1x
Tue, 27 Jan 2026د.ك50.9bد.ك16.4bد.ك3.1b15.1x16.5x3.1x
Thu, 25 Dec 2025د.ك52.5bد.ك16.6bد.ك3.1b15.8x16.9x3.2x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025د.ك51.7bد.ك16.2bد.ك3.1b16.7x16.9x3.2x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025د.ك51.9bد.ك16.3bد.ك3.2b18x16.4x3.2x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025د.ك51.4bد.ك16.3bد.ك3.2b17.5x16.3x3.2x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025د.ك50.8bد.ك16.4bد.ك2.9b16.2x17.6x3.1x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025د.ك50.2bد.ك16.2bد.ك2.7b16.1x18.4x3.1x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025د.ك47.8bد.ك16.3bد.ك2.7b15.4x17.6x2.9x
Thu, 08 May 2025د.ك47.0bد.ك16.2bد.ك2.7b14.7x17.3x2.9x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025د.ك46.5bد.ك16.2bد.ك2.7b15.6x17.1x2.9x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025د.ك47.1bد.ك16.0bد.ك2.6b15.2x18.3x2.9x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025د.ك45.7bد.ك15.9bد.ك2.5b15.1x18x2.9x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024د.ك43.0bد.ك15.9bد.ك2.5b14.9x17x2.7x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024د.ك42.9bد.ك16.1bد.ك2.5b14.7x17x2.7x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024د.ك41.5bد.ك15.9bد.ك2.5b14.8x16.7x2.6x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024د.ك41.7bد.ك15.9bد.ك2.5b14.5x16.9x2.6x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024د.ك41.6bد.ك15.9bد.ك2.5b14.2x16.7x2.6x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024د.ك41.6bد.ك15.5bد.ك2.4b13.7x17.1x2.7x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024د.ك41.0bد.ك15.4bد.ك2.4b13.6x16.8x2.7x
Fri, 10 May 2024د.ك41.1bد.ك15.3bد.ك2.5b13.7x16.8x2.7x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024د.ك42.2bد.ك15.1bد.ك2.5b14.7x17.2x2.8x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024د.ك43.3bد.ك15.0bد.ك2.6b15.1x16.8x2.9x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024د.ك42.8bد.ك15.4bد.ك2.6b14.3x16.3x2.8x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023د.ك40.2bد.ك15.3bد.ك2.6b13.5x15.2x2.6x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023د.ك39.5bد.ك15.3bد.ك2.6b13.5x15.3x2.6x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023د.ك39.0bد.ك15.1bد.ك2.5b13.2x15.7x2.6x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023د.ك40.9bد.ك14.9bد.ك2.4b14.2x17.1x2.7x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023د.ك41.9bد.ك14.8bد.ك2.4b14.1x17.5x2.8x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023د.ك42.8bد.ك14.5bد.ك2.2b15.4x19.6x3x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023د.ك41.0bد.ك14.5bد.ك2.2b14.6x18.8x2.8x
Sat, 13 May 2023د.ك40.9bد.ك14.2bد.ك2.3b14.3x18.2x2.9x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023د.ك40.5bد.ك14.0bد.ك2.1b13.4x19.3x2.9x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023د.ك43.2bد.ك13.6bد.ك1.9b13.4x22.3x3.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.3x


Total Market Cap: د.ك43.2bTotal Earnings: د.ك1.9bTotal Revenue: د.ك13.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kuwaiti Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.3x202420252026
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Kuwaiti market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Kuwaiti listed companies have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Kuwaiti Market?

KW Market-0.38%
Energy2.88%
Tech2.86%
Industrials0.80%
Consumer Discretionary0.80%
Materials0.39%
Telecom-0.49%
Financials-0.50%
Real Estate-0.69%
Utilities-0.69%
Healthcare-2.60%
Consumer Staples-2.99%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 35.4x.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 41% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate 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 Price7D1YValuationSector
JAZEERA Jazeera Airways K.S.C.Pد.ك1.919.0%
+د.ك34.4m		100.5%PE19.2xIndustrials
ZAIN Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.Pد.ك0.540.7%
+د.ك17.3m		11.5%PE9.8xTelecom
NAPESCO National Petroleum Services Company K.S.C.Pد.ك1.6012.2%
+د.ك15.7m		53.1%PE8.2xEnergy
CBK Commercial Bank of Kuwait K.P.S.Cد.ك0.491.4%
+د.ك13.8m		-27.2%PB1.2xFinancials
IPG Independent Petroleum Group K.S.C.Pد.ك0.716.6%
+د.ك8.0m		27.1%PE12.6xEnergy
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