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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M-16.1%
  • 1Y-29.1%
  • YTD2.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has risen 2.9%, driven by gains from Almarai of 4.5%. In the past year, the industry is down 29%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Saudi Arabian Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 18 Jan 2025ر.س116.4bر.س64.1bر.س5.1b20.6x22.9x1.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024ر.س138.7bر.س64.0bر.س5.1b22.3x27.3x2.2x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024ر.س131.8bر.س63.9bر.س5.1b21.7x25.9x2.1x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024ر.س133.8bر.س63.4bر.س4.9b21.2x27.6x2.1x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024ر.س133.6bر.س62.1bر.س4.5b23.8x29.4x2.2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024ر.س120.3bر.س62.3bر.س4.4b23.7x27.2x1.9x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024ر.س124.0bر.س61.9bر.س4.3b25.3x29x2x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024ر.س118.7bر.س61.9bر.س4.3b24.5x27.7x1.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024ر.س129.3bر.س61.6bر.س4.3b25.2x30.3x2.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024ر.س133.6bر.س61.2bر.س4.3b30.3x30.9x2.2x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024ر.س125.7bر.س60.1bر.س4.1b29.8x30.8x2.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024ر.س118.3bر.س59.9bر.س3.8b26.8x30.8x2x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023ر.س106.6bر.س59.9bر.س3.8b24.8x27.8x1.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023ر.س101.5bر.س59.9bر.س3.7b24.1x27.3x1.7x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023ر.س107.4bر.س60.3bر.س3.7b25.7x29.2x1.8x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023ر.س113.3bر.س60.3bر.س3.7b27.9x30.9x1.9x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023ر.س118.2bر.س61.1bر.س3.8b30.1x31.1x1.9x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023ر.س121.8bر.س60.6bر.س3.7b33.4x33.3x2x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023ر.س102.7bر.س59.4bر.س3.4b31.9x30.1x1.7x
Tue, 02 May 2023ر.س102.3bر.س59.0bر.س3.3b34.7x31.4x1.7x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023ر.س94.7bر.س58.1bر.س2.5b33.7x37.2x1.6x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023ر.س91.8bر.س58.2bر.س2.2b42.3x41.1x1.6x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023ر.س93.3bر.س57.4bر.س2.1b45.4x43.6x1.6x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022ر.س87.8bر.س57.0bر.س2.1b51x42x1.5x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022ر.س93.4bر.س57.0bر.س2.1b56.6x44.5x1.6x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022ر.س91.5bر.س55.5bر.س2.0b60x45.8x1.6x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022ر.س91.6bر.س54.7bر.س1.9b47.4x47x1.7x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022ر.س93.0bر.س53.2bر.س1.9b53.6x50.1x1.7x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022ر.س90.2bر.س52.6bر.س1.8b46.3x49.6x1.7x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022ر.س94.7bر.س52.6bر.س1.8b55.4x52.3x1.8x
Wed, 04 May 2022ر.س94.4bر.س50.8bر.س1.7b75.9x56.5x1.9x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022ر.س94.2bر.س49.8bر.س1.6b75.2x58.2x1.9x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022ر.س90.2bر.س49.6bر.س1.8b73.6x49.2x1.8x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022ر.س91.9bر.س47.5bر.س2.2b36.7x41.3x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41.3x


Total Market Cap: ر.س91.9bTotal Earnings: ر.س2.2bTotal Revenue: ر.س47.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Saudi Food industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 36.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Saudi Arabian Consumer Staples industry?

SA Market1.19%
Consumer Staples2.11%
Food2.90%
Agricultural Products3.52%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.83%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 5.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 53.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 33.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.9% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 5.5% 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
2280 Almaraiر.س58.304.5%
+ر.س2.5b
-5.4%PE25.9x
6010 National Agricultural Developmentر.س25.656.1%
+ر.س443.4m
-13.6%PE17.2x
2285 Arabian Mills for Food Productsر.س51.504.5%
+ر.س112.9m
n/aPE12.2x
2286 Fourth Millingر.س4.195.0%
+ر.س108.0m
n/aPE13.8x
2283 First Millingر.س61.602.7%
+ر.س88.3m
-14.1%PE14.1x
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