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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 25, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M5.1%
  • 1Y4.4%
  • YTD9.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from Saudi Basic Industries of 2.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 4.4%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 38% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Saudi Arabian Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Feb 2026ر.س644.2bر.س265.9bر.س4.7b18.3x137x2.4x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026ر.س654.8bر.س266.3bر.س4.8b19.8x137.6x2.5x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025ر.س592.7bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,260,559,947.0019.4x-18.4x2.2x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025ر.س615.8bر.س266.6b-ر.س31,485,122,160.0017.8x-19.6x2.3x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025ر.س672.2bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b19.3x128.4x2.5x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025ر.س598.5bر.س267.3bر.س5.2b18.8x114.1x2.2x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025ر.س597.8bر.س264.5bر.س4.7b20.4x127.5x2.3x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025ر.س600.5bر.س264.5bر.س11.5b20.7x52.1x2.3x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025ر.س568.4bر.س263.9bر.س11.5b20.9x49.5x2.2x
Sun, 04 May 2025ر.س590.6bر.س259.6bر.س12.3b21.1x48.2x2.3x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025ر.س597.6bر.س258.3bر.س12.0b22.4x50x2.3x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025ر.س600.8bر.س255.7bر.س13.5b23.1x44.4x2.3x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025ر.س639.0bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23.9x46.7x2.5x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024ر.س620.8bر.س255.5bر.س13.6b22.4x45.5x2.4x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024ر.س652.7bر.س255.3bر.س13.6b23.6x48.1x2.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024ر.س660.0bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b25.4x56.5x2.6x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024ر.س613.2bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b25x52.5x2.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024ر.س629.5bر.س249.6bر.س10.8b24.4x58.3x2.5x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024ر.س637.6bر.س246.4bر.س9.6b26.4x66.5x2.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024ر.س636.0bر.س245.6bر.س9.5b25.2x66.9x2.6x
Mon, 06 May 2024ر.س702.5bر.س249.1bر.س9.2b31.5x76.2x2.8x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024ر.س709.2bر.س248.3bر.س8.9b28.4x79.6x2.9x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024ر.س691.5bر.س270.2bر.س13.4b28.3x51.4x2.6x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024ر.س672.7bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b26.8x50.7x2.5x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023ر.س676.8bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b27.7x51.3x2.5x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023ر.س659.7bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b26.2x49.9x2.4x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023ر.س648.7bر.س283.4bر.س17.4b23.4x37.4x2.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023ر.س686.2bر.س283.0bر.س17.3b25.3x39.6x2.4x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023ر.س696.8bر.س287.6bر.س21.4b25.4x32.6x2.4x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023ر.س725.8bر.س313.6bر.س32.8b25.9x22.1x2.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023ر.س719.3bر.س313.2bر.س32.8b27x21.9x2.3x
Tue, 09 May 2023ر.س723.6bر.س332.8bر.س44.9b22.9x16.1x2.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023ر.س730.2bر.س333.5bر.س47.7b23.2x15.3x2.2x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023ر.س693.3bر.س340.8bر.س54.9b21.5x12.6x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.6x


Total Market Cap: ر.س693.3bTotal Earnings: ر.س54.9bTotal Revenue: ر.س340.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Saudi Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 137x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 54.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 56% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.9% 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 Saudi Arabian Materials sector?

SA Market0.19%
Materials-2.09%
Metals and Mining-0.16%
Basic Materials-3.17%
Packaging-3.55%
Chemicals-3.74%
Paper and Forestry Products-7.57%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 223x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 41.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 59.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 67% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.3% 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
2020 SABIC Agri-Nutrientsر.س127.000.3%
+ر.س190.4m		14.8%PE14.1x
3004 Northern Region Cementر.س7.031.3%
+ر.س16.2m		-25.5%PE22.5x
9548 Arabian Plastic Industrialر.س52.953.4%
+ر.س13.1m		128.2%PE21.3x
9580 Al Rashid Industrialر.س49.002.1%
+ر.س8.0m		-7.5%PE10.1x
9552 Saudi Top for Tradingر.س6.432.9%
+ر.س7.2m		-22.0%PE34x

Latest News

9580
ر.س49.00
Al Rashid Industrial
7D
2.1%
1Y
-7.5%
2223
ر.س92.70
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-12.2%
2010
ر.س54.80
Saudi Basic Industries
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-14.4%

2010: Reserve Transfer And Margin Resilience Will Support Bullish Repricing

Analysts have kept their SAR63.30 price target for Saudi Basic Industries unchanged, citing slightly softer revenue expectations, a small improvement in projected profit margins, and a broadly stable future P/E assumption. What's in the News A special or extraordinary shareholders meeting is scheduled for December 31, 2025, in Riyadh at 19:00 Arab Standard Time to vote on transferring the general reserve balance of SAR 110,889,032,000 to the retained earnings account, based on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the interim statements for the third quarter of 2025 (Key Developments).
2350
ر.س4.88
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical
7D
-12.9%
1Y
-19.9%
1211
ر.س71.55
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden)
7D
-0.6%
1Y
56.2%

1211: Expansive Resource And Fertilizer Pipeline Will Ultimately Struggle To Justify Rich P/E

Analysts have lifted their price target on Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) from SAR38.20 to SAR50.00, citing updates in their models that now reflect higher assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E, along with a slightly higher discount rate. What's in the News Reported net resource additions of 7.8 million ounces across four gold locations, supported by more than 9 million ounces of additions defined through drilling, with estimates prepared under the JORC (2012) code by external competent persons (Key Developments).
9548
ر.س52.95
Arabian Plastic Industrial
7D
3.4%
1Y
128.2%
2310
ر.س14.04
Sahara International Petrochemical
7D
-7.4%
1Y
-34.6%

Sahara International Petrochemical (TADAWUL:2310) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company

Feb 10
Sahara International Petrochemical (TADAWUL:2310) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company
2020
ر.س127.00
SABIC Agri-Nutrients
7D
0.3%
1Y
14.8%

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company's (TADAWUL:2020) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Feb 02
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company's (TADAWUL:2020) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking
2330
ر.س23.32
Advanced Petrochemical
7D
-8.3%
1Y
-15.8%

Advanced Petrochemical (TADAWUL:2330) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Feb 02
Advanced Petrochemical (TADAWUL:2330) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
9576
ر.س41.98
Paper Home
7D
1.7%
1Y
-21.3%
2290
ر.س25.72
Yanbu National Petrochemical
7D
-5.4%
1Y
-27.0%
2060
ر.س8.32
National Industrialization
7D
-8.0%
1Y
-12.5%
3004
ر.س7.03
Northern Region Cement
7D
1.3%
1Y
-25.5%
9607
ر.س44.00
ASG Plastic Factory
7D
0.7%
1Y
-30.2%

ASG Plastic Factory (TADAWUL:9607) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Oct 23
ASG Plastic Factory (TADAWUL:9607) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return
9565
ر.س32.00
Meyar
7D
6.7%
1Y
-54.9%

Meyar Company (TADAWUL:9565) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Sep 09
Meyar Company (TADAWUL:9565) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares
9552
ر.س6.43
Saudi Top for Trading
7D
2.9%
1Y
-22.0%