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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M4.2%
  • 1Y6.4%
  • YTD7.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Saudi Basic Industries of 2.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.4%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 38% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 28 Feb 2026ر.س633.6bر.س266.5bر.س5.0b18.4x127.5x2.4x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026ر.س676.2bر.س266.8bر.س4.9b19.6x138.7x2.5x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025ر.س605.1bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,260,559,947.0019.3x-18.8x2.3x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025ر.س618.3bر.س266.4b-ر.س32,241,372,555.0018x-19.2x2.3x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025ر.س674.5bر.س267.3bر.س5.2b19.9x128.8x2.5x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025ر.س604.8bر.س267.3bر.س5.2b18.8x115.3x2.3x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025ر.س591.1bر.س264.6bر.س4.7b20.1x126.3x2.2x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025ر.س607.7bر.س264.5bر.س11.5b20.8x52.8x2.3x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025ر.س568.4bر.س264.3bر.س11.5b20.8x49.4x2.2x
Wed, 07 May 2025ر.س588.5bر.س259.7bر.س12.1b21.5x48.8x2.3x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025ر.س586.2bر.س258.3bر.س11.9b22x49.4x2.3x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025ر.س591.3bر.س255.9bر.س13.6b23.5x43.5x2.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025ر.س636.3bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23.9x46.5x2.5x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024ر.س623.3bر.س255.5bر.س13.6b22.4x45.7x2.4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024ر.س645.5bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b22.6x47.3x2.5x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024ر.س657.3bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b25.6x56.3x2.6x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024ر.س621.6bر.س249.9bر.س11.8b25x52.8x2.5x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024ر.س626.8bر.س249.8bر.س11.5b25.5x54.6x2.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024ر.س641.9bر.س246.3bر.س9.6b25.2x67x2.6x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024ر.س645.1bر.س245.6bر.س9.5b25.8x67.9x2.6x
Thu, 09 May 2024ر.س701.5bر.س249.2bر.س8.9b31.5x78.4x2.8x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024ر.س741.3bر.س248.1bر.س8.8b29.1x84.6x3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024ر.س686.4bر.س270.2bر.س13.4b28x51x2.5x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024ر.س665.7bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b27x50.2x2.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023ر.س687.5bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b28.3x52.1x2.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023ر.س655.3bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b25.9x49.6x2.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023ر.س626.0bر.س283.2bر.س17.3b23.5x36.1x2.2x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023ر.س681.9bر.س283.0bر.س17.3b24.9x39.4x2.4x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023ر.س695.2bر.س282.7bر.س17.3b26.2x40.1x2.5x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023ر.س724.7bر.س313.7bر.س32.8b26.6x22.1x2.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023ر.س715.6bر.س313.2bر.س32.8b26.8x21.8x2.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023ر.س734.0bر.س332.9bر.س44.9b23.4x16.3x2.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023ر.س717.5bر.س332.2bر.س46.0b22.7x15.6x2.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023ر.س704.8bر.س340.8bر.س54.9b21.4x12.8x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.8x


Total Market Cap: ر.س704.8bTotal Earnings: ر.س54.9bTotal Revenue: ر.س340.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.8x202420252026
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 127x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 54.7x.
  • 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 55% 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 Market-2.62%
Materials-1.87%
Metals and Mining-0.90%
Packaging-2.15%
Basic Materials-2.65%
Chemicals-2.66%
Paper and Forestry Products-7.50%
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 224x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 41.5%, 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 66% 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 2.2% 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
1322 Al Masane Al Kobra Miningر.س97.700.7%
+ر.س63.0m		56.3%PE35x
3050 Southern Province Cementر.س21.501.9%
+ر.س56.0m		-32.6%PE20.7x
3004 Northern Region Cementر.س6.981.3%
+ر.س16.2m		-25.7%PE22.3x
1320 Saudi Steel Pipesر.س38.340.7%
+ر.س13.1m		-42.3%PE11.4x
9548 Arabian Plastic Industrialر.س52.002.6%
+ر.س9.8m		127.1%PE20.9x

Latest News

9580
ر.س48.48
Al Rashid Industrial
7D
1.0%
1Y
-8.9%
2223
ر.س91.35
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-11.7%
2010
ر.س54.20
Saudi Basic Industries
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-12.6%

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.س4.81
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical
7D
-10.4%
1Y
-20.9%
1211
ر.س70.20
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden)
7D
-0.8%
1Y
53.8%

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.س52.00
Arabian Plastic Industrial
7D
2.6%
1Y
127.1%
2310
ر.س13.87
Sahara International Petrochemical
7D
-4.8%
1Y
-35.1%

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.س123.80
SABIC Agri-Nutrients
7D
-1.6%
1Y
14.2%

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
1322
ر.س97.70
Al Masane Al Kobra Mining
7D
0.7%
1Y
56.3%
2290
ر.س25.20
Yanbu National Petrochemical
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-27.9%
2060
ر.س8.39
National Industrialization
7D
-5.1%
1Y
-9.8%
2210
ر.س21.27
Nama Chemicals
7D
1.0%
1Y
-29.0%
3050
ر.س21.50
Southern Province Cement
7D
1.9%
1Y
-32.6%

This Analyst Just Downgraded Their Southern Province Cement Company (TADAWUL:3050) EPS Forecasts

Nov 28
This Analyst Just Downgraded Their Southern Province Cement Company (TADAWUL:3050) EPS Forecasts
3004
ر.س6.98
Northern Region Cement
7D
1.3%
1Y
-25.7%
1320
ر.س38.34
Saudi Steel Pipes
7D
0.7%
1Y
-42.3%
9565
ر.س33.00
Meyar
7D
10.1%
1Y
-56.9%

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

Sep 09
Meyar Company (TADAWUL:9565) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares