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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D8.4%
  • 3M11.6%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTD13.8%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 2.1%, with Saudi Basic Industries up 14%. In the same time, Al Masane Al Kobra Mining was down 6.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 9.8%. 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
Mon, 09 Mar 2026ر.س647.1bر.س266.6bر.س5.2b18.7x124.8x2.4x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026ر.س666.5bر.س266.8bر.س4.9b18.3x136.7x2.5x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026ر.س589.3bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,250,552,396.0020x-18.3x2.2x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025ر.س608.0bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,271,969,012.0020.3x-18.8x2.3x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025ر.س654.2bر.س267.4bر.س5.2b19.3x124.9x2.4x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025ر.س651.4bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b19.8x124.5x2.4x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025ر.س614.7bر.س267.1bر.س5.3b19.7x117x2.3x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025ر.س602.6bر.س264.6bر.س11.5b20.2x52.3x2.3x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025ر.س561.4bر.س264.3bر.س11.5b19.8x48.8x2.1x
Fri, 16 May 2025ر.س592.2bر.س262.5bر.س11.6b21.1x50.9x2.3x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025ر.س566.8bر.س258.4bر.س12.1b22.1x47x2.2x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025ر.س579.2bر.س255.4bر.س12.9b21.8x44.9x2.3x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025ر.س630.2bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23.9x46x2.5x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025ر.س621.2bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23x45.4x2.4x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024ر.س636.8bر.س255.5bر.س13.6b22.6x46.7x2.5x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024ر.س678.7bر.س250.2bر.س11.6b24.8x58.6x2.7x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024ر.س652.1bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b26.2x55.8x2.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024ر.س635.8bر.س250.1bر.س11.7b26x54.5x2.5x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024ر.س660.3bر.س246.5bر.س9.6b25.8x68.7x2.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024ر.س639.5bر.س246.3bر.س9.6b25.2x66.7x2.6x
Sat, 18 May 2024ر.س690.4bر.س245.3bر.س9.3b30.8x74.6x2.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024ر.س741.3bر.س248.3bر.س8.8b31.6x84.5x3x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024ر.س704.6bر.س248.7bر.س9.2b29.7x76.5x2.8x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024ر.س682.4bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b28x51.4x2.5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024ر.س692.7bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b26.2x52.2x2.6x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023ر.س655.9bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b26.5x49.7x2.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023ر.س624.8bر.س281.6bر.س16.6b23.9x37.5x2.2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023ر.س676.9bر.س283.0bر.س17.3b24.9x39.1x2.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023ر.س695.1bر.س282.9bر.س17.3b26.9x40.1x2.5x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023ر.س706.8bر.س313.7bر.س32.8b26x21.6x2.3x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023ر.س713.9bر.س313.3bر.س32.8b26.6x21.8x2.3x
Sun, 21 May 2023ر.س727.5bر.س327.9bر.س41.3b22.7x17.6x2.2x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023ر.س725.8bر.س332.8bر.س44.9b22x16.2x2.2x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023ر.س678.4bر.س334.1bر.س48.3b20.2x14x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: ر.س678.4bTotal Earnings: ر.س48.3bTotal Revenue: ر.س334.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 55.7x202420252026
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 125x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 55.7x.
  • 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 52% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.2% 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 Market4.72%
Materials8.38%
Chemicals14.58%
Paper and Forestry Products5.60%
Metals and Mining3.66%
Basic Materials2.08%
Packaging1.44%
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 225x.
    • 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 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 Price7D1YValuation
2010 Saudi Basic Industriesر.س58.9012.8%
+ر.س20.1b
-5.9%PS1.3x
2020 SABIC Agri-Nutrientsر.س137.7013.9%
+ر.س8.0b
27.0%PE15.2x
2290 Yanbu National Petrochemicalر.س33.2035.8%
+ر.س4.9b
-3.6%PE236.1x
2310 Sahara International Petrochemicalر.س15.2713.8%
+ر.س1.3b
-27.8%PS1.6x
2223 Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberefر.س94.006.7%
+ر.س992.7m
-8.0%PE18.5x

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