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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD13.6%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 2.8%, with Saudi Basic Industries up 4.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 5.9%. 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, 16 Feb 2026ر.س669.6bر.س266.9bر.س4.8b18.4x140.2x2.5x
Wed, 14 Jan 2026ر.س642.5bر.س266.3bر.س4.8b19.3x135x2.4x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025ر.س600.9bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,250,795,419.0019.9x-18.6x2.3x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025ر.س622.8bر.س267.4bر.س4.9b18.4x125.9x2.3x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025ر.س677.7bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b19.9x129.5x2.5x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025ر.س601.7bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b19.4x114.8x2.3x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025ر.س584.9bر.س265.2bر.س11.5b19.7x51x2.2x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025ر.س574.8bر.س264.3bر.س11.5b20.1x50x2.2x
Wed, 28 May 2025ر.س566.3bر.س264.1bر.س11.6b20.6x48.7x2.1x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025ر.س588.6bر.س258.5bر.س12.1b21.2x48.7x2.3x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025ر.س586.9bر.س257.7bر.س12.0b21.4x48.9x2.3x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025ر.س625.7bر.س255.3bر.س13.7b23.7x45.7x2.5x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025ر.س622.8bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23x45.5x2.4x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024ر.س644.9bر.س255.5bر.س13.6b22.6x47.3x2.5x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024ر.س658.8bر.س251.7bر.س11.8b25.4x55.8x2.6x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024ر.س653.0bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b25x55.9x2.6x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024ر.س629.5bر.س250.2bر.س11.7b27.8x54x2.5x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024ر.س652.9bر.س247.1bر.س9.7b25.4x67.6x2.6x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024ر.س637.8bر.س246.4bر.س9.6b26.6x66.5x2.6x
Thu, 30 May 2024ر.س664.3bر.س245.3bر.س9.4b27.6x70.9x2.7x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024ر.س688.2bر.س248.3bر.س8.8b29.3x78.4x2.8x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024ر.س701.4bر.س248.8bر.س9.1b30.1x76.9x2.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024ر.س696.4bر.س270.2bر.س13.3b28.4x52.2x2.6x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024ر.س655.5bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b25.7x49.4x2.4x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023ر.س653.3bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b26.9x49.5x2.4x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023ر.س632.6bر.س270.0bر.س13.5b23.8x46.7x2.3x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023ر.س651.6bر.س283.2bر.س17.3b24.5x37.6x2.3x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023ر.س690.1bر.س283.1bر.س17.4b25.8x39.6x2.4x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023ر.س703.6bر.س307.9bر.س30.6b26.1x23x2.3x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023ر.س721.4bر.س313.3bر.س32.8b26.9x22x2.3x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023ر.س700.8bر.س314.0bر.س33.5b26x20.9x2.2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023ر.س731.0bر.س332.8bر.س44.9b22.3x16.3x2.2x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023ر.س695.2bر.س333.5bر.س47.8b21.9x14.5x2.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023ر.س703.9bر.س341.1bر.س55.1b22.4x12.8x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.8x


Total Market Cap: ر.س703.9bTotal Earnings: ر.س55.1bTotal Revenue: ر.س341.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 53.4x202420252026
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 141x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 53.4x.
  • 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 Market0.73%
Materials1.67%
Chemicals4.60%
Packaging1.78%
Paper and Forestry Products-0.16%
Basic Materials-0.83%
Metals and Mining-0.83%
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 222x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 41.8%, 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 2.8% 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
2010 Saudi Basic Industriesر.س57.904.5%
+ر.س7.5b		-12.9%PS1.2x
2290 Yanbu National Petrochemicalر.س29.3011.2%
+ر.س1.7b		-21.1%PE208.4x
2350 Saudi Kayan Petrochemicalر.س5.6623.0%
+ر.س1.6b		-14.5%PS1x
2250 Saudi Industrial Investment Groupر.س13.7713.7%
+ر.س1.1b		-29.6%PB1.1x
2020 SABIC Agri-Nutrientsر.س127.301.3%
+ر.س761.7m		13.9%PE14.1x

Latest News

2223
ر.س102.60
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-5.7%

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef (TADAWUL:2223) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Feb 16
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef (TADAWUL:2223) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares
2350
ر.س5.66
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical
7D
23.0%
1Y
-14.5%
1321
ر.س152.10
East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry
7D
-3.1%
1Y
-5.4%
2310
ر.س15.32
Sahara International Petrochemical
7D
5.9%
1Y
-32.6%

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
3030
ر.س34.48
Saudi Cement
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-19.8%
1211
ر.س73.00
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden)
7D
-0.8%
1Y
48.7%
2010
ر.س57.90
Saudi Basic Industries
7D
4.5%
1Y
-12.9%

2010: Reserve Transfer Will Support Bullish Repricing Despite Revenue Headwinds

Analysts have slightly reduced their fair value estimate for Saudi Basic Industries to US$63.30 from about US$63.49, citing updated assumptions that now reflect weaker expected revenue growth, a higher profit margin outlook, and a broadly unchanged future P/E profile. What's in the News A special or extraordinary shareholders meeting is scheduled for December 31, 2025 in Riyadh to vote on transferring the general reserve balance of SAR 110,889,032,000 to the retained earnings account, based on the 2024 annual and Q3 2025 interim consolidated financial statements (company announcement).
2020
ر.س127.30
SABIC Agri-Nutrients
7D
1.3%
1Y
13.9%

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.س26.72
Advanced Petrochemical
7D
11.8%
1Y
-11.4%

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
2290
ر.س29.30
Yanbu National Petrochemical
7D
11.2%
1Y
-21.1%
2060
ر.س9.23
National Industrialization
7D
3.9%
1Y
-8.4%
9601
ر.س79.60
Mohammed Hadi Al-Rasheed
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-15.9%
2300
ر.س56.00
Saudi Paper Manufacturing
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-16.3%
2240
ر.س38.24
Advanced Building Industries
7D
-4.6%
1Y
3.4%
3020
ر.س26.10
YAMAMA Cement
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-30.6%
2250
ر.س13.77
Saudi Industrial Investment Group
7D
13.7%
1Y
-29.6%