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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y-8.0%
  • YTD-4.5%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but Saudi Paper Manufacturing is up 17% in that time. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 8.0% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 59% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 17 Nov 2025ر.س617.1bر.س266.8bر.س5.5b18x111.8x2.3x
Wed, 15 Oct 2025ر.س669.4bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b19.6x127.9x2.5x
Fri, 12 Sep 2025ر.س597.7bر.س267.3bر.س5.2b18.8x113.9x2.2x
Sun, 10 Aug 2025ر.س597.8bر.س264.5bر.س4.7b20.1x127.5x2.3x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025ر.س601.2bر.س264.5bر.س11.5b20.8x52.2x2.3x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025ر.س566.9bر.س263.8bر.س11.5b20.9x49.4x2.1x
Sat, 03 May 2025ر.س590.6bر.س259.3bر.س12.1b21.1x48.7x2.3x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025ر.س597.6bر.س258.3bر.س12.0b22.4x50x2.3x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025ر.س612.4bر.س255.4bر.س13.7b23.2x44.8x2.4x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025ر.س639.0bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23.9x46.7x2.5x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024ر.س621.4bر.س255.5bر.س13.6b22.4x45.5x2.4x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024ر.س652.6bر.س255.3bر.س13.6b23.2x48.1x2.6x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024ر.س661.8bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b25.9x56.6x2.6x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024ر.س613.2bر.س250.2bر.س11.7b25x52.6x2.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024ر.س619.3bر.س249.6bر.س10.8b24.3x57.5x2.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024ر.س635.6bر.س246.4bر.س9.6b26.4x66.3x2.6x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024ر.س634.3bر.س245.6bر.س9.5b25.2x66.7x2.6x
Sun, 05 May 2024ر.س702.5bر.س249.1bر.س9.2b28.7x76.2x2.8x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024ر.س692.0bر.س248.3bر.س8.9b28.5x77.7x2.8x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024ر.س695.1bر.س270.1bر.س13.3b28.4x52.3x2.6x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024ر.س672.7bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b26.8x50.7x2.5x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023ر.س671.7bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b27.8x50.9x2.5x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023ر.س664.1bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b26.5x50.2x2.5x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023ر.س648.1bر.س283.2bر.س17.3b24.2x37.4x2.3x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023ر.س686.2bر.س283.0bر.س17.3b25.7x39.6x2.4x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023ر.س703.7bر.س287.6bر.س21.4b25.5x32.9x2.4x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023ر.س725.4bر.س313.6bر.س32.8b26.1x22.1x2.3x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023ر.س719.3bر.س313.2bر.س32.8b27x21.9x2.3x
Mon, 08 May 2023ر.س712.9bر.س332.8bر.س44.9b22.7x15.9x2.1x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023ر.س725.8bر.س333.5bر.س47.7b23.4x15.2x2.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023ر.س693.3bر.س340.8bر.س54.9b21.5x12.6x2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023ر.س750.6bر.س341.1bر.س55.1b21.6x13.6x2.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022ر.س654.1bر.س331.9bر.س53.8b20.3x12.2x2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022ر.س660.1bر.س331.7bر.س53.8b21.6x12.3x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.3x


Total Market Cap: ر.س660.1bTotal Earnings: ر.س53.8bTotal Revenue: ر.س331.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 50.8x202320242025
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 112x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 50.8x.
  • 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 53% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 7.0% 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-0.91%
Materials-0.80%
Paper and Forestry Products5.50%
Metals and Mining0.099%
Chemicals-1.41%
Basic Materials-2.21%
Packaging-2.38%
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 212x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 47.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 97% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 30% 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
2300 Saudi Paper Manufacturingر.س57.2011.2%
+ر.س212.5m		-9.4%PE38x
1304 Al Yamamah Steel Industriesر.س36.582.2%
+ر.س39.6m		19.7%PE40.2x
1322 Al Masane Al Kobra Miningر.س73.950.5%
+ر.س31.5m		7.6%PE26.5x
9563 BENA Steel Industriesر.س38.009.7%
+ر.س20.2m		7.0%PE34.3x
9548 Arabian Plastic Industrialر.س39.144.4%
+ر.س12.5m		77.4%PE15.7x

Latest News

1211
ر.س60.45
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)
7D
-1.6%
1Y
11.3%

1211: Exploration Licenses and Margin Outlook Will Shape Share Performance

Analysts have moderately raised their price target for Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) from SAR 54.68 to SAR 55.37. This adjustment is due to improvements in expected profit margins, which slightly offset lower projected revenue growth.
2300
ر.س57.20
Saudi Paper Manufacturing
7D
11.2%
1Y
-9.4%
9548
ر.س39.14
Arabian Plastic Industrial
7D
4.4%
1Y
77.4%

Arabian Plastic Industrial (TADAWUL:9548) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Nov 13
Arabian Plastic Industrial (TADAWUL:9548) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
2010
ر.س56.70
Saudi Basic Industries
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-18.7%
2223
ر.س89.00
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef
7D
-2.8%
1Y
-19.8%
2290
ر.س31.02
Yanbu National Petrochemical
7D
-2.9%
1Y
-22.1%

Yanbu National Petrochemical's (TADAWUL:2290) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Nov 07
Yanbu National Petrochemical's (TADAWUL:2290) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear
2170
ر.س30.72
Alujain
7D
0.2%
1Y
-19.3%
9609
ر.س38.30
Nass Petrol Factory
7D
1.3%
1Y
-38.4%
2020
ر.س118.80
SABIC Agri-Nutrients
7D
-1.8%
1Y
6.1%

Returns On Capital At SABIC Agri-Nutrients (TADAWUL:2020) Have Hit The Brakes

Nov 05
Returns On Capital At SABIC Agri-Nutrients (TADAWUL:2020) Have Hit The Brakes
1322
ر.س73.95
Al Masane Al Kobra Mining
7D
0.5%
1Y
7.6%
3020
ر.س23.96
YAMAMA Cement
7D
-6.6%
1Y
-24.8%
2310
ر.س17.20
Sahara International Petrochemical
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-32.4%
9563
ر.س38.00
BENA Steel Industries
7D
9.7%
1Y
7.0%

What BENA Steel Industries' (TADAWUL:9563) P/E Is Not Telling You

Oct 30
What BENA Steel Industries' (TADAWUL:9563) P/E Is Not Telling You
2330
ر.س34.50
Advanced Petrochemical
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-1.1%
1304
ر.س36.58
Al Yamamah Steel Industries
7D
2.2%
1Y
19.7%
9566
ر.س12.76
Saudi Lime Industries
7D
2.9%
1Y
8.9%