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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies68
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M10.1%
  • 1Y10.8%
  • YTD10.5%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but Saudi Basic Industries is up 4.6% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 11% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 28% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Mar 2026ر.س652.0bر.س245.3bر.س12.3b18.4x53x2.7x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026ر.س657.8bر.س267.0bر.س4.8b18.3x138.1x2.5x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026ر.س596.4bر.س266.3bر.س4.7b19.7x125.6x2.2x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025ر.س601.6bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,250,795,012.0020x-18.7x2.3x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025ر.س646.2bر.س268.1bر.س5.1b18.9x127.3x2.4x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025ر.س658.8bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b20.1x125.9x2.5x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025ر.س609.0bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b20.1x116.2x2.3x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025ر.س591.1bر.س264.6bر.س11.5b20.4x51.3x2.2x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025ر.س558.0bر.س264.3bر.س11.5b19.6x48.5x2.1x
Thu, 22 May 2025ر.س584.3bر.س262.8bر.س11.6b20.8x50.3x2.2x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025ر.س575.2bر.س258.4bر.س12.1b21.2x47.6x2.2x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025ر.س583.4bر.س257.6bر.س11.9b22.6x49x2.3x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025ر.س638.1bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23.9x46.6x2.5x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025ر.س612.5bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b22.8x44.7x2.4x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024ر.س640.8bر.س255.5bر.س13.6b22.5x47x2.5x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024ر.س666.5bر.س251.4bر.س11.8b24x56.7x2.7x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024ر.س671.1bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b26.3x57.4x2.7x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024ر.س638.1bر.س250.1bر.س11.7b27.1x54.7x2.6x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024ر.س648.3bر.س246.7bر.س9.4b25.4x68.8x2.6x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024ر.س642.0bر.س246.3bر.س9.6b24.7x67x2.6x
Fri, 24 May 2024ر.س674.3bر.س245.1bر.س9.3b26.5x72.4x2.8x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024ر.س718.2bر.س248.3bر.س8.8b31.5x81.8x2.9x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024ر.س704.7bر.س248.8bر.س8.8b29.6x79.7x2.8x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024ر.س688.5bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b28.2x51.9x2.5x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024ر.س678.2bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b26x51.1x2.5x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023ر.س651.9bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b27.7x49.4x2.4x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023ر.س638.0bر.س275.5bر.س13.8b23.7x46.3x2.3x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023ر.س658.6bر.س283.2bر.س17.3b24.7x38x2.3x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023ر.س700.2bر.س283.0bر.س17.4b26.5x40.3x2.5x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023ر.س714.0bر.س311.8bر.س31.5b26x22.6x2.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023ر.س714.4bر.س313.3bر.س32.8b26.6x21.8x2.3x
Sat, 27 May 2023ر.س713.5bر.س315.0bر.س35.4b25x20.1x2.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023ر.س727.0bر.س332.8bر.س44.9b22x16.2x2.2x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023ر.س690.4bر.س333.4bر.س47.7b20.7x14.5x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.5x


Total Market Cap: ر.س690.4bTotal Earnings: ر.س47.7bTotal Revenue: ر.س333.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 56.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Saudi Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 53.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 56.2x.
  • 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 36% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 9.7% 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 Market2.75%
Materials0.62%
Chemicals4.37%
Packaging1.28%
Basic Materials0.91%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.34%
Metals and Mining-3.18%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 30.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 46.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 19.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 21.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 47% 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.س57.854.6%
+ر.س7.7b
-8.6%PS1.5x
2290 Yanbu National Petrochemicalر.س32.0012.8%
+ر.س2.0b
-4.8%PE227.6x
2223 Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberefر.س94.654.8%
+ر.س723.5m
-8.6%PE18.6x
2310 Sahara International Petrochemicalر.س15.003.4%
+ر.س355.2m
-27.5%PS1.6x
2170 Alujainر.س26.9210.3%
+ر.س174.4m
-21.4%PS1.4x

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