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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies68
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y10.8%
  • YTD10.5%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but Saudi Basic Industries is up 4.6% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 14 Mar 2026ر.س652.0bر.س245.3bر.س12.3b18.4x53x2.7x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026ر.س658.7bر.س267.0bر.س4.8b18.4x138.3x2.5x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026ر.س595.1bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,250,551,915.0019.4x-18.5x2.2x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025ر.س601.6bر.س266.3b-ر.س32,250,795,012.0020x-18.7x2.3x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025ر.س657.1bر.س268.1bر.س5.1b19x129.4x2.5x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025ر.س653.1bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b20x124.8x2.4x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025ر.س614.8bر.س267.2bر.س5.2b20x117.3x2.3x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025ر.س591.1bر.س264.6bر.س11.5b20.4x51.3x2.2x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025ر.س554.6bر.س264.3bر.س11.5b19.6x48.2x2.1x
Wed, 21 May 2025ر.س592.6bر.س262.8bر.س11.6b21x51x2.3x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025ر.س575.1bر.س258.4bر.س12.1b21.2x47.6x2.2x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025ر.س583.4bر.س257.6bر.س11.9b22.2x49x2.3x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025ر.س635.5bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b23.9x46.4x2.5x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025ر.س611.5bر.س255.5bر.س13.7b22.8x44.7x2.4x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024ر.س640.8bر.س255.5bر.س13.6b22.5x47x2.5x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024ر.س672.7bر.س251.4bر.س11.8b24.4x57.2x2.7x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024ر.س671.1bر.س250.3bر.س11.7b26.3x57.4x2.7x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024ر.س637.8bر.س250.1bر.س11.7b27.1x54.7x2.6x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024ر.س648.3bر.س246.7bر.س9.4b25.3x68.8x2.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024ر.س645.2bر.س246.3bر.س9.6b24.6x67.3x2.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024ر.س682.0bر.س244.9bر.س9.2b26.8x73.9x2.8x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024ر.س718.2bر.س248.3bر.س8.8b31.5x81.8x2.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024ر.س704.9bر.س248.8bر.س8.8b29.3x79.7x2.8x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024ر.س691.7bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b28.5x52.1x2.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024ر.س684.5bر.س270.0bر.س13.3b26x51.6x2.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023ر.س651.9bر.س269.9bر.س13.2b26.9x49.4x2.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023ر.س644.1bر.س279.3bر.س15.8b22.6x40.8x2.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023ر.س669.3bر.س283.2bر.س17.3b24.7x38.6x2.4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023ر.س700.1bر.س282.9bر.س17.4b26.5x40.3x2.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023ر.س720.9bر.س311.8bر.س31.5b26.3x22.9x2.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023ر.س714.4bر.س313.3bر.س32.8b26.6x21.8x2.3x
Fri, 26 May 2023ر.س712.3bر.س327.9bر.س41.3b23.6x17.3x2.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023ر.س727.0bر.س332.8bر.س44.9b22x16.2x2.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023ر.س676.8bر.س333.4bر.س47.7b20.6x14.2x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.2x


Total Market Cap: ر.س676.8bTotal 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 optimistic on the Saudi Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 92.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 56.1x.
  • 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 47% 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 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 Paper and Forestry Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 226x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 41.4%, 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 58% 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
2020 SABIC Agri-Nutrientsر.س137.303.3%
+ر.س2.1b
27.6%PE15.1x
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

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