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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y-4.7%
  • YTD-4.2%

The Materials industry is up 2.9% in the last week, with Saudi Basic Industries up 8.0%. However, the industry is down 4.7% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 43% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Sat, 11 Feb 2023ر.س714.0bر.س341.1bر.س55.1b21.8x12.9x2.1x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023ر.س719.1bر.س341.0bر.س55.1b21.5x13x2.1x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022ر.س661.4bر.س331.8bر.س53.8b21.1x12.3x2x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022ر.س711.8bر.س327.5bر.س58.1b20.6x12.3x2.2x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022ر.س715.0bر.س322.4bر.س58.3b22.2x12.3x2.2x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022ر.س815.8bر.س323.1bر.س58.5b23.9x14x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: ر.س815.8bTotal Earnings: ر.س58.5bTotal Revenue: ر.س323.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.2x202320242025
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 116x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 42.1x.
  • 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 55% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.1% 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-0.74%
Materials2.94%
Chemicals6.38%
Packaging-0.67%
Metals and Mining-0.84%
Basic Materials-0.93%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 105x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 49.0%, 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 62% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.2% 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.س61.908.0%
+ر.س13.8b
-17.0%PS1.3x
2020 SABIC Agri-Nutrientsر.س122.803.0%
+ر.س1.7b
5.9%PE15.3x
2310 Sahara International Petrochemicalر.س20.0112.4%
+ر.س1.6b
-29.5%PE97.2x
2290 Yanbu National Petrochemicalر.س33.705.4%
+ر.س967.5m
-15.0%PE122.9x
2330 Advanced Petrochemicalر.س34.967.0%
+ر.س589.4m
-9.4%PS3.6x

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