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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M-16.5%
  • 1Y-20.2%
  • YTD-1.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by Saudi Basic Industries declining 1.3%. However, the industry is down 20% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 57% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Saudi Arabian Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 09 Jan 2026ر.س278.9bر.س192.6b-ر.س4,477,705,700.0034.9x-62.3x1.4x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025ر.س300.5bر.س192.6b-ر.س41,477,705,700.0036.7x-7.2x1.6x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025ر.س324.9bر.س196.0b-ر.س3,051,124,581.0036.4x-106.5x1.7x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025ر.س334.5bر.س195.4b-ر.س2,918,254,999.0062.1x-114.6x1.7x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025ر.س330.9bر.س195.4b-ر.س2,907,287,869.0035x-113.8x1.7x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025ر.س304.4bر.س195.7bر.س4.2b39.9x71.9x1.6x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025ر.س298.7bر.س195.6bر.س4.2b40.4x70.6x1.5x
Fri, 23 May 2025ر.س305.8bر.س195.6bر.س4.2b40.9x72.3x1.6x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025ر.س323.6bر.س192.8bر.س5.2b55.9x62.3x1.7x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025ر.س339.6bر.س192.8bر.س5.3b52.7x63.7x1.8x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025ر.س354.0bر.س192.8bر.س6.2b47.5x56.8x1.8x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025ر.س348.7bر.س192.8bر.س6.2b47.8x56x1.8x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024ر.س362.5bر.س192.8bر.س6.2b46.9x58.2x1.9x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024ر.س381.0bر.س192.1bر.س5.7b56.2x66.3x2x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024ر.س393.5bر.س191.0bر.س5.8b55.7x68.2x2.1x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024ر.س396.4bر.س191.0bر.س5.8b57.4x68.7x2.1x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024ر.س408.9bر.س189.3bر.س4.9b60.3x83.2x2.2x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024ر.س391.6bر.س188.8bر.س4.9b52.4x79.5x2.1x
Sat, 25 May 2024ر.س403.0bر.س188.7bر.س4.9b43.2x82x2.1x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024ر.س426.8bر.س191.8bر.س5.1b55.4x83.9x2.2x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024ر.س418.6bر.س192.1bر.س5.0b36.1x84.3x2.2x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024ر.س423.6bر.س212.3bر.س9.3b25.2x45.6x2x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024ر.س429.0bر.س212.3bر.س9.3b25.7x46.2x2x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023ر.س430.2bر.س212.3bر.س9.3b25.4x46.3x2x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023ر.س419.5bر.س217.7bر.س9.6b33.3x43.6x1.9x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023ر.س443.9bر.س221.6bر.س10.9b47x40.6x2x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023ر.س469.2bر.س221.8bر.س11.0b38.9x42.5x2.1x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023ر.س465.2bر.س245.8bر.س21.2b24.8x21.9x1.9x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023ر.س471.4bر.س248.3bر.س22.5b26x21x1.9x
Sun, 28 May 2023ر.س471.9bر.س249.6bر.س23.3b20.1x20.2x1.9x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023ر.س476.6bر.س267.7bر.س33.0b16.7x14.5x1.8x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023ر.س457.8bر.س269.3bر.س36.1b13.1x12.7x1.7x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023ر.س480.5bر.س278.4bر.س42.6b13.3x11.3x1.7x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023ر.س482.6bر.س278.4bر.س42.6b13.3x11.3x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.3x


Total Market Cap: ر.س482.6bTotal Earnings: ر.س42.6bTotal Revenue: ر.س278.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Saudi Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 12% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Saudi Arabian Materials industry?

SA Market-0.76%
Materials1.45%
Chemicals-1.39%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-1.36%
Commodity Chemicals-1.39%
Diversified Chemicals-2.16%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 1.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 70% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 61% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals 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
2223 Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberefر.س98.002.2%
+ر.س353.3m		-11.1%PE17.3x
9623 Al Battal Factory for Chemical Industriesر.س19.623.3%
+ر.س2.1m		-66.1%PE65.9x

Latest News

2223
ر.س98.00
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef
7D
2.2%
1Y
-11.1%

2223: Successor Feedstock Agreement Will Support Capacity Upside And Undervalued Outlook

Analysts have kept their price target for Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef unchanged at SAR 122.03. They pointed to only minor tweaks in assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E that were not sufficient to shift their overall valuation view.
2010
ر.س50.90
Saudi Basic Industries
7D
-1.0%
1Y
-23.5%

2010: Legal Ruling And Reserve Transfer Will Support Bullish Repricing

Analysts kept their fair value estimate for Saudi Basic Industries steady at $63.49 per share, explaining that small adjustments to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions did not materially change their overall view of the company. What's in the News Saudi Basic Industries has called a special or extraordinary shareholders meeting for December 31, 2025, at 19:00 Arab Standard Time in Riyadh to vote on transferring a general reserve balance of SAR 110,889,032,000, as reported in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, and interim statements for the third quarter of 2025, to the retained earnings account (Key Developments).
2310
ر.س14.70
Sahara International Petrochemical
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-34.7%

Some Confidence Is Lacking In Sahara International Petrochemical Company's (TADAWUL:2310) P/S

Jan 06
Some Confidence Is Lacking In Sahara International Petrochemical Company's (TADAWUL:2310) P/S
2350
ر.س4.57
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical
7D
-4.2%
1Y
-31.5%

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (TADAWUL:2350) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks

Jan 02
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (TADAWUL:2350) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks
2290
ر.س26.46
Yanbu National Petrochemical
7D
-5.5%
1Y
-27.8%

Yanbu National Petrochemical Company's (TADAWUL:2290) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Dec 19
Yanbu National Petrochemical Company's (TADAWUL:2290) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing
2170
ر.س24.47
Alujain
7D
-10.8%
1Y
-33.5%
2330
ر.س27.40
Advanced Petrochemical
7D
-7.2%
1Y
-10.6%

Advanced Petrochemical Company's (TADAWUL:2330) P/S Is On The Mark

Nov 18
Advanced Petrochemical Company's (TADAWUL:2330) P/S Is On The Mark
2020
ر.س110.00
SABIC Agri-Nutrients
7D
-0.9%
1Y
3.2%

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
2250
ر.س11.75
Saudi Industrial Investment Group
7D
-5.8%
1Y
-34.3%
9623
ر.س19.62
Al Battal Factory for Chemical Industries
7D
3.3%
1Y
-66.1%