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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-3.7%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y-10.9%
  • YTD-3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has dropped 3.7%, driven by Saudi Telecom declining 2.7%. The industry has fallen 11% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.0% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Feb 2026ر.س293.7bر.س120.3bر.س19.4b14.2x15.2x2.4x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026ر.س313.9bر.س119.0bر.س16.5b15.3x19.1x2.6x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025ر.س304.9bر.س119.0bر.س16.5b14.6x18.5x2.6x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025ر.س307.7bر.س119.0bر.س16.7b15x18.4x2.6x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025ر.س322.3bر.س117.8bر.س16.9b17.3x19.1x2.7x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025ر.س294.0bر.س117.8bر.س16.9b16.4x17.4x2.5x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025ر.س302.0bر.س117.9bر.س17.2b14.9x17.5x2.6x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025ر.س305.5bر.س116.9bر.س16.3b15.3x18.8x2.6x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025ر.س305.5bر.س116.6bر.س16.2b18.8x18.8x2.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025ر.س328.8bر.س115.6bر.س16.2b19.7x20.3x2.8x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025ر.س324.0bر.س114.9bر.س15.5b21.1x20.9x2.8x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025ر.س330.0bر.س115.8bر.س29.4b18.2x11.2x2.9x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025ر.س318.0bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b30.9x18.2x2.8x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024ر.س305.1bر.س113.6bر.س17.5b24.1x17.5x2.7x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024ر.س298.8bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b27.9x17.1x2.6x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024ر.س312.1bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b32.6x17.8x2.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024ر.س309.4bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b34.5x17.6x2.8x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024ر.س293.3bر.س110.7bر.س17.5b31.3x16.7x2.7x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024ر.س291.4bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b34.8x17x2.7x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024ر.س275.9bر.س109.4bر.س17.2b32.1x16.1x2.5x
Wed, 08 May 2024ر.س289.7bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b20.3x16.2x2.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024ر.س299.9bر.س108.7bر.س17.9b18.8x16.7x2.8x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024ر.س324.2bر.س108.1bر.س18.3b20.4x17.7x3x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024ر.س313.1bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19.1x17.1x2.9x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023ر.س278.9bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b16.4x15.4x2.7x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023ر.س262.0bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b15.5x14.4x2.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023ر.س250.8bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.1x15.3x2.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023ر.س262.2bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.5x16x2.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023ر.س275.4bر.س101.7bر.س16.5b17.2x16.7x2.7x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023ر.س297.7bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.4x18.5x3x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023ر.س286.1bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b18.6x17.8x2.9x
Thu, 11 May 2023ر.س288.6bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b22.9x18.8x3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023ر.س272.8bر.س97.4bر.س15.3b22.7x17.9x2.8x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023ر.س242.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b22.1x16.6x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.6x


Total Market Cap: ر.س242.9bTotal Earnings: ر.س14.7bTotal Revenue: ر.س95.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.6x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Saudi Communication Services 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 15.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have grown 9.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Saudi Arabian Telecom sector?

SA Market-2.62%
Telecom-3.72%
Telecom Services and Carriers-2.74%
Wireless Telecom-4.24%
Media-10.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 49.8x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (59.9%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Telecom Services and Carriers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 16.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.6% 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
4070 Tihama for Advertising Public Relations and Marketingر.س15.160.07%
+ر.س229.2k		-46.0%PS6.5x

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4210
ر.س81.85
Saudi Research and Media Group
7D
-19.6%
1Y
-60.1%
7020
ر.س64.30
Etihad Etisalat
7D
-4.7%
1Y
3.7%
7010
ر.س41.82
Saudi Telecom
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-7.6%
7030
ر.س11.48
Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia
7D
-2.1%
1Y
5.7%
4072
ر.س28.36
MBC Group
7D
-6.5%
1Y
-45.5%
9615
ر.س35.00
Mufeed
7D
-6.4%
1Y
-52.1%
7040
ر.س86.30
Etihad GO Telecom
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-12.8%
4071
ر.س105.00
Arabian Contracting Services
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-28.5%

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4070
ر.س15.16
Tihama for Advertising Public Relations and Marketing
7D
0.07%
1Y
-46.0%