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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y-4.0%
  • YTD-1.8%

The Telecom industry is up 1.7% in the last week, with Saudi Telecom up 1.9%. However, the industry is down 4.0% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10.0% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Sep 2025ر.س299.3bر.س117.8bر.س16.9b16.6x17.7x2.5x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025ر.س305.4bر.س117.9bر.س17.2b15x17.7x2.6x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025ر.س302.4bر.س116.9bر.س16.3b15.2x18.6x2.6x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025ر.س302.9bر.س116.6bر.س16.2b18.6x18.7x2.6x
Sat, 10 May 2025ر.س319.9bر.س115.7bر.س16.2b19x19.8x2.8x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025ر.س326.5bر.س114.9bر.س15.5b21.4x21.1x2.8x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025ر.س328.6bر.س115.8bر.س29.4b17.5x11.2x2.8x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025ر.س324.3bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b31x18.6x2.9x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024ر.س302.2bر.س113.6bر.س17.5b24.1x17.3x2.7x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024ر.س299.8bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b30.6x17.2x2.6x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024ر.س310.4bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b30.1x17.7x2.8x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024ر.س318.0bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b35.2x18.1x2.9x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024ر.س293.3bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b36.4x16.7x2.6x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024ر.س295.9bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b35x17.2x2.7x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024ر.س278.3bر.س109.4bر.س17.2b30.3x16.2x2.5x
Sun, 12 May 2024ر.س294.7bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b20.1x16.5x2.7x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024ر.س299.9bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b18.8x16.8x2.8x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024ر.س316.3bر.س108.7bر.س18.0b18.8x17.6x2.9x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024ر.س311.5bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19.3x17x2.9x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024ر.س280.1bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b16.3x15.4x2.7x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023ر.س264.2bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b15.5x14.5x2.5x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023ر.س251.0bر.س102.1bر.س16.6b15.5x15.2x2.5x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023ر.س258.2bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.2x15.7x2.5x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023ر.س275.5bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b17.1x16.8x2.7x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023ر.س300.8bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.4x18.7x3x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023ر.س292.6bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b18.8x18.2x2.9x
Mon, 15 May 2023ر.س299.3bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b22.6x19.5x3.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023ر.س277.2bر.س97.4bر.س15.3b22.6x18.1x2.8x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023ر.س252.7bر.س97.0bر.س15.1b21.8x16.8x2.6x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023ر.س242.5bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.7x16.5x2.5x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023ر.س243.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.1x16.6x2.5x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022ر.س251.5bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b21.4x17.2x2.6x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022ر.س262.4bر.س94.5bر.س13.9b22x18.8x2.8x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022ر.س246.9bر.س94.3bر.س13.9b21.3x17.8x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.8x


Total Market Cap: ر.س246.9bTotal Earnings: ر.س13.9bTotal Revenue: ر.س94.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Saudi Communication Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.4x.
  • 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 6.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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 Market3.02%
Telecom1.71%
Media2.30%
Telecom Services and Carriers1.83%
Wireless Telecom0.94%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 36.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 63.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 64% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.7% 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
7010 Saudi Telecomر.س42.443.0%
+ر.س6.1b		-2.8%PE17.6x
4072 MBC Groupر.س32.2015.8%
+ر.س1.5b		-27.6%PE21.8x
4210 Saudi Research and Media Groupر.س179.903.1%
+ر.س432.0m		-32.6%PE263.6x
4071 Arabian Contracting Servicesر.س87.708.9%
+ر.س393.3m		-53.0%PE328.4x
7030 Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabiaر.س10.583.1%
+ر.س287.6m		-5.0%PE14.7x

Latest News

4072
ر.س32.20
MBC Group
7D
15.8%
1Y
-27.6%
7040
ر.س109.50
Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication
7D
3.7%
1Y
15.3%
7010
ر.س42.44
Saudi Telecom
7D
3.0%
1Y
-2.8%
7030
ر.س10.58
Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia
7D
3.1%
1Y
-5.0%

Returns At Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (TADAWUL:7030) Are On The Way Up

Sep 01
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4070
ر.س15.55
Tihama for Advertising Public Relations and Marketing
7D
4.0%
1Y
1.4%
7020
ر.س61.20
Etihad Etisalat
7D
0.4%
1Y
17.7%

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Etihad Etisalat Company's (TADAWUL:7020) Low P/E

Aug 25
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9615
ر.س37.00
Mufeed
7D
-1.3%
1Y
n/a
4071
ر.س87.70
Arabian Contracting Services
7D
8.9%
1Y
-53.0%
4210
ر.س179.90
Saudi Research and Media Group
7D
3.1%
1Y
-32.6%
9642
ر.س58.95
Time Entertainment
7D
-0.08%
1Y
n/a