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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y3.4%
  • YTD2.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by a pullback from Saudi Telecom of 0.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 3.4%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Nov 2025ر.س312.2bر.س119.0bر.س16.8b17x18.6x2.6x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025ر.س320.9bر.س117.8bر.س16.9b17.2x19x2.7x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025ر.س298.4bر.س117.9bر.س16.9b15.9x17.7x2.5x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025ر.س302.8bر.س117.8bر.س17.2b15.2x17.6x2.6x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025ر.س305.1bر.س116.7bر.س16.2b18.8x18.8x2.6x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025ر.س300.9bر.س116.6bر.س16.2b18.4x18.5x2.6x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025ر.س337.6bر.س115.0bر.س15.5b20.8x21.8x2.9x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025ر.س316.3bر.س115.6bر.س15.4b21x20.5x2.7x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025ر.س331.3bر.س113.9bر.س17.8b19.2x18.6x2.9x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025ر.س317.1bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b31.1x18.2x2.8x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024ر.س307.3bر.س113.6bر.س17.5b24.1x17.6x2.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024ر.س298.5bر.س113.7bر.س17.5b28.8x17x2.6x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024ر.س311.0bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b32.9x17.7x2.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024ر.س309.8bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b34.2x17.6x2.8x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024ر.س283.5bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b31.6x16.1x2.6x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024ر.س285.1bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b32.8x16.6x2.6x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024ر.س271.8bر.س109.4bر.س17.2b30.4x15.8x2.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024ر.س291.3bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b20.2x16.3x2.7x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024ر.س304.2bر.س108.8bر.س18.0b18.1x16.9x2.8x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024ر.س321.0bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b20.2x17.6x3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024ر.س319.3bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19x17.5x3x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023ر.س271.1bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b16x14.9x2.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023ر.س264.3bر.س104.0bر.س18.0b15.6x14.7x2.5x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023ر.س248.5bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b15.9x15.1x2.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023ر.س266.5bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.3x16.2x2.6x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023ر.س276.5bر.س101.4bر.س16.4b17.1x16.9x2.7x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023ر.س293.4bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.1x18.2x2.9x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023ر.س282.8bر.س99.3bر.س16.0b21.4x17.7x2.8x
Thu, 04 May 2023ر.س283.7bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b23.6x18.5x2.9x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023ر.س265.4bر.س97.0bر.س15.1b23.1x17.6x2.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023ر.س230.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.8x15.8x2.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023ر.س246.0bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.8x16.8x2.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022ر.س232.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.2x15.9x2.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022ر.س248.1bر.س95.9bر.س14.6b20.9x17x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17x


Total Market Cap: ر.س248.1bTotal Earnings: ر.س14.6bTotal Revenue: ر.س95.9bTotal 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 4.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.4% 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 Market0.80%
Telecom-1.11%
Wireless Telecom0.45%
Media-0.98%
Telecom Services and Carriers-1.54%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 37.9%, 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 16.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% 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 7.1% 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
7020 Etihad Etisalatر.س65.851.2%
+ر.س616.0m		27.9%PE14.5x
4210 Saudi Research and Media Groupر.س165.703.3%
+ر.س424.0m		-34.7%PE242.8x
4072 MBC Groupر.س33.002.2%
+ر.س232.8m		-28.9%PE22.3x
4070 Tihama for Advertising Public Relations and Marketingر.س15.7310.7%
+ر.س60.8m		2.5%PS9.6x
9615 Mufeedر.س36.962.7%
+ر.س6.3m		n/aPE7.1x

Latest News

7010
ر.س43.94
Saudi Telecom
7D
-0.9%
1Y
9.3%

There May Be Reason For Hope In Saudi Telecom's (TADAWUL:7010) Disappointing Earnings

Nov 13
There May Be Reason For Hope In Saudi Telecom's (TADAWUL:7010) Disappointing Earnings
7040
ر.س96.80
Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-14.9%
7030
ر.س11.08
Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia
7D
-1.0%
1Y
6.7%
4072
ر.س33.00
MBC Group
7D
2.2%
1Y
-28.9%
7020
ر.س65.85
Etihad Etisalat
7D
1.2%
1Y
27.9%
9615
ر.س36.96
Mufeed
7D
2.7%
1Y
n/a
4071
ر.س107.10
Arabian Contracting Services
7D
-6.9%
1Y
-25.1%

Further Upside For Arabian Contracting Services Company (TADAWUL:4071) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 27% Bounce

Oct 06
Further Upside For Arabian Contracting Services Company (TADAWUL:4071) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 27% Bounce
4210
ر.س165.70
Saudi Research and Media Group
7D
3.3%
1Y
-34.7%

Saudi Research and Media Group (TADAWUL:4210) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Sep 25
Saudi Research and Media Group (TADAWUL:4210) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around
4070
ر.س15.73
Tihama for Advertising Public Relations and Marketing
7D
10.7%
1Y
2.5%
9642
ر.س53.00
Time Entertainment
7D
-3.5%
1Y
n/a