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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D5.2%
  • 3M5.6%
  • 1Y10.5%
  • YTD8.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has risen 5.2%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 11%. 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
Wed, 16 Apr 2025ر.س333.1bر.س114.9bر.س15.5b21.8x21.5x2.9x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025ر.س314.4bر.س115.6bر.س15.4b20.3x20.4x2.7x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025ر.س327.7bر.س113.7bر.س17.5b24.4x18.7x2.9x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025ر.س307.9bر.س113.6bر.س17.5b25.1x17.6x2.7x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024ر.س300.4bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b30x17.2x2.6x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024ر.س310.7bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b30.2x17.7x2.8x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024ر.س322.3bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b34.5x18.3x2.9x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024ر.س315.6bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b35.6x18x2.8x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024ر.س295.9bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b35x17.2x2.7x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024ر.س276.1bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b30.3x16.1x2.5x
Tue, 21 May 2024ر.س290.1bر.س109.0bر.س17.1b31.7x16.9x2.7x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024ر.س293.9bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b17.7x16.5x2.7x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024ر.س310.2bر.س108.8bر.س18.0b19x17.2x2.8x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024ر.س315.1bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19.5x17.2x2.9x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024ر.س299.9bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19x16.4x2.8x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023ر.س263.9bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b15.4x14.5x2.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023ر.س262.3bر.س102.1bر.س16.6b16x15.8x2.6x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023ر.س259.0bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.3x15.8x2.5x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023ر.س274.3bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b17.1x16.7x2.7x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023ر.س297.5bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.2x18.5x3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023ر.س291.0bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.1x18.1x2.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023ر.س289.7bر.س99.1bر.س15.5b23.6x18.6x2.9x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023ر.س282.7bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b23.1x18.5x2.9x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023ر.س246.8bر.س97.0bر.س15.1b21.6x16.4x2.5x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023ر.س237.3bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.4x16.2x2.5x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023ر.س245.6bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b19.9x16.8x2.6x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022ر.س238.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.8x16.3x2.5x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022ر.س258.1bر.س95.3bر.س14.6b21.9x17.7x2.7x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022ر.س257.6bر.س94.3bر.س13.9b22x18.6x2.7x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022ر.س265.9bر.س94.4bر.س13.8b22.2x19.2x2.8x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022ر.س261.4bر.س92.8bر.س13.6b25x19.2x2.8x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022ر.س256.4bر.س92.5bر.س13.5b23.6x19x2.8x
Thu, 26 May 2022ر.س274.2bر.س92.1bر.س13.3b25.6x20.6x3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022ر.س299.5bر.س90.6bر.س13.1b29.7x22.8x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.8x


Total Market Cap: ر.س299.5bTotal Earnings: ر.س13.1bTotal Revenue: ر.س90.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Saudi Communication Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.5x which is higher 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 5.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.2% 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 Market2.15%
Telecom5.18%
Media8.70%
Wireless Telecom7.10%
Telecom Services and Carriers4.21%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.0% 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.س47.155.5%
+ر.س12.2b
23.3%PE21.9x
7020 Etihad Etisalatر.س62.5011.2%
+ر.س4.9b
21.8%PE15.5x
7030 Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabiaر.س13.0817.0%
+ر.س1.7b
5.5%PE19.7x
4072 MBC Groupر.س40.7510.1%
+ر.س1.2b
-28.1%PE31.8x
4210 Saudi Research and Media Groupر.س179.007.4%
+ر.س992.0m
-28.1%PE71x
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7030

ر.س13.08

Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia

7D

17.0%

1Y

5.5%

7040

ر.س96.30

Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication

7D

15.6%

1Y

-16.7%

4071

ر.س123.80

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7D

9.4%

1Y

-39.3%

4072

ر.س40.75

MBC Group

7D

10.1%

1Y

-28.1%

7010

ر.س47.15

Saudi Telecom

7D

5.5%

1Y

23.3%

4070

ر.س16.52

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7D

7.8%

1Y

7.1%