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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 13, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y0.06%
  • YTD1.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has remained flat. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 13 Jan 2026ر.س311.0bر.س119.0bر.س16.5b14.8x18.9x2.6x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025ر.س307.3bر.س119.0bر.س16.5b14.8x18.7x2.6x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025ر.س315.5bر.س118.9bر.س16.8b17.1x18.8x2.7x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025ر.س322.3bر.س117.8bر.س16.9b17.2x19.1x2.7x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025ر.س298.6bر.س117.9bر.س16.9b16.1x17.7x2.5x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025ر.س299.9bر.س117.8bر.س16.8b15x17.9x2.5x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025ر.س307.3bر.س116.7bر.س16.2b18.7x18.9x2.6x
Tue, 27 May 2025ر.س299.8bر.س116.6bر.س16.2b18.3x18.5x2.6x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025ر.س332.1bر.س115.0bر.س15.5b20.7x21.4x2.9x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025ر.س319.7bر.س115.6bر.س15.4b20.8x20.7x2.8x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025ر.س322.3bر.س113.7bر.س17.5b24.3x18.4x2.8x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025ر.س311.9bر.س112.3bر.س17.2b33.1x18.1x2.8x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024ر.س310.8bر.س113.6bر.س17.5b24.4x17.8x2.7x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024ر.س309.8bر.س111.8bر.س17.7b29.1x17.5x2.8x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024ر.س311.0bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b32.9x17.7x2.8x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024ر.س311.5bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b35.4x17.7x2.8x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024ر.س290.3bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b34.4x16.5x2.6x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024ر.س284.7bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b32x16.6x2.6x
Wed, 29 May 2024ر.س277.7bر.س109.4bر.س17.2b30.1x16.2x2.5x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024ر.س295.2bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b20.6x16.5x2.7x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024ر.س309.7bر.س108.8bر.س18.0b18.8x17.2x2.8x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024ر.س321.0bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b20.2x17.6x3x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024ر.س312.6bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19.1x17.1x2.9x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023ر.س270.4bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b15.7x14.9x2.6x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023ر.س262.8bر.س104.0bر.س18.0b15.6x14.6x2.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023ر.س248.6bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b15.8x15.1x2.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023ر.س265.7bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b16.4x16.2x2.6x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023ر.س278.4bر.س101.2bر.س16.4b17.7x17x2.7x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023ر.س294.6bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.4x18.3x3x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023ر.س278.4bر.س99.3bر.س16.0b20.8x17.4x2.8x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023ر.س296.8bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b23.4x19.4x3x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023ر.س257.6bر.س97.0bر.س15.1b22.4x17.1x2.7x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023ر.س233.7bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.8x15.9x2.4x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023ر.س245.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20.2x16.8x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.8x


Total Market Cap: ر.س245.9bTotal Earnings: ر.س14.7bTotal Revenue: ر.س95.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.5x202420252026
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 17.5x.
  • 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 4.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.5% 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 Market3.88%
Telecom2.81%
Telecom Services and Carriers2.98%
Wireless Telecom2.47%
Media2.14%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.5x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (54.2%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 16.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 54% 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 6.8% 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.س44.385.0%
+ر.س10.6b		6.7%PE18.7x
7020 Etihad Etisalatر.س67.153.5%
+ر.س1.7b		22.5%PE14.8x
4071 Arabian Contracting Servicesر.س125.3011.9%
+ر.س731.5m		-19.5%PS3.6x
4210 Saudi Research and Media Groupر.س126.306.4%
+ر.س608.0m		-53.2%PS3.6x
7030 Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabiaر.س10.734.2%
+ر.س386.5m		3.6%PE14.9x

Latest News

9615
ر.س32.00
Mufeed
7D
0.3%
1Y
-54.4%
7010
ر.س44.38
Saudi Telecom
7D
5.0%
1Y
6.7%
7020
ر.س67.15
Etihad Etisalat
7D
3.5%
1Y
22.5%

Etihad Etisalat (TADAWUL:7020) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jan 04
Etihad Etisalat (TADAWUL:7020) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
4210
ر.س126.30
Saudi Research and Media Group
7D
6.4%
1Y
-53.2%

What Saudi Research and Media Group's (TADAWUL:4210) P/S Is Not Telling You

Dec 28
What Saudi Research and Media Group's (TADAWUL:4210) P/S Is Not Telling You
4070
ر.س16.24
Tihama for Advertising Public Relations and Marketing
7D
3.4%
1Y
-42.5%
4072
ر.س29.24
MBC Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-46.0%
4071
ر.س125.30
Arabian Contracting Services
7D
11.9%
1Y
-19.5%

Returns On Capital At Arabian Contracting Services (TADAWUL:4071) Paint A Concerning Picture

Dec 11
Returns On Capital At Arabian Contracting Services (TADAWUL:4071) Paint A Concerning Picture
7030
ر.س10.73
Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia
7D
4.2%
1Y
3.6%

Returns On Capital At Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (TADAWUL:7030) Have Hit The Brakes

Dec 08
Returns On Capital At Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (TADAWUL:7030) Have Hit The Brakes
7040
ر.س89.55
Etihad GO Telecom
7D
2.6%
1Y
-16.5%
9642
ر.س44.00
Time Entertainment
7D
-4.8%
1Y
n/a