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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M0.2%
  • 1Y-3.8%
  • YTD-1.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Saudi Telecom declining 2.1%. Meanwhile, Saudi Research and Media Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.7% in the last week. The industry has fallen 3.8% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 30 Aug 2025ر.س302.4bر.س117.9bر.س16.9b15.5x17.9x2.6x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025ر.س300.4bر.س116.9bر.س16.3b14.9x18.4x2.6x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025ر.س302.2bر.س116.7bر.س16.2b18.6x18.6x2.6x
Fri, 23 May 2025ر.س302.9bر.س116.6bر.س16.3b18.7x18.6x2.6x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025ر.س330.3bر.س114.9bر.س15.4b21.7x21.4x2.9x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025ر.س320.3bر.س115.6bر.س15.4b20.7x20.8x2.8x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025ر.س325.2bر.س113.7bر.س17.5b24.2x18.6x2.9x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025ر.س309.4bر.س113.5bر.س17.5b30.9x17.7x2.7x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024ر.س305.1bر.س113.5bر.س17.4b29.4x17.5x2.7x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024ر.س311.6bر.س111.3bر.س18.0b29.2x17.3x2.8x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024ر.س313.0bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b33.1x17.8x2.8x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024ر.س313.0bر.س110.8bر.س17.6b35.7x17.8x2.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024ر.س293.5bر.س110.7bر.س17.6b34x16.7x2.7x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024ر.س284.2bر.س109.5bر.س17.2b31.6x16.6x2.6x
Sat, 25 May 2024ر.س282.8bر.س109.1bر.س17.1b32.2x16.5x2.6x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024ر.س297.8bر.س107.5bر.س17.8b18x16.7x2.8x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024ر.س310.7bر.س108.8bر.س18.0b18.7x17.2x2.9x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024ر.س318.9bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b19.9x17.5x3x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024ر.س301.1bر.س108.0bر.س18.3b18.6x16.5x2.8x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023ر.س272.9bر.س104.3bر.س18.2b15.7x15x2.6x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023ر.س264.4bر.س103.9bر.س18.0b15.6x14.7x2.5x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023ر.س254.5bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b15.8x15.5x2.5x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023ر.س271.7bر.س101.8bر.س16.4b17x16.6x2.7x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023ر.س281.1bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b18.8x17.5x2.8x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023ر.س291.0bر.س99.5bر.س16.1b19.1x18.1x2.9x
Sun, 28 May 2023ر.س281.4bر.س99.1bر.س15.5b23.3x18.1x2.8x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023ر.س282.7bر.س97.6bر.س15.3b23.1x18.5x2.9x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023ر.س256.0bر.س97.0bر.س15.1b22.1x17x2.6x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023ر.س238.9bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b21x16.3x2.5x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023ر.س246.6bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b20x16.8x2.6x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022ر.س236.4bر.س95.8bر.س14.7b19.6x16.1x2.5x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022ر.س250.9bر.س95.6bر.س14.6b21.9x17.2x2.6x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022ر.س256.4bر.س94.3bر.س13.9b21.9x18.5x2.7x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022ر.س265.8bر.س94.4bر.س13.8b23x19.2x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: ر.س265.8bTotal Earnings: ر.س13.8bTotal Revenue: ر.س94.4bTotal 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 6.9% 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 Market-0.55%
Telecom-1.43%
Media3.66%
Wireless Telecom-1.87%
Telecom Services and Carriers-1.98%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Media industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 35.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 40.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Media industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 41% 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
4210 Saudi Research and Media Groupر.س173.505.7%
+ر.س744.0m		-34.0%PE254.2x
4072 MBC Groupر.س29.742.7%
+ر.س259.4m		-32.2%PE20.1x
7040 Etihad Atheeb Telecommunicationر.س106.905.6%
+ر.س193.8m		20.9%PE15.5x
4071 Arabian Contracting Servicesر.س88.001.3%
+ر.س60.5m		-53.5%PE329.5x
9642 Time Entertainmentر.س58.001.8%
+ر.س1.0m		n/aPE6.7x

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4070
ر.س15.24
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7D
-0.3%
1Y
-0.7%
7010
ر.س42.00
Saudi Telecom
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-2.3%

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7020
ر.س63.95
Etihad Etisalat
7D
-2.0%
1Y
26.6%

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7040
ر.س106.90
Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication
7D
5.6%
1Y
20.9%

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9615
ر.س38.70
Mufeed
7D
-7.5%
1Y
n/a
4072
ر.س29.74
MBC Group
7D
2.7%
1Y
-32.2%
4071
ر.س88.00
Arabian Contracting Services
7D
1.3%
1Y
-53.5%
4210
ر.س173.50
Saudi Research and Media Group
7D
5.7%
1Y
-34.0%
9642
ر.س58.00
Time Entertainment
7D
1.8%
1Y
n/a
7030
ر.س10.66
Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia
7D
-1.2%
1Y
-4.7%