Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Media Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies6

7D-1.0%
3M-19.8%
1Y-45.6%
YTD-3.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Media industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by a pullback from Saudi Research and Media Group of 0.6%. Meanwhile, Arabian Contracting Services actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.2% in the last week. However, the industry is down 46% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 54% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Saudi Arabian Media Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Thu, 15 Jan 2026	ر.س26.8b	ر.س10.0b	ر.س209.5m	11.4x	127.7x	2.7x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025	ر.س30.6b	ر.س10.0b	ر.س232.6m	12.8x	131.4x	3x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025	ر.س29.6b	ر.س10.1b	ر.س584.9m	122.2x	50.7x	2.9x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025	ر.س34.1b	ر.س10.1b	ر.س584.9m	148.8x	58.3x	3.4x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025	ر.س29.0b	ر.س10.2b	ر.س597.7m	19.1x	48.5x	2.9x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025	ر.س31.5b	ر.س10.2b	ر.س919.5m	19.9x	34.3x	3.1x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025	ر.س34.1b	ر.س10.2b	ر.س899.8m	22.7x	37.9x	3.3x
Thu, 29 May 2025	ر.س32.2b	ر.س10.1b	ر.س891.1m	27.2x	36.1x	3.2x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025	ر.س34.8b	ر.س9.2b	ر.س878.8m	28.8x	39.6x	3.8x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025	ر.س38.0b	ر.س9.8b	ر.س811.2m	42.4x	46.9x	3.9x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025	ر.س46.5b	ر.س9.9b	ر.س839.7m	43x	55.4x	4.7x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025	ر.س49.2b	ر.س9.8b	ر.س806.6m	66.1x	61x	5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024	ر.س51.2b	ر.س9.9b	ر.س811.0m	49.7x	63.1x	5.2x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024	ر.س45.3b	ر.س8.0b	ر.س864.9m	48.9x	52.4x	5.7x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024	ر.س48.0b	ر.س8.0b	ر.س864.9m	56.2x	55.5x	6x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024	ر.س46.0b	ر.س8.0b	ر.س841.9m	49.7x	54.6x	5.8x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024	ر.س46.7b	ر.س8.0b	ر.س900.9m	37.3x	51.8x	5.8x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024	ر.س43.8b	ر.س8.0b	ر.س900.9m	34.9x	48.6x	5.5x
Fri, 31 May 2024	ر.س42.6b	ر.س8.0b	ر.س900.9m	31.1x	47.3x	5.3x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024	ر.س47.6b	ر.س7.6b	ر.س839.4m	34x	56.7x	6.2x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024	ر.س58.6b	ر.س9.0b	ر.س1.0b	37.6x	56.4x	6.5x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024	ر.س56.1b	ر.س9.0b	ر.س1.0b	40.4x	53.8x	6.2x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024	ر.س52.5b	ر.س9.0b	ر.س1.0b	39.2x	50.4x	5.9x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023	ر.س24.2b	ر.س5.2b	ر.س936.5m	25.7x	25.8x	4.6x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023	ر.س21.0b	ر.س5.2b	ر.س937.9m	22.1x	22.4x	4x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023	ر.س23.2b	ر.س5.1b	ر.س938.4m	24.1x	24.8x	4.5x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023	ر.س25.8b	ر.س5.1b	ر.س938.4m	27x	27.5x	5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023	ر.س23.5b	ر.س5.0b	ر.س967.1m	25.7x	24.3x	4.7x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023	ر.س23.7b	ر.س5.0b	ر.س967.1m	25.4x	24.5x	4.8x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023	ر.س22.1b	ر.س4.8b	ر.س932.6m	24x	23.7x	4.6x
Mon, 01 May 2023	ر.س23.2b	ر.س4.8b	ر.س932.6m	24.1x	24.9x	4.8x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023	ر.س21.4b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س898.0m	23.6x	23.9x	4.6x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023	ر.س20.4b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س898.0m	22x	22.7x	4.4x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023	ر.س20.9b	ر.س4.7b	ر.س898.0m	22.3x	23.2x	4.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio

23.2x

Sun, 22 Jan 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the Saudi Media industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 128x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 45.8x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.7x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Media industry have declined 38% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 29% per year.
This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.