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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D5.7%
  • 3M-17.9%
  • 1Y-25.1%
  • YTD-29.0%

The Utilities industry is up 3.4% in the last week, with ACWA Power up 4.2%. In the past year, the industry is down 25%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 31% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Jun 2025ر.س282.6bر.س112.0bر.س686.7m49.6x411.5x2.5x
Wed, 07 May 2025ر.س307.6bر.س107.2bر.س372.4m72.7x826x2.9x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025ر.س344.0bر.س107.1bر.س388.3m68.1x886.1x3.2x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025ر.س371.5bر.س103.1bر.س6.1b33.5x60.5x3.6x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025ر.س414.9bر.س103.2bر.س6.2b36x66.7x4x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024ر.س387.0bر.س103.2bر.س6.2b35.3x62.2x3.8x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024ر.س387.3bر.س103.2bر.س6.2b37.9x62.3x3.8x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024ر.س430.3bر.س98.2bر.س5.5b36.8x77.9x4.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024ر.س398.8bر.س98.2bر.س5.5b40.1x72.2x4.1x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024ر.س397.3bر.س98.1bر.س6.1b39.3x65.2x4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024ر.س373.9bر.س95.2bر.س5.3b42x70.4x3.9x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024ر.س385.2bر.س95.2bر.س5.3b42.1x72.5x4x
Thu, 09 May 2024ر.س424.7bر.س92.2bر.س5.1b40.2x83.4x4.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024ر.س377.9bر.س92.1bر.س5.2b35.6x73.3x4.1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024ر.س306.2bر.س89.7bر.س7.3b37.6x41.9x3.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024ر.س284.2bر.س89.5bر.س7.1b32.9x39.8x3.2x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023ر.س292.7bر.س89.5bر.س7.1b31x41x3.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023ر.س263.2bر.س89.5bر.س7.1b26.7x36.8x2.9x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023ر.س247.5bر.س87.8bر.س7.8b21.9x31.8x2.8x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023ر.س245.1bر.س87.8bر.س7.8b25.2x31.5x2.8x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023ر.س253.0bر.س87.7bر.س7.8b28.5x32.6x2.9x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023ر.س257.6bر.س87.1bر.س9.0b30.7x28.5x3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023ر.س233.1bر.س87.1bر.س9.0b28.9x25.8x2.7x
Fri, 12 May 2023ر.س239.2bر.س86.9bر.س10.0b27.5x23.9x2.8x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023ر.س227.2bر.س86.7bر.س10.0b26.8x22.7x2.6x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023ر.س214.2bر.س85.8bر.س8.0b25.4x26.7x2.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023ر.س224.9bر.س85.8bر.س8.0b25.6x28.1x2.6x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022ر.س226.8bر.س85.8bر.س8.0b25.1x28.3x2.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022ر.س226.3bر.س85.7bر.س7.9b24.8x28.5x2.6x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022ر.س251.8bر.س78.3bر.س7.6b32.5x33x3.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022ر.س221.3bر.س78.3bر.س7.6b28.6x29x2.8x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022ر.س246.3bر.س77.5bر.س7.9b29.6x31.2x3.2x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022ر.س213.2bر.س77.4bر.س7.8b27.5x27.3x2.8x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022ر.س205.6bر.س77.4bر.س7.8b28.2x26.3x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.3x


Total Market Cap: ر.س205.6bTotal Earnings: ر.س7.8bTotal Revenue: ر.س77.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 97.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Saudi Utilities industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 412x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 97.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have declined 56% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Saudi Arabian Utilities sector?

SA Market0.099%
Utilities5.68%
Renewable Energy7.75%
Water Utilities2.93%
Other Utilities2.77%
Electric Utilities0.84%
Gas Utilities-0.77%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 71.6x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 55% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
2082 ACWA Powerر.س269.804.2%
+ر.س7.9b
-29.4%PE104.8x
5110 Saudi Electricityر.س14.482.3%
+ر.س1.3b
-12.8%PS0.7x
2083 Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbuر.س40.752.8%
+ر.س275.0m
-31.7%PE152.6x
2081 Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologiesر.س141.002.2%
+ر.س105.0m
-10.5%PE20.1x
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