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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M-8.6%
  • 1Y36.6%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 37% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 23% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 18 Jan 2025ر.س393.3bر.س103.2bر.س6.2b36.9x63.3x3.8x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024ر.س381.8bر.س103.2bر.س6.2b38.1x61.4x3.7x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024ر.س404.2bر.س103.1bر.س6.2b38.9x64.9x3.9x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024ر.س455.5bر.س98.2bر.س5.5b37.4x82.5x4.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024ر.س409.3bر.س98.2bر.س5.5b40.8x74.1x4.2x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024ر.س381.5bر.س95.3bر.س5.2b39.4x73.1x4x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024ر.س354.2bر.س95.2bر.س5.3b42.1x66.7x3.7x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024ر.س391.3bر.س94.8bر.س5.3b34.6x74.5x4.1x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024ر.س416.1bر.س92.1bر.س5.2b35.5x80.7x4.5x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024ر.س366.0bر.س91.8bر.س5.2b38.7x71x4x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024ر.س299.2bر.س89.5bر.س7.1b36.2x41.9x3.3x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024ر.س284.5bر.س89.5bر.س7.1b32.7x39.8x3.2x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023ر.س286.2bر.س89.5bر.س7.1b29.3x40.1x3.2x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023ر.س257.4bر.س89.5bر.س7.1b25.8x36x2.9x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023ر.س238.0bر.س87.8bر.س7.8b23.1x30.6x2.7x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023ر.س245.3bر.س87.8bر.س7.8b25.7x31.5x2.8x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023ر.س246.3bر.س87.1bر.س9.0b28.5x27.3x2.8x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023ر.س256.3bر.س87.1bر.س9.0b29.9x28.4x2.9x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023ر.س221.4bر.س87.0bر.س9.0b27.6x24.5x2.5x
Tue, 02 May 2023ر.س239.8bر.س86.9bر.س10.0b27.8x23.9x2.8x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023ر.س220.6bر.س86.6bر.س10.0b25.6x22.1x2.5x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023ر.س210.8bر.س85.8bر.س8.0b24.7x26.3x2.5x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023ر.س233.7bر.س85.8bر.س8.0b26.1x29.2x2.7x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022ر.س226.8bر.س85.8bر.س8.0b25.2x28.3x2.6x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022ر.س221.7bر.س78.4bر.س8.0b31.7x27.8x2.8x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022ر.س232.8bر.س78.3bر.س7.6b30.8x30.5x3x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022ر.س228.0bر.س78.3bر.س7.6b28.2x29.9x2.9x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022ر.س241.0bر.س77.4bر.س7.8b29.8x30.9x3.1x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022ر.س213.9bر.س77.4bر.س7.8b28x27.4x2.8x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022ر.س217.7bر.س77.4bر.س7.8b29.2x27.9x2.8x
Wed, 04 May 2022ر.س223.0bر.س77.3bر.س7.9b28.1x28.1x2.9x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022ر.س210.4bر.س77.3bر.س8.0b23.4x26.4x2.7x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022ر.س189.3bر.س82.0bر.س13.2b19.9x14.4x2.3x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022ر.س185.2bر.س82.0bر.س13.2b21.5x14.1x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.1x


Total Market Cap: ر.س185.2bTotal Earnings: ر.س13.2bTotal Revenue: ر.س82.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 40.8x202320242025
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 63.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 40.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have declined 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.0% 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 Market1.19%
Utilities0.69%
Other Utilities4.25%
Electric Utilities1.45%
Water Utilities0.97%
Renewable Energy0.40%
Gas Utilities-1.59%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 128x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (22.6%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electric Utilities industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 17.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 23% 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.س398.400.4%
+ر.س1.2b
59.7%PE159x
5110 Saudi Electricityر.س16.781.5%
+ر.س1.0b
-7.7%PE19.8x
2083 Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbuر.س54.004.2%
+ر.س550.0m
-13.2%PE36.9x
2081 Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologiesر.س160.601.8%
+ر.س98.0m
4.8%PE29.6x
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