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Saudi Arabian (Tadawul) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies327
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M-4.7%
  • 1Y-12.5%
  • YTD-10.0%

Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 1.9%, driven by gains in every sector, especially the Energy sector. Longer term the market is actually down 13% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Saudi Arabian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 18 Aug 2024ر.س10.2tر.س2.9tر.س571.1b25.4x17.9x3.6x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024ر.س10.2tر.س2.8tر.س567.5b25.7x18x3.6x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024ر.س10.2tر.س2.8tر.س567.1b25.7x17.9x3.6x
Sat, 11 May 2024ر.س10.7tر.س2.8tر.س565.9b27.6x18.9x3.8x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024ر.س10.9tر.س2.8tر.س577.7b27x18.9x3.9x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024ر.س11.1tر.س2.9tر.س604.7b27.3x18.4x3.9x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024ر.س10.8tر.س2.9tر.س604.6b24.7x17.9x3.8x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023ر.س11.2tر.س2.8tر.س604.4b24.8x18.6x3.9x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023ر.س11.0tر.س2.8tر.س604.4b23.3x18.3x3.9x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023ر.س10.8tر.س3.0tر.س636.3b22.8x17x3.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023ر.س11.2tر.س3.0tر.س636.6b24.5x17.5x3.8x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023ر.س11.5tر.س3.0tر.س635.9b25.7x18.1x3.9x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023ر.س11.0tر.س3.2tر.س715.4b26.2x15.4x3.4x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023ر.س11.0tر.س3.2tر.س714.2b27.1x15.4x3.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023ر.س11.2tر.س3.2tر.س730.3b25x15.3x3.5x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023ر.س10.2tر.س3.2tر.س756.2b24.8x13.4x3.1x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023ر.س9.9tر.س3.2tر.س753.6b23.9x13.2x3.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023ر.س10.0tر.س3.2tر.س750.3b24.2x13.4x3.1x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023ر.س10.0tر.س3.2tر.س750.1b24.1x13.3x3.1x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022ر.س10.1tر.س3.2tر.س748.2b25.1x13.5x3.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022ر.س10.8tر.س2.9tر.س698.6b27x15.5x3.7x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022ر.س10.9tر.س2.9tر.س699.4b26.8x15.6x3.7x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022ر.س11.8tر.س2.9tر.س699.7b26.7x16.9x4x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022ر.س11.5tر.س2.6tر.س607.6b26.6x19x4.5x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022ر.س11.5tر.س2.6tر.س606.8b26x18.9x4.4x
Mon, 16 May 2022ر.س11.4tر.س2.3tر.س541.6b28x21x4.9x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022ر.س12.0tر.س2.3tر.س530.2b29.9x22.7x5.2x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022ر.س11.8tر.س2.1tر.س473.7b26.8x24.9x5.5x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022ر.س10.5tر.س2.1tر.س461.0b28.5x22.7x5x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022ر.س10.0tر.س2.1tر.س461.2b26.5x21.6x4.7x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021ر.س9.7tر.س2.1tر.س460.4b25.3x21x4.6x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021ر.س10.5tر.س1.9tر.س382.7b30.3x27.5x5.5x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021ر.س9.8tر.س1.9tر.س377.9b31.3x26x5.2x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021ر.س9.7tر.س1.9tر.س378.6b31x25.6x5.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.6x


Total Market Cap: ر.س9.7tTotal Earnings: ر.س378.6bTotal Revenue: ر.س1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Saudi Arabian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.4x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Saudi market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Saudi listed companies have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Saudi Arabian Market?

SA Market1.91%
Tech7.80%
Healthcare5.90%
Industrials5.37%
Consumer Discretionary4.26%
Telecom3.72%
Utilities3.10%
Real Estate2.96%
Consumer Staples1.78%
Energy1.62%
Materials1.21%
Financials1.08%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Utilities sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.0% per year.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading below its 3-year average of 18.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
2222 Saudi Arabian Oilر.س28.201.6%
+ر.س108.9b
-19.5%PE15.7xEnergy
2082 ACWA Powerر.س397.003.9%
+ر.س11.0b
110.5%PE152.7xUtilities
7203 Elmر.س986.8010.9%
+ر.س7.5b
39.5%PE51.4xTech
4013 Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Groupر.س298.607.0%
+ر.س6.9b
14.8%PE48xHealthcare
7010 Saudi Telecomر.س39.102.8%
+ر.س5.2b
-3.8%PE14.2xTelecom
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2010

ر.س74.60

Saudi Basic Industries

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-13.8%

1010

ر.س24.88

Riyad Bank

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-16.9%

4280

ر.س8.40

Kingdom Holding

7D

9.1%

1Y

10.5%

2222

ر.س28.20

Saudi Arabian Oil

7D

1.6%

1Y

-19.5%

2350

ر.س8.11

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-35.0%

2380

ر.س7.90

Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical

7D

-5.2%

1Y

-23.6%

1120

ر.س83.80

Al Rajhi Banking and Investment

7D

-2.3%

1Y

14.8%

7203

ر.س986.80

Elm

7D

10.9%

1Y

39.5%

8210

ر.س236.20

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance

7D

8.7%

1Y

17.7%

7010

ر.س39.10

Saudi Telecom

7D

2.8%

1Y

-3.8%

9544

ر.س12.70

Future Care Trading

7D

-7.2%

1Y

-35.3%