Saudi cement sales up 2% YoY to 5M tons in January
The aggregate sales of the 17 Saudi cement companies increased by 2% to 5.1 million tons in January, compared to five million tons last year, according to data issued by Yamama Cement Co.
Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)
| Item | 2025 (January) | 2026 (January) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Sales | 4,894.00 | 4,992.00 | % 2.00 |
| Export Sales | 107.00 | 122.00 | % 14.02 |
| Total | 5,001.00 | 5,114.00 | % 2.26 |
Domestic sales of nine cement producers recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth, led by Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. (+45% YoY), followed by Al Safwa Cement Co. (+16% YoY).
Meanwhile, local sales of seven companies declined on an annual basis for the month, led by Northern Region Cement Co. (-44% YoY) and Al Jouf Cement Co. (-26% YoY).
Yanbu Cement Co., on the other hand, maintained its sales unchanged YoY at 386,000 tons.
Local Sales (Thousand Tons)
| Company | 2025 (January) | 2026 (January) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 632.00 | 662.00 | % 4.75 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 470.00 | 533.00 | % 13.40 |
| QACCO | 454.00 | 419.00 | (% 7.71 ) |
| YCC | 386.00 | 386.00 | % 0.00 |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 342.00 | 373.00 | % 9.06 |
| SPCC | 389.00 | 361.00 | (% 7.20 ) |
| ACC | 403.00 | 339.00 | (% 15.88 ) |
| EPCCO | 240.00 | 278.00 | % 15.83 |
| CITY CEMENT | 292.00 | 271.00 | (% 7.19 ) |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 244.00 | 251.00 | % 2.87 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 201.00 | 234.00 | % 16.42 |
| United Cement | 195.00 | 221.00 | % 13.33 |
| UACC | 146.00 | 211.00 | % 44.52 |
| HCC | 165.00 | 182.00 | % 10.30 |
| TCC | 147.00 | 141.00 | (% 4.08 ) |
| JOUF CEMENT | 133.00 | 99.00 | (% 25.56 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 55.00 | 31.00 | (% 43.64 ) |
| Total | 4,894.00 | 4,992.00 | % 2.00 |
| Company | 2025 (YTD) | 2026 (YTD) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 632.00 | 662.00 | % 4.75 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 470.00 | 533.00 | % 13.40 |
| QACCO | 454.00 | 419.00 | (% 7.71 ) |
| YCC | 386.00 | 386.00 | % 0.00 |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 342.00 | 373.00 | % 9.06 |
| SPCC | 389.00 | 361.00 | (% 7.20 ) |
| ACC | 403.00 | 339.00 | (% 15.88 ) |
| EPCCO | 240.00 | 278.00 | % 15.83 |
| CITY CEMENT | 292.00 | 271.00 | (% 7.19 ) |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 244.00 | 251.00 | % 2.87 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 201.00 | 234.00 | % 16.42 |
| United Cement | 195.00 | 221.00 | % 13.33 |
| UACC | 146.00 | 211.00 | % 44.52 |
| HCC | 165.00 | 182.00 | % 10.30 |
| TCC | 147.00 | 141.00 | (% 4.08 ) |
| JOUF CEMENT | 133.00 | 99.00 | (% 25.56 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 55.00 | 31.00 | (% 43.64 ) |
| Total | 4,894.00 | 4,992.00 | % 2.00 |
Four companies exported a combined 122,000 tons of cement during the same month, topped by Saudi Cement Co., which accounted for around 87,000 tons of the total.
Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)
Monthly Cement Sales (K tons)
| Month | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - January | 5,114.00 | % 2.26 |
Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)
On the clinker front, production was up 2.7% to 4.18 million tons last January, from 4.07 million in January 2025.
Clinker inventories reached 42.79 million tons in January, down 2.4% from 43.84 million tons in the same month of 2025.
Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)
| Company | 2025 (January) | 2026 (January) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Inventory | Production | Inventory | |
| YC | 369.00 | 4,651.00 | 708.00 | 4,527.00 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 765.00 | 3,562.00 | 535.00 | 3,434.00 |
| QACCO | 353.00 | 1,878.00 | 202.00 | 2,214.00 |
| YCC | 312.00 | 6,302.00 | 359.00 | 5,045.00 |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 304.00 | 517.00 | 372.00 | 1,212.00 |
| SPCC | 246.00 | 5,939.00 | 143.00 | 6,657.00 |
| ACC | 210.00 | 3,476.00 | 194.00 | 4,177.00 |
| EPCCO | 302.00 | 1,925.00 | 450.00 | 1,890.00 |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 168.00 | 3,206.00 | 175.00 | 2,779.00 |
| CITY CEMENT | 183.00 | 625.00 | 183.00 | 265.00 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 168.00 | 219.00 | 176.00 | 305.00 |
| United Cement | 124.00 | 1,668.00 | 170.00 | 1,438.00 |
| UACC | 182.00 | 3,805.00 | - | 3,741.00 |
| HCC | 95.00 | 3,061.00 | 186.00 | 2,826.00 |
| TCC | 157.00 | 991.00 | 106.00 | 876.00 |
| JOUF CEMENT | 80.00 | 1,614.00 | 146.00 | 959.00 |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 53.00 | 401.00 | 76.00 | 448.00 |
| Total | 4,071.00 | 43,840.00 | 4,181.00 | 42,793.00 |
Additionally, five companies exported clinker last month, led by Yanbu Cement with approximately 170,000 tons, followed by Southern Cement (98,000 tons).
Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)
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Sales of Cement Companies (K tons)
Projects
| Date | Projects | Company |
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Solar Power Plant | JOUF CEMENT |
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Alternative Fuel Project | CITY CEMENT |
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Cement Factory – Iraq | NORTHERN CEMENT |
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Cement Mill | QACCO |
Analyst Recommendations
| Date | Company | Research firm | Rating | Downloads |
| YC | AlJazira Capital | Overweight | ||
| TCC | SFC | Buy | ||
| YC | Sico | Buy | ||
| SAUDI CEMENT | AlphaMena | Aggregate |
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