Saudi cement sales up 6% to 4.6M tons in April
Saudi Arabia’s 17 cement companies sold a combined 4.59 million tons of cement in April 2026, up 6% from 4.31 million tons in the same month last year, according to data from Yamama Cement Co.
Total Cement Sales in KSA (K tons)
| Item | 2025 (April) | 2026 (April) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Sales | 4,176.00 | 4,413.00 | % 5.68 |
| Export Sales | 133.00 | 174.00 | % 30.83 |
| Total | 4,309.00 | 4,587.00 | % 6.45 |
Domestic cement sales rose for 12 companies, led by United Cement with a 42% year-on-year (YoY) increase and Umm Al-Qura Cement with 27% YoY.
Meanwhile, five companies recorded declines, led by Al Jouf Cement (-50% YoY) and Northern Cement (-39% YoY).
Local Sales (Thousand Tons)
| Company | 2025 (April) | 2026 (April) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 619.00 | 718.00 | % 15.99 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 448.00 | 510.00 | % 13.84 |
| QACCO | 389.00 | 404.00 | % 3.86 |
| YCC | 326.00 | 330.00 | % 1.23 |
| SPCC | 281.00 | 306.00 | % 8.90 |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 267.00 | 277.00 | % 3.75 |
| ACC | 305.00 | 260.00 | (% 14.75 ) |
| EPCCO | 205.00 | 260.00 | % 26.83 |
| CITY CEMENT | 253.00 | 207.00 | (% 18.18 ) |
| United Cement | 145.00 | 206.00 | % 42.07 |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 189.00 | 202.00 | % 6.88 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 220.00 | 198.00 | (% 10.00 ) |
| HCC | 146.00 | 172.00 | % 17.81 |
| UACC | 125.00 | 159.00 | % 27.20 |
| TCC | 104.00 | 122.00 | % 17.31 |
| JOUF CEMENT | 110.00 | 55.00 | (% 50.00 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 44.00 | 27.00 | (% 38.64 ) |
| Total | 4,176.00 | 4,413.00 | % 5.68 |
| Company | 2025 (YTD) | 2026 (YTD) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | 2,294.00 | 2,531.00 | % 10.33 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 1,776.00 | 1,867.00 | % 5.12 |
| QACCO | 1,634.00 | 1,486.00 | (% 9.06 ) |
| YCC | 1,347.00 | 1,327.00 | (% 1.48 ) |
| SPCC | 1,270.00 | 1,173.00 | (% 7.64 ) |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 1,171.00 | 1,113.00 | (% 4.95 ) |
| ACC | 1,396.00 | 1,091.00 | (% 21.85 ) |
| EPCCO | 848.00 | 1,008.00 | % 18.87 |
| CITY CEMENT | 994.00 | 814.00 | (% 18.11 ) |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 805.00 | 784.00 | (% 2.61 ) |
| United Cement | 629.00 | 767.00 | % 21.94 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 802.00 | 750.00 | (% 6.48 ) |
| UACC | 488.00 | 652.00 | % 33.61 |
| HCC | 598.00 | 637.00 | % 6.52 |
| TCC | 463.00 | 453.00 | (% 2.16 ) |
| JOUF CEMENT | 479.00 | 260.00 | (% 45.72 ) |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 167.00 | 110.00 | (% 34.13 ) |
| Total | 17,161.00 | 16,823.00 | (% 1.97 ) |
Data showed that five companies exported 174,000 tons of cement in April 2026, led by Saudi Cement, which exported around 131,000 tons.
Monthly Exports Per Company (K tons)
Monthly Cement Sales (K tons)
| Month | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - January | 5,114.00 | % 2.26 |
| 2026 - February | 4,278.00 | (% 10.52 ) |
| 2026 - March | 3,368.00 | (% 6.73 ) |
| 2026 - April | 4,587.00 | % 6.45 |
Monthly Sales Per Company (K tons)
Clinker production inched down to 5 million tons in April 2026, compared with 5.1 million tons in April 2025.
Meanwhile, clinker inventories stood at 43.89 million tons at the end of April 2026, slightly lower than 44.69 million tons in the same month of 2025.
Clinker – Production & Inventory (K tons)
| Company | 2025 (April) | 2026 (April) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Inventory | Production | Inventory | |
| YC | 666.00 | 4,880.00 | 783.00 | 5,139.00 |
| SAUDI CEMENT | 784.00 | 3,376.00 | 803.00 | 3,664.00 |
| QACCO | 374.00 | 2,011.00 | 349.00 | 2,039.00 |
| YCC | 394.00 | 6,003.00 | 488.00 | 5,152.00 |
| SPCC | 496.00 | 6,465.00 | 384.00 | 5,925.00 |
| RIYADH CEMENT | 346.00 | 793.00 | 222.00 | 1,440.00 |
| EPCCO | 370.00 | 1,966.00 | 379.00 | 2,017.00 |
| ACC | 306.00 | 3,627.00 | 346.00 | 4,564.00 |
| NAJRAN CEMENT | 190.00 | 3,141.00 | 283.00 | 2,996.00 |
| CITY CEMENT | 176.00 | 548.00 | 177.00 | 338.00 |
| United Cement | 118.00 | 1,629.00 | 139.00 | 1,448.00 |
| Al Safwa Cement Co. | 280.00 | 363.00 | 167.00 | 412.00 |
| HCC | 136.00 | 3,009.00 | 101.00 | 2,725.00 |
| UACC | 174.00 | 4,028.00 | 181.00 | 3,734.00 |
| TCC | 115.00 | 1,059.00 | 37.00 | 894.00 |
| JOUF CEMENT | 18.00 | 1,404.00 | 54.00 | 936.00 |
| NORTHERN CEMENT | 102.00 | 390.00 | 101.00 | 462.00 |
| Total | 5,045.00 | 44,692.00 | 4,994.00 | 43,885.00 |
Six companies exported clinker in April 2026, led by Yanbu Cement with 169,000 tons, followed by Saudi Cement with 139,000 tons, while Al Jouf Cement and Northern Cement exported 57,000 tons each.
Monthly Clinker Exports (K tons)
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Quotes
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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Al-Warka Cement Plant: Iraq | NORTHERN CEMENT |
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Cement Mill | QACCO |
Analyst Recommendations
| Date | Company | Research firm | Rating | Downloads |
| EPCCO | SNB Capital | Overweight | ||
| YC | U-Capital | Buy | ||
| YC | SNB Capital | Overweight | ||
| YCC | SNB Capital | Neutral |
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