A look at Saudi banks H1 dividends, yield, P/E ratio, stock performance

16/09/2025 Argaam Special
All Tadawul-listed completed their dividend announcements for the period, except Bank AlJazira that last paid dividends in H1 2022

All Tadawul-listed completed their dividend announcements for the period, except Bank AlJazira that last paid dividends in H1 2022


Al Rajhi Bank on Sept. 15 announced H1 2025 dividend of SAR 0.75 per share, which is 40% lower than the dividend for the same period in 2024.
 
Following this, all Tadawul-listed completed their dividend announcements for the period, except Bank AlJazira has not paid dividends since H2 2022.
 
Al Rajhi Bank recorded the lowest yield in the banking sector (annualized) at 1.65%, while Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) had the highest rate at 6.75%, followed by Riyad Bank and Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB). 
 

Saudi Banks Dividends in H1 2025 (Annualized)

Bank

Distribution (SAR)

Closing of Sept. 15

Annual Yield

BSF

0.55

16.29

6.75 %

Riyad Bank

0.85

25.70

6.61 %

SAB

1.00

30.62

6.53 %

SAIB

0.40

13.38

5.98 %

SNB

1.00

33.68

5.94 %

ANB

0.65

21.88

5.94 %

Alinma Bank

0.60

24.71

4.86 %

Bank Albilad

0.45

25.42

3.54 %

Al Rajhi Bank

0.75

91.00

1.65 %

Bank AlJazira

Last distribution was in H1 2022
 

In terms of the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio (based on the last 12 months, annualized), SAB had the lowest P/E ratio at 7.61x, while Al Rajhi Bank reported the highest at 16.05x.

 

Banks’ Ranking in Terms of P/E Ratio

Bank

Close of Sept. 15 (SAR)

P/E Ratio

SAB

30.62

7.61

Riyad Bank

25.70

7.71

BSF

16.29

8.14

SAIB

13.38

8.18

ANB

21.88

8.51

SNB

33.68

8.75

Alinma Bank

24.71

9.99

Bank AlJazira

11.70

11.05

Bank Albilad

25.42

12.89

Al Rajhi Bank

91.00

16.05

 

Regarding the year-to-date (YTD) performance of bank stocks, Arab National Bank (ANB) recorded the highest increase at around 3.80%, followed by BSF at 2.84%, and Saudi National Bank (SNB) with a gain of less than 1%.

 

On the other hand, Bank Albilad led the stock declines among banks with a drop of 21.88%, followed by Bank AlJazira at 21.74%. Al Rajhi Bank also fell by approximately 4%, as shown in the table below:

 

YTD Stock Performance of Saudi Banks

Bank

Open (SAR)

Close of Sept. 15 (SAR)

Change

ANB

21.08

21.88

3.80 %

BSF

15.84

16.29

2.84 %

SNB

33.40

33.68

0.84 %

Al Rajhi Bank

94.60

91.00

(3.81%)

SAIB

14.50

13.38

(7.72%)

SAB

33.65

30.62

(9.00%)

Riyad Bank

28.60

25.70

(10.14%)

Alinma Bank

28.95

24.71

(14.65%)

Bank AlJazira

14.95

11.70

(21.74%)

Bank Albilad

32.54

25.42

(21.88%)

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