Financial Results : stc net profit climbs to SAR 11.58B in 9M 2025; Q3 at SAR 4.1B

stc net profit climbs to SAR 11.58B in 9M 2025; Q3 at SAR 4.1B

03/11/2025 Argaam Exclusive

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Telecom operator stc posted SAR 11.58 billion in net profit for the first nine months of 2025, an increase of 3.1% from SAR 11.23 billion in the year-ago period.



Financials (M)

Item 9m 2024 9m 2025 Change‬
Revenues 56,464.73 57,924.18 2.6 %
Gross Income 26,403.02 27,908.41 5.7 %
Operating Income 10,530.87 10,833.70 2.9 %
Net Income 11,233.11 11,579.37 3.1 %
Average Shares 5,000.00 5,000.00 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items (Riyals) 2.06 2.24 8.6 %
EPS (Riyal) 2.25 2.32 3.1 %

The nine-month gross profit reached SAR 27.90 billion, up 5.7% from SAR 27.90 billion in 9M 2024. Revenues also soared to SAR 57.92 billion for the same period.

 

The company recorded other income of SAR 292 million in 9M 2025, versus expenses of SAR (140 million) in 9M 2024. This was mainly fueled by the uptick in net other gains by SAR 314 million.

 

Meanwhile, operating profit reached SAR 10.83 billion for the first nine months of this year, down 2.4% from SAR 11.45 billion a year earlier, weighed down by non-recurring items which if excluded the operating income recorded 2.4% growth.



Current Quarter Comparison (M)

Compared With The
Item Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Change‬
Revenues 18,597.84 19,263.71 3.6 %
Gross Income 8,901.86 9,250.51 3.9 %
Operating Income 3,463.71 3,626.55 4.7 %
Net Income 4,642.83 4,106.94 (11.5 %)
Average Shares 5,000.00 5,000.00 -
Earnings Per Share before unusual items (Riyal) 0.74 0.73 (1.7 %)
EPS (Riyal) 0.93 0.82 (11.5 %)

The third-quarter net profit fell 11.5% to SAR 4.1 billion, from SAR 4.6 billion in Q3 2024.

 

Sequentially, however, stc reported a 7.4% jump in its three-month earnings from SAR 3.8 billion in Q2 2025.

 

Total shareholders’ equity, after minority interest, reached SAR 83.94 billion as of Sept. 30, 2025, compared to SAR 79.28 billion a year earlier.

 

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Financial results (Million)

Period Revenues Change Gross Income Change Operating Income Change
Q1 2016 13,228.62 6.1 % 7,076.10 (6.2 %) 2,856.43 (15.5 %)
Q2 2016 13,412.97 9.7 % 7,470.82 4.3 % 2,863.30 (3.4 %)
Q3 2016 14,025.79 8.8 % 7,117.39 (6.6 %) 2,402.82 (20.9 %)
Q4 2016 13,010.95 (1.8 %) 7,023.48 (12.3 %) 1,828.54 (28.4 %)
Q1 2017 12,524.11 (5.3 %) 6,923.88 (2.2 %) 2,615.07 (8.4 %)
Q2 2017 13,041.18 (2.8 %) 6,911.04 (7.5 %) 2,583.68 (9.8 %)
Q3 2017 12,621.35 (10.0 %) 7,400.59 4.0 % 2,906.90 21.0 %
Q4 2017 12,502.72 (3.9 %) 7,347.91 4.6 % 2,880.37 57.5 %
Q1 2018 12,349.08 (1.4 %) 6,934.85 0.2 % 2,632.35 0.7 %
Q2 2018 13,079.39 0.3 % 7,167.18 3.7 % 2,900.92 12.3 %
Q3 2018 13,319.89 5.5 % 7,850.74 6.1 % 3,235.52 11.3 %
Q4 2018 13,214.89 5.7 % 8,520.31 16.0 % 3,476.44 20.7 %
Q1 2019 13,385.75 8.4 % 7,903.48 14.0 % 3,275.20 24.4 %
Q2 2019 13,603.56 4.0 % 8,207.29 14.5 % 3,477.32 19.9 %
Q3 2019 14,113.63 6.0 % 7,920.82 0.9 % 3,328.05 2.9 %
Q4 2019 13,264.59 0.4 % 8,359.64 (1.9 %) 2,399.82 (31.0 %)
Q1 2020 13,934.85 4.1 % 8,195.88 3.7 % 3,004.03 (8.3 %)
Q2 2020 14,920.23 9.7 % 8,340.99 1.6 % 3,062.17 (11.9 %)
Q3 2020 14,881.43 5.4 % 8,970.96 13.3 % 3,459.60 4.0 %
Q4 2020 15,216.80 14.7 % 8,446.57 1.0 % 3,205.33 33.6 %
Q1 2021 15,695.50 12.6 % 8,557.10 4.4 % 3,481.61 15.9 %
Q2 2021 15,898.77 6.6 % 8,352.20 0.1 % 3,250.29 6.1 %
Q3 2021 15,735.35 5.7 % 8,368.88 (6.7 %) 3,191.71 (7.7 %)
Q4 2021 15,678.37 3.0 % 8,515.85 0.8 % 3,204.15 0.0 %
Q1 2022 16,919.37 7.8 % 9,150.40 6.9 % 3,823.77 9.8 %
Q2 2022 16,829.96 5.9 % 9,174.08 9.8 % 3,719.65 14.4 %
Q3 2022 16,307.74 3.6 % 8,961.11 7.1 % 3,497.49 9.6 %
Q4 2022 17,374.48 10.8 % 9,028.66 6.0 % 2,968.52 (7.4 %)
Q1 2023 18,179.32 7.4 % 9,233.82 0.9 % 3,730.98 (2.4 %)
Q2 2023 18,326.98 8.9 % 9,015.43 (1.7 %) 3,280.50 (11.8 %)
Q3 2023 18,034.39 10.6 % 8,978.58 0.2 % 4,073.62 16.5 %
Q4 2023 17,287.96 (0.5 %) 7,948.18 (12.0 %) 2,448.55 (17.5 %)
Q1 2024 18,907.70 4.0 % 8,663.62 (6.2 %) 3,513.21 (5.8 %)
Q2 2024 18,959.19 3.4 % 8,832.39 (2.0 %) 3,553.94 8.3 %
Q3 2024 18,597.84 3.1 % 8,901.86 (0.9 %) 3,463.71 (15.0 %)
Q4 2024 19,428.68 12.4 % 9,422.90 18.6 % 2,970.07 21.3 %
Q1 2025 19,209.55 1.6 % 9,098.33 5.0 % 3,583.51 2.0 %
Q2 2025 19,450.93 2.6 % 9,559.57 8.2 % 3,623.64 2.0 %
Q3 2025 19,263.71 3.6 % 9,250.51 3.9 % 3,626.55 4.7 %


Profit Performance (Million)

Period Net Income Change EPS(Riyal) Extraordinary Income/Expense Net Profit Before Unusual Items EPS(Riyal)
Q1 2016 2,396.58 (4.3 %) 0.48 (79.24) 2,475.82 0.50
Q2 2016 2,202.19 (13.9 %) 0.44 6.48 2,195.70 0.44
Q3 2016 2,216.94 (4.5 %) 0.44 (40.79) 2,257.72 0.45
Q4 2016 2,083.16 6.8 % 0.42 103.34 1,979.82 0.40
Q1 2017 2,534.75 5.8 % 0.51 - 2,534.75 0.51
Q2 2017 2,356.48 7.0 % 0.47 - 2,356.48 0.47
Q3 2017 2,569.37 15.9 % 0.51 - 2,569.37 0.51
Q4 2017 2,554.98 22.6 % 0.51 - 2,554.98 0.51
Q1 2018 2,587.53 2.1 % 0.52 - 2,587.53 0.52
Q2 2018 2,444.05 3.7 % 0.49 - 2,444.05 0.49
Q3 2018 2,642.62 2.9 % 0.53 - 2,642.62 0.53
Q4 2018 3,105.58 21.5 % 0.62 411.00 2,694.58 0.54
Q1 2019 2,749.74 6.3 % 0.55 - 2,749.74 0.55
Q2 2019 2,848.02 16.5 % 0.57 - 2,848.02 0.57
Q3 2019 2,746.20 3.9 % 0.55 - 2,746.20 0.55
Q4 2019 2,320.71 (25.3 %) 0.46 287.48 2,033.23 0.41
Q1 2020 2,912.75 5.9 % 0.58 496.00 2,416.75 0.48
Q2 2020 2,724.22 (4.3 %) 0.54 152.00 2,572.22 0.51
Q3 2020 2,765.54 0.7 % 0.55 - 2,765.54 0.55
Q4 2020 2,592.38 11.7 % 0.52 - 2,592.38 0.52
Q1 2021 2,952.09 1.4 % 0.59 - 2,952.09 0.59
Q2 2021 2,821.21 3.6 % 0.56 - 2,821.21 0.56
Q3 2021 2,924.39 5.7 % 0.58 180.00 2,744.39 0.55
Q4 2021 2,613.65 0.8 % 0.52 83.21 2,530.44 0.51
Q1 2022 3,035.10 2.8 % 0.61 (239.00) 3,274.10 0.65
Q2 2022 2,837.35 0.6 % 0.57 (298.00) 3,135.35 0.63
Q3 2022 3,541.00 21.1 % 0.71 357.00 3,184.00 0.64
Q4 2022 2,757.09 5.5 % 0.55 318.96 2,438.14 0.49
Q1 2023 3,108.67 2.4 % 0.62 - 3,108.67 0.62
Q2 2023 3,008.45 6.0 % 0.60 130.00 2,878.45 0.58
Q3 2023 4,904.02 38.5 % 0.98 1,940.00 2,964.02 0.59
Q4 2023 2,274.24 (17.5 %) 0.45 83.00 2,191.24 0.44
Q1 2024 3,285.89 5.7 % 0.66 - 3,285.89 0.66
Q2 2024 3,304.39 9.8 % 0.66 (21.30) 3,325.69 0.67
Q3 2024 4,642.83 (5.3 %) 0.93 946.00 3,696.83 0.74
Q4 2024 13,455.55 491.6 % 2.69 12,121.38 1,334.17 0.27
Q1 2025 3,648.95 11.0 % 0.73 (147.00) 3,795.95 0.76
Q2 2025 3,823.49 15.7 % 0.76 54.00 3,769.49 0.75
Q3 2025 4,106.94 (11.5 %) 0.82 474.00 3,632.94 0.73

Profitability

Period Gross Margin OIBDA Margin Net Margin Before Unusual Items
Q1 2016 57.91 % 36.88 % 18.13 %
Q2 2016 57.18 % 36.19 % 16.93 %
Q3 2016 55.04 % 34.38 % 16.29 %
Q4 2016 53.44 % 33.59 % 16.60 %
Q1 2017 53.87 % 33.53 % 16.93 %
Q2 2017 53.18 % 32.69 % 17.35 %
Q3 2017 55.20 % 34.28 % 18.44 %
Q4 2017 56.39 % 37.24 % 19.76 %
Q1 2018 56.61 % 37.32 % 19.93 %
Q2 2018 57.07 % 38.25 % 20.09 %
Q3 2018 57.17 % 38.48 % 19.96 %
Q4 2018 58.64 % 38.17 % 19.95 %
Q1 2019 59.32 % 39.05 % 19.87 %
Q2 2019 60.69 % 40.28 % 20.43 %
Q3 2019 59.93 % 39.89 % 20.32 %
Q4 2019 59.58 % 39.11 % 19.09 %
Q1 2020 59.51 % 38.62 % 18.29 %
Q2 2020 58.36 % 37.16 % 17.37 %
Q3 2020 59.42 % 37.62 % 17.17 %
Q4 2020 57.60 % 37.47 % 17.55 %
Q1 2021 56.52 % 37.23 % 17.92 %
Q2 2021 55.64 % 37.10 % 18.04 %
Q3 2021 53.92 % 36.30 % 17.76 %
Q4 2021 53.63 % 36.25 % 17.53 %
Q1 2022 53.54 % 36.27 % 17.70 %
Q2 2022 54.03 % 36.64 % 17.93 %
Q3 2022 54.46 % 36.91 % 18.44 %
Q4 2022 53.85 % 35.59 % 17.84 %
Q1 2023 52.99 % 35.00 % 17.27 %
Q2 2023 51.63 % 33.71 % 16.54 %
Q3 2023 50.42 % 33.86 % 15.84 %
Q4 2023 48.97 % 33.44 % 15.51 %
Q1 2024 47.69 % 32.81 % 15.60 %
Q2 2024 47.03 % 32.88 % 16.08 %
Q3 2024 46.57 % 31.65 % 16.95 %
Q4 2024 47.20 % 31.41 % 15.34 %
2024 47.21 % 31.41 % 15.34 %
Q1 2025 47.58 % 31.27 % 15.95 %
Q2 2025 48.23 % 31.18 % 16.43 %
Q3 2025 48.26 % 31.23 % 16.20 %


Per Share Data (Riyal)

Compared With The
Period Shares Outstanding (M) EPS (Riyal) Earnings Per Share before unusual items (Riyal) Book Value (BV)
Q1 2016 5,000.00 1.85 1.87 11.94
Q2 2016 5,000.00 1.77 1.79 11.88
Q3 2016 5,000.00 1.75 1.76 11.90
Q4 2016 5,000.00 1.78 1.78 11.99
Q1 2017 5,000.00 1.81 1.79 12.11
Q2 2017 5,000.00 1.84 1.83 12.21
Q3 2017 5,000.00 1.91 1.89 12.33
Q4 2017 5,000.00 2.00 2.00 12.57
Q1 2018 5,000.00 2.01 2.01 12.69
Q2 2018 5,000.00 2.03 2.03 12.76
Q3 2018 5,000.00 2.05 2.05 12.87
Q4 2018 5,000.00 2.16 2.07 13.10
Q1 2019 5,000.00 2.19 2.11 13.67
Q2 2019 5,000.00 2.27 2.19 12.51
Q3 2019 5,000.00 2.29 2.21 12.24
Q4 2019 5,000.00 2.13 2.08 12.35
Q1 2020 5,000.00 2.17 2.01 12.57
Q2 2020 5,000.00 2.14 1.95 12.58
Q3 2020 5,000.00 2.14 1.96 12.73
Q4 2020 5,000.00 2.20 2.07 12.79
Q1 2021 5,000.00 2.21 2.18 13.01
Q2 2021 5,000.00 2.23 2.23 12.78
Q3 2021 5,000.00 2.26 2.22 13.70
Q4 2021 5,000.00 2.26 2.21 13.85
Q1 2022 5,000.00 2.28 2.27 14.07
Q2 2022 5,000.00 2.28 2.34 14.36
Q3 2022 5,000.00 2.41 2.42 14.67
Q4 2022 5,000.00 2.43 2.41 14.70
Q1 2023 5,000.00 2.45 2.37 14.93
Q2 2023 5,000.00 2.48 2.32 15.10
Q3 2023 5,000.00 2.76 2.28 15.77
Q4 2023 5,000.00 2.66 2.23 15.80
Q1 2024 5,000.00 2.69 2.26 16.09
Q2 2024 5,000.00 2.75 2.35 15.28
Q3 2024 5,000.00 2.70 2.50 15.86
Q4 2024 5,000.00 4.94 2.33 17.88
Q1 2025 5,000.00 5.01 2.43 18.21
Q2 2025 5,000.00 5.11 2.52 16.54
Q3 2025 5,000.00 5.01 2.51 16.79

Multiple Ratios (End of Period Price)

Compared With The
Period P/E Recurring P/E Price/book
Q1 2016 13.92 13.74 2.15
Q2 2016 14.52 14.41 2.17
Q3 2016 12.69 12.67 1.87
Q4 2016 16.31 16.29 2.42
Q1 2017 14.80 14.91 2.21
Q2 2017 16.76 16.88 2.52
Q3 2017 14.83 14.99 2.30
Q4 2017 13.70 13.70 2.18
Q1 2018 16.46 16.46 2.61
Q2 2018 17.66 17.66 2.81
Q3 2018 16.72 16.72 2.66
Q4 2018 17.03 17.71 2.80
Q1 2019 19.67 20.43 3.15
Q2 2019 18.30 18.98 3.32
Q3 2019 19.01 19.71 3.55
Q4 2019 19.09 19.62 3.30
Q1 2020 16.16 17.42 2.78
Q2 2020 18.50 20.27 3.15
Q3 2020 18.73 20.52 3.15
Q4 2020 19.28 20.49 3.32
Q1 2021 22.98 23.30 3.90
Q2 2021 23.65 23.65 4.12
Q3 2021 22.50 22.86 3.71
Q4 2021 19.87 20.35 3.25
Q1 2022 18.92 18.96 3.06
Q2 2022 17.02 16.62 2.71
Q3 2022 16.36 16.23 2.68
Q4 2022 15.04 15.21 2.49
Q1 2023 16.35 16.88 2.68
Q2 2023 17.52 18.74 2.88
Q3 2023 13.64 16.51 2.38
Q4 2023 15.19 18.13 2.56
Q1 2024 14.70 17.49 2.46
Q2 2024 13.84 16.19 2.49
Q3 2024 16.18 17.48 2.76
Q4 2024 8.08 17.13 2.24
Q1 2025 9.05 18.66 2.49
Q2 2025 8.32 16.89 2.57
Q3 2025 8.80 17.59 2.63

Business Segments (Million)

Compared With The
Period STC (Saudi arabia) STC channels Company Solutions Kuwait Telecommunication Company "STC Kuwait" stc Bahrain BSC stc Bank Center 3 Gulf Digital Media Model Company (GDMM) (Intigral) Advanced Technology and Cybersecurity Company ( sirar ) Public Telecommunications Company (Specialized) IOT2 SCCC Other operating segments Consolidation adjustments & eliminations
Q1 2016 11,140.70 864.25 - - - - - - - - - - 1,976.63 (752.96)
Q2 2016 11,759.92 814.10 - - - - - - - - - - 2,092.28 (1253.32)
Q3 2016 11,578.66 694.60 - - - - - - - - - - 2,148.24 (395.70)
Q4 2016 11,718.75 655.71 - - - - - - - - - - 1,988.92 (2357.10)
Q1 2017 10,797.74 666.17 - - - - - - - - - - 1,613.10 (552.90)
Q2 2017 11,131.56 742.11 - - - - - - - - - - 2,239.26 (1071.76)
Q3 2017 9,839.32 467.79 - - - - - - - - - - 2,071.73 242.50
Q4 2017 9,676.60 1,179.03 - - - - - - - - - - 2,425.11 (806.03)
Q1 2018 9,698.95 1,252.37 - - - - - - - - - - 2,042.44 (644.69)
Q2 2018 9,897.49 1,647.03 - - - - - - - - - - 2,430.66 (895.78)
Q3 2018 10,197.06 1,110.89 - - - - - - - - - - 2,416.37 (404.43)
Q4 2018 9,562.79 12,872.44 - - - - - - - - - - 2,613.09 (11833.44)
Q1 2019 9,512.20 2,322.58 - - - - - - - - - - 2,531.06 (980.09)
Q2 2019 10,340.08 6,278.51 - - - - - - - - - - 3,051.22 (6066.25)
Q3 2019 10,294.47 4,341.27 - - - - - - - - - - 3,354.69 (3876.80)
Q4 2019 10,112.36 4,467.44 - - - - - - - - - - 3,691.23 (5006.43)
Q1 2020 10,333.04 4,295.21 - - - - - - - - - - 3,610.19 (4303.59)
Q2 2020 10,283.06 4,966.19 - - - - - - - - - - 3,779.31 (4108.33)
Q3 2020 11,041.84 3,706.50 - - - - - - - - - - 4,215.33 (4082.24)
Q4 2020 11,240.89 4,559.90 - - - - - - - - - - 4,129.05 (4713.03)
Q1 2021 11,258.37 4,929.84 1,866.79 - - - - - - - - - 2,254.30 (4613.80)
Q2 2021 11,223.51 5,327.80 1,937.20 - - - - - - - - - 2,352.57 (4942.31)
Q3 2021 11,469.19 4,745.07 1,951.46 - - - - - - - - - 2,473.09 (4903.46)
Q4 2021 11,494.77 5,626.77 1,452.88 - - - - - - - - - 2,867.06 (5763.11)
Q1 2022 12,299.31 3,078.37 2,242.90 950.30 419.14 235.36 - 125.23 54.81 69.58 - - 678.61 (3234.24)
Q2 2022 12,220.50 2,770.27 2,085.15 934.00 427.20 249.65 - 130.68 148.33 75.09 - - 704.09 (2915.01)
Q3 2022 12,370.96 2,596.56 2,039.16 947.92 448.35 262.45 - 109.97 111.80 76.24 - - 735.32 (3390.98)
Q4 2022 11,885.63 3,006.07 2,437.88 1,281.29 495.45 293.32 - 172.18 115.35 140.86 - - 811.35 (3264.91)
Q1 2023 12,188.99 3,765.58 2,676.27 1,061.01 473.42 223.64 - 157.41 100.68 60.22 - - 884.55 (3412.45)
Q2 2023 12,447.95 3,769.91 2,701.29 1,069.31 477.74 244.86 - 130.91 148.49 79.63 - - 1,025.44 (3768.54)
Q3 2023 12,384.58 3,215.50 2,794.64 1,030.42 481.92 299.86 - 176.78 170.43 90.36 - - 443.15 (3053.26)
Q1 2024 12,332.52 4,151.80 2,808.65 1,009.28 491.28 300.04 401.38 - 120.50 73.28 58.83 44.83 181.82 (3066.50)
Q2 2024 12,461.06 3,847.29 2,771.47 1,018.12 474.51 303.67 487.10 - 129.43 86.64 47.70 36.73 161.71 (2866.23)
Q3 2024 12,442.33 3,583.00 2,753.16 1,025.38 478.35 320.20 495.39 - 160.37 95.58 73.83 40.22 165.82 (3035.79)
Q4 2024 12,407.99 3,528.51 3,730.62 1,052.70 483.83 337.74 527.85 - 322.38 116.27 121.07 66.12 219.99 (3486.39)
Q1 2025 12,651.51 4,052.20 2,823.89 1,062.58 504.23 319.72 482.91 - 145.65 69.00 53.43 41.95 15.15 (3012.56)
Q2 2025 12,667.03 3,686.22 2,901.54 1,073.71 503.29 376.73 493.52 - 177.08 103.01 74.02 48.51 22.03 (2675.88)
Q3 2025 13,045.09 3,442.05 3,097.60 1,000.70 495.57 336.20 471.21 - 204.87 70.13 55.81 71.75 14.12 (3041.39)

Analysts Estimates (Million)

Item Profit (Expected) Profit (Actual) Change Profit Before Unusual Items Change
Average 3,604.78 4,106.94 3,632.94

Estimates vs Actual (Million)

Item Profit (Expected) Profit (Actual) Change‬ Profit Before Unusual Items Change‬
U-Capital 4,172.60 4,106.94 3,632.94
Value Capital 3,961.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
Sico 3,851.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
United Securities Company 3,691.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
SNB Capital 3,673.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
YAQEEN 3,632.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
Riyad Capital 3,437.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
AlJazira Capital 3,421.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
UBS Saudi Arabia 3,327.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
Goldman Sachs 3,300.00 4,106.94 3,632.94
Bank of America 3,187.00 4,106.94 3,632.94

Current
Market Cap (M Riyal) 209,100.21
Enterprise Value (EV) (M Riyal) 212,184.18
Shares Outstanding ((M)) 5,000.00
EPS ( Riyal) (TTM) 2.97
Book Value (BV) ( Riyal) 16.68
Par Value ( Riyal) 10.00
Recurring P/E 14.61
P/E (TTM) 14.10
Price/book 2.51
Return on Average Assets (%) (TTM) 9.3
Return on Average Equity (%) (TTM) 17.2
EV/adj EBITDA 8.67
EV/Revenues 2.73

Share Price

41.82
(0.64) (1.51 %)

Saudi Telecom Co. (STC)


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