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Saudi Aramco Posts Higher Q1 Profit, Revenue

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-- Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (SASE:2222), d/b/a Saudi Aramco, said Sunday that net profit and revenue for the first quarter of 2026 rose year over year.

Net profit attributable to shareholders of the issuer for the three months ended March 31 was 120.13 billion Saudi riyals, compared with 95.68 billion riyals earlier. EPS moved to 0.5 riyal from 0.4 riyal.

The Tadawul-listed oil giant's revenue was 433.1 billion riyals, compared with 405.65 billion riyals a year ago.

Meanwhile, the board declared a base dividend of 0.3393 riyal per share for the period, payable June 9 to shareholders on record June 1. It paid 0.3278 riyal per share a year ago.

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