Jarir reports SAR 374 million profit as Jarir Bookstore stock holds SAR 20.1 billion value

Published on 10/21/2026 at 11:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Nine-month revenue rose 9.70 percent to SAR 8.97 billion. The market valued Jarir Bookstore stock at SAR 20.1 billion on October 21, 2026.

Earnings and valuation update

Jarir Marketing reported SAR 374 million in third-quarter profit on October 13, 2026.
Nine-month revenue reached SAR 8.97 billion in 2026, up 9.70 percent year over year.
Jarir Bookstore stock stood at SAR 16.75 at 12:31 p.m. AST on Tadawul on October 21, 2026.
Market capitalization stood at SAR 20.1 billion on October 21, 2026.

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Jarir Bookstore (ISIN SA000A0BLA62) reported SAR 374 million in third-quarter net profit for 2026, up 15.10 percent from the year-earlier period. The result gave investors a fresh measure of how higher-margin product categories are supporting earnings.

Argaam reported the figures on October 13, 2026. Third-quarter revenue reached SAR 3.15 billion, an increase of 7.80 percent from SAR 2.92 billion in the third quarter of 2025, while gross profit rose 14.40 percent to SAR 499.10 million.

Profit growth outpaces revenue

The earnings mix is the key investor takeaway. Revenue increased 7.80 percent year over year in the third quarter, but net profit rose 15.10 percent, showing that profit grew faster than sales. Compared with the second quarter of 2026, net profit climbed 58.80 percent from SAR 235.56 million to SAR 374.00 million, while revenue increased 13.70 percent from SAR 2.77 billion to SAR 3.15 billion.

What changed in the third quarter?

Argaam said sales growth was led by smartphones and that gross profit outpaced revenue as the company needed fewer discounted promotions. For the first nine months of 2026, revenue reached SAR 8.97 billion, up 9.70 percent from SAR 8.17 billion, while net profit rose 16.70 percent to SAR 863.00 million from SAR 739.40 million.

The chronology is clear: Jarir reported SAR 1.05 billion in fiscal-year 2025 profit on January 29, 2026, recorded SAR 235.60 million in second-quarter profit on August 10, 2026, and then reached SAR 374.00 million in third-quarter profit on October 13, 2026, according to Argaam.

Stock valuation stays central

Jarir Marketing Company trades on Tadawul under ticker 4190, and the market capitalization was SAR 20.1 billion on October 21, 2026. The same quote showed a 52-week range of SAR 12.26 to SAR 18.38, placing the latest quotation inside that band. The company operates in consumer discretionary retail, spanning office supplies, school products and electronics.

The latest market figures put the earnings result in context: the business is expanding sales, but the larger improvement is appearing in gross profit and net income. That distinction matters because a weaker product mix could reduce the benefit from the recent margin improvement.

Three results dates frame the update

The three dated milestones are fiscal-year 2025 profit of SAR 1.05 billion on January 29, 2026, second-quarter profit of SAR 235.60 million on August 10, 2026, and third-quarter profit of SAR 374.00 million on October 13, 2026. Each figure is reported by Argaam.

Latest Tadawul quotation

The Tadawul quote stood at SAR 16.75 on October 21, 2026 at 12:31 p.m. AST, with the market open. Jarir Marketing Company had a market capitalization of SAR 20.1 billion and a 52-week range of SAR 12.26 to SAR 18.38 on that date.