Arabian Internet and Communication Services (7202) Q3 2026 earnings summary
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Q3 2026 earnings summary
9 Nov, 2026Executive summary
Q3 2026 revenue was SAR 3,394,022 thousand and net profit was SAR 420,252 thousand; 9M revenue reached SAR 9,636,725 thousand and net profit SAR 1,248,083 thousand.
9M operating profit was SAR 1,394,968 thousand, while operating cash flow was SAR 466,103 thousand versus cash used of SAR 456,048 thousand in 9M 2025.
Financial highlights
Q3 revenue was SAR 3,394,022 thousand vs SAR 3,097,600 thousand in 2025; 9M revenue was SAR 9,636,725 thousand vs SAR 8,823,029 thousand.
Q3 net profit was SAR 420,252 thousand vs SAR 417,268 thousand; 9M net profit was SAR 1,248,083 thousand vs SAR 1,224,650 thousand.
9M operating profit was SAR 1,394,968 thousand vs SAR 1,279,272 thousand; gross profit was SAR 2,115,920 thousand vs SAR 1,978,903 thousand.
9M selling and distribution expenses included a SAR 63 million reversal of previously accrued stc trademark royalty expenses, following an agreement amendment and recalculation from 1 January 2022.
Segment performance
9M revenue: solutions by stc SAR 6,396,990 thousand; pulse by solutions SAR 2,355,925 thousand; upsource by solutions SAR 2,384,513 thousand; intergroup eliminations SAR 1,500,703 thousand.
9M gross profit: solutions by stc SAR 1,615,425 thousand vs SAR 1,644,597 thousand; pulse by solutions SAR 316,999 thousand vs SAR 198,819 thousand; upsource by solutions SAR 218,850 thousand vs SAR 179,680 thousand.
Q3 gross profit was SAR 546,808 thousand for solutions by stc, SAR 129,791 thousand for pulse by solutions and SAR 81,197 thousand for upsource by solutions.
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