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Kuwait companies with the most employees
Below are Kuwait companies that have the largest workforce. Sorted by the number of employees, they can be growing or holding a stable position in the market, so analyze them to find a reliable investment.
Symbol | Employees FY | Price | Change % | Volume | Rel Volume | Market cap | P/E | EPS dil TTM | EPS dil growth TTM YoY | Div yield % TTM | Sector | Analyst Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SHIPHEAVY ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES AND SHIPBUILDING | 13.56 K | 875 KWF | −0.46% | 883.01 K | 1.48 | 157.71 M KWD | 17.40 | 0.05 KWD | +27.66% | 3.43% | Producer manufacturing | — |
 ATCADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | 3.29 K | 749 KWF | −0.13% | 30 | 0.00 | 112.35 M KWD | 41.15 | 0.02 KWD | −46.31% | 2.67% | Distribution services | — |
 BOUBYANBOUBYAN BANK | 2.37 K | 679 KWF | +0.74% | 4.25 M | 1.74 | 2.85 B KWD | 31.88 | 0.02 KWD | +21.71% | 1.11% | Finance | Neutral |
 NICBMNATIONAL INDUSTRIES K.S.C. | 1.63 K | 240 KWF | −2.44% | 32.6 K | 1.64 | 86.26 M KWD | 13.95 | 0.02 KWD | +56.36% | 4.17% | Distribution services | — |
 KIBKUWAIT INTERNATIONAL BANK | 764 | 222 KWF | −0.89% | 4.02 M | 0.74 | 353.03 M KWD | 20.37 | 0.01 KWD | +7.92% | 2.19% | Finance | Neutral |
 KINSKUWAIT INSURANCE CO S.A.K | 273 | 565 KWF | 0.00% | 25.77 K | 0.40 | 104.41 M KWD | 9.56 | 0.06 KWD | +13.44% | 7.08% | Finance | — |
 IPGINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM GROUP KSCP | 170 | 559 KWF | −0.18% | 7.7 K | 0.40 | 101.06 M KWD | 11.20 | 0.05 KWD | +15.51% | 5.37% | Distribution services | — |
 FTIFIRST TAKAFUL INSURANCE | — | 170 KWF | −2.30% | 89.23 K | 0.50 | 18.12 M KWD | — | −0.00 KWD | +22.73% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 ACICOACICO INDUSTRIES | — | 79.5 KWF | +1.02% | 140.11 K | 0.06 | 26.25 M KWD | 7.23 | 0.01 KWD | — | 0.00% | Non-energy minerals | — |
 FUTUREKIDFUTURE KID ENTERTAINMENT AND REAL ESTATE | — | 115 KWF | 0.00% | 28.11 K | 0.04 | 12.61 M KWD | 37.10 | 0.00 KWD | −65.56% | 6.96% | Consumer services | — |
 KMEFICKUWAIT AND MIDDLE EAST FINANCIAL INVESTMENT | — | 140 KWF | +2.19% | 215.5 K | 0.23 | 30.8 M KWD | 45.16 | 0.00 KWD | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 PAPCOPALMS AGRO PRODUCTION | — | 240 KWF | −2.04% | 25.88 K | 2.41 | 12.56 M KWD | — | — | — | 1.67% | Commercial services | — |
 ALIMTIAZAL IMTIAZ INVESTMENT GROUP | — | 50.3 KWF | −4.91% | 10.78 M | 12.66 | 52.18 M KWD | — | — | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 MIDANAL MAIDAN CLINIC FOR ORAL HEALTH SERVICES CO KSC | — | 792 KWF | 0.00% | 63 | 0.12 | 160.37 M KWD | 14.07 | 0.06 KWD | −21.04% | 1.26% | Health services | — |
 MADARAL MADAR KUWAIT HOLDING CO | — | 98.0 KWF | −0.31% | 24.89 K | 0.09 | 20.29 M KWD | 46.67 | 0.00 KWD | +250.00% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 AGHCARABI GROUP HOLDING KSCP | — | 369 KWF | −1.86% | 562.68 K | 0.44 | 188.53 M KWD | — | −0.03 KWD | −3.47% | 0.00% | Industrial services | — |
 MASAKENAL MASAKEN INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT | — | 40.1 KWF | −1.72% | 169.28 K | 0.51 | 3.94 M KWD | — | −0.02 KWD | −5,225.00% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 NINDNATIONAL INDUSTRIES GROUP HOLDING | — | 256 KWF | 0.00% | 3.61 M | 0.56 | 609.38 M KWD | 10.28 | 0.02 KWD | +144.12% | 1.77% | Finance | — |
 STCKUWAIT TELECOMMUNICATIONS | — | 570 KWF | +2.70% | 1.47 M | 2.44 | 569.28 M KWD | 18.15 | 0.03 KWD | −3.98% | 6.14% | Communications | Neutral |
 BEYOUTBEYOUT INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDING COMPANY K.S.C. | — | 398 KWF | −2.21% | 1.19 M | 1.37 | 119.4 M KWD | — | — | — | 0.00% | Commercial services | Strong buy |
 MABANEEMABANEE CO K.P.S.C | — | 784 KWF | +0.13% | 2.81 M | 3.63 | 1.09 B KWD | 16.79 | 0.05 KWD | +1.74% | 1.68% | Finance | Buy |
 KBTKUWAIT BUSINESS TOWN REAL ESTATE | — | 141 KWF | +6.82% | 59.52 M | 0.90 | 83.53 M KWD | — | — | — | 0.00% | Consumer non-durables | — |
 CGCCOMBINED GROUP CONTRACTING KSCP | — | 705 KWF | +1.44% | 645.65 K | 2.44 | 120.61 M KWD | 12.09 | 0.06 KWD | +1.57% | 4.26% | Industrial services | — |
 SPECSPECIALITIES GROUP HOLDING | — | 133 KWF | +6.40% | 280.15 K | 1.00 | 23.85 M KWD | 16.84 | 0.01 KWD | −22.55% | 3.58% | Process industries | — |
 JTCJTC LOGISTIC TRANSPORT & STEVEDORIN | — | 402 KWF | +1.26% | 249.45 K | 3.66 | 60.3 M KWD | 9.18 | 0.04 KWD | +9.23% | 5.47% | Transportation | — |
 ALOLAFIRST INVESTMENT | — | 39.5 KWF | −0.25% | 90.2 K | 0.11 | 17.62 M KWD | 5.72 | 0.01 KWD | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 KCINKUWAIT NATIONAL CINEMA | — | 1,328 KWF | −0.08% | 31.45 K | 21.89 | 122.98 M KWD | 9.69 | 0.14 KWD | +45.54% | 6.02% | Consumer services | — |
 ALSAFATAL SAFAT INVESTMENT CO | — | 99 KWF | −2.94% | 3.8 M | 2.12 | 37.86 M KWD | 26.05 | 0.00 KWD | −19.15% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 FACILCOMMERCIAL FACILITIES CO S.A.K | — | 250 KWF | −4.21% | 1.52 M | 16.62 | 126.96 M KWD | 10.50 | 0.02 KWD | +42.51% | 6.40% | Finance | — |
 WETHAQWETHAQ TAKAFUL INSURANCE | — | 39.4 KWF | −2.48% | 189.63 K | 0.45 | 4.33 M KWD | 49.25 | 0.00 KWD | +33.33% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT HOLDING | — | 64.9 KWF | −0.15% | 107.73 K | 0.15 | 5.19 M KWD | — | −0.04 KWD | −509.20% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 GFCGULF FRANCHISING HOLDING | — | 86.2 KWF | +9.95% | 4.5 K | 1.40 | 3.45 M KWD | — | — | — | 0.00% | Consumer services | — |
 KCEMKUWAIT CEMENT K.P.S.C. | — | 250 KWF | −1.19% | 429 K | 2.66 | 178.24 M KWD | 55.56 | 0.00 KWD | +80.00% | 0.00% | Non-energy minerals | — |
 ARGANALARGAN INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE | — | 98.2 KWF | −0.81% | 533 K | 1.20 | 25.05 M KWD | 4.79 | 0.02 KWD | — | 0.00% | Consumer services | — |
 MUNTAZAHATKUWAIT RESORTS | — | 112 KWF | −0.88% | 89.72 K | 0.32 | 23.76 M KWD | 9.91 | 0.01 KWD | +76.56% | 1.70% | Consumer services | — |
 ASCAUTOMATED SYSTEMS CO KPSC | — | 150 KWF | −1.32% | 369.58 K | 0.45 | 15 M KWD | — | −0.00 KWD | +91.67% | 0.00% | Technology services | — |
 EMIRATESKUWAIT EMIRATES HOLDING CO KSCP | — | 54.0 KWF | +1.89% | 1 K | 0.01 | 9.52 M KWD | — | −0.02 KWD | −169.34% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 WARBABANKWARBA BANK | — | 225 KWF | 0.00% | 21.07 M | 2.39 | 491.31 M KWD | 25.86 | 0.01 KWD | +14.47% | 0.00% | Finance | Neutral |
 SANAMSANAM REAL ESTATE | — | 219 KWF | +2.82% | 21 K | 0.04 | 22.8 M KWD | 14.80 | 0.01 KWD | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 MASHAERMASHAER HOLDING | — | 75.8 KWF | −0.26% | 80.52 K | 0.23 | 12.16 M KWD | 9.97 | 0.01 KWD | −13.64% | 11.66% | Commercial services | — |
 NAPESCONATIONAL PETROLEUM SERVICES | — | 1,044 KWF | 0.00% | 2.54 K | 0.15 | 101.27 M KWD | 8.96 | 0.12 KWD | +44.00% | 5.75% | Energy minerals | — |
 ENERGYHTHE ENERGY HOUSE HOLDING | — | 206 KWF | +1.48% | 5.22 M | 0.46 | 9.34 M KWD | — | −0.01 KWD | +64.97% | 0.00% | Industrial services | — |
 MUBARRADMUBARRAD TRANSPORT | — | 94.0 KWF | +1.08% | 50 | 0.00 | 16.16 M KWD | 7.34 | 0.01 KWD | +70.67% | 5.32% | Finance | — |
 TAMTAMDEEN REAL ESTATE CO KSC | — | 340 KWF | −1.16% | 7.5 K | 0.09 | 136.57 M KWD | 10.37 | 0.03 KWD | −16.75% | 5.29% | Finance | — |
 SOKOUKSOKOUK HOLDING | — | 57.5 KWF | −0.52% | 384.44 K | 0.16 | 32.87 M KWD | 10.27 | 0.01 KWD | −30.86% | 0.00% | Consumer services | — |
 OSOSOSOS HOLDING GROUP CO | — | 133 KWF | +0.76% | 7.7 K | 0.26 | 15.1 M KWD | 7.96 | 0.02 KWD | +111.39% | 2.89% | Finance | — |
 WINSREWARBA INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CO K.S.C.P | — | 150 KWF | 0.00% | 14.24 K | 0.14 | 37.41 M KWD | 6.49 | 0.02 KWD | −20.34% | 6.41% | Finance | — |
 ASIYAASIYA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO | — | 36.0 KWF | −0.83% | 909 K | 0.48 | 29.39 M KWD | 3.75 | 0.01 KWD | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 HUMANSOFTHUMAN SOFT HOLDING | — | 2,550 KWF | −0.16% | 391.42 K | 0.51 | 342.17 M KWD | 8.40 | 0.30 KWD | −5.36% | 13.07% | Commercial services | Strong buy |
 THURAYADAR AL THURAYA REAL ESTATE | — | 99 KWF | −4.90% | 15 K | 0.54 | 14.49 M KWD | 31.90 | 0.00 KWD | +14.81% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 INTEGRATEDINTEGRATED HOLDING CO KSC | — | 531 KWF | +0.19% | 8.13 M | 6.67 | 134.34 M KWD | 24.81 | 0.02 KWD | +50.70% | 3.77% | Finance | — |
| TAMINVTAMDEEN INVESTMENT CO KPSC | — | 750 KWF | +13.81% | 1.15 K | 0.07 | 147.53 M KWD | 10.98 | 0.07 KWD | −11.98% | 6.90% | Finance | — |
 GIHGULF INVESTMENT HOUSE | — | 597 KWF | 0.00% | 4.85 K | 0.70 | 242.68 M KWD | — | — | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 SRESALHIA REAL ESTATE | — | 418 KWF | +0.24% | 1.48 M | 1.20 | 240.81 M KWD | 19.17 | 0.02 KWD | −21.30% | 3.42% | Finance | — |
 MAZAYAAL MAZAYA HOLDING | — | 69.7 KWF | −1.83% | 785.42 K | 0.73 | 37.55 M KWD | 27.88 | 0.00 KWD | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 SOORSOOR FUEL MARKETING | — | 292 KWF | +6.18% | 741.59 K | 0.53 | 118.14 M KWD | 24.33 | 0.01 KWD | +17.65% | 1.71% | Utilities | — |
 PAPERSHUAIBA INDUSTRIAL | — | 190 KWF | +3.26% | 1.6 K | 0.12 | 18.86 M KWD | 16.24 | 0.01 KWD | −19.31% | 6.84% | Process industries | — |
 MRCMETAL AND RECYCLING CO KSC | — | 157 KWF | +3.29% | 183.15 K | 2.19 | 14.15 M KWD | — | −0.00 KWD | −126.92% | 0.00% | Retail trade | — |
 ALGALI ALGHANIM SONS AUTOMOTIVE CO KSCC | — | 1,248 KWF | +0.48% | 1.2 M | 1.05 | 341.94 M KWD | 11.69 | 0.11 KWD | +2.79% | 5.61% | Distribution services | Strong buy |
 KPROJKUWAIT PROJECTS HOLDING | — | 100.2 KWF | −0.30% | 32.83 M | 3.37 | 481.07 M KWD | 20.04 | 0.01 KWD | −27.54% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 OULAFUELOULA FUEL MARKETING | — | 599 KWF | +17.68% | 22.61 M | 0.31 | 242.34 M KWD | 41.03 | 0.01 KWD | +43.14% | 0.83% | Energy minerals | — |
 NINVNATIONAL INVESTMENTS CO | — | 250 KWF | −2.34% | 4.68 M | 1.61 | 196.64 M KWD | 16.45 | 0.02 KWD | +192.31% | 6.00% | Finance | — |
 ARABRECAL ARABIYA REAL ESTATE CO KSC | — | 89.0 KWF | +2.30% | 5.76 M | 0.50 | 33.11 M KWD | 15.34 | 0.01 KWD | −48.21% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 ALDEERAAL DEERA HOLDING | — | 405 KWF | +1.76% | 178.01 K | 0.23 | 41.81 M KWD | 11.38 | 0.04 KWD | +199.16% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 KINVKUWAIT INVESTMENT CO KSCP | — | 189 KWF | +1.07% | 750.04 K | 0.54 | 103.57 M KWD | 8.25 | 0.02 KWD | +70.90% | 5.29% | Miscellaneous | — |
 KCPCTHE KUWAIT COMPANY FOR PROCESS PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACTING KSC | — | 335 KWF | −0.30% | 5 K | 0.07 | 42.66 M KWD | 20.30 | 0.02 KWD | −25.34% | 3.91% | Industrial services | — |
 AMARAMAR FOR FINANCE AND LEASING | — | 68.9 KWF | −0.14% | 200 | 0.00 | 13.45 M KWD | 21.53 | 0.00 KWD | −41.82% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 NOORNOOR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT CO | — | 329 KWF | −0.30% | 973.38 K | 0.75 | 168.01 M KWD | 3.99 | 0.08 KWD | +13.48% | 2.43% | Finance | — |
 NCCINATIONAL CONSUMER HOLDING CO | — | 103 KWF | 0.00% | 391.82 K | 0.16 | 30.9 M KWD | 24.52 | 0.00 KWD | +61.54% | 0.00% | Process industries | — |
 NRENATIONAL REAL ESTATE CO K.S.C | — | 79.3 KWF | +0.38% | 2.62 M | 1.05 | 151.07 M KWD | — | −0.02 KWD | −715.38% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 MENAMENA REAL ESTATE | — | 122 KWF | −6.15% | 8.15 M | 4.69 | 23.18 M KWD | — | — | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 IFAINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS HOLDING | — | 451 KWF | +0.22% | 1.26 M | 0.33 | 207.68 M KWD | — | — | — | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 JAZEERAJAZEERA AIRWAYS CO K.S.C.P | — | 963 KWF | −1.43% | 714.85 K | 1.15 | 211.86 M KWD | 20.80 | 0.05 KWD | +65.95% | 0.00% | Transportation | Buy |
 MARKAZKUWAIT FINANCIAL CENTRE | — | 148 KWF | −0.67% | 10.01 K | 0.05 | 74.33 M KWD | 16.44 | 0.01 KWD | +8.43% | 4.05% | Finance | — |
 AAYANAAYAN LEASING AND INVESTMENT | — | 156 KWF | −0.64% | 1.27 M | 0.59 | 101.9 M KWD | 9.18 | 0.02 KWD | −8.60% | 4.81% | Finance | — |
 TIJARATIJARA AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT | — | 71.0 KWF | +0.28% | 228.74 K | 0.49 | 26.27 M KWD | 12.24 | 0.01 KWD | +16.00% | 5.63% | Finance | — |
 KPPCPRIVATIZATION HOLDING | — | 46.9 KWF | +1.74% | 4.99 M | 0.76 | 28.61 M KWD | — | −0.02 KWD | −94.79% | 0.00% | Commercial services | — |
 ALTIJARIATHE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CO K.S.C | — | 172 KWF | 0.00% | 1.03 M | 0.62 | 328.29 M KWD | 19.55 | 0.01 KWD | +10.00% | 2.28% | Miscellaneous | — |
 ALMANARAL-MANAR FINANCING AND LEASING CO KSCP | — | 69.5 KWF | +1.76% | 288 | 0.00 | 18.33 M KWD | 8.58 | 0.01 KWD | +50.00% | 4.32% | Finance | — |
 RASIYATRASIYAT HOLDING COMPANY K.P.S.C | — | 370 KWF | −0.27% | 1.02 M | 0.91 | 55.5 M KWD | 67.27 | 0.01 KWD | +61.76% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 DIGITUSHAYAT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY | — | 68.9 KWF | +8.50% | 15.1 K | — | 6 M KWD | — | −0.03 KWD | +95.12% | 0.00% | Industrial services | — |
 WARBACAPWARBA CAPITAL HOLDING CO | — | 308 KWF | +5.84% | 120.4 K | 0.32 | 9.24 M KWD | 17.30 | 0.02 KWD | — | 8.05% | Non-energy minerals | — |
 MANAZELMANAZEL HOLDING | — | 33.5 KWF | −1.76% | 1.56 M | 0.95 | 14.42 M KWD | 167.50 | 0.00 KWD | +100.00% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 BOURSABOURSA KUWAIT SECURITIES CO KPSC | — | 2,570 KWF | −0.66% | 296.09 K | 1.13 | 515.99 M KWD | 28.40 | 0.09 KWD | +14.99% | 2.88% | Finance | Strong buy |
 ABKAL AHLI BANK OF KUWAIT | — | 300 KWF | +0.33% | 7.11 M | 3.16 | 743.76 M KWD | 14.35 | 0.02 KWD | +11.76% | 2.86% | Finance | Neutral |
 ALKOUTAL KOUT INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS | — | 994 KWF | −4.88% | 271 | 0.77 | 100.3 M KWD | 11.67 | 0.09 KWD | +6.63% | 5.03% | Process industries | — |
 GBKGULF BANK KSCP | — | 328 KWF | +0.31% | 7.18 M | 1.23 | 1.24 B KWD | 20.89 | 0.02 KWD | −19.90% | 3.48% | Finance | Strong buy |
 EKTTITABEKTTITAB HOLDING | — | 13.3 KWF | +3.91% | 198.39 K | 0.73 | 4.24 M KWD | — | −0.01 KWD | −1,600.00% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
 BURGBURGAN BANK | — | 242 KWF | +0.83% | 16.19 M | 1.94 | 875.88 M KWD | 23.73 | 0.01 KWD | +7.37% | 2.36% | Finance | Neutral |
 UNICAPUNICAP INVESTMENT AND FINANCE | — | 238 KWF | +1.28% | 1.1 M | 1.44 | 53.22 M KWD | — | −0.01 KWD | −245.00% | 0.00% | Commercial services | — |
 IFAHRIFA HOTELS AND RESORTS | — | 1,653 KWF | −2.19% | 238.76 K | 1.12 | 378.43 M KWD | 30.67 | 0.05 KWD | +14.93% | 0.00% | Consumer services | — |
 AINSAL AHLEIA INSURANCE CO S.A.K.P. | — | 835 KWF | +3.73% | 36.55 K | 1.00 | 180.79 M KWD | 7.99 | 0.10 KWD | +26.36% | 3.59% | Finance | — |
 BPCCBOUBYAN PETROCHEMICAL CO KSCP | — | 674 KWF | −1.03% | 994.03 K | 0.67 | 351.46 M KWD | 11.78 | 0.06 KWD | +19.67% | 8.90% | Process industries | Strong buy |
 OOREDOONATIONAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS | — | 1,115 KWF | −0.36% | 21.09 K | 0.37 | 558.8 M KWD | 11.31 | 0.10 KWD | −32.14% | 12.56% | Communications | Strong buy |
 AZNOULASHAMAL AZ-ZOUR AL-OULA POWER AND WATER CO K.S.C.P | — | 152 KWF | 0.00% | 275.96 K | 0.47 | 167.2 M KWD | 18.10 | 0.01 KWD | −26.32% | 2.63% | Utilities | — |
 KFOUCKUWAIT FOUNDRY | — | 596 KWF | −3.09% | 194.33 K | 4.86 | 38.74 M KWD | 6.28 | 0.09 KWD | +2.71% | 31.71% | Non-energy minerals | — |
 CABLEGULF CABLE AND ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES GROUP CO KSCP | — | 1,972 KWF | −0.05% | 356.56 K | 1.40 | 412.01 M KWD | 20.74 | 0.10 KWD | −0.21% | 3.30% | Producer manufacturing | — |
 COASTCOAST INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT | — | 68.4 KWF | −0.29% | 210.1 K | 0.63 | 31.81 M KWD | 12.67 | 0.01 KWD | +58.82% | 7.31% | Finance | — |
 KUWAITREKUWAIT REINSURANCE CO K.S.P.C | — | 393 KWF | +5.93% | 1.3 K | 0.25 | 112.4 M KWD | 8.15 | 0.05 KWD | +32.42% | 1.62% | Finance | — |
 KFHKUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE | — | 789 KWF | +1.15% | 20.74 M | 1.98 | 13.44 B KWD | 22.23 | 0.04 KWD | +3.20% | 2.43% | Finance | Neutral |