KSA dominates this year’s industrial sector with 19 companies translating to 27% of a total of 70 companies. Kuwait ranked second with 17 entries, followed by Egypt with 8 and the UAE, Qatar and Oman with 7 each. Jordan, meanwhile, enters the list with 5 companies. Kuwaiti’s Aviation Lease and Finance Company (Alafco) led the way in this sector with Jordan’s Eqbal Invest (EICO) in second place and Oman Fiber Optics in third. Qatar Electricity and Water topped the sector in terms of returns on equity with a ratio of 44%, while Nafais Holding Company from Kuwait achieved the highest market value growth recording average growth of 227.7%. As for KSA, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) achieved the highest growth in earnings per share of 1185.3%. Meanwhile, the UAE’s International Fish Farming Holding Company (Asmak) achieved the highest growth in assets, recording a ratio of 89.5%.