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Aramco Q3 profit slips 3% on softer crude, base dividend held
The energy giant kept its quarterly base dividend unchanged despite lower average oil prices, and pressed on with gas expansion.
SSara Al MansooriMarkets editor3 November 2026 at 07:04 · UAE time 2 min read Arabic edition (independently edited)
Saudi Aramco reported a roughly 3% year-on-year fall in third-quarter net income, weighed by lower realised crude prices and higher operating costs.
The company held its base dividend steady, a move investors see as supportive for the shares.
Aramco continues to expand its gas business under a plan to lift output substantially by the end of the decade.
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