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Australian (ASX) Financials Sector Analysis
UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies135
- 7D-0.4%
- 3M-5.6%
- 1Y10.3%
- YTD-6.1%
The Financials is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Commonwealth Bank of Australia has stood out, gaining 8.9%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 10% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.3% annually.
Sector Valuation and Performance
Has the Australian Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 15 Apr 2025 | AU$825.2b | AU$220.4b | AU$46.7b | 13.9x | 17.7x | 3.7x |
| Thu, 13 Mar 2025 | AU$823.3b | AU$220.2b | AU$46.7b | 14.2x | 17.6x | 3.7x |
| Sat, 08 Feb 2025 | AU$929.5b | AU$216.3b | AU$44.8b | 17.7x | 20.7x | 4.3x |
| Mon, 06 Jan 2025 | AU$887.8b | AU$216.2b | AU$44.0b | 18.3x | 20.2x | 4.1x |
| Wed, 04 Dec 2024 | AU$919.1b | AU$214.8b | AU$43.9b | 18.4x | 21x | 4.3x |
| Fri, 01 Nov 2024 | AU$866.5b | AU$212.9b | AU$43.8b | 17.5x | 19.8x | 4.1x |
| Sun, 29 Sep 2024 | AU$838.4b | AU$211.4b | AU$43.6b | 17.3x | 19.2x | 4x |
| Tue, 27 Aug 2024 | AU$834.2b | AU$211.2b | AU$43.8b | 19.7x | 19x | 3.9x |
| Thu, 25 Jul 2024 | AU$814.6b | AU$210.5b | AU$44.1b | 18.3x | 18.5x | 3.9x |
| Sat, 22 Jun 2024 | AU$785.4b | AU$210.2b | AU$44.2b | 17.7x | 17.8x | 3.7x |
| Mon, 20 May 2024 | AU$756.5b | AU$210.0b | AU$44.2b | 17.4x | 17.1x | 3.6x |
| Wed, 17 Apr 2024 | AU$744.3b | AU$220.1b | AU$46.0b | 17.3x | 16.2x | 3.4x |
| Fri, 15 Mar 2024 | AU$750.0b | AU$218.8b | AU$46.1b | 17.7x | 16.3x | 3.4x |
| Sun, 11 Feb 2024 | AU$729.1b | AU$198.0b | AU$45.6b | 17.5x | 16x | 3.7x |
| Tue, 09 Jan 2024 | AU$692.7b | AU$198.4b | AU$45.5b | 16.8x | 15.2x | 3.5x |
| Thu, 07 Dec 2023 | AU$665.0b | AU$198.7b | AU$45.5b | 16.9x | 14.6x | 3.3x |
| Sat, 04 Nov 2023 | AU$647.2b | AU$196.5b | AU$44.5b | 16.3x | 14.5x | 3.3x |
| Mon, 02 Oct 2023 | AU$652.0b | AU$197.6b | AU$45.5b | 16.3x | 14.3x | 3.3x |
| Wed, 30 Aug 2023 | AU$651.6b | AU$198.1b | AU$46.0b | 16.5x | 14.2x | 3.3x |
| Fri, 28 Jul 2023 | AU$675.0b | AU$186.4b | AU$44.4b | 19.7x | 15.2x | 3.6x |
| Sun, 25 Jun 2023 | AU$629.3b | AU$187.0b | AU$44.6b | 17x | 14.1x | 3.4x |
| Tue, 23 May 2023 | AU$628.5b | AU$185.1b | AU$43.5b | 17.3x | 14.4x | 3.4x |
| Thu, 20 Apr 2023 | AU$639.6b | AU$182.1b | AU$42.3b | 17.8x | 15.1x | 3.5x |
| Sat, 18 Mar 2023 | AU$618.8b | AU$181.4b | AU$42.6b | 16.7x | 14.5x | 3.4x |
| Mon, 13 Feb 2023 | AU$682.3b | AU$178.7b | AU$40.3b | 16.6x | 16.9x | 3.8x |
| Wed, 11 Jan 2023 | AU$645.9b | AU$177.8b | AU$40.2b | 14.1x | 16.1x | 3.6x |
| Fri, 09 Dec 2022 | AU$653.9b | AU$178.4b | AU$40.2b | 14.3x | 16.2x | 3.7x |
| Sun, 06 Nov 2022 | AU$656.2b | AU$180.6b | AU$39.7b | 15.9x | 16.5x | 3.6x |
| Tue, 04 Oct 2022 | AU$590.3b | AU$178.4b | AU$39.0b | 15.4x | 15.1x | 3.3x |
| Thu, 01 Sep 2022 | AU$635.0b | AU$177.0b | AU$39.1b | 16.6x | 16.2x | 3.6x |
| Sat, 30 Jul 2022 | AU$645.0b | AU$179.9b | AU$40.9b | 14.2x | 15.8x | 3.6x |
| Mon, 27 Jun 2022 | AU$586.5b | AU$179.9b | AU$40.8b | 13.6x | 14.4x | 3.3x |
| Wed, 25 May 2022 | AU$661.3b | AU$179.5b | AU$40.8b | 14.7x | 16.2x | 3.7x |
| Fri, 22 Apr 2022 | AU$705.2b | AU$175.8b | AU$39.3b | 16.2x | 17.9x | 4x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
17.9x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian Financials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.6x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 5.9% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% per year.
- This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Financials sector?
| AU Market | 0.085% | |
| Financials | -0.40% | |
| Consumer Finance | 5.59% | |
| Diversified Financial | 5.44% | |
| Capital Markets | 2.79% | |
| Mortgage Finance | 0% | 0 |
| Mortgage REITs | 0% | 0 |
| Banks | -1.26% | |
| Insurance | -1.50% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Consumer Finance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.2x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings decline of 1.6% per year.
- In contrast, the Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBA Commonwealth Bank of Australia | AU$157.29 | 8.9% +AU$21.5b | 37.2% | PB3.5x | |
| WBC Westpac Banking | AU$30.51 | 4.3% +AU$4.3b | 16.6% | PB1.5x | |
| NAB National Australia Bank | AU$33.55 | 4.2% +AU$4.2b | -1.1% | PB1.7x | |
| MQG Macquarie Group | AU$178.65 | 3.5% +AU$2.2b | -5.1% | PE18.2x | |
| QBE QBE Insurance Group | AU$20.64 | 6.8% +AU$2.0b | 17.3% | PE11.4x |
