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Australian (ASX) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies133
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M14.4%
  • 1Y20.3%
  • YTD8.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by a pullback from Macquarie Group of 1.4%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 20%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 4.3% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 11 Jul 2025AU$953.1bAU$220.4bAU$46.6b16.2x20.4x4.3x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025AU$942.4bAU$220.5bAU$46.6b15.9x20.2x4.3x
Tue, 06 May 2025AU$889.4bAU$208.7bAU$43.1b15.1x20.6x4.3x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025AU$859.1bAU$220.3bAU$46.7b13.9x18.4x3.9x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025AU$882.5bAU$220.3bAU$46.7b15.5x18.9x4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025AU$916.2bAU$215.7bAU$44.0b17.8x20.8x4.2x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024AU$885.0bAU$216.2bAU$44.0b18.2x20.1x4.1x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024AU$910.1bAU$214.1bAU$43.8b18x20.8x4.3x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024AU$873.5bAU$212.2bAU$43.7b17.6x20x4.1x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024AU$861.6bAU$212.2bAU$43.7b17x19.7x4.1x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024AU$806.8bAU$211.2bAU$44.3b19.1x18.2x3.8x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024AU$803.6bAU$209.6bAU$44.0b18.3x18.3x3.8x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024AU$777.7bAU$210.6bAU$44.2b17.3x17.6x3.7x
Wed, 08 May 2024AU$759.0bAU$210.5bAU$44.2b18.1x17.2x3.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024AU$758.0bAU$218.8bAU$45.9b17.6x16.5x3.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024AU$750.7bAU$219.4bAU$46.1b17.5x16.3x3.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024AU$721.0bAU$198.9bAU$45.7b17.2x15.8x3.6x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023AU$690.7bAU$197.7bAU$45.4b16.7x15.2x3.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023AU$649.2bAU$198.7bAU$45.5b16.7x14.3x3.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023AU$639.9bAU$198.0bAU$45.5b16.3x14.1x3.2x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023AU$661.8bAU$198.2bAU$45.9b16.5x14.4x3.3x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023AU$646.5bAU$195.4bAU$45.6b17.3x14.2x3.3x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023AU$650.2bAU$186.4bAU$44.5b17.5x14.6x3.5x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023AU$618.3bAU$186.7bAU$44.5b17x13.9x3.3x
Thu, 11 May 2023AU$626.9bAU$184.7bAU$43.4b17.4x14.4x3.4x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023AU$629.3bAU$182.2bAU$42.3b17.3x14.9x3.5x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023AU$638.9bAU$181.1bAU$42.7b16.9x15x3.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023AU$679.7bAU$177.5bAU$40.2b16.4x16.9x3.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022AU$640.8bAU$178.3bAU$40.2b14.1x15.9x3.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022AU$670.3bAU$178.3bAU$40.3b14.8x16.7x3.8x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022AU$637.8bAU$178.9bAU$39.1b15.2x16.3x3.6x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022AU$620.9bAU$177.6bAU$38.9b16.3x15.9x3.5x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022AU$647.4bAU$177.0bAU$39.8b14.9x16.3x3.7x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022AU$601.3bAU$180.4bAU$40.8b14.2x14.7x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$601.3bTotal Earnings: AU$40.8bTotal Revenue: AU$180.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Financials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 16.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% 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-0.54%
Financials-1.16%
Consumer Finance0.42%
Diversified Financial0.15%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Mortgage REITs0%0
Capital Markets-0.61%
Banks-1.17%
Insurance-2.39%
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 38.8%, 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 19.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% 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 grow by 2.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NAB National Australia BankAU$39.742.1%
+AU$2.6b
9.8%PB2x
WBC Westpac BankingAU$33.871.2%
+AU$1.3b
22.6%PB1.6x
CBA Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAU$180.370.4%
+AU$1.1b
38.8%PB4x
QBE QBE Insurance GroupAU$22.961.9%
+AU$649.3m
32.6%PE13.2x
ANZ ANZ Group HoldingsAU$30.290.7%
+AU$625.7m
3.2%PB1.3x

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