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Australian (ASX) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies81
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M-14.3%
  • 1Y-1.8%
  • YTD-14.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Capital Markets industry has risen 2.8%, driven by gains from Macquarie Group of 2.9%. During this same period, the HMC Capital underperformed, falling 13%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025AU$139.8bAU$30.0bAU$7.2b13.9x19.3x4.7x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025AU$153.0bAU$30.0bAU$7.2b14.6x21.1x5.1x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025AU$171.3bAU$30.3bAU$6.7b20.7x25.7x5.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025AU$165.0bAU$29.9bAU$6.4b20.6x25.9x5.5x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024AU$169.0bAU$30.0bAU$6.3b20x26.7x5.6x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024AU$167.7bAU$29.7bAU$6.1b19.8x27.3x5.6x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024AU$161.3bAU$29.6bAU$6.0b18.6x26.7x5.5x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024AU$151.2bAU$29.3bAU$6.4b20.8x23.6x5.2x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024AU$150.6bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b22.3x23.9x5.2x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024AU$142.4bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b20.9x22.6x4.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024AU$139.5bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b21x22.2x4.8x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024AU$138.6bAU$30.5bAU$7.1b20.8x19.6x4.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024AU$143.0bAU$30.4bAU$7.1b20.7x20.2x4.7x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024AU$139.5bAU$29.8bAU$6.9b22.1x20.2x4.7x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024AU$134.3bAU$30.2bAU$6.9b20.6x19.6x4.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023AU$124.0bAU$30.1bAU$6.8b19.4x18.1x4.1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023AU$117.4bAU$30.3bAU$7.4b19.5x15.9x3.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023AU$122.6bAU$30.3bAU$7.4b19.5x16.6x4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023AU$124.2bAU$30.4bAU$7.3b19.5x17x4.1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023AU$129.9bAU$29.7bAU$7.4b20.8x17.6x4.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023AU$123.7bAU$29.8bAU$7.5b19.9x16.4x4.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023AU$126.7bAU$29.8bAU$7.5b20.5x16.8x4.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023AU$128.7bAU$28.9bAU$7.3b20.3x17.6x4.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023AU$125.1bAU$28.9bAU$7.3b19.5x17x4.3x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023AU$134.9bAU$28.9bAU$7.6b18x17.8x4.7x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023AU$125.7bAU$28.9bAU$7.6b16.8x16.5x4.3x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022AU$125.7bAU$28.9bAU$7.6b17.1x16.5x4.3x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022AU$122.8bAU$29.1bAU$7.7b16.6x16x4.2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022AU$116.6bAU$28.3bAU$7.3b16.5x15.9x4.1x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022AU$130.0bAU$28.2bAU$7.4b17x17.6x4.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022AU$132.4bAU$27.8bAU$7.3b14.2x18.2x4.8x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022AU$124.9bAU$27.7bAU$7.2b14.3x17.4x4.5x
Tue, 24 May 2022AU$134.4bAU$27.8bAU$7.2b15.6x18.6x4.8x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022AU$146.5bAU$25.5bAU$6.6b16.9x22.3x5.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$146.5bTotal Earnings: AU$6.6bTotal Revenue: AU$25.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian Capital Markets 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 19.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 3.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% 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 industry?

AU Market0.085%
Financials-0.40%
Capital Markets2.79%
Financial Exchanges and Data7.91%
Investment Banking and Brokerage7.21%
Diversified Capital Markets2.85%
Asset Management1.10%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 73.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 34.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Asset Management industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 35% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financial Exchanges and Data industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.3% 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
MQG Macquarie GroupAU$178.653.5%
+AU$2.2b
-5.1%PE18.2x
NWL Netwealth GroupAU$25.7416.1%
+AU$874.4m
29.7%PE62x
HUB HUB24AU$67.4218.8%
+AU$863.6m
65.9%PE92.9x
GQG GQG PartnersAU$2.0812.4%
+AU$679.7m
-10.0%PE9.1x
ASX ASXAU$67.915.0%
+AU$624.2m
6.4%PE27x
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GQG

AU$2.08

GQG Partners

7D

12.4%

1Y

-10.0%

HMC

AU$4.75

HMC Capital

7D

-4.2%

1Y

-26.6%

MQG

AU$178.65

Macquarie Group

7D

3.5%

1Y

-5.1%

SOR

AU$0.035

Strategic Elements

7D

-10.3%

1Y

-47.8%

PTM

AU$0.55

Platinum Investment Management

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-51.8%

PNI

AU$16.85

Pinnacle Investment Management Group

7D

17.4%

1Y

51.0%

HUB

AU$67.42

HUB24

7D

18.8%

1Y

65.9%

NWL

AU$25.74

Netwealth Group

7D

16.1%

1Y

29.7%

PAC

AU$10.84

Pacific Current Group

7D

-3.2%

1Y

6.5%

DUI

AU$4.92

Diversified United Investment

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-1.6%

MFF

AU$4.25

MFF Capital Investments

7D

10.1%

1Y

17.7%

ABE

AU$0.036

Australian Bond Exchange Holdings

7D

-16.3%

1Y

28.6%