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Australian (ASX) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies83
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y20.6%
  • YTD12.9%

In the last week, the Capital Markets industry is up 2.8%, with Macquarie Group up 2.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 21%. 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
Tue, 20 Aug 2024AU$151.0bAU$29.1bAU$6.4b21.3x23.4x5.2x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024AU$151.6bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b22.5x24.1x5.3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024AU$139.7bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b20.5x22.2x4.8x
Mon, 13 May 2024AU$140.5bAU$28.9bAU$6.3b21.2x22.3x4.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024AU$140.6bAU$30.4bAU$7.1b21.2x19.9x4.6x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024AU$141.4bAU$30.4bAU$7.1b21x20x4.6x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024AU$140.4bAU$30.3bAU$7.0b22.3x20.2x4.6x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024AU$134.7bAU$30.1bAU$6.8b20.5x19.7x4.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023AU$123.2bAU$30.1bAU$6.8b19.5x18x4.1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023AU$116.1bAU$30.3bAU$7.4b19.4x15.7x3.8x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023AU$124.0bAU$30.3bAU$7.4b20.2x16.8x4.1x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023AU$123.3bAU$30.0bAU$7.3b20.5x16.8x4.1x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023AU$130.8bAU$29.7bAU$7.5b20.8x17.5x4.4x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023AU$128.8bAU$29.8bAU$7.5b20.1x17.1x4.3x
Tue, 16 May 2023AU$126.8bAU$29.8bAU$7.5b20.5x16.8x4.3x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023AU$128.2bAU$28.9bAU$7.3b20.6x17.5x4.4x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023AU$131.2bAU$28.9bAU$7.3b20.7x17.9x4.5x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023AU$135.7bAU$29.0bAU$7.6b17.9x17.9x4.7x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023AU$122.1bAU$28.9bAU$7.6b16.5x16.1x4.2x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022AU$130.2bAU$28.9bAU$7.6b16.8x17.1x4.5x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022AU$120.0bAU$29.1bAU$7.7b17x15.6x4.1x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022AU$120.9bAU$28.3bAU$7.3b17.1x16.5x4.3x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022AU$131.6bAU$27.7bAU$7.3b16.4x18.1x4.8x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022AU$133.3bAU$27.7bAU$7.2b14.5x18.5x4.8x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022AU$121.2bAU$27.7bAU$7.2b14.9x16.9x4.4x
Wed, 18 May 2022AU$133.8bAU$27.8bAU$7.2b15.8x18.6x4.8x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022AU$145.2bAU$25.5bAU$6.6b16.2x22.1x5.7x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022AU$138.4bAU$29.1bAU$7.2b15.4x19.1x4.8x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022AU$145.1bAU$24.4bAU$6.8b15.2x21.4x6x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022AU$160.4bAU$24.3bAU$6.7b15.1x24x6.6x
Sat, 04 Dec 2021AU$153.1bAU$24.2bAU$6.7b16x23x6.3x
Mon, 01 Nov 2021AU$155.9bAU$23.8bAU$6.4b17.6x24.4x6.5x
Wed, 29 Sep 2021AU$143.5bAU$21.5bAU$5.3b18.9x26.9x6.7x
Fri, 27 Aug 2021AU$142.7bAU$21.9bAU$5.6b16.8x25.5x6.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$142.7bTotal Earnings: AU$5.6bTotal Revenue: AU$21.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Capital Markets industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have grown 4.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.9% 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 industry?

AU Market2.52%
Financials4.51%
Capital Markets2.84%
Investment Banking and Brokerage4.33%
Diversified Capital Markets3.99%
Asset Management2.05%
Financial Exchanges and Data-0.90%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 63.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 39.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Asset Management industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 23.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 39% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financial Exchanges and Data industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.1% 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$209.702.6%
+AU$1.9b
23.3%PE22.5x
MFG Magellan Financial GroupAU$10.7915.0%
+AU$254.9m
4.6%PE8.2x
NWL Netwealth GroupAU$22.824.1%
+AU$220.7m
44.8%PE66.8x
GQG GQG PartnersAU$2.692.7%
+AU$206.7m
80.5%PE15.2x
HUB HUB24AU$50.884.5%
+AU$177.4m
81.5%PE93.3x
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GQG

AU$2.69

GQG Partners

7D

2.7%

1Y

80.5%

MFG

AU$10.79

Magellan Financial Group

7D

15.0%

1Y

4.6%

ASX

AU$63.87

ASX

7D

-1.9%

1Y

11.6%

MAF

AU$4.33

MA Financial Group

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-0.7%

NWL

AU$22.82

Netwealth Group

7D

4.1%

1Y

44.8%

MQG

AU$209.70

Macquarie Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

23.3%

ARG

AU$8.76

Argo Investments

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-1.1%

EQT

AU$33.63

EQT Holdings

7D

-0.8%

1Y

28.4%

NGI

AU$1.78

Navigator Global Investments

7D

6.9%

1Y

27.7%

CVC

AU$1.53

CVC

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-40.0%