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Australian (ASX) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 04, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M0.07%
  • 1Y18.4%
  • YTD0%

The Diversified Financial industry is up 1.2% in the last week, with WHSP Holdings up 2.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 18%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 05 Jan 2026AU$29.7bAU$9.5bAU$1.4b16.9x21.9x3.1x
Wed, 03 Dec 2025AU$28.8bAU$9.5bAU$1.4b18.1x21.3x3x
Fri, 31 Oct 2025AU$29.8bAU$9.5bAU$1.4b19.8x21.6x3.1x
Sun, 28 Sep 2025AU$29.4bAU$9.5bAU$1.5b20.1x19.1x3.1x
Tue, 26 Aug 2025AU$30.7bAU$9.7bAU$1.1b25.8x27.2x3.2x
Thu, 24 Jul 2025AU$29.1bAU$10.3bAU$1.1b23.3x27.6x2.8x
Sat, 21 Jun 2025AU$27.6bAU$10.3bAU$1.1b18.3x26.2x2.7x
Mon, 19 May 2025AU$26.5bAU$10.3bAU$1.1b18.3x24.7x2.6x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025AU$23.9bAU$10.3bAU$1.1b15.8x22.3x2.3x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025AU$22.6bAU$10.1bAU$1.0b16.8x21.5x2.2x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025AU$24.9bAU$9.9bAU$894.9m16.4x27.8x2.5x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025AU$24.7bAU$9.9bAU$894.9m15.8x27.6x2.5x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024AU$24.8bAU$9.9bAU$894.9m16.9x27.8x2.5x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024AU$23.0bAU$9.5bAU$872.8m17.7x26.3x2.4x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024AU$24.0bAU$9.5bAU$869.1m20x27.6x2.5x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024AU$23.8bAU$9.5bAU$808.8m22.1x29.4x2.5x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024AU$18.8bAU$6.1bAU$658.5m33.7x28.5x3.1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024AU$23.0bAU$9.1bAU$976.6m22.4x23.6x2.5x
Tue, 21 May 2024AU$22.0bAU$9.1bAU$962.5m31.7x22.9x2.4x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024AU$22.9bAU$9.1bAU$961.9m30.1x23.8x2.5x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024AU$23.6bAU$9.1bAU$1.1b24.3x21x2.6x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024AU$22.8bAU$8.3bAU$911.6m17.3x25.1x2.8x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024AU$22.4bAU$8.7bAU$880.8m16.1x25.5x2.6x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023AU$22.0bAU$8.7bAU$880.7m13.3x25x2.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023AU$22.8bAU$8.6bAU$880.3m14x25.9x2.6x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023AU$23.3bAU$8.6bAU$879.8m14.8x26.4x2.7x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023AU$23.9bAU$9.4bAU$1.3b14.9x18.9x2.5x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023AU$24.0bAU$7.0bAU$1.1b22.1x21.8x3.4x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023AU$22.6bAU$7.0bAU$1.1b21.8x20.5x3.2x
Wed, 24 May 2023AU$11.1bAU$5.0bAU$24.7m29.3x448.5x2.2x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023AU$11.7bAU$5.0b-AU$9,942,269.0030.3x-1179x2.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023AU$10.3bAU$4.1bAU$223.5m23.3x45.9x2.5x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023AU$11.2bAU$4.2b-AU$55,312,781.0017.5x-202.9x2.7x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023AU$11.6bAU$4.2b-AU$55,442,934.0020.7x-210.1x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-210.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$11.6bTotal Earnings: -AU$55,442,934.00Total Revenue: AU$4.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -16.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Diversified Financial industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -16.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Diversified Financial industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 31% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Financials industry?

AU Market-0.25%
Financials-0.10%
Diversified Financial1.23%
Multi-Sector Holdings2.91%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services1.37%
Other Diversified Financial Services-0.096%
Specialized Finance-0.88%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Multi-Sector Holdings industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 0.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 27.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialized Finance industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 98% 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
SOL WHSP HoldingsAU$37.392.9%
+AU$398.7m		9.1%PE39x
AMP AMPAU$1.830.5%
+AU$25.3m		13.7%PE26.8x
CCL CuscalAU$4.431.6%
+AU$13.4m		89.3%PE29.6x
EML EML PaymentsAU$0.922.8%
+AU$9.7m		10.2%PS1.6x
AFA ASF GroupAU$0.0625.0%
+AU$9.5m		1,100.0%PE1.8x

Latest News

HLI
AU$5.55
Helia Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
21.2%
CCL
AU$4.43
Cuscal
7D
1.6%
1Y
89.3%
AMP
AU$1.83
AMP
7D
0.5%
1Y
13.7%

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EPY
AU$0.19
Earlypay
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-5.0%

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SOL
AU$37.39
WHSP Holdings
7D
2.9%
1Y
9.1%

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CGF
AU$9.48
Challenger
7D
-0.5%
1Y
57.5%
OFX
AU$0.51
OFX Group
7D
5.2%
1Y
-62.5%

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EML
AU$0.92
EML Payments
7D
2.8%
1Y
10.2%
LFG
AU$4.24
Liberty Financial Group
7D
0.5%
1Y
28.9%
WTL
AU$0.14
WT Financial Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
43.6%

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GOW
AU$2.28
Gowing Bros
7D
-0.9%
1Y
4.1%
PNC
AU$0.68
Pioneer Credit
7D
3.0%
1Y
20.4%
CCA
AU$0.067
Change Financial
7D
-3.6%
1Y
8.1%
RMC
AU$0.96
Resimac Group
7D
-0.5%
1Y
-3.0%
AFA
AU$0.06
ASF Group
7D
25.0%
1Y
1,100.0%
OBL
AU$1.43
Omni Bridgeway
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-3.1%