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Irish (ISEQ) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y41.2%
  • YTD-1.8%

In the last week, the Financials industry is up 2.2%, with Bank of Ireland Group up 3.8%. This means that the industry has gained 42% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.9% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Feb 2026€38.1b€9.8b€3.3b12.4x11.4x3.9x
Sun, 25 Jan 2026€38.5b€9.8b€3.3b12.3x11.5x3.9x
Tue, 23 Dec 2025€38.3b€9.8b€3.3b11.9x11.5x3.9x
Thu, 20 Nov 2025€35.0b€9.8b€3.3b10.9x10.5x3.6x
Sat, 18 Oct 2025€30.0b€9.8b€3.4b10x8.8x3.1x
Mon, 15 Sep 2025€30.7b€9.8b€3.4b10.1x9.1x3.1x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025€29.3b€9.8b€3.4b10.1x8.7x3x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025€28.5b€10.3b€3.9b8.4x7.3x2.8x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025€28.7b€10.3b€3.9b8.2x7.3x2.8x
Tue, 06 May 2025€25.6b€10.3b€3.9b7x6.5x2.5x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025€26.7b€10.3b€3.9b7.5x6.8x2.6x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025€27.9b€10.3b€3.8b7.7x7.3x2.7x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025€24.4b€10.2b€3.9b6.8x6.2x2.4x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024€22.2b€10.2b€3.9b6.4x5.7x2.2x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024€22.6b€10.2b€3.9b6.3x5.8x2.2x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024€21.8b€10.2b€3.9b6.5x5.6x2.1x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024€23.6b€10.2b€3.9b6.8x6x2.3x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024€23.2b€10.2b€3.9b6.8x5.9x2.3x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024€24.1b€9.6b€3.6b7.2x6.7x2.5x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024€24.2b€9.6b€3.6b7.3x6.8x2.5x
Wed, 08 May 2024€26.2b€9.6b€3.6b7.7x7.3x2.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024€24.7b€9.6b€3.6b7x6.9x2.6x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024€21.5b€8.4b€2.9b5.4x7.4x2.6x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024€20.6b€8.1b€2.8b5.5x7.4x2.6x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023€20.5b€8.1b€2.8b5.4x7.3x2.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023€21.7b€8.1b€2.8b5.6x7.8x2.7x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023€22.1b€8.1b€2.8b5.7x7.9x2.7x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023€21.3b€8.1b€2.8b5.7x7.6x2.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023€22.7b€8.1b€2.8b6.2x8.1x2.8x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023€21.7b€6.7b€1.8b9.9x12.1x3.2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023€21.3b€6.7b€1.8b10x11.8x3.2x
Thu, 11 May 2023€22.0b€6.7b€1.8b9.8x12.2x3.3x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023€21.7b€6.7b€1.8b9.9x12.1x3.2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023€23.7b€6.8b€2.0b9.5x11.8x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.8x


Total Market Cap: €23.7bTotal Earnings: €2.0bTotal Revenue: €6.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Irish Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Irish Financials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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 Irish Financials sector?

IE Market2.86%
Financials1.73%
Insurance2.17%
Banks1.73%
Capital Markets0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 3.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.5% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 7.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.5% 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
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group€16.863.7%
+€576.4m
48.0%PB1.2x
A5G AIB Group€8.870.2%
+€42.7m
35.7%PB1.3x
EG7 FBD Holdings€16.502.2%
+€12.7m
22.2%PE11.1x
GRP Greencoat Renewables€0.671.4%
+€10.0m
-14.3%PB0.7x
PTSB Permanent TSB Group Holdings€3.200.3%
+€5.4m
117.7%PB0.7x

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