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Malaysian (KLSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies41
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M8.5%
  • 1Y4.1%
  • YTD3.1%

Malayan Banking Berhad is up 1.7%, leading the way for the Financials industry, which has gained 1.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 4.0%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.3% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Dec 2025RM 486.1bRM 123.8bRM 44.2b10.7x11x3.9x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025RM 457.0bRM 122.5bRM 43.7b10.5x10.4x3.7x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025RM 451.5bRM 122.6bRM 43.8b10.3x10.3x3.7x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025RM 448.5bRM 122.5bRM 43.8b9.9x10.2x3.7x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025RM 448.2bRM 121.4bRM 43.3b10.7x10.3x3.7x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025RM 436.1bRM 121.4bRM 43.4b11.5x10.1x3.6x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025RM 437.9bRM 121.4bRM 43.4b10.8x10.1x3.6x
Wed, 07 May 2025RM 448.3bRM 119.9bRM 43.5b9.6x10.3x3.7x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025RM 457.6bRM 120.2bRM 43.5b9.8x10.5x3.8x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025RM 477.3bRM 119.5bRM 43.1b11x11.1x4x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025RM 467.5bRM 117.4bRM 42.6b10.9x11x4x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024RM 466.3bRM 117.2bRM 42.6b10.5x11x4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024RM 470.0bRM 114.4bRM 41.7b10.7x11.3x4.1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024RM 480.7bRM 114.2bRM 41.6b11x11.6x4.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024RM 485.5bRM 114.2bRM 41.6b10.8x11.7x4.3x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024RM 452.4bRM 112.0bRM 40.5b10.6x11.2x4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024RM 440.9bRM 112.4bRM 40.5b10.4x10.9x3.9x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024RM 436.7bRM 112.3bRM 40.5b10.2x10.8x3.9x
Thu, 09 May 2024RM 431.8bRM 110.5bRM 39.5b10.5x10.9x3.9x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024RM 425.9bRM 110.1bRM 39.5b10.4x10.8x3.9x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024RM 424.1bRM 110.2bRM 39.5b10.3x10.7x3.8x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024RM 418.5bRM 114.2bRM 38.9b12.1x10.7x3.7x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023RM 402.8bRM 114.2bRM 38.9b11.4x10.3x3.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023RM 405.2bRM 113.0bRM 38.2b12.4x10.6x3.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023RM 400.8bRM 113.0bRM 37.5b12.3x10.7x3.5x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023RM 399.6bRM 112.9bRM 37.4b12.3x10.7x3.5x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023RM 400.1bRM 110.7bRM 35.8b11.5x11.2x3.6x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023RM 387.5bRM 110.7bRM 35.8b11.8x10.8x3.5x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023RM 372.6bRM 110.6bRM 35.8b11.4x10.4x3.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023RM 382.4bRM 109.0bRM 34.6b11x11.1x3.5x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023RM 385.2bRM 109.2bRM 34.8b10.1x11.1x3.5x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023RM 393.3bRM 108.7bRM 34.8b10.5x11.3x3.6x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023RM 400.7bRM 105.1bRM 33.4b11.8x12x3.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022RM 403.1bRM 105.2bRM 33.4b12.3x12.1x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.1x


Total Market Cap: RM 403.1bTotal Earnings: RM 33.4bTotal Revenue: RM 105.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Financials 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 10.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 9.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% 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 Malaysian Financials sector?

MY Market1.40%
Financials1.82%
Diversified Financial3.09%
Banks1.93%
Consumer Finance0.90%
Capital Markets0.42%
Insurance-0.48%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 5.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 6.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.2% 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
MAYBANK Malayan Banking BerhadRM 10.541.7%
+RM 2.2b		4.6%PB1.4x
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 8.182.5%
+RM 2.2b		2.6%PB1.3x
PBBANK Public Bank BerhadRM 4.521.1%
+RM 965.7m		-0.7%PB1.5x
AMBANK AMMB Holdings BerhadRM 6.413.9%
+RM 793.8m		18.3%PB1x
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank BerhadRM 22.241.7%
+RM 779.1m		10.1%PB1.2x

Latest News

KUCHAI
RM 0.03
Kuchai Development Berhad
7D
-93.3%
1Y
-96.0%
CIMB
RM 8.18
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
7D
2.5%
1Y
2.6%

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RCECAP
RM 1.14
RCE Capital Berhad
7D
-3.4%
1Y
-26.9%
AMBANK
RM 6.41
AMMB Holdings Berhad
7D
3.9%
1Y
18.3%

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Nov 30
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ABMB
RM 5.00
Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad
7D
6.4%
1Y
3.5%

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Nov 28
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HLBANK
RM 22.24
Hong Leong Bank Berhad
7D
1.7%
1Y
10.1%
HLFG
RM 18.76
Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad
7D
2.6%
1Y
4.2%
RHBBANK
RM 7.74
RHB Bank Berhad
7D
1.2%
1Y
20.6%
PPJACK
RM 0.90
Pappajack Berhad
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-6.3%
MULPHA
RM 2.93
Mulpha International Bhd
7D
-1.3%
1Y
17.7%
TAKAFUL
RM 3.08
Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad
7D
-1.6%
1Y
-21.2%
TUNEPRO
RM 0.31
Tune Protect Group Berhad
7D
-4.6%
1Y
8.8%
MAYBANK
RM 10.54
Malayan Banking Berhad
7D
1.7%
1Y
4.6%
MANULFE
RM 2.19
Manulife Holdings Berhad
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-5.6%
PBBANK
RM 4.52
Public Bank Berhad
7D
1.1%
1Y
-0.7%

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Nov 19
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LPI
RM 14.90
LPI Capital Bhd
7D
-0.5%
1Y
17.5%