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Malaysian (KLSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M0.4%
  • 1Y16.7%
  • YTD4.5%

The Banks is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but AMMB Holdings Berhad has stood out, gaining 8.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 17% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Banks Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 09 Aug 2026RM 469.1bRM 100.2bRM 40.9b11x11.5x4.7x
Tue, 07 Jul 2026RM 457.4bRM 100.2bRM 40.9b10.4x11.2x4.6x
Thu, 04 Jun 2026RM 442.0bRM 100.2bRM 40.9b10.1x10.8x4.4x
Sat, 02 May 2026RM 455.8bRM 100.9bRM 40.9b10.6x11.2x4.5x
Mon, 30 Mar 2026RM 466.7bRM 100.9bRM 40.9b10.6x11.4x4.6x
Wed, 25 Feb 2026RM 497.5bRM 100.2bRM 40.4b11.5x12.3x5x
Fri, 23 Jan 2026RM 474.2bRM 100.2bRM 40.4b11.6x11.7x4.7x
Sun, 21 Dec 2025RM 446.7bRM 100.2bRM 40.4b10.7x11x4.5x
Tue, 18 Nov 2025RM 422.0bRM 99.3bRM 40.3b10.1x10.5x4.3x
Thu, 16 Oct 2025RM 414.9bRM 99.3bRM 40.3b10x10.3x4.2x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025RM 412.3bRM 99.3bRM 40.3b9.9x10.2x4.2x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025RM 401.1bRM 98.3bRM 40.0b9.5x10x4.1x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025RM 399.7bRM 98.3bRM 40.0b9.3x10x4.1x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025RM 402.5bRM 98.3bRM 40.0b9.5x10.1x4.1x
Sun, 04 May 2025RM 415.0bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.7x10.4x4.3x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025RM 418.0bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.8x10.5x4.3x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025RM 445.1bRM 95.5bRM 39.3b10.6x11.3x4.7x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025RM 430.4bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.6x11x4.5x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024RM 424.3bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.3x10.8x4.5x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024RM 433.7bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b11.2x11.4x4.7x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024RM 441.1bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.8x11.6x4.8x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024RM 443.1bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.5x11.6x4.8x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024RM 410.0bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10.6x11x4.5x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024RM 399.3bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10x10.8x4.4x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024RM 396.6bRM 90.6bRM 37.2b9.9x10.7x4.4x
Mon, 06 May 2024RM 389.5bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.7x4.4x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024RM 392.3bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.8x4.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024RM 390.7bRM 88.0bRM 36.1b10.3x10.8x4.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024RM 379.0bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10x10.5x4.2x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023RM 366.5bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b9.6x10.1x4.1x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023RM 370.6bRM 89.7bRM 35.3b10x10.5x4.1x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023RM 366.1bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.7x10.4x4.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023RM 368.3bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10x10.5x4.1x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023RM 370.5bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b10.6x11x4.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: RM 370.5bTotal Earnings: RM 33.7bTotal Revenue: RM 88.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Banks 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 4.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 6.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 industry?

MY Market0.62%
Financials0.45%
Banks0.39%
Diversified Banks0.41%
Regional Banks-0.79%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 45.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 46% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.3% 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
AMBANK AMMB Holdings BerhadRM 7.358.7%
+RM 2.0b		38.4%PB1.1x
RHBBANK RHB Bank BerhadRM 8.833.3%
+RM 1.2b		39.3%PB1.2x
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 7.940.6%
+RM 540.3m		15.7%PB1.2x
PBBANK Public Bank BerhadRM 5.190.4%
+RM 388.2m		19.9%PB1.7x
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank BerhadRM 22.200.7%
+RM 328.1m		16.2%PB1.1x

Latest News

MAYBANK
RM 10.68
Malayan Banking Berhad
7D
-2.0%
1Y
11.1%
CIMB
RM 7.94
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
7D
0.6%
1Y
15.7%
AMBANK
RM 7.35
AMMB Holdings Berhad
7D
8.7%
1Y
38.4%
HLBANK
RM 22.20
Hong Leong Bank Berhad
7D
0.7%
1Y
16.2%
AFFIN
RM 2.25
AFFIN Bank Berhad
7D
1.8%
1Y
-3.4%
ABMB
RM 4.79
Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad
7D
0.6%
1Y
5.7%
RHBBANK
RM 8.83
RHB Bank Berhad
7D
3.3%
1Y
39.3%
BIMB
RM 2.14
Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
7D
0.5%
1Y
-7.8%
MBSB
RM 0.63
MBSB Berhad
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-8.7%
PBBANK
RM 5.19
Public Bank Berhad
7D
0.4%
1Y
19.9%
HLFG
RM 18.46
Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
13.1%
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