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Malaysian (KLSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 17, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-5.0%
  • 1Y11.4%
  • YTD0.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Banks industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by Malayan Banking Berhad declining 0.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Apr 2026RM 451.4bRM 100.9bRM 40.9b10.5x11.1x4.5x
Sun, 15 Mar 2026RM 468.6bRM 100.9bRM 40.9b10.8x11.5x4.6x
Tue, 10 Feb 2026RM 497.7bRM 100.2bRM 40.4b11.9x12.3x5x
Thu, 08 Jan 2026RM 451.7bRM 100.2bRM 40.4b10.9x11.2x4.5x
Sat, 06 Dec 2025RM 433.2bRM 100.2bRM 40.4b10.2x10.7x4.3x
Mon, 03 Nov 2025RM 413.4bRM 99.3bRM 40.3b9.9x10.3x4.2x
Wed, 01 Oct 2025RM 416.2bRM 99.3bRM 40.3b9.8x10.3x4.2x
Fri, 29 Aug 2025RM 415.0bRM 99.3bRM 40.3b10.1x10.3x4.2x
Sun, 27 Jul 2025RM 397.6bRM 98.3bRM 40.0b9.4x9.9x4x
Tue, 24 Jun 2025RM 401.4bRM 98.3bRM 40.0b9.4x10x4.1x
Thu, 22 May 2025RM 413.8bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.6x10.4x4.3x
Sat, 19 Apr 2025RM 410.0bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.6x10.3x4.2x
Mon, 17 Mar 2025RM 422.7bRM 97.2bRM 39.9b9.8x10.6x4.4x
Wed, 12 Feb 2025RM 439.0bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.7x11.2x4.6x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025RM 428.6bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.7x10.9x4.5x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024RM 435.6bRM 94.8bRM 39.2b10.8x11.1x4.6x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024RM 431.8bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b10.9x11.3x4.7x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024RM 439.2bRM 92.4bRM 38.2b11x11.5x4.8x
Sat, 31 Aug 2024RM 447.3bRM 91.9bRM 38.0b10.7x11.8x4.9x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024RM 404.4bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b10x10.9x4.5x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024RM 389.8bRM 90.6bRM 37.1b9.8x10.5x4.3x
Fri, 24 May 2024RM 398.9bRM 88.6bRM 36.4b10.3x11x4.5x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024RM 386.4bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10x10.6x4.4x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024RM 391.7bRM 88.5bRM 36.5b10.2x10.7x4.4x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024RM 386.4bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10.3x10.7x4.3x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024RM 372.5bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b9.8x10.3x4.1x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023RM 368.7bRM 89.9bRM 36.2b10.1x10.2x4.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023RM 372.3bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10.1x10.6x4.2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023RM 358.2bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b9.4x10.2x4x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023RM 371.6bRM 89.5bRM 35.0b10x10.6x4.2x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023RM 367.5bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b10.4x10.9x4.2x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023RM 346.7bRM 88.1bRM 33.7b9.7x10.3x3.9x
Sat, 27 May 2023RM 344.9bRM 88.0bRM 33.1b9.6x10.4x3.9x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023RM 353.0bRM 87.5bRM 32.6b9.6x10.8x4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 353.0bTotal Earnings: RM 32.6bTotal Revenue: RM 87.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.7x202420252026
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 10.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 7.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.9% 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 Malaysian Financials industry?

MY Market0.96%
Financials0.23%
Banks0.15%
Diversified Banks0.16%
Regional Banks0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 31.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 31% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.1% 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
PBBANK Public Bank BerhadRM 4.661.3%
+RM 1.2b		7.6%PB1.5x
RHBBANK RHB Bank BerhadRM 8.101.3%
+RM 436.2m		23.5%PB1x
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank BerhadRM 22.200.9%
+RM 410.0m		13.8%PB1.1x
BIMB Bank Islam Malaysia BerhadRM 2.392.1%
+RM 113.3m		-0.4%PB0.7x
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings BerhadRM 7.450%
RM 2.8m		10.2%PB1.1x

Latest News

BIMB
RM 2.39
Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
7D
2.1%
1Y
-0.4%
PBBANK
RM 4.66
Public Bank Berhad
7D
1.3%
1Y
7.6%
RHBBANK
RM 8.10
RHB Bank Berhad
7D
1.3%
1Y
23.5%
MAYBANK
RM 11.06
Malayan Banking Berhad
7D
-0.9%
1Y
12.1%
CIMB
RM 7.45
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
7D
0%
1Y
10.2%

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AFFIN
RM 2.40
AFFIN Bank Berhad
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-5.1%
HLFG
RM 18.70
Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad
7D
-0.3%
1Y
12.2%
HLBANK
RM 22.20
Hong Leong Bank Berhad
7D
0.9%
1Y
13.8%
AMBANK
RM 6.10
AMMB Holdings Berhad
7D
-0.5%
1Y
20.6%