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Nigerian (NSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies128
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-0.5%
  • 1Y2.0%
  • YTD0.7%

The market has been flat in the last week, however the Real Estate sector is down 8.0%. In line with that, the market has also been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 21% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and Gas

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Nigerian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 13 Apr 2025₦46.6t₦30.8t₦6.8t8.4x6.8x1.5x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025₦46.5t₦30.3t₦6.9t8.8x6.7x1.5x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025₦43.6t₦27.8t₦7.1t8.6x6.1x1.6x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025₦43.6t₦29.5t₦7.0t8.9x6.3x1.5x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024₦40.9t₦29.7t₦7.0t7.6x5.8x1.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024₦106.9t₦27.3t₦6.4t7.6x16.7x3.9x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024₦110.3t₦25.8t₦6.1t7.6x17.9x4.3x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024₦109.0t₦24.7t₦5.7t6.6x19.1x4.4x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024₦39.5t₦22.7t₦5.7t7.2x6.9x1.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024₦39.0t₦22.4t₦5.7t7.5x6.9x1.7x
Sat, 18 May 2024₦38.7t₦21.9t₦5.3t7x7.4x1.8x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024₦41.4t₦20.1t₦4.2t7.8x9.9x2.1x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024₦41.6t₦19.5t₦3.6t8.1x11.6x2.1x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024₦44.5t₦21.3t₦3.9t8.7x11.4x2.1x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024₦33.5t₦20.1t₦3.6t9.4x9.3x1.7x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023₦29.8t₦19.9t₦3.6t8.2x8.3x1.5x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023₦30.0t₦19.5t₦3.6t8.3x8.3x1.5x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023₦29.0t₦18.5t₦3.4t8.3x8.7x1.6x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023₦28.9t₦17.3t₦2.5t7.6x11.4x1.7x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023₦29.4t₦17.1t₦2.6t8.6x11.1x1.7x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023₦26.3t₦16.9t₦2.5t7.7x10.5x1.6x
Sun, 21 May 2023₦23.0t₦16.4t₦2.5t7x9.2x1.4x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023₦22.5t₦15.9t₦2.6t6.8x8.8x1.4x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023₦23.5t₦15.8t₦2.6t7x9.2x1.5x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023₦22.4t₦15.6t₦2.5t7x9.1x1.4x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023₦21.2t₦15.1t₦2.4t7x8.8x1.4x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022₦19.9t₦15.0t₦2.4t6.7x8.3x1.3x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022₦18.2t₦14.9t₦2.4t7x7.7x1.2x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022₦18.2t₦14.4t₦2.4t7.1x7.6x1.3x
Tue, 30 Aug 2022₦18.4t₦14.3t₦2.4t7.6x7.7x1.3x
Thu, 28 Jul 2022₦19.2t₦13.6t₦2.3t8.3x8.3x1.4x
Sat, 25 Jun 2022₦20.5t₦13.4t₦2.3t8.8x8.8x1.5x
Mon, 23 May 2022₦22.3t₦13.3t₦2.2t9.1x10.1x1.7x
Wed, 20 Apr 2022₦20.1t₦12.6t₦2.1t9x9.6x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.6x


Total Market Cap: ₦20.1tTotal Earnings: ₦2.1tTotal Revenue: ₦12.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Nigerian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.3x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Nigerian market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 6.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 9.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Nigerian listed companies have grown 48% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 35% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Nigerian Market?

NG Market-0.69%
Energy0.22%
Materials-0.18%
Consumer Discretionary-0.21%
Consumer Staples-0.28%
Utilities-0.63%
Financials-1.82%
Industrials-2.20%
Tech-2.51%
Healthcare-3.01%
Telecom-5.91%
Real Estate-7.98%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 54.6x.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 55% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 87% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.6% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
ZENITHBANK Zenith Bank₦49.954.3%
+₦84.2b
24.9%PB0.5xFinancials
VFDGROUP VFD Group₦87.7053.9%
+₦38.9b
116.1%PE14.4xFinancials
INTBREW International Breweries₦5.153.0%
+₦25.2b
14.4%PS1.8xConsumer Staples
TOTAL TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria₦745.009.6%
+₦22.2b
115.0%PE9.2xEnergy
DANGSUGAR Dangote Sugar Refinery₦33.705.3%
+₦20.6b
-36.5%PS0.6xConsumer Staples
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FCMB

₦9.35

FCMB Group

7D

3.3%

1Y

16.1%

NB

₦32.00

Nigerian Breweries

7D

-5.9%

1Y

14.3%

NASCON

₦43.95

Nascon Allied Industries

7D

4.6%

1Y

-14.7%

ACCESSCORP

₦20.45

Access Holdings

7D

-9.7%

1Y

6.0%

MTNN

₦235.00

MTN Nigeria Communications

7D

-4.1%

1Y

3.5%

VFDGROUP

₦87.70

VFD Group

7D

53.9%

1Y

116.1%

ABBEYBDS

₦6.13

Abbey Mortgage Bank

7D

29.6%

1Y

145.2%

OANDO

₦39.00

Oando

7D

-7.1%

1Y

236.7%

UBA

₦35.30

United Bank for Africa

7D

-4.2%

1Y

34.2%

DANGSUGAR

₦33.70

Dangote Sugar Refinery

7D

5.3%

1Y

-36.5%

INTBREW

₦5.15

International Breweries

7D

3.0%

1Y

14.4%

FIRSTHOLDCO

₦25.00

First HoldCo

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-7.7%

ETI

₦26.85

Ecobank Transnational

7D

-8.7%

1Y

3.3%

ZENITHBANK

₦49.95

Zenith Bank

7D

4.3%

1Y

24.9%