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Nigerian (NSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies128
  • 7D2.1%
  • 3M3.7%
  • 1Y8.0%
  • YTD2.1%

The market is up 2.1% in the last 7 days, led by the Consumer Staples and Financials sectors. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 8.0%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 22% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and Gas

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 25 Apr 2025₦47.2t₦30.9t₦6.7t8.3x7.1x1.5x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025₦46.2t₦30.4t₦6.9t8.6x6.7x1.5x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025₦45.4t₦27.8t₦7.1t9.4x6.4x1.6x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025₦41.7t₦26.5t₦6.9t8.8x6x1.6x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024₦41.6t₦29.5t₦7.0t7.5x6x1.4x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024₦40.5t₦29.6t₦7.0t7.7x5.8x1.4x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024₦104.1t₦26.0t₦6.1t7.3x17.2x4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024₦117.6t₦25.2t₦5.9t7.2x20.1x4.7x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024₦38.3t₦24.7t₦5.7t6.7x6.7x1.6x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024₦39.2t₦22.3t₦5.7t6.8x6.9x1.8x
Thu, 30 May 2024₦38.3t₦21.6t₦5.6t6.9x6.9x1.8x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024₦39.6t₦20.6t₦4.2t7.4x9.3x1.9x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024₦42.4t₦19.2t₦3.5t8.3x11.9x2.2x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024₦43.4t₦21.5t₦4.0t8.5x10.9x2x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024₦40.1t₦20.0t₦3.6t10.6x11.1x2x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023₦30.3t₦19.9t₦3.6t8.6x8.5x1.5x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023₦29.6t₦19.9t₦3.6t7.7x8.3x1.5x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023₦29.2t₦18.5t₦3.3t8.1x8.7x1.6x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023₦30.3t₦17.8t₦2.8t8.2x11x1.7x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023₦28.3t₦17.3t₦2.6t7.8x11x1.6x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023₦27.6t₦16.9t₦2.5t8.4x10.9x1.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023₦25.0t₦16.4t₦2.5t7.5x10x1.5x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023₦22.9t₦16.3t₦2.5t7.2x9.2x1.4x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023₦23.2t₦15.8t₦2.6t6.7x9.1x1.5x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023₦22.4t₦15.6t₦2.5t7.1x9.2x1.4x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023₦21.8t₦15.1t₦2.4t7.3x9x1.4x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022₦20.5t₦15.1t₦2.4t7x8.5x1.4x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022₦18.3t₦15.0t₦2.4t6.4x7.7x1.2x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022₦18.3t₦14.4t₦2.4t7x7.7x1.3x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022₦18.5t₦14.3t₦2.4t7.4x7.7x1.3x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022₦19.2t₦14.0t₦2.3t7.3x8.2x1.4x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022₦20.5t₦13.4t₦2.3t8.7x8.9x1.5x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022₦21.1t₦13.4t₦2.3t8.6x9.1x1.6x
Mon, 02 May 2022₦20.9t₦13.1t₦2.2t8.5x9.5x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.5x


Total Market Cap: ₦20.9tTotal Earnings: ₦2.2tTotal Revenue: ₦13.1tTotal 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 7.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 9.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Nigerian listed companies have grown 45% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 33% 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 Market2.08%
Tech9.56%
Financials3.68%
Consumer Staples3.47%
Telecom1.91%
Industrials1.31%
Real Estate1.19%
Materials0.99%
Utilities0.40%
Consumer Discretionary0.30%
Energy-0.53%
Healthcare-0.58%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 50.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 37.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 127.8% per year.
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 14% 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
INTBREW International Breweries₦7.0027.3%
+₦252.4b
55.6%PS2.4xConsumer Staples
WAPCO Lafarge Africa₦79.2010.8%
+₦124.0b
120.0%PE12.7xMaterials
ACCESSCORP Access Holdings₦23.908.1%
+₦94.0b
49.4%PB0.4xFinancials
NESTLE Nestlé Nigeria₦1.10k10.0%
+₦79.3b
34.1%PS0.9xConsumer Staples
DANGSUGAR Dangote Sugar Refinery₦39.3518.2%
+₦73.5b
-18.0%PS0.7xConsumer Staples
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HMCALL

₦4.70

Haldane Mccall

7D

-10.0%

1Y

n/a

MTNN

₦245.00

MTN Nigeria Communications

7D

1.2%

1Y

21.3%

ACCESSCORP

₦23.90

Access Holdings

7D

8.1%

1Y

49.4%

UBA

₦34.00

United Bank for Africa

7D

5.9%

1Y

49.1%

ABBEYBDS

₦8.79

Abbey Mortgage Bank

7D

-1.9%

1Y

251.6%

CAP

₦39.10

Chemical and Allied Products

7D

-5.8%

1Y

35.5%

ZENITHBANK

₦45.50

Zenith Bank

7D

3.4%

1Y

25.0%

NESTLE

₦1,100.00

Nestlé Nigeria

7D

10.0%

1Y

34.1%

FCMB

₦9.10

FCMB Group

7D

-1.6%

1Y

30.0%

VFDGROUP

₦18.50

VFD Group

7D

15.6%

1Y

173.5%

WAPCO

₦79.20

Lafarge Africa

7D

10.8%

1Y

120.0%

DANGSUGAR

₦39.35

Dangote Sugar Refinery

7D

18.2%

1Y

-18.0%

INTBREW

₦7.00

International Breweries

7D

27.3%

1Y

55.6%

STERLINGNG

₦5.23

Sterling Financial Holdings

7D

-1.3%

1Y

36.9%