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Nigerian (NSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies44
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M20.2%
  • 1Y99.2%
  • YTD48.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Guaranty Trust Holding of 5.5%. In contrast, NEM Insurance has gained 9.7%. In the past year, the industry has gained 99%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 31 May 2026₦28.7t₦17.4t₦5.1t10.7x5.6x1.6x
Tue, 28 Apr 2026₦28.6t₦17.0t₦5.2t9.3x5.5x1.7x
Thu, 26 Mar 2026₦23.9t₦16.6t₦4.9t10.7x4.8x1.4x
Sat, 21 Feb 2026₦22.7t₦16.5t₦4.9t11.8x4.6x1.4x
Mon, 19 Jan 2026₦19.7t₦16.8t₦5.3t8.7x3.7x1.2x
Wed, 17 Dec 2025₦16.8t₦16.8t₦5.3t7x3.2x1x
Fri, 14 Nov 2025₦16.9t₦16.8t₦5.4t7.2x3.2x1x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025₦15.3t₦16.1t₦5.2t8.7x2.9x0.9x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025₦16.7t₦16.5t₦5.6t8.9x3x1x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025₦17.5t₦16.5t₦5.6t7.9x3.1x1.1x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025₦14.1t₦16.1t₦5.6t5.5x2.5x0.9x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025₦12.4t₦16.2t₦5.6t5.1x2.2x0.8x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025₦12.0t₦15.9t₦5.7t4.2x2.1x0.8x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025₦11.1t₦15.5t₦6.0t4.3x1.9x0.7x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025₦11.4t₦15.4t₦5.9t4.3x1.9x0.7x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025₦9.9t₦15.1t₦5.8t4.1x1.7x0.7x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024₦9.1t₦15.1t₦5.8t3.1x1.6x0.6x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024₦8.9t₦15.2t₦5.8t2.5x1.5x0.6x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024₦8.1t₦13.7t₦5.2t2.4x1.6x0.6x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024₦7.5t₦12.9t₦4.9t2.8x1.5x0.6x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024₦7.3t₦12.5t₦4.8t2.7x1.5x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024₦7.3t₦12.1t₦4.7t3x1.5x0.6x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024₦6.7t₦11.9t₦4.7t4.4x1.4x0.6x
Thu, 02 May 2024₦6.7t₦10.4t₦3.8t4.2x1.8x0.6x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024₦8.5t₦9.3t₦3.3t4.8x2.6x0.9x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024₦7.5t₦9.0t₦2.9t4.9x2.5x0.8x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024₦8.8t₦7.7t₦2.7t6x3.3x1.1x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023₦7.5t₦7.6t₦2.7t4x2.8x1x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023₦6.6t₦7.7t₦2.7t3.7x2.5x0.9x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023₦6.2t₦7.0t₦2.4t4.4x2.6x0.9x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023₦6.2t₦6.8t₦2.2t4.5x2.8x0.9x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023₦6.2t₦6.0t₦1.5t4.6x4x1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023₦6.4t₦5.7t₦1.3t6.1x4.8x1.1x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023₦4.7t₦5.1t₦1.2t5.2x3.8x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.8x


Total Market Cap: ₦4.7tTotal Earnings: ₦1.2tTotal Revenue: ₦5.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Nigerian Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 2.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Nigerian Financials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 5.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 2.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 60% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 50% 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 Nigerian Financials sector?

NG Market-0.55%
Financials-1.88%
Capital Markets1.21%
Insurance1.02%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Banks-2.08%
Diversified Financial-2.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.1x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 2.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Financial industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.8% 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
NEM NEM Insurance₦32.909.7%
+₦14.5b		123.8%PE10.9x
VFDGROUP VFD Group₦10.808.5%
+₦10.8b		-39.3%PE17.8x
FCMB FCMB Group₦11.701.3%
+₦9.9b		17.0%PB0.9x
ETRANZACT eTranzact International₦18.005.3%
+₦8.3b		164.7%PE70.6x
SOVRENINS Sovereign Trust Insurance₦2.7520.6%
+₦6.7b		154.6%PE128.1x

Latest News

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