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South African (JSE) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M5.7%
  • 1Y6.6%
  • YTD13.1%

In the last week, Diversified Financial has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.6% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 15 Dec 2025R586.1bR199.0bR46.4b9.9x12.6x2.9x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025R554.9bR198.7bR46.3b9.4x12x2.8x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025R557.2bR198.7bR46.3b9.9x12x2.8x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025R514.2bR195.3bR47.4b10.1x10.9x2.6x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025R534.1bR195.7bR47.2b10.2x11.3x2.7x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025R519.0bR195.7bR47.2b10.1x11x2.7x
Sat, 31 May 2025R513.2bR195.7bR47.2b10.5x10.9x2.6x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025R495.3bR195.5bR47.1b10.2x10.5x2.5x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025R515.7bR195.5bR47.1b10.5x10.9x2.6x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025R492.2bR191.2bR39.4b18.6x12.5x2.6x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025R518.2bR191.3bR39.5b11.9x13.1x2.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024R552.2bR191.3bR39.5b11.9x14x2.9x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024R521.0bR191.2bR39.5b13x13.2x2.7x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024R557.4bR191.2bR39.5b12.1x14.1x2.9x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024R564.3bR188.5bR38.1b11.7x14.8x3x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024R521.0bR188.5bR38.1b9.7x13.7x2.8x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024R518.1bR188.5bR38.1b9.5x13.6x2.7x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024R439.2bR188.3bR38.1b9.6x11.5x2.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024R440.1bR188.2bR38.1b9.6x11.5x2.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024R418.8bR188.7bR38.5b9.2x10.9x2.2x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024R460.4bR182.8bR43.1b10.2x10.7x2.5x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024R476.6bR182.8bR43.1b10.5x11.1x2.6x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023R478.7bR182.8bR43.1b10.6x11.1x2.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023R469.1bR182.6bR42.5b11.9x11x2.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023R430.4bR182.2bR42.2b14.3x10.2x2.4x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023R495.8bR210.7bR47.2b7.2x10.5x2.4x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023R500.0bR210.7bR47.2b7.4x10.6x2.4x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023R473.1bR210.7bR47.2b8.2x10x2.2x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023R425.9bR210.6bR47.5b7.5x9x2x
Wed, 03 May 2023R446.2bR210.5bR47.6b10.3x9.4x2.1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023R423.6bR210.5bR47.6b9.8x8.9x2x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023R448.8bR195.7bR46.3b8x9.7x2.3x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023R449.3bR195.7bR46.3b7.9x9.7x2.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022R435.9bR195.7bR46.3b7.7x9.4x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.4x


Total Market Cap: R435.9bTotal Earnings: R46.3bTotal Revenue: R195.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Diversified Financial industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Financials industry?

ZA Market1.94%
Financials0.19%
Diversified Financial0.32%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services0.56%
Other Diversified Financial Services0.34%
Multi-Sector Holdings0.25%
Specialized Finance0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Multi-Sector Holdings industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Other Diversified Financial Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
FSR FirstRandR85.890.3%
+R1.6b		5.5%PE11.5x
REM RemgroR176.360.3%
+R271.2m		11.4%PE29.6x
ACT AfroCentric InvestmentR1.361.5%
+R16.6m		-35.2%PS0.1x
AXX AraxiR1.780.6%
+R11.5m		14.8%PE9.9x

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