KBC Group Valuation

Is KBC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KBC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KBC (€73.82) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€139.01)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KBC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KBC?

Key metric: As KBC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KBC. This is calculated by dividing KBC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KBC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.2x
Earnings€2.89b
Market Cap€29.42b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KBC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KBC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average8.4x
EBS Erste Group Bank
7.7x-2.0%€23.7b
BG BAWAG Group
9.4x6.5%€6.3b
RBI Raiffeisen Bank International
2.8x-7.9%€6.4b
OBS Oberbank
13.6xn/a€4.9b
KBC KBC Group
10.2x2.1%€29.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KBC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the peer average (8.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KBC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
KBC 10.2xIndustry Avg. 7.6xNo. of Companies42PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KBC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KBC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KBC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.2x
Fair PE Ratio6.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KBC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KBC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€73.82
€80.39
+8.9%
8.3%€93.00€72.00n/a17
Dec ’25€67.82
€77.56
+14.4%
8.2%€90.00€68.00n/a17
Nov ’25€68.48
€76.52
+11.7%
7.8%€87.00€67.00n/a17
Oct ’25€70.84
€77.03
+8.7%
7.9%€87.10€67.00n/a18
Sep ’25€69.94
€76.23
+9.0%
10.1%€91.00€60.50n/a18
Aug ’25€70.36
€75.58
+7.4%
10.1%€91.00€60.50n/a18
Jul ’25€67.04
€75.55
+12.7%
10.1%€91.00€60.50n/a18
Jun ’25€66.94
€75.55
+12.9%
10.1%€91.00€60.50n/a18
May ’25€69.88
€74.76
+7.0%
9.6%€86.00€60.50n/a18
Apr ’25€69.44
€73.41
+5.7%
9.1%€84.00€60.50n/a18
Mar ’25€65.20
€71.07
+9.0%
10.5%€84.00€58.00n/a19
Feb ’25€59.66
€68.85
+15.4%
10.8%€82.00€54.50n/a20
Jan ’25€58.72
€67.53
+15.0%
11.7%€82.00€54.50n/a20
Dec ’24€53.88
€67.46
+25.2%
11.5%€82.00€54.10€67.8220
Nov ’24€52.16
€70.32
+34.8%
10.6%€87.00€56.50€68.4819
Oct ’24€59.30
€74.26
+25.2%
10.4%€87.00€61.00€70.8419
Sep ’24€61.04
€74.05
+21.3%
10.2%€87.00€61.00€69.9420
Aug ’24€68.58
€74.32
+8.4%
10.7%€90.00€61.00€70.3620
Jul ’24€62.16
€73.94
+19.0%
10.9%€90.00€61.00€67.0419
Jun ’24€59.80
€74.42
+24.4%
10.6%€90.00€61.00€66.9419
May ’24€64.58
€75.69
+17.2%
9.6%€90.00€61.00€69.8819
Apr ’24n/a
€74.08
0%
13.7%€90.00€43.63€69.4420
Mar ’24n/a
€73.83
0%
12.8%€90.00€43.63€65.2020
Feb ’24€68.18
€69.33
+1.7%
13.0%€85.00€43.63€59.6619
Jan ’24€60.94
€67.51
+10.8%
13.8%€82.00€43.63€58.7218
Dec ’23€52.78
€67.07
+27.1%
13.6%€82.00€43.63€53.8818

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 06:34
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

KBC Group NV is covered by 47 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Cor KluisABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Ignacio Mendez TerrosoBanco Santander
Juan Lopez CoboBanco Santander