Zenith Bank Plc

NGSE:ZENITHBANK Stock Report

Market Cap: ₦1.9t

Zenith Bank Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Zenith Bank has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 40.2%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 44.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 36.9% per year. Zenith Bank's return on equity is 24.5%, and it has net margins of 46.9%.

Key information

40.22%

Earnings growth rate

39.65%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth30.44%
Revenue growth rate36.93%
Return on equity24.45%
Net Margin46.92%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Zenith Bank makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NGSE:ZENITHBANK Revenue, expenses and earnings (NGN Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 252,315,0281,086,233328,5050
31 Dec 242,203,9861,032,711303,2480
30 Sep 242,108,2911,069,460282,0400
30 Jun 241,891,247962,824267,7690
31 Mar 241,597,995868,747210,1000
31 Dec 231,258,659676,569185,1070
30 Sep 23978,943483,764159,6040
30 Jun 23885,366404,326150,1230
31 Mar 23659,143231,872133,1650
31 Dec 22624,342224,050130,6520
30 Sep 22628,973258,168123,2620
30 Jun 22611,603249,706122,3830
31 Mar 22590,403249,503123,2050
31 Dec 21569,907244,402117,9730
30 Sep 21537,051231,687117,9560
30 Jun 21528,830232,665115,6500
31 Mar 21518,218232,915116,0250
31 Dec 20511,893230,374117,1440
30 Sep 20495,554217,242119,9190
30 Jun 20486,581223,622116,6280
31 Mar 20482,611209,041115,9960
31 Dec 19475,119208,693114,3620
30 Sep 19467,396200,001108,4910
30 Jun 19462,859200,395108,6250
31 Mar 19458,180196,275111,8000
31 Dec 18457,185193,147105,8260
30 Sep 18441,727188,169109,1240
30 Jun 18440,819179,836102,9640
31 Mar 18446,070183,03294,5460
31 Dec 17422,730173,47297,5330
30 Sep 17392,548163,24777,3250
30 Jun 17399,821169,23681,3330
31 Mar 17352,745149,71178,2510
31 Dec 16331,269129,43479,7340
30 Sep 16324,133117,74690,0250
30 Jun 16281,18687,82386,2320
31 Mar 16291,90195,08389,6780
31 Dec 15293,493105,53184,6250
30 Sep 15316,211111,37490,8690
30 Jun 15308,970105,02991,2700
31 Mar 15289,494103,28390,2240
31 Dec 14283,49899,27589,5370
30 Sep 14266,99495,04689,3630
30 Jun 14263,91794,72483,7590

Quality Earnings: ZENITHBANK has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ZENITHBANK's current net profit margins (46.9%) are lower than last year (54.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ZENITHBANK's earnings have grown significantly by 40.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ZENITHBANK's earnings growth over the past year (25%) is below its 5-year average (40.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ZENITHBANK earnings growth over the past year (25%) did not outperform the Banks industry 25%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: ZENITHBANK's Return on Equity (24.5%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/25 16:02
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/23 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Zenith Bank Plc is covered by 24 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy WambuAbsa Bank Limited
null nullARM Research
Jaap MeijerArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.