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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 2 JSE - ABS
RATIOS
Absa Group Ltd. Ret on SH Fund 13.20 13.37 13.50 14.46 13.02
RetOn AveAsset 2.16 2.32 2.46 2.61 2.30
Oper Pft Mgn 71.93 69.72 65.92 70.44 77.21
Div Cover 1.64 1.78 1.75 1.88 2.73
Interest Mgn 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03
LiquidFnds:Dep 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.06
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 37 033
DIRECTORS: Abdool-Samad T (ind ne),
Bassa Z B M (ind ne), Beck A E M (ind ne, British),
Keanly R A (ind ne), Kennedy B (ind ne),
Mageza N P (ind ne), Mangale A (ind ne),
Mjoli-Mncube N S (ld ind ne), Smith P
(ind ne, British), Tonelli F (ind ne), Zilwa S V
(ind ne), van Wyk R (Chair, ind ne), Fihla K A (CEO),
ISIN: ZAE000255915 SHORT: ABSA CODE: ABG Scan the QR code Raju D (Group FD)
REG NO: 1986/003934/06 FOUNDED: 1986 LISTED: 1986 to visit our Investor POPULAR BRAND NAMES: Absa
Center POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 7735,
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Johannesburg, 2000
The Group, which has a primary listing on the JSE and a EMAIL: ir@absa.africa
WEBSITE: www.absa.africa
secondary listing on the A2X exchange, is incorporated TELEPHONE: 011-350-4000
and domiciled in South Africa and provides retail, COMPANY SECRETARY: Nadine R Drutman
business, corporate, investment banking, insurance, TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
financial services and wealth management products and SPONSOR: Absa Bank Ltd., JP Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
services. The Group operates in 12 African countries, as AUDITORS: KPMG Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
well as the UK and USA and employs 37 033 people. BANKERS: Absa Bank Ltd.
CALENDAR
Status
The Group is one of South Africa’s largest financial Annual General Meeting Expected Unconfirmed
Jun 2026
services organisations, serving retail, business and Next Interim Results Aug 2026 Unconfirmed
corporate customers and clients in Sub Saharan Africa. Next Final Results Mar 2027 Unconfirmed
The Group has majority stakes in banks in Botswana, CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued
Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South ABG Ords 200c ea 950 000 000 894 376 907
Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of
Commerce), Uganda and Zambia, representative offices DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as securities entities in Ords 200c ea Ldt Pay Amt
the United Kingdom and United States, along with a non- Final No 77 21 Apr 26 28 Apr 26 850.00
785.00
15 Sep 25
Interim No 76
9 Sep 25
banking advisory subsidiary in China and a Technology Final No 75 22 Apr 25 29 Apr 25 775.00
support office in the Czech Republic. Interim No 74 10 Sep 24 16 Sep 24 685.00
The Group interacts with its customers and clients LIQUIDITY: Mar26 Avg 14m shares p.w., R2 852.4m(83.6% p.a.)
through a combination of physical and electronic
channels, offering a comprehensive range of banking ABSA 40 Week MA BANK 35000
services (from basic products and services for the low-
income personal market, to customised solutions for the 30000
commercial and corporate markets), financial services 25000
and wealth management products and services.
20000
SECTOR: Fins--Banks--Banks--Banks
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 10 Dec 2025 15000
Other 82.09%
Public Investment Corporation (SOC) Ltd. 15.32% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 10000
M&G Investments (UK & ZA) 5.72%
FINANCIAL STATISTICS RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dec 25 Dec 24 Dec 23 Dec 22 Dec 21
(R million) Absa final results December 2025 - Tuesday, 10 March
Final Final Final(rst) Final(rst) Final(rst)
Interest Paid 87 145 96 751 86 407 51 734 36 173 2026: Net interest income grew to R73.9 billion
Interest Rcvd 161 087 167 856 154 462 112 232 89 495 (R71.1 billion) and total income was higher at R115.7 billion
Operating Inc 47 777 47 245 45 585 46 362 37 296 (R109.9 billion). Operating profit before income tax rose to
Tax 9 082 8 320 7 687 7 952 7 299 R34.7 billion (R33.2 billion). Profit attributable to ordinary
Minority Int 3 046 2 958 2 299 1 873 1 420 equity holders firmed to R22.2 billion (R21.5 billion).
Attrib Inc 22 215 21 537 19 891 20 265 17 763 Furthermore, headline earnings per share jumped to
TotCompInc/Loss 27 016 30 652 22 878 15 261 18 210 2 987.0 cents per share (2 662.2 cents per share).
Ord SH Int 172 411 160 174 144 586 134 541 129 863 Ordinary dividend number 77
Minority Int 18 998 18 458 15 167 13 951 12 802 A final ordinary dividend of 850 cents per ordinary share
Dep & OtherAcc 1 854 348 1 506 927 1 339 536 1 241 918 1 173 766 was declared on 10 March 2026, for the period ended
Liabilities 2 044 700 1 884 355 1 710 479 1 638 939 1 488 758
Inv & Trad Sec 556 375 500 681 433 036 427 064 395 835 31 December 2025.
Adv & Loans 1 438 559 1 349 588 1 271 357 1 213 399 1 092 257 Monday, 19 January 2026: Absa Group Ltd.’s board of
ST Dep & Cash 141 415 124 557 77 815 66 429 66 041 directors (“the Board”) informed shareholders of the
Total Assets 2 239 479 2 068 695 1 874 876 1 792 101 1 639 532 passing of Luisa Diogo, who was an independent non-
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share) executive director on the Board, on Friday, 16 January 2026.
EPS (ZARc) 2 679.60 2 599.20 2 400.30 2 443.33 2 139.60 Monday, 08 December 2025: Absa Group will host a pre-close
HEPS-C (ZARc) 2 987.00 2 662.20 2 422.30 2 408.20 2 147.10 call today, 8 December 2025, during which management
Pct chng p.a. 12.2 9.9 0.6 12.2 193.8
Tr 5yr av grwth % 45.7 31.6 30.2 29.8 26.6 will update the market on Absa’s expected financial
DPS (ZARc) 1 635.00 1 460.00 1 370.00 1 300.00 785.00 performance for the year ending 31 December 2025, as
Pct chng p.a. 12.0 6.6 5.4 65.6 - well as the outlook for 2026 and our medium-term targets.
Tr 5yr av grwth % 17.9 - 4.5 - 5.5 - 5.9 - 18.2 Management will host a pre-close call at 11am (South
NAV PS (ZARc) 20 802.00 19 311.00 17 440.00 16 246.00 15 641.00
3 Yr Beta 0.62 0.82 0.72 1.36 1.48 African time) today. For details thereof, please see our
Price Prd End 23 936 18 975 16 371 19 390 15 255 investor relations page on the Absa Group website.
Price High 23 955 20 070 20 775 21 100 16 000 The Group will release its 2025 results on 10 March 2026.
Price Low 14 684 13 683 15 070 15 002 11 001
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