Zenith Bank Plc
Key stats
ZENITHBANK Price History
Yearly close — last 5-7 years
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Key milestones
Dividend History
| Year | Interim | Final | Total /share | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ₦2 | ₦9 | ₦10 | |
| 2024 | ₦1 | ₦5 | ₦6 | |
| 2023 | ₦1 | ₦4 | ₦4 | |
| 2022 | ₦0 | ₦3 | ₦3 | |
| 2021 | ₦0 | ₦3 | ₦3 |
Financial Highlights (₦ Billions)
| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₦1,315B | ₦2,010B | ₦2,700B |
| Net profit | ₦426B | ₦725B | ₦980B |
| Profit margin | 32.4% | 36.1% | 36.3% |
| EPS | ₦13.57 | ₦23.1 | ₦31.22 |
| Total assets | ₦14,800B | ₦18,500B | ₦22,000B |
| ROE | 18.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
Why Lagosian dey care about ZENITHBANK
About di company
Business segments
Premier defensive banking holding with the highest dividend yield on NGX. Strong capital adequacy (21%) protects against recapitalization mandate. Conservative credit culture limits NPL exposure. Pan-African footprint provides diversification.
1.5x PE reflects market's ongoing concern about Nigerian banking. NPL exposure to oil & gas sector. CBN recapitalization could dilute current shareholders. Digital banking competition intensifying.
Key risks
- ⚠Banking sector NPLs in oil & gas exposure
- ⚠CBN recapitalization mandate impact
- ⚠Digital banking competition (Kuda, OPay)
- ⚠FX volatility on UK and Ghana subsidiaries
- ⚠Concentration in corporate banking
Trading activity — past 3 months
Zenith Bank is consistently among the top 3 most-traded stocks. ZENITHBANK traded 745 million shares in 156,000 deals worth ₦82 billion over the past three months. As one of the highest-yielding stocks, ZENITHBANK sees volume spikes around dividend qualifying dates.
Financial Services sector — ZENITHBANK dey rank 3 of 7
By market cap
| # | Ticker | Name | Price | Mkt cap | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTCO | Guaranty Trust Holding Co Plc | ₦127 | +55% | |
| 2 | FIRSTHOLDCO | FBN Holdings Plc | ₦87 | +70% | |
| 3 | ZENITHBANK | Zenith Bank Plc | ₦110 | +60% | |
| 4 | NGXGROUP | Nigerian Exchange Group Plc | ₦164 | +496% | |
| 5 | UBA | United Bank for Africa Plc | ₦49 | +65% | |
| 6 | ACCESSCORP | Access Holdings Plc | ₦27 | +55% | |
| 7 | FIDELITYBK | Fidelity Bank Plc | ₦18 | +80% |
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