14 Egyptian Banks Included in the «First Bank» Top 100 Most Profitable Banks in the Arab World
The «First Bank» ranking of the Top 100 Most Profitable Arab Banks during the first nine months of 2025 highlighted a strong performance by Egyptian banks, which secured 14 positions within the list. Combined net profits reached USD 6.95 billion, representing 11% of the aggregate net profits of the 100 banks under review—an indicator of rising profitability and an enhanced ability to expand return margins.
The ranking was based on reported net profits, converted into U.S. dollars to ensure a unified comparison framework across banking institutions. Banks lacking officially disclosed data were excluded to preserve the accuracy and credibility of the adopted methodology. The classification covered parent banking groups across Arab countries and excluded their foreign subsidiaries.
In terms of positioning, National Bank of Egypt ranked sixth, reporting net profits of approximately USD 2.76 billion during the first nine months of 2025.
Banque Misr followed in fourteenth place, with net profits of USD 1.43 billion, Commercial International Bank (CIB) secured sixteenth position, posting net profits of USD 1.30 billion over the same period.
Housing and Development Bank ranked thirty-ninth with net profits of USD 280.87 million, followed by Banque du Caire in forty-first place at USD 262.73 million.
Arab African International Bank came forty-third with USD 255.37 million, while Bank of Alexandria ranked forty-sixth with USD 233.73 million.
Further down the ranking, Suez Canal Bank secured sixty-seventh place with net profits of USD 105.55 million, followed by Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank) in seventy-third place at USD 88.10 million, EGBANK ranked eightieth with USD 66.48 million.
BANK NXT placed eighty-second at USD 54.59 million, followed by Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt in eighty-fourth position with USD 51.63 million.
The United Bank ranked eighty-ninth at USD 35.95 million, while (saib) concluded the list in ninety-seventh place with net profits of USD 24.67 million during the period under analysis.
