«BANK NXT», Housing & Development Bank, and «CIB» Lead Fastest Equity Growth Among Egyptian Banks in 2025

«BANK NXT» tops the ranking, climbing from 22nd place in the 2024 classification

«CIB», «ADIB», «Suez Canal Bank», and «ABK–Egypt» maintain their positions among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in shareholders’ equity for both 2025 and 2024

Foreign banks secure 4 spots among the top 10 out of 14 foreign banks included in the ranking

Islamic banks capture a single spot among the top 10 out of 4 Islamic banks included in the ranking

The First Bank ranking tracking the development of shareholders’ equity portfolios among banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025 revealed that BANK NXT captured the top position, recording a growth rate of 86.9% over the past year to reach EGP 15.41 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 8.24 bn at the end of 2024.

Housing & Development Bank ranked second, with total shareholders’ equity increasing by 54.8% during 2025 to record EGP 37.54 bn by the end of last December, compared to EGP 24.24 bn at the end of 2024.

«CIB» secured third place, posting a growth rate of 51.6% in 2025, with shareholders’ equity reaching EGP 230.01 bn by the end of last December, compared to EGP 151.69 bn at the end of 2024.

The First Bank ranking monitored the development of shareholders’ equity portfolios across 25 banks operating within the Egyptian banking sector for which financial statements were available, The results showed that 24 banks recorded positive growth rates, while one bank registered a slight decline during 2025.

CIB, ADIB, Suez Canal Bank, and ABK–Egypt maintained their positions among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in shareholders’ equity for both 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Foreign banks secured 4 positions among the top 10, out of 14 foreign banks included in the ranking: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt «ADIB Egypt», Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt «ABK Egypt», and National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt «NBK Egypt».

Regarding Islamic banks included in the ranking, ADIB Egypt, Al Baraka Bank, Kuwait Finance House, and Faisal Islamic Bank recorded a combined growth rate of 22.57% in shareholders’ equity, reaching EGP 113.22 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 92.37 bn at the end of 2024.

It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the above analysis are based on the separate financial statements announced by each bank as of the end of 2025.