«First Bank» Reveals the Latest Edition of the 100 most profitable Arab Banks

Saudi National Bank leads the list with a net profit of 6.66 billion dollars, and Al Rajhi Bank comes in second with profits of 6.62 billion dollars

The UAE banking sector participates with 18 banks and controls 31% of the list's profits

Notable appearance of 13 Egyptian banks on the list, with National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, CIB, and AAIB being the most prominent

The First Bank ranking for the top 100 most profitable banks in the Arab world during 2025 revealed that the UAE banking sector took the lead, participating with 18 banks and acquiring around 31% of the list's profits, while Egyptian banks secured 13 spots, acquiring around 11% of the profits.

The Saudi banking sector outperformed in terms of its share of net profits, despite being equal in the number of banks with the Jordanian banking sector at 10 spots each, as it captured around 30% of the list's profits, compared to 2.7% for the Jordanian banking sector.

Although Qatar and Kuwait were equal in the number of banks with 9 spots for each country, Qatari banks captured around 10% of the net profits, compared to around 7% for Kuwaiti banks during 2025.

Bahraini banks recorded a presence with 8 spots, acquiring around 2% of the list's profits, and Moroccan banks occupied 7 spots to acquire 3.7% of the net profits, while the Sultanate of Oman recorded a presence with 6 banks, with a share of around 1.7% of the net profits during the same year.

On the level of countries with limited contributions, whose shares did not exceed 1% of the list's profits, Tunisian banks came with 4 spots, while the representation of Algeria and Iraq was limited to only two spots each, whereas Palestine and Lebanon recorded a limited presence with one spot each.

The ranking relied on ordering the banks according to the announced net profit valued in US dollars, providing a unified comparison tool between different banking institutions. The ranking also excluded banks for which official data was not available, to ensure the accuracy of the results and the reliability of the adopted methodology.

On the level of the top 10 banks' ranking, the classification revealed some movements in the top three positions, while banks from the fourth to the tenth position maintained their places without change, compared to the First Bank list for the top 100 most profitable banks during the first 9 months of 2025.

The ranking witnessed an exchange of positions among Saudi National Bank, Al Rajhi Bank, and Emirates NBD; as Saudi National Bank came at the forefront, and Al Rajhi Bank advanced to take the second place, outperforming Emirates NBD which declined to the third place compared to the third quarter data of 2025.

Saudi National Bank occupied the first place, with a net profit of 6.66 billion dollars during 2025.

Al Rajhi Bank came in second place with a net profit of 6.62 billion dollars during the same year.

Emirates NBD controlled the third place with a net profit of around 6.54 billion dollars last year.

First Abu Dhabi Bank secured the fourth place with a net profit of around 5.77 billion dollars during 2025.

Qatar National Bank took the fifth place with a net profit reaching around 4.75 billion dollars during 2025.

National Bank of Egypt came in sixth place with a net profit of 3.68 billion dollars during the same year.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank occupied the seventh place after its profits recorded around 3.12 billion dollars during 2025.

Riyad Bank acquired the eighth place, as its profits recorded around 2.78 billion dollars by the end of last year.

Kuwait Finance House came ninth, after its net profit recorded around 2.34 billion dollars during 2025.

As for the tenth place, it went to SAB bank with a net profit of 2.25 billion dollars during 2025.

It is worth noting that the ranking included the parent banking groups in various Arab countries and did not include their foreign subsidiaries.