Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Attijariwafa Bank and ADIB Egypt Lead Foreign Banks in Net Profit Growth Over the Past 5 Years

«ADCB» Seizes the Top Spot Backed by Record Profit Growth Gulf Banks Shine, Securing 4 Positions Among the Top 5 Fastest-Growing Foreign Banks in Net Profits Over the Past 5 Years Islamic Banks Capture a Sole Position Among the Top Five, Out of 3 Islamic Banks Included in the Ranking

The “First Bank” ranking of the fastest-growing foreign banks operating in Egypt in terms of net profit growth over the past five years revealed that ADCB ranked first, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 65.93%, with net profits rising to EGP 5.73 billion in 2025, compared to EGP 710.25 million in 2021.

Attijariwafa Bank Egypt ranked second, posting a CAGR of 64.69% over the last five years, as net profits climbed to EGP 3.51 billion in 2025, up from EGP 544.34 million in 2021.

Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (ADIB Egypt) secured third place, with a CAGR of 64.04% during the same period, after net profits surged to EGP 12.22 billion in 2025, compared to EGP 1.38 billion in 2021.

The “First Bank” ranking monitored the evolution of net profits across 12 foreign banks operating within the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data was available. The data showed that all banks achieved positive growth rates in their average net profit growth over the past five years.

At the level of Gulf banks, the data highlighted their dominance by capturing four positions among the top five banks in the ranking. ADCB came in first place, followed by ADIB in third, Emirates NBD in fourth, while ABK-Egypt ranked fifth.

As for Islamic banks, only one bank secured a position among the top five out of the three Islamic banks included in the ranking, namely ADIB Egypt.

It is worth noting that all figures and growth rates mentioned in the above analysis are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank for 2025.