Suez Canal Bank, EGBANK, and ADIB Egypt are the fastest-growing banks listed on the EGX in terms of net interest income during Q1 2026
Suez Canal Bank seizes the top position, rising from third place in the Q1 2025 ranking, in a clear reflection of its effective management of interest margins amid a high interest-rate environment
«EGBANK» and «ADIB Egypt» maintained their positions among the top five during Q1 of both 2025 and 2026
A 18.6% growth in net interest income was recorded across 10 banks listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange
«Commercial International Bank Egypt» ranked first in terms of net interest income, while QNB came in second.
The «First Bank» ranking of the fastest-growing listed banks in net interest income during Q1 2026 revealed that Canal Bank topped the list with a growth rate of 54.8%, after recording net interest income of around EGP 2.60 bn in Q1 2026, compared to EGP 1.68 bn in Q1 2025, thus rising from third place in the Q1 2025 ranking.
«EGBANK» ranked second, with a growth rate of 28.3% during Q1 2026, after reporting net interest income of about EGP 2.41 bn, compared to EGP 1.88 bn in the same period of 2025.
ADIB Egypt came in third place, as its net interest income increased by 26% during Q1 2026, reaching EGP 5.80 bn, compared to EGP 4.60 bn in Q1 2025.
The ranking, which included 10 banks out of 12 listed banks for which financial data were available, showed that all banks achieved positive growth rates in net interest income during Q1 2026.
Canal Bank, EG Bank, and ADIB Egypt maintained their positions among the top five fastest-growing listed banks in net interest income for both Q1 2025 and Q1 2026.
Foreign banks secured two positions among the top five out of the four foreign banks included in the ranking, namely ADIB Egypt, QNB, Al Baraka Bank Egypt, and Credit Agricole Egypt.
Regarding Islamic banks included in the ranking, ADIB Egypt and Al Baraka Bank Egypt recorded a 19.8% growth in net interest income, reaching EGP 7.68 bn in Q1 2026, compared to EGP 6.41 bn in the same period of 2025.
It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned above are based on the standalone financial statements published by each bank as of March 2026.
Development of Net Interest Income of Banks Listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange During Q1 2026
| # | Bank Name | Net Interest Income during Q1 2026 | Net Interest Income during Q1 2025 | Growth Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Suez Canal Bank |
2.6 EGP bn | 1.68 EGP bn | 54.75 % |
| 2 |
EGBANK |
2.407 EGP bn | 1.876 EGP bn | 28.27 % |
| 3 |
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-ADIB Egypt |
5.799 EGP bn | 4.604 EGP bn | 25.96 % |
| 4 |
SAIB BANK |
1.955 EGP bn | 1.559 EGP bn | 25.44 % |
| 5 |
Qatar National Bank-QNB  |
13.683 EGP bn | 11.004 EGP bn | 24.34 % |
| 6 |
Commercial International Bank-CIB |
29.529 EGP bn | 25.296 EGP bn | 16.73 % |
| 7 |
Export Development Bank of Egypt-EBank |
2.576 EGP bn | 2.278 EGP bn | 13.09 % |
| 8 |
Housing and Development Bank-HDB |
7.663 EGP bn | 6.932 EGP bn | 10.53 % |
| 9 |
alBaraka Bank Egypt |
1.885 EGP bn | 1.81 EGP bn | 4.16 % |
| 10 |
Credit Agricole Egypt |
2.863 EGP bn | 2.801 EGP bn | 2.2 % |
