ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -1.43 (As of Dec. 2025)

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NAI:ABSA ABSA Bank Kenya PLC NAI:ABSA
74 GF Score
Price KES34.00
GF Value KES17.93
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is ABSA Bank Kenya Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

ABSA Bank Kenya NAI:ABSA -1.59% 74 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.43 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates NAI:ABSA with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of KES17.93 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,035 Banks companies, ABSA Bank Kenya ranks worse than 96618.26% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

ABSA Bank Kenya's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was KES-1.43. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for ABSA Bank Kenya's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of ABSA Bank Kenya was 33.64. The lowest was 4.76. And the median was 17.91.


NAI:ABSA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 10.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

ABSA Bank Kenya's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was KES0.96. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was KES4.00. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 8.50.

ABSA Bank Kenya's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was KES0.96. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was KES4.00. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 8.50.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


ABSA Bank Kenya Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


ABSA Bank Kenya Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ABSA Bank Kenya's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

ABSA Bank Kenya Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

ABSA Bank Kenya Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.59 -0.61 1.11 1.06 -1.43

ABSA Bank Kenya Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 -1.43 0.00 0.00

ABSA Bank Kenya Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, ABSA Bank Kenya's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ABSA Bank Kenya Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, ABSA Bank Kenya's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABSA Bank Kenya's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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ABSA Bank Kenya Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

ABSA Bank Kenya's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 22,905
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,161
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 463
Change In Working Capital -31,394
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 5,432

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. ABSA Bank Kenya's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was KES22,905 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. ABSA Bank Kenya's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was KES1,161 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. ABSA Bank Kenya's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was KES0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = KES463 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

ABSA Bank Kenya's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = KES463 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. ABSA Bank Kenya's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was KES-31,394 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. ABSA Bank Kenya's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 5432.000 Mil.

ABSA Bank Kenya's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 22905 +1161+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-463.1602+-31394)/5432.000
=-1.43

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=34.00/-1.43
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -1.43 mean?
ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -1.43 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on ABSA Bank Kenya. According to the industry distribution chart, ABSA Bank Kenya ranks #999999 out of 1035 companies in the Banks industry.
Is ABSA Bank Kenya's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
ABSA Bank Kenya's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.43. Based on the distribution chart, ABSA Bank Kenya ranks #999999 out of 1035 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, ABSA Bank Kenya has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ABSA Bank Kenya's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to competitors?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, ABSA Bank Kenya ranks #999999 out of 1035 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places ABSA Bank Kenya in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.65. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Banks company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Banks companies is 10.65, based on 1,035 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on ABSA Bank Kenya. For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.65 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ABSA Bank Kenya's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.43. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ABSA Bank Kenya stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is KES17.93, compared to a current price of KES34.00 — trading 89.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.43. ABSA Bank Kenya's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -1.43 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ABSA Bank Kenya stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KES34.00 is trading 89.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of KES17.93. GuruFocus considers ABSA Bank Kenya to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NAI:ABSA:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -1.43
  • GF Value™: KES17.93 vs. price of KES34.00 (89.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NAI:ABSA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


ABSA Bank Kenya Business Description

Address Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 30120, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
ABSA Bank Kenya PLC is a diversified financial services company offering clients a range of retail, business, corporate and investment, and wealth management solutions. The company's operating segment includes Consumer banking and Corporate banking. It generates maximum revenue from the Consumer Banking segment. The Consumer Banking segment incorporates private customer current accounts, savings, deposits, credit and debit cards, consumer loans, and mortgages. Its Corporate Banking segment includes the business model that centers on delivering specialist investment banking, financing, risk management, and advisory solutions across asset classes to corporates, financial institutions and government clients.
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