Nedbank Group (NAM:NBK) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 19.24 (As of Dec. 2025) — 17% Below Median

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NAM:NBK Nedbank Group Ltd NAM:NBK
70 GF Score
Price R302.59
GF Value R279.31
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Nedbank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Nedbank Group NAM:NBK +0.24% 70 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 19.24 as of Dec. 2025, which is 17% below its 10-year median of 23.13. GuruFocus rates NAM:NBK with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of R279.31 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,037 Banks companies, Nedbank Group ranks worse than 75.8% 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)."

Nedbank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R19.24. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 15.73.


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

NAM:NBK' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.76   Med: 23.13   Max: 76.53
Current: 15.37


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Nedbank Group was 76.53. The lowest was 6.76. And the median was 23.13.


NAM:NBK's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
75.8% of 1037 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.55 vs NAM:NBK: 15.37

Nedbank Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was R17.92. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was R18.99. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 15.93.

Nedbank Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was R18.03. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was R36.69. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 8.25.


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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.


Nedbank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Nedbank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Nedbank Group'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.

Nedbank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Nedbank Group 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 3.11 9.86 30.98 9.79 19.22

Nedbank Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25 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 9.79 0.00 19.22 0.00

NAM:NBK vs PNC, USB: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Nedbank Group'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.


Nedbank Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Nedbank Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Nedbank Group 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)

Nedbank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 9,260
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 4,377
Change In Deferred Tax 1,275
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 2,842
Change In Working Capital -2,951
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 474

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Nedbank Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R9,260 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Nedbank Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R4,377 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. Nedbank Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R1,275 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R2,842 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.

Nedbank Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R2,842 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Nedbank Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R-2,951 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. Nedbank Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 474.065 Mil.

Nedbank Group'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
=( 9260 +4377+1275
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-2841.646+-2951)/474.065
=19.24

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=302.59/19.24
=15.73

* 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 19.24 mean?
Nedbank Group (NAM:NBK) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 19.24 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Nedbank Group. This is 17% below median its historical median of 23.13. Over the past decade, Nedbank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.76 to 76.53. According to the industry distribution chart, Nedbank Group ranks #786 out of 1037 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 75.8%.
Is Nedbank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Nedbank Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 19.24 is 17% below median its 10-year median of 23.13. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.76 to a high of 76.53. The Banks industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.55. Nedbank Group's value of 19.24 is 82.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Nedbank Group ranks #786 out of 1037 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Nedbank Group has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nedbank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to PNC and USB?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Nedbank Group ranks #786 out of 1037 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Nedbank Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.55. Nedbank Group's value of 19.24 is 82.4% above this benchmark. Historically, Nedbank Group's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.76 to 76.53 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 23.13 vs. the industry median of 10.55, Nedbank Group has consistently been above the industry average. 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 10.55, based on 1,037 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. Nedbank Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 19.24 is 82.4% above the industry median. 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 Nedbank Group. For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Nedbank Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 19.24, which is 17% below median its own 10-year median of 23.13. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nedbank Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nedbank Group (NAM:NBK) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is R279.31, compared to a current price of R302.59 — trading 8.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 19.24, which is 17% below median its 10-year median of 23.13 and 82.4% above the Banks industry median of 10.55. Nedbank Group's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 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 Nedbank Group (NAM:NBK), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 19.24 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 Nedbank Group (NAM:NBK) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nedbank Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R302.59 is trading 8.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of R279.31. GuruFocus considers Nedbank Group to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NAM:NBK:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 19.24 (17% below median its 10-year median of 23.13)
  • GF Value™: R279.31 vs. price of R302.59 (8.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 82.4% above the Banks median (#786 of 1037)

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


Nedbank Group Business Description

Address 135 Rivonia Road, Nedbank 135 Rivonia Campus, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Nedbank Group Ltd is a financial services provider that offers corporate, retail, and investment banking services; insurance; asset management; and wealth management. It operates predominantly in South Africa. Net interest income from lending activities accounts for roughly half of the company's total revenue. Its operating segments include Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, Nedbank Business and Commercial Banking, Nedbank Personal and Private Banking and Nedbank Africa Regions.
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