Standard Bank Group (NAM:SNB) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 32.94 (As of Dec. 2025) — 130% Above Median

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NAM:SNB Standard Bank Group Ltd NAM:SNB
67 GF Score
Price R327.02
GF Value R237.26
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Standard Bank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Standard Bank Group NAM:SNB 67 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 32.94 as of Dec. 2025, which is 130% above its 10-year median of 14.32. GuruFocus rates NAM:SNB with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of R237.26 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,035 Banks companies, Standard Bank Group ranks better than 56.33% 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)."

Standard Bank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R32.94. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 9.93.


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

NAM:SNB' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.69   Med: 14.32   Max: 124.07
Current: 9.64


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Standard Bank Group was 124.07. The lowest was 5.69. And the median was 14.32.


NAM:SNB's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
56.33% of 1035 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs NAM:SNB: 9.64

Standard Bank Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R15.44. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R29.88. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 10.95.

Standard Bank Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R15.53. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R29.94. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 10.92.


Be Aware

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.


Standard Bank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Standard Bank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Standard Bank 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.

Standard Bank Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Standard Bank Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Standard Bank Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 29.43 0.00 29.49 0.00 33.08

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

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Standard Bank 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.


Standard Bank Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

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

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


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Standard Bank 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)

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

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 51,215
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 6,695
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 3,336
Change In Working Capital 0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1,643

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Standard Bank Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R51,215 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Standard Bank Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R6,695 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. Standard Bank Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R3,336 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.

Standard Bank Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R3,336 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Standard Bank Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R0 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. Standard Bank Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 1643.460 Mil.

Standard Bank 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
=( 51215 +6695+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-3335.796+0)/1643.460
=32.94

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=327.02/32.94
=9.93

* 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 32.94 mean?
Standard Bank Group (NAM:SNB) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 32.94 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Standard Bank Group. This is 130% above median its historical median of 14.32. Over the past decade, Standard Bank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 5.69 to 124.07. According to the industry distribution chart, Standard Bank Group ranks #452 out of 1035 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 43.7%.
Is Standard Bank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Standard Bank Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 32.94 is 130% above median its 10-year median of 14.32. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.69 to a high of 124.07. The Banks industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60. Standard Bank Group's value of 32.94 is 210.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Standard Bank Group ranks #452 out of 1035 companies in the Banks industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Standard Bank Group has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Standard Bank Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to PNC and USB?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Standard Bank Group ranks #452 out of 1035 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Standard Bank Group in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60. Standard Bank Group's value of 32.94 is 210.8% above this benchmark. Historically, Standard Bank Group's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 5.69 to 124.07 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 14.32 vs. the industry median of 10.60, Standard Bank 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 10.60, 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. Standard Bank Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 32.94 is 210.8% 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 Standard Bank Group. For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Standard Bank Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 32.94, which is 130% above median its own 10-year median of 14.32. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Standard Bank Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Standard Bank Group (NAM:SNB) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R237.26, compared to a current price of R327.02 — trading 37.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 32.94, which is 130% above median its 10-year median of 14.32 and 210.8% above the Banks industry median of 10.60. Standard Bank Group's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 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 Standard Bank Group (NAM:SNB), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 32.94 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 Standard Bank Group (NAM:SNB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Standard Bank Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R327.02 is trading 37.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of R237.26. GuruFocus considers Standard Bank Group to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NAM:SNB:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 32.94 (130% above median its 10-year median of 14.32)
  • GF Value™: R237.26 vs. price of R327.02 (37.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 210.8% above the Banks median (#452 of 1035)

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


Standard Bank Group Business Description

Address 5 Simmonds Street, 9th Floor, Standard Bank Centre, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2001
Standard Bank Group Ltd provides banking and other financial services. Its operating model is client-led and structured around its business units, which are Personal & Private Banking (PPB), Business and Commercial Banking (BCB), Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), and Insurance & Asset Management (IAM). It offers credit cards, mortgages, vehicle loans, insurance, and other lending and transactional products. Geographically, the company derives its maximum revenue from South Africa, followed by other African and international regions.
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