Ecobank Transnational (NSA:ETI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 98.69 (As of Jun. 2026) — 32797% Above Median

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NSA:ETI Ecobank Transnational Inc NSA:ETI
37 GF Score
Price ₦70.00
GF Value ₦38.71
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Ecobank Transnational Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Ecobank Transnational NSA:ETI -5.41% 37 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 98.69 as of Jun. 2026, which is 32797% above its 10-year median of 0.30. GuruFocus rates NSA:ETI with a GF Score™ of 37/100 and a GF Value™ of ₦38.71 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,038 Banks companies, Ecobank Transnational ranks better than 97.21% 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)."

Ecobank Transnational's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦98.69. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.71.


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

NSA:ETI' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.3   Max: 7.09
Current: 0.66


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Ecobank Transnational was 7.09. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.30.


NSA:ETI's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
97.21% of 1038 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.655 vs NSA:ETI: 0.66

Ecobank Transnational's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦5.82. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦23.09. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 3.03.

Ecobank Transnational's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦5.82. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦23.07. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 3.03.


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.


Ecobank Transnational Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Ecobank Transnational Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ecobank Transnational'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.

Ecobank Transnational Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Ecobank Transnational Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Ecobank Transnational 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 109.46 54.27 27.42 78.86 98.69

Ecobank Transnational Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Ecobank Transnational'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.


Ecobank Transnational Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

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

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


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Ecobank Transnational 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)

Ecobank Transnational's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 569,096
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 112,001
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 212,133
Change In Working Capital 1,954,228
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 24,593

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Ecobank Transnational's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦569,096 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Ecobank Transnational's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦112,001 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. Ecobank Transnational's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₦212,133 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 quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, 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.

Ecobank Transnational's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₦212,133 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Ecobank Transnational's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦1,954,228 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. Ecobank Transnational's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 24592.654 Mil.

Ecobank Transnational's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 569095.512 +112001.358+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-212133.04592381+1954227.909)/24592.654
=98.69

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=70.00/98.69
=0.71

* 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 98.69 mean?
Ecobank Transnational (NSA:ETI) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 98.69 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ecobank Transnational. This is 32797% above median its historical median of 0.30. Over the past decade, Ecobank Transnational's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.02 to 7.09. According to the industry distribution chart, Ecobank Transnational ranks #29 out of 1038 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 2.8%.
Is Ecobank Transnational's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Ecobank Transnational's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 98.69 is 32797% above median its 10-year median of 0.30. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.02 to a high of 7.09. The Banks industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.66. Ecobank Transnational's value of 98.69 is 826.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Ecobank Transnational ranks #29 out of 1038 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Ecobank Transnational has a GF Score™ of 37/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ecobank Transnational's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to competitors?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Ecobank Transnational ranks #29 out of 1038 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Ecobank Transnational in the top 3% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.66. Ecobank Transnational's value of 98.69 is 826.2% above this benchmark. Historically, Ecobank Transnational's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.02 to 7.09 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.30 vs. the industry median of 10.66, Ecobank Transnational 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 10.66, based on 1,038 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. Ecobank Transnational's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 98.69 is 826.2% 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 Ecobank Transnational. For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.66 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Ecobank Transnational's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 98.69, which is 32797% above median its own 10-year median of 0.30. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ecobank Transnational stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ecobank Transnational (NSA:ETI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₦38.71, compared to a current price of ₦70.00 — trading 80.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 98.69, which is 32797% above median its 10-year median of 0.30 and 826.2% above the Banks industry median of 10.66. Ecobank Transnational's overall GF Score™ is 37/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Ecobank Transnational (NSA:ETI), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 98.69 as of Jun. 2026. 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 Ecobank Transnational (NSA:ETI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ecobank Transnational stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₦70.00 is trading 80.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₦38.71. GuruFocus considers Ecobank Transnational to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NSA:ETI:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 98.69 (32797% above median its 10-year median of 0.30)
  • GF Value™: ₦38.71 vs. price of ₦70.00 (80.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 37/100 with 1 warning sign
  • Industry Position: 826.2% above the Banks median (#29 of 1038)

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


Ecobank Transnational Business Description

Other Exchanges ETI:GhanaETIT:Cote d'Ivoire
Address 2365, Boulevard du Mono, Lome, TGO, 3261
Ecobank Transnational Inc is a pan-African banking group. Through its subsidiaries, it provides retail, corporate and investment banking services throughout sub Saharan Africa outside South Africa. The company operates in three principal business reporting segments: Consumer Banking (CSB), Commercial Banking (CMB) and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). The majority of the revenue is derived from the Corporate and Investment Banking segment, which provides various financial services, including FICC, cash management, trade, loans and liquidity and securities, wealth, and asset management. Geographically, it derives the maximum revenue from Francophone West Africa (UEMOA), and the rest from Nigeria, Anglophone West Africa (AWA), and Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (CESA).
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