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United Bank for Africa (NSA:UBA) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio : 1.39 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)


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What is United Bank for Africa 3-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past three years. As of today (2025-07-04), United Bank for Africa's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio is 1.39.


Competitive Comparison of United Bank for Africa's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, United Bank for Africa's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Sharpe Ratio 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.


United Bank for Africa's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, United Bank for Africa's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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United Bank for Africa 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset in the last three years. A stock / portfolio's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the three-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over the past three years.


United Bank for Africa  (NSA:UBA) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average three-year monthly excess returns divided by its standard deviation in the three-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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United Bank for Africa Business Description

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57 Marina, Lagos Island, Lagos, NGA
United Bank for Africa PLC is a financial services institution. It offers banking and other financial and pension fund custody services. The geographical segments of the company are Nigeria, the Rest of Africa and the Rest of the world. The business segments of the company are 1) Corporate Banking, which provides financial solutions to multinationals, regional companies, state-owned companies, non-governmental organizations, international and multinational organizations and financial institutions. 2) Retail/ Commercial banking segment products and services to the middle and retail segments of the market. 3) Treasury and Financial Markets segment provide financing and risk management solutions and advisory services to the company's corporate and institutional customers.