Over this period, Commercial Banks shows 25 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative news signals across its constituents. The auto-generated sector insight (top drivers with direction + rationale) appears here once the analysis worker has processed enough items.
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Showing 9 stories from February 2026
Show allPakistan's banking sector earned Rs671 billion in calendar year 2025, up 11 percent, led by a record Rs130 billion at UBL. Meezan, NBP and HBL grew too, while MCB profit slipped 5 percent but carried the biggest dividend.
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan's 2025 profit fell 38 percent to Rs28.78 billion as falling rates cut its interest income sharply. Mark-up income dropped 44 percent and net interest income 34 percent, a steep reversal from a record prior year.
Bank Makramah returned to profit in the year ended December 2025, posting after-tax earnings of about Rs8.83 billion against a loss the year before. A net reversal of credit loss provisions of Rs21.03 billion drove the swing, its first positive year in nearly a decade.
JS Bank reported pre-tax profit of Rs6.19 billion for the year ended December 2025, broadly flat against Rs6.37 billion the year before. Net interest income held steady while non-markup income rose 17 percent and low-cost deposits grew.
BankIslami Pakistan reported net profit of Rs6 billion for the year ended December 2025, down about 49 percent, with earnings per share dropping to Rs5.41. Higher operating costs and lower income drove the decline, though the bank kept a total dividend of Rs2.75 per share.
The Bank of Punjab reported its highest ever annual profit of about Rs15.9 billion for 2025, up from Rs13.3 billion, and declared its largest cash payout. The result extends the strong run for banks in a high interest rate year.
Allied Bank reported 2025 profit of Rs35.18 billion, down 18 percent from a year earlier, as falling interest rates trimmed income. It maintained a full-year payout of Rs16 per share. The result contrasts with record years at some larger peers.
The next tier of banks showed a more mixed 2025 than the giants. Askari Bank posted a record profit up 8 percent, while Bank Alfalah and Bank Al Habib saw earnings fall and Faysal Bank held steady. Payouts and a stock split kept shareholders engaged.
Habib Metropolitan Bank reported a 10 percent drop in full-year 2025 profit to Rs23.16 billion as lower interest rates squeezed income. It kept its total dividend at Rs12 per share.
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