Equity Bank Uganda, one of the regional subsidiaries recorded great results as it continues to bounce back with Profit After Tax (PAT) recording a significant 61 % increase to Kshs. 2.9 billion, up from Kshs. 1.8 billion.
Investment securities grew by 23% to Kshs. 39.6 billion from Kshs. 32.1 billion, while total equity rose by 23% to Kshs. 18.5 billion, compared to Kshs. 15.8 billion previously Equity Bank Uganda also registered NPL ratio of 8.8%, down from 20.9%
Uganda has been recognised globally as having momentous growth in the East African region couplec by low inflation.
Equity Bank Kenya recovery bounced back with growth in profit after tax of Kshs. 31.1 billior up from Kshs 20.6 billion.
Equity Group’s Regional Subsidiaries Deliver Strong Performance 19% Loan Growth in DRC and 34% in Rwanda Fuel Q3 2025 Results.
Equity Insurance Group sustains strong momentum as it reports 71% increase in written gross premiums, contributing to a 36% growth in profit before tax
Equity Bank Kenya sustained its MSME banking leadership, disbursing 45% Of the Kshs 201 billion MSME loans in Kenya between January and July 2025 reflecting transformation while retaining strong focus on core SME business Q3 saw the Group achieve ~Kshs 98B ($715 milion USD) cumulatively in social impact and sustainability investment initiatives.
Nairobi, 30″ October 2025: Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced its Q3 2025 results showcasing a robust performance driven by strategic transformation and resilience. The Group’s Profit After Tax surged 32% to Kshs 54.1 billion up from Kshs 40.9 billion, underpinned by diversified and growing revenue streams, enhanced efficiency, and strong regional contributions and strong recovery of the Kenya banking business
During the quarter, the global environment demonstrated resilience with slightly stronger economic growth expected for the year. Easing global inflation rates has been helpful in an international landscape increasingly shaped by trade tensions and fragmentation. Most East African economies will retain the benefits of lower global oil prices which usefuly combine with high prices in export ommodities such as gold, copper, and coffee. Africa stands out as one of the most resilient regions, with nine of the top twenty fastest growing economies in the world for 2025 from the continent.
In East Africa, Rwanda and Uganda are global growth leaders with regional economic momentun supported by Tanzania and Kenya especially. inflation trends generally support stability with low inflation in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and substantial easing in the DRC. ‘While the region still stands to be comparatively better off regarding new trade tariffs, the end of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act presents a mixed bag that will need to be monitored.
The Group has developed and mapped its 2030 strategic plan to anchor the Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan (ARRP), with an ambition to have a presence in 15 countries and serve a hundred
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million customers by 2030. This ambition has necessitated the evolution of the core pillars, key enablers, and critica success factors. Governance and leadership continue to strengthen, focusing on capacity, competence, transparency, and experience. Systems and infrastructure have beer fully replaced with scalable, next-generation, Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies that are digital, machine learning-enabled, and based on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GĂI), with data analytics at the center of the Group’s strategy. Applications that leverage the capabilities of these systems and infrastructure, with inbuilt enhanced security and innovations, are being deployed. A go-to-market strategy has been developed for the roll-out of these transformational capabilities, delivered by a modern product house to enhance customer value propositions and solutions.
This allows the Group to serve a more diverse and segmented member market on the basis of industries, sectors, demographics, and customer-specific status. The Group’s organizational culture is undergoing transformation to embed customer centricity and market responsiveness as core values, integrity, professionalism, creativity, innovation, and teamwork, fostering a fit-for purpose human capital corps and attracting and retaining talented, skilled, and experienced staff.
Anchored in the ARRP and its Tri-Engine Business Model, the Group is demonstrating how financial institutions can catalyze inclusive and sustainable growth by aligning private capital with national and regional development priorities. Through blended finance, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem-building across key value chains, the Group is crowding in private investment to ;omplement public efforts, strengthen resilience, and unlock enterprise-driven transformation. This approach positions Equity Group not merely as a bank, but as an integrated Transformation Finance Institution, bridging philanthropy, development finance, and commercial capital to deliver sustainable prosperity across Africa.
