Kenya’s major banks are closing 2025 on a high, with Q3 results showing broad-based profit growth anchored on higher interest income and improving asset quality. NCBA, DTB, I&M and other listed lenders reported solid jumps in nine-month earnings, while bigger players like KCB and Absa delivered higher net interest income and single- to double-digit profit growth despite softer non-funded revenue lines.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Mid-tier institutions are also participating in the rally: Family Bank, for example, announced a roughly 56 percent rise in profit after tax to about KSh 3.6 billion for the nine months to September, supported by a double-digit expansion in the loan book, a larger government securities portfolio and easing funding costs. The earnings momentum, set against an economy projected to grow above 5 percent with moderating inflation, positions banks to enter December with strong capital generation and room to sustain dividends and lending—provided credit quality holds.
