Dubai, UAE – The net profits of 16 banks listed on local financial markets increased by more than 9.8% over the past year.
It was supported by increased operating revenues and strong financial solvency for banks.
This reflects the role of the banking sector as a key lever for national economic growth, and confirms its strength and durability.
According to a survey conducted in the Dubai Financial and Abu Dhabi Securities Markets, the total combined net profits of these banks amounted to approximately AED 89.71 billion during the past year.
Compared to 81.68 billion dirhams in the previous year, 2024, an increase of about 8.03 billion dirhams.
Dubai Financial
Six banks listed on the Dubai Financial Market achieved net profits of AED 42.85 billion last year.
Emirates NBD topped the list with net profits of AED 24 billion, while Dubai Islamic Bank came in second with net profits of AED 7.8 billion.
Mashreq Bank followed with net profits of AED 6.97 billion, while Dubai Commercial Bank came in fourth with net profits of AED 3.5 billion.
Ajman Bank recorded net profits exceeding 500 million dirhams, while Emirates Investment Bank achieved net profits of 83 million dirhams.
Abu Dhabi Market
The survey showed that 10 banks listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange recorded net profits of AED 46.86 billion during the past year.
Compared to the previous year’s profits of AED 37.97 billion, with a growth of 23.4% year-on-year.
First Abu Dhabi Bank topped the list with net profits of AED 21.19 billion.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank came in second with net profits of AED 11.44 billion, followed by Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank with net profits of AED 7.07 billion.
Ras Al Khaimah National Bank recorded net profits of AED 2.61 billion, followed by Sharjah Islamic Bank with net profits of AED 1.3 billion.
Bank Al Fujairah came in sixth with net profits of AED 1.2 billion, followed by Bank Al Sharjah with net profits of AED 729 million.
Umm Al Quwain Bank came in eighth place with net profits of 580 million dirhams.
It was followed in ninth place by the United Arab Bank, with net profits amounting to 437 million dirhams, and in tenth place came the Commercial International Bank, with net profits exceeding 294 million dirhams.
6 banks
Six banks accounted for the largest share of the net profits of 16 banks listed on the UAE financial markets during the past year.
They are Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Mashreq Bank.
These banks achieved a profit of 78.47 billion dirhams.
Equivalent to approximately 87.47% of the total consolidated net profits of banks listed on the UAE financial markets.
The net profits of the six banks increased by 7.8% year-on-year in 2025.
Compared to net profits estimated at approximately 72.77 billion dirhams in the previous year, 2024.
