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‎Dubai banks Q2 results 10% above consensus

Source
Argaam - UAE News
Source link
https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1925330
Published
2026-08-03 10:30:00
Discovered by ProcIntel
2026-08-03 15:27:09
Category
GCC Spotlight
Geography
UAE
Organisations
—
Review status
Pending
Record type
REAL

Summary

‎<p class="ckeCaption" ><span ><span class="ckeCaption" ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/005c83ef-b1fa-4a22-8325-410bbaf212bd.png" ></span></span>Actual profit of most banks were broadly positive versus research estimates for Q2 2026</p> <hr> <p>DFM-listed banks reported Q2 2026 results that exceeded the consensus forecasts tracked byArgaam.</p> <p><br> Banks aggregate net profit covered by research firms reached AED 11.35 billion, compared with the consensus forecast of AED 10.32 billion, a rise of 10%.</p> <p><br> Actual profit of most banks were broadly positive versus research estimates for Q2 2026.<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/emirates-nbd/overview" target="_blank">Emirates NBD</a>beat forecasts by 6%, while<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/mashreq/overview" target="_blank">Mashreqbank</a>,<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/dubai-islamic/overview" target="_blank">Dubai Islamic Bank</a> (DIB), and<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/commercial-dubai/overview" target="_blank">Commercial Bank of Dubai</a>(CBD) posted earnings ahead of consensus by 25%, 15%, and 2%, respectively, for the quarter.</p> <p>Conversely,<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/ajman-bank/overview" target="_blank">Ajman Bank</a> actual earnings were 2% below the consensus forecast for Q2 2026.</p> <p><br> The following table shows banks’ results versus consensus research forecasts for Q2 2026 earnings:</p> <p></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="5" > <p><strong><span >Consensus forecasts vs. actual results – AED mln</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Bank</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span >Number of analysts</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span >Q2 2026 (consensus)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span >Q2 2026</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >)</span></span></span><span >actual</span></strong><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >(</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span >Variance</span></strong><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span > (%)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Emirates NBD</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >6,063.5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >6,416.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >+6%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Dubai Islamic Bank</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >7</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1,615.3</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1,855.9</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >+15%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Mashreqbank</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >2</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1,656.5</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >2,072.1</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >+25%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Commercial Bank of Dubai </span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >867.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >885.6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >+2%</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Ajman Bank</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >119.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >116.9</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >(2%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Total</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >7</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >10,321.3</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >11,346.5</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >+10%</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br> Seven research firms provided their earnings forecasts for DFM-listed banks in Q2 2026. First Abu Dhabi Securities delivered the most accurate estimates for both<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/mashreq/overview" target="_blank">Mashreqbank</a>and<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/commercial-dubai/overview" target="_blank">Commercial Bank of Dubai</a>, as well as for<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/ajman-bank/overview" target="_blank">Ajman Bank</a>.<br> <br> Meanwhile, Financial and Investment Securities was closest to consensus for<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/emirates-nbd/overview" target="_blank">Emirates NBD</a>, while United Securities reported the most accurate forecast for<a href="https://www.argaam.com/ae-ar/companies/dfm/dubai-islamic/overview" target="_blank">Dubai Islamic Bank</a>.</p> <p><br> The table below shows which research houses were closest to analyst consensus for the banks’ Q2 2026 results:</p> <p></p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p><strong><span >Closest research house forecasts for Q2 2026 – AED mln</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Item</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span >Q2 2026</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span >(Actual)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span >Q2 2026</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span >(Forecast)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><strong><span >Closest research houses</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Emirates NBD</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >6,416.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >6,211.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span >Financial and Investment Securities</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Dubai Islamic Bank</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1,855.9</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1,678.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span >United Securities</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Mashreqbank</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >2,072.1</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >1,745.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span >First Abu Dhabi Securities</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Commercial Bank of Dubai</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >885.6</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >867.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span >First Abu Dhabi Securities</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p><strong><span >Ajman Bank</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >116.9</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span dir="RTL"><span ><span >119.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p><span >First Abu Dhabi Securities</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> <p dir="RTL" ></p>

Procurement Relevance Gate

FAIL — score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-03 15:27:09
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
  • geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"

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