Pakistani Banking Stocks Top Asia-Pacific Rankings

Pakistani banking stocks top Asia-Pacific rankings

Seven Pakistani banking stocks ranked among the top performers in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, supported by a combination of low base valuations, improving profitability, a relatively high interest-rate environment, balance-sheet clean-up, and renewed investor confidence in Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook during the year. Pakistani banking stocks were led by the Bank of Punjab (BOP), the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Askari Bank Limited …

S&P Global ranks Pakistani banks among Asia’s top performers

Pakistan banks delivered some of the highest total returns to investors among banks in Asia-Pacific in 2025, reported S&P Global. “The Bank of Punjab reported total returns of 333.8% for its investors in 2025, ranking it top among Asia-Pacific banks with a market capitalisation exceeding $100 million covered by S&P Global Market Intelligence,” read the report. The National Bank of Pakistan was ranked second with total returns of 301.3%, while As…