China Merchants Bank made a net profit of CNY 80,560 mil in 2018, up 14.8% compared to the previous year. This implies a return on equity of 15.7%.
Historically, the bank’s net profit reached an all time high of CNY 80,560 mil in 2018 and an all time low of CNY 1,847 mil in 2002. The average profit in the last five years amounted to CNY 65,280 mil.
The bank generated its shareholders an average return on equity of 16.8% in the last five years with maximum at 19.2% and minimum at 15.7%
Comparing China Merchants Bank with its closest peers, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China generated a net profit of CNY 293,170 mil with ROE of 13.2% in 2018, China Construction Bank netted CNY 254,655 mil (ROE of 13.6%) and China CITIC Bank announced a net profit of CNY 44,513 mil implying ROE of 10.3%.
China Merchants Bank has been ranked 40th within the group of 146 banks we follow in terms of return on equity in 2018.
You can see all the bank’s data at China Merchants Bank Profile, or you can download a report on the bank in the report section.
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