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EGYPT'S TOP 50 LISTED COMPANIES 2025

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June 2025 English

Egypt's listed companies have demonstrated a robust performance in the last year, with the combined total assets of the top 50 companies in 2025 increasing by 33% as of December 2024 to $118.8 billion, which accounts for over 34% of the country's GDP.

The combined sales of the 50 companies increased by 34.5%, reaching $35.6 billion, while their total net profits grew by nearly 45% to $6.5 billion. They had a combined market cap of $35.1 billion as of April 2025, compared to $29.4 billion a year earlier, showing a 19.6% growth.

imageThe Commercial International Bank tops the list with $4.7 billion in market value and $23.8 billion in assets. It is followed by Elsewedy Electric, which generated sales of $4.5 billion. Banks and financial services companies dominate, with 17 entries, having generated $13.5 billion in total sales and $78.4 billion in assets. Industrial companies and those in real estate and construction follow, with seven entries each.

Methodology

We collected data from the Egyptian Exchange and ranked companies based on their reported sales, assets, and profits for the financial year of 2024 and market value as of April 25, 2025. Each metric was given equal weight, and companies with the same final scores were given the same rank.

We excluded companies that hadn't disclosed their 2024 full-year audited financial statements as of April 25, 2025. Currency exchange rates were taken as of April 25, 2025.

1 Commercial International Bank (CIB)

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab: CEO

Sector: Banks & Financial Services

Market value: $4.7 billion

Sales: $4.2 billion

Profits: $1.1 billion

Assets: $23.8 billion

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