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Awash Bank AWAB

2,411.61ETB

-2.78%

Last traded price · 19 Aug 2026 · refreshes every 60 seconds

Market closedOpens 9:00 AM (EAT)

Awash Bank is listed on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange under the ticker AWAB, where it has traded since 23 April 2026. Listed capital is 37.9B birr across 37,896,928 shares. Prices, financial statements and filings on this page come from ESX and Awash Bank's published annual reports, and are for information only, not investment advice.

Key statistics

Previous close2,411.61ETB
Market capitalisation91.4BETB
Price to earnings3.6
Shares in issue37,896,928
Range · 51 sessions-19.53%
2,201.002,997.06

25 Jun 202619 Aug 2026

Overview

Valuation

Price to book

1.15

Earnings per share (FY2025)

671.31ETB

Book value / share

2,093.41ETB

Returns

Return on equity

32.1%

Return on assets

4.2%

Shareholder equity

58.4BETB

Scale

Employees

20,920

Branches

989

Profit / employee

894.5KETB

Deposits / branch

362.3METB

AWASH BANK · Banking · Ethiopia. Balance-sheet figures as reported for FY2025; per-share and valuation figures combine those with the last traded ESX price.

Annual report More on the Data Hub

Price history

Daily closing price for AWAB over the most recent ESX trading sessions.

2,411.61ETB-19.53%

25 Jun 2026 – 19 Aug 2026 · 51 sessions

2,000.002,500.003,000.00
25 Jun 202619 Aug 2026

Financials

Balance sheet as reported for financial year 2025.

Total assets

442.6B ETB

Deposits

358.4B ETB

Loans

219.6B ETB

Profit after tax

18.7B ETB

Loan / deposit

61.3%

Paid-up capital

27.9B ETB

FY2025

Assets

442.6B

56.7% YoY

Deposits

358.4B

54.2% YoY

Loans

219.6B

19.7% YoY

600.0B400.0B200.0B0
AWASH BANK key figures by financial year
YearAssetsDepositsProfitROE
2025442.6B358.4B18.7B32.1%
2024282.4B232.4B8.7B22.9%
2023224.0B187.4B7.0B25.0%
2022174.5B132.4B4.0B22.6%
2021145.6B108.4B3.3B22.7%

Figures as reported by AWASH BANK for FY2025. Ratios are calculated from the reported balance sheet.

Annual report More on the Data Hub

Technicals

Oscillators and moving averages over the last 51 daily ESX closes, summed into one rating. Computed from published closing prices only. Not a substitute for research, and not investment advice.

Oscillators

Sell

Sell
3
Neutral
1
Buy
1

Summary

Strong sellNeutralStrong buy

Strong sell

Sell
9
Neutral
1
Buy
1

Moving averages

Strong sell

Sell
6
Neutral
0
Buy
0

Oscillators

NameValueAction
Relative Strength Index (7)26.46buy
Relative Strength Index (14)36.76neutral
MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.55sell
Rate of change (5)-2.81%sell
Rate of change (10)-3.87%sell

Moving averages

NameValueAction
Simple moving average (5)2453.35sell
Simple moving average (10)2468.72sell
Simple moving average (20)2498.17sell
Exponential moving average (5)2443.28sell
Exponential moving average (10)2464.37sell
Exponential moving average (20)2496.63sell

Company info

Legal name
Awash Bank Share Company
Sector
Banking
Industry
Financial Services – Banking
Board chair
Ato Gure Kumssa Deressa
Headquarters
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Incorporated
10 Nov 1994
Listed on ESX
23 Apr 2026
Market
Main Market
Security type
Equity
Shareholders
12,143
Listed shares
37,896,928
Employees
20,920
Auditor
Audit Service Corporation (ASC)
Telephone
0115-57-12-54 / 0115-57-13-24

Board & executives

  • Ato Gure Kumssa Deressa

    Chairman

  • Ato Kedeme Teshome Woldeyes

    Vice Chairman,

  • W/ro Abaynesh Merga Jena

    Board Director,

  • Ato Arega Gella Hedu

    Board Director

Company details as filed with the Ethiopian Securities Exchange. ESX listed-companies register

Filings & reports

Documents and filings

Awash Bank news

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    Awash Bank has quietly crossed a milestone that says more about Ethiopia’s financial future than any ribbon-cutting ceremony ever could. Over the past six months, transactions processed through the bank’s digital payment platforms exceeded ETB 1 trillion, a signal that electronic payments are no longer peripheral—they’re becoming core infrastructure. The announcement came as Awash launched

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