Based on a comparison of 14 banks in China, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China produced the highest net profit in 2018, followed by China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China.
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China made a net profit of CNY 293,170 mil, up 4.10% compared to the previous year. Historically, the bank’s net profit reached an all time high of CNY 293,170 mil in 2018 and an all time low of CNY 5,220 mil in 2000. The average profit in the last five years amounted to CNY 279,838 mil.
The bank generated an average return on equity of 15.5% for its shareholders in the last five years with a maximum of 19.7% and a minimum of 13.2%.
Comparing Industrial & Commercial Bank of China with its closest peers, China Construction Bank generated a net profit of CNY 254,655 mil with a ROE of 13.6% in 2018, Agricultural Bank of China netted CNY 202,783 mil (ROE of 13.1%) and Bank of China announced a net profit of CNY 180,086 mil giving a ROE of 10.9%.
You can see all the banks net profit data on the Net Profit indicator page or you can download a report on the Chinese banks in the report section.
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