Ecobank returns to dividend payout after record $801m profit in 2025

Ecobank Group recorded Profit Before Tax of US$801 million for the year ended 31 December 2025, representing a 21 per cent increase year-on-year. The Bank’s Net revenues rose 17 percent to US$2.45 billion during the 2025 financial year, driven by growth across the Group’s businesses and regions, and Pre-provision, pre-tax operating profit rose 29 percent to US$1.265 billion, reflecting strong earnings. The results were presented to shareholders at the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lomé on 4 June 2026, according to a statement issued in Lusaka on Friday.

Bank shareholders also approved all resolutions tabled at the AGM, including the audited financial statements for FY2025. A final dividend of 0.16 US cents per share was approved, marking Ecobank’s first distribution to shareholders since 2022. The total dividend payout amounts to about $40 million and validates the Group’s Growth, Transformation and Returns strategy.

Speaking at the AGM, Chairperson of the Board, Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, said the bank’s strong 2025 financial performance has marked the return to dividend payments to our shareholders. “This $40 million dividend is a direct reflection of the resilience of our unrivalled pan-African model, institutional maturity and our staff’s skill and discipline,” Ndiaye said. He stated that the achievement was a good illustration of the absolute confidence in the strength of the Group to continue delivering sustainable growth and value across the continent.

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Ndiaye added that the Group’s performance demonstrated the benefits of a diversified business model operating across multiple African markets and sectors, allowing Ecobank to capture growth opportunities while maintaining resilience through varying economic cycles Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Awori said the results reflected shareholder confidence in the GTR strategy and the Group’s role in transforming payments and trade across its 34 markets. Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Group, said the bank’s shareholders once again strongly reaffirmed their confidence in the Growth, Transformation, and Returns (GTR) strategy. “Thanks to our deliberate and structured approach to growth, we are bringing value to our shareholders while transforming payments and trade across our 34 markets.

Steadily, our pan African model is building the infrastructure that will enable the future of the continent’s financial architecture,” Awori said. The group shareholders also approved the re-election of Directors and appointment of Cathia Lawson Hall as a new Director and endorsed both the Group’s FY2025 performance and the strategic direction set by the Board and management.

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