KBC Group (KBCSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KBC Group NV is a Belgium-based financial group that provides banking and insurance services to individuals, businesses and institutional clients. Through its banking operations, the company offers deposit accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, payment services, investment products, wealth management, leasing and corporate finance. Its insurance activities include life and non-life insurance, including coverage for property, automobiles, health and other personal and commercial risks.

KBC primarily serves customers in Belgium and selected Central and Eastern European markets, including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria. The group combines banking and insurance services through an integrated business model, with digital platforms and mobile banking applications forming an important part of its customer offering. KBC also provides services to small and medium-sized enterprises, larger corporations and private-banking clients.

The group traces its origins to Belgian financial institutions established in the 19th century and was formed in 1998 through the combination of Kredietbank, CERA Bank and ABB Insurance. KBC Group is headquartered in Brussels and operates through subsidiaries including KBC Bank and KBC Insurance. Luc Popelier has served as chief executive officer since July 2025.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $74.91 to $75.63
• 50-Day Range: $67.32 to $77.91
• 52-Week Range: $56.86 to $78.02
• Volume: 11,452 shs
• Average Volume: 15,953 shs
• Market Capitalization: $62.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.27
• Dividend Yield: 4.25%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

KBC Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KBC Group scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

KBC Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KBC Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KBC Group are expected to grow by 15.16% in the coming year, from $5.87 to $6.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KBC Group is 14.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KBC Group is 14.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.62.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KBC Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.96. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KBC Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of KBC Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KBC Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.28, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KBC Group has recently decreased by 1.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

KBC Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

KBC Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KBC Group is 60.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KBC Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.19% next year. This indicates that KBC Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for KBC Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KBC Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

KBC Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KBCSY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:KBCSY
• CIK: 1411133
• Web: www.kbc.com
• Phone: (327) 835-3137
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 39,803
• Year Founded: 1989

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.79
• P/E Growth: 0.96
• Net Income: $4.04 billion
• Net Margins: 15.58%
• Pretax Margin: 20.09%
• Return on Equity: 13.42%
• Return on Assets: 0.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.36
• Cash Flow: $5.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.85
• Book Value: $37.90 per share
• Price / Book: 1.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 835,330,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $62.70 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59