Kayode Tokede
Nigerian Exchange Group Plc has reported revenue earlier than tax of N20.6 billion for the 9 months ended September 30 2026, up 83.3 per cent from N11.2 billion in the identical interval of 2025.
The group in its revenue & loss figures declared a revenue after tax of N14.7 billion in 9 months of 2026, a 86.4 per cent enhance from N7.9 billion reported in 9 months of 2025.
The 86.4 per cent revenue progress is above the group’s full-year 2025 revenue after tax of N10.5 billion, with 1 / 4 of the yr nonetheless to run.
The efficiency displays a structural shift in Nigeria’s capital market: extra buyers, more and more retail and more and more onboarding by way of digital self-service channels, buying and selling extra usually throughout a deeper market.
NGX group is changing that exercise into earnings whereas bettering effectivity and investing in the individuals and infrastructure the following part of progress requires.
Earnings per share was N5.33 for the interval, reflecting the enlarged share base following the 1-for-3 bonus challenge permitted by shareholders in April 2026 (9 months of 2025 restated for the bonus challenge: N2.68).
Share of revenue from equity-accounted investees rose 69.6% to N5.7 billion, pushed primarily by Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS), underlining the worth of the Group’s place throughout the market worth chain.
Commenting on the outcomes, the Group Chairman, Umaru Kwairanga, mentioned: “These results show what a well governed and strategically astute market institution can deliver as Nigeria’s capital market deepens.”
Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Temi Popoola, mentioned: “More Nigerians are investing, and more of them are doing it digitally. That broadening participation more than doubled our transaction revenue and is creating real wealth for investors. We are investing ahead of that curve, in our people, our infrastructure and our technology roadmap, so that the market can absorb the next wave of investors efficiently and securely.”
