ICBC (601398)

Ratings

5 / 5

Dividend

5

2 / 5

Investing

2

2 / 5

ESG

2

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) is headquartered in Beijing and founded in 1984, the bank listed its shares in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2006. It is China’s largest by asset scale and by share of lending and deposits. Central Huijin Investment (China’s sovereign wealth fund manager) and China’s Ministry of Finance are ICBC’s two largest shareholders, each with a stake of around 35%. ICBC operates 16,270 outlets. Among these outlets, 417 outlets are located in 42 countries and regions overseas. Corporate banking, retail banking, and wholesale banking accounted for 43%, 42%, and 14% of total revenue, respectively; and 33%, 46%, and 20% of profit before tax in 2021. Overseas banking and other business contributed 15% of total revenue and 11% of profit before tax in 2021.

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