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SpareBank 1 SMNMING.OLCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Norway · NOK·Financials›Savings Banks

Regional Norwegian savings bank serving Trondheim and Central Norway, part of the SpareBank 1 alliance.

≈ A Norwegian regional savings bank for Central Norway (Trondheim)Momentum leader 88
Mkt cap
$3.38B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
65%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.43M
20-day average traded
P/B
1.08×
price to book
ROE
8.8%
delivered
Implied ROE
7.0%
what the price asks
Official | Implied
Aa3 / A
agencies · bond market
Next earnings
97 days
11 Feb 2027
Close · NOKNOK 217.95
1D-0.9%
1W+0.8%
1M+4.1%
3M+12.7%
6M+16.3%
YTD+5.8%
1Y+14.6%
ATR %1.8%
52w lowhigh2.3% off high

What SpareBank 1 SMN does

Regional Norwegian savings bank serving Trondheim and Central Norway, part of the SpareBank 1 alliance.

Earns mainly from the gap between loan interest and deposit costs in Central Norway, with extra income from its shares of the SpareBank 1 alliance's insurance, asset-management and payments companies, which it co-owns with other savings banks. The listed securities are equity certificates, which work like shares but give limited control rights.

In one line: A Norwegian regional savings bank for Central Norway (Trondheim).

Products and services

  • Retail banking
  • Corporate/SME banking
  • Insurance & asset management
  • Real estate brokerage

Customers

  • Retail customers and businesses in Trondelag/Centr

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Banking
  • Regional savings bank
  • Retail & corporate banking

What could go right

  • Regional economic growth (aquaculture, energy)
  • Rate environment supporting NIM

What could go wrong

  • Regional economic concentration risk
  • Competition from larger national banks

Moat: narrow (switching costs, distribution). Dominant regional deposit franchise built through savings bank heritage in Central Norway.

Headquarters: Trondheim, Norway · Founded: 1823 · Employees: 1,899

Named competitors

SpareBank 1 SMN at a glance

Size SpareBank 1 SMN (MING.OL) is a Norway Financials company (Savings Banks) with a market value of $3.38B, the 27th largest of 115 Norway companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NOK 217.95 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 16.3%, against +9.2% for the median peer and +2.7% for the Norway market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 14 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 5.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.9%); the operating margin is 47.4% (peer median 39.8%).

Valuation It trades at 1.08× book value against a peer median of 1.18× (6th cheapest of 14).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 7.0%; SpareBank 1 SMN delivers 8.8%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Credit SpareBank 1 SMN has 5 bonds outstanding ($2.01B), rated Aa3 by the agencies and trading like A at a weighted spread of 75 bp.

Next results Next results expected around 11 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10011012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026MING.OL 117Peer median 110
Six months, rebased to 100: SpareBank 1 SMN against the median of its 14 peers (local-currency closes).

SpareBank 1 SMN financials

Reported figures in NOK; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNOK 15.7BNOK 16.4BNOK 16.2BNOK 14.0BNOK 8.10B
Revenue growth—+1%+15%+73%—
Net incomeNOK 2.54BNOK 2.76BNOK 2.90BNOK 2.22BNOK 1.48B
Free cash flowNOK 5.64BNOK 3.25BNOK 3.72BNOK 6.71B-NOK 4.00B
Capital expenditureNOK 109MNOK 148MNOK 241MNOK 95.0MNOK 89.0M
Total debtNOK 56.6BNOK 59.3BNOK 69.0BNOK 63.2BNOK 66.3B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

SpareBank 1 SMN competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-10%0%+10%+20%0%+5%+10%SPOLCLBKPFSWSFSTFSLNWBISHAWOCFCTFINSTBSB1NOCFFNTRSTMING.OL6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. SpareBank 1 SMN is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

5%10%10×20×SPOLCLBKPFSWSFSTFSLNWBISHAWOCFCTFINSTBSB1NOCFFNTRSTMING.OLReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. SpareBank 1 SMN is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

5%10%15%5%10%15%SPOLCLBKPFSWSFSTFSLNWBISHAWOCFCTFINSTBSB1NOCFFNTRSTMING.OLROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. SpareBank 1 SMN is the large dot.

SpareBank 1 SMN competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (MING.OL vs NONG.OL vs SPOL.OL vs DNB.OL)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
SpareBank 1 SMN MING.OL$3.38B+16%-6%9%1.08×7.0%
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge NONG.OL$1.96B+26%-4%8%0.93×6.6%
Sparebank 1 Ostlandet SPOL.OL$3.01B+9%-2%9%1.09×7.1%
DNB Bank DNB.OL$50.0B+16%-8%15%1.76×11.2%
Sparebanken Norge SBNOR.OL$3.78B+8%+62%7%0.71×6.1%

How SpareBank 1 SMN compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

SpareBank 1 SMN against its 14 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureMING.OLPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+4.1%+4.0%8th highest of 15
6-month return+16.3%+9.2%4th highest of 14
Return on equity8.8%10.0%6th lowest of 14
Price / book1.08×1.18×6th cheapest of 14
Trailing P/E12.4×13.7×6th cheapest of 14
ROE the price implies7.0%9.3%2nd least demanding of 14
ROE delivered8.8%10.0%6th lowest of 14
Bond spread75 bpn/a—

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
SpareBank 1 SMN MING.OLNorway$3.38B+16%-6%9%1.08×7.0%8.8%
Sparebank 1 Ostlandet SPOL.OLNorway$3.01B+9%-2%9%1.09×7.1%9.1%
Columbia Financial CLBKUnited States$2.99B+25%+23%2%0.95×6.2%2.3%
Provident Financial Services PFSUnited States$2.99B+2%+4%11%1.05×9.2%11.0%
WSFS Financial WSFSUnited States$3.99B+10%+2%12%1.53×12.4%12.4%
TFS Financial TFSLUnited States$4.61B+9%+6%5%2.72×18.1%5.1%
Northwest Bancshares NWBIUnited States$2.23B+10%+13%11%1.18×9.3%10.7%
Shawbrook SHAW.LUnited Kingdom$1.96B-12%+5%12%0.79×8.0%12.2%
OceanFirst Financial OCFCUnited States$1.82B-4%+31%2%0.75×8.1%2.3%
Triumph Financial TFINUnited States$1.46B-8%+13%5%1.57×17.5%5.3%
American Savings Bank N.A ASBHUnited States$1.30Bn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Storebrand STB.OLNorway$8.94B+13%+40%14%2.56×16.1%13.9%
Sparebank 1 Sor-norge SB1NO.OLNorway$9.31B+24%-5%13%1.69×12.4%12.5%
Capitol Federal Financial CFFNUnited States$1.06B+7%+6%8%1.04×8.4%8.4%
TrustCo Bank Corp NY TRSTUnited States$947M+17%+6%10%1.50×10.7%10.0%

SpareBank 1 SMN bonds and credit

SpareBank 1 SMN has 5 bonds outstanding with $2.01B face value. The agencies rate it Aa3; its bonds trade like A. Weighted yield 3.72%, a spread of 75 bp over government bonds.

Every bond, yield and spread in the cockpit →

Questions

Who are SpareBank 1 SMN's main competitors?
Named competitors: SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (NONG.OL), Sparebank 1 Ostlandet (SPOL.OL), DNB Bank (DNB.OL), Sparebanken Norge (SBNOR.OL). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Sparebank 1 Ostlandet (SPOL.OL), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Provident Financial Services (PFS), WSFS Financial (WSFS), TFS Financial (TFSL), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI).
Is SpareBank 1 SMN expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.08× against a peer median of 1.18×, 6th cheapest of 14 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 7.0%; SpareBank 1 SMN delivers 8.8%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has SpareBank 1 SMN stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +16.3% against +9.2% for the median peer; over one year +14.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.