Cantonal bank of Zug providing retail, corporate and mortgage banking in a wealthy, low-tax canton.
Cantonal bank of Zug providing retail, corporate and mortgage banking in a wealthy, low-tax canton.
Earns most from the gap between loan and mortgage interest and deposit costs, with mortgages on Zug homes and property the biggest lending line, plus fees from wealth management and payments. The canton of Zug is the owner and stands behind the bank with a guarantee.
Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, brand, distribution). State guarantee and deep ties to Zug's wealthy, business-dense local economy.
Headquarters: Zug, Switzerland · Founded: 1892 · Employees: 521
Size Zuger Kantonalbank (ZUGER.SW) is a Switzerland Financials company (Regional Banks) with a market value of $4.04B, the 64th largest of 158 Switzerland companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CHF 11,450 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 8.0%, against +7.2% for the median peer and +11.6% for the Switzerland market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 10.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.1%); the operating margin is 43.6% (peer median 43.8%).
Valuation It trades at 2.03× book value against a peer median of 1.27× (4th most expensive of 21).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CHF 401M | CHF 411M | CHF 468M | CHF 442M | CHF 284M |
| Revenue growth | — | -12% | +6% | +55% | — |
| Net income | CHF 132M | CHF 131M | CHF 122M | CHF 125M | CHF 97.2M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | CHF 152M | CHF 104M | CHF 162M | CHF 64.8M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | CHF 16.0M | CHF 14.9M | CHF 17.8M | CHF 76.3M |
| Total debt | n/a | CHF 4.49B | CHF 4.29B | CHF 4.08B | CHF 4.45B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuger Kantonalbank ZUGER.SW | $4.04B | +8% | -10% | 8% | 2.03× | n/a |
| Berner Kantonalbank BEKN.SW | $5.07B | +17% | -4% | 7% | 1.34× | n/a |
| Walliser Kantonalbank WKBN.SW | $3.15B | +4% | -12% | 5% | 1.50× | n/a |
| UBS UBSG.SW | $148B | +13% | -5% | 11% | 1.62× | 8.4% |
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| Measure | ZUGER.SW | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -0.4% | +4.5% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +8.0% | +7.2% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 9.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Price / book | 2.03× | 1.27× | 4th most expensive of 21 |
| Trailing P/E | 25.0× | 12.0× | 2nd most expensive of 19 |
| ROE delivered | 8.3% | 9.3% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuger Kantonalbank ZUGER.SW | Switzerland | $4.04B | +8% | -10% | 8% | 2.03× | n/a | 8.3% |
| CVB Financial CVBF | United States | $3.99B | +12% | +23% | 9% | 1.27× | 9.8% | 8.6% |
| Bank Handlowy w Warszawie BHW.WA | Poland | $4.09B | +7% | -22% | 17% | 1.72× | 17.1% | 16.7% |
| Independent Bank INDB | United States | $3.94B | +8% | +25% | 9% | 1.14× | 9.5% | 9.3% |
| First Bancorp FBP | United States | $3.92B | +8% | +3% | 19% | 2.09× | 15.7% | 19.4% |
| Hirogin 7337.T | Japan | $3.89B | +9% | +26% | 8% | 0.99× | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| International Bancshares IBOC | United States | $4.20B | -8% | +2% | 13% | 1.25× | 9.8% | 12.9% |
| BancFirst BANF | United States | $3.87B | +2% | -3% | 14% | 1.94× | 12.7% | 13.6% |
| Cathay General Bancorp CATY | United States | $4.24B | +12% | +3% | 12% | 1.39× | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| Karur Vysya Bank KARURVYSYA.NS | India | $3.80B | +18% | +14% | 21% | 2.32× | 30.7% | 21.0% |
| EQB EQB.TO | Canada | $3.79B | +3% | -4% | 0% | 1.44× | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| Chugin Financial Group,Inc 5832.T | Japan | $3.76B | +10% | +34% | 8% | 0.86× | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Bendigo & Adelaide Bank BEN.AX | Australia | $4.36B | +5% | -6% | 6% | 0.93× | 11.0% | 5.6% |
| WesBanco WSBC | United States | $3.70B | +13% | +17% | 9% | 0.96× | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| United Community Banks UCB | United States | $4.43B | +11% | -18% | 4% | 1.26× | 10.9% | 4.1% |
| ServisFirst Bancshares SFBS | United States | $4.49B | +2% | +5% | 18% | 2.21× | 17.2% | 17.9% |
| Twenty One Capital XXI | United States | $3.57B | -36% | n/a | -12% | 1.38× | 7.6% | n/a |
| Renasant RNST | United States | $3.55B | -2% | +20% | 9% | 0.93× | 9.5% | 8.7% |
| Alior Bank ALR.WA | Poland | $4.59B | +15% | -7% | 16% | 1.42× | 20.0% | 15.6% |
| Yamaguchi Financial 8418.T | Japan | $3.54B | +6% | +19% | 6% | 0.84× | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| First Interstate BancSystem FIBK | United States | $3.50B | +4% | -4% | 10% | 1.12× | 9.0% | 9.5% |