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Zuger Kantonalbank AGZUGER.SWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Switzerland · CHF·Financials›Regional Banks

Cantonal bank of Zug providing retail, corporate and mortgage banking in a wealthy, low-tax canton.

Momentum neutral 59
Mkt cap
$4.04B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
50%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$742,381
20-day average traded
P/B
2.03×
price to book
ROE
8.3%
delivered
Implied ROE
n/a
what the price asks
Close · CHFCHF 11,450
1D-1.3%
1W+1.3%
1M-0.4%
3M+12.2%
6M+8.0%
YTD+29.5%
1Y+30.4%
ATR %1.6%
52w lowhigh2.1% off high

What Zuger Kantonalbank does

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.

Products and services

  • Retail & mortgage banking
  • Corporate/SME banking
  • Wealth management

Customers

  • Retail depositors/borrowers
  • Zug-based companies incl. holding cos

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financials
  • Retail & commercial banking
  • Cantonal (regional) bank

What could go right

  • Zug's corporate relocation boom
  • Low-tax canton wealth inflows

What could go wrong

  • Interest rate/margin sensitivity
  • Regional concentration

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

Named competitors

Zuger Kantonalbank at a glance

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).

Relative performance

9510010511011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 109ZUGER.SW 109
Six months, rebased to 100: Zuger Kantonalbank against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Zuger Kantonalbank financials

Reported figures in CHF; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCHF 401MCHF 411MCHF 468MCHF 442MCHF 284M
Revenue growth—-12%+6%+55%—
Net incomeCHF 132MCHF 131MCHF 122MCHF 125MCHF 97.2M
Free cash flown/aCHF 152MCHF 104MCHF 162MCHF 64.8M
Capital expendituren/aCHF 16.0MCHF 14.9MCHF 17.8MCHF 76.3M
Total debtn/aCHF 4.49BCHF 4.29BCHF 4.08BCHF 4.45B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Zuger Kantonalbank 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

0%+10%-10%0%+10%CVBFBHWINDBFBP7337IBOCBANFCATYKARURVYSYAEQB5832BENWSBCUCBSFBSXXIRNSTALR8418ZUGER.SW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Zuger Kantonalbank is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%5%10%15%20%10×1.50×20×CVBFBHWINDBFBP7337IBOCBANFCATYKARURVYSYAEQB5832BENUCBSFBSXXIRNSTALR8418ZUGER.SWReturn 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. Zuger Kantonalbank is the large dot.

Zuger Kantonalbank competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (ZUGER.SW vs BEKN.SW vs WKBN.SW vs UBSG.SW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied 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%

How Zuger Kantonalbank 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.

Zuger Kantonalbank against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureZUGER.SWPeer medianRank 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 equity8.3%9.1%8th lowest of 21
Price / book2.03×1.27×4th most expensive of 21
Trailing P/E25.0×12.0×2nd most expensive of 19
ROE delivered8.3%9.3%7th lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Zuger Kantonalbank ZUGER.SWSwitzerland$4.04B+8%-10%8%2.03×n/a8.3%
CVB Financial CVBFUnited States$3.99B+12%+23%9%1.27×9.8%8.6%
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie BHW.WAPoland$4.09B+7%-22%17%1.72×17.1%16.7%
Independent Bank INDBUnited States$3.94B+8%+25%9%1.14×9.5%9.3%
First Bancorp FBPUnited States$3.92B+8%+3%19%2.09×15.7%19.4%
Hirogin 7337.TJapan$3.89B+9%+26%8%0.99×7.4%8.2%
International Bancshares IBOCUnited States$4.20B-8%+2%13%1.25×9.8%12.9%
BancFirst BANFUnited States$3.87B+2%-3%14%1.94×12.7%13.6%
Cathay General Bancorp CATYUnited States$4.24B+12%+3%12%1.39×11.8%12.2%
Karur Vysya Bank KARURVYSYA.NSIndia$3.80B+18%+14%21%2.32×30.7%21.0%
EQB EQB.TOCanada$3.79B+3%-4%0%1.44×12.8%-0.1%
Chugin Financial Group,Inc 5832.TJapan$3.76B+10%+34%8%0.86×6.5%8.3%
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank BEN.AXAustralia$4.36B+5%-6%6%0.93×11.0%5.6%
WesBanco WSBCUnited States$3.70B+13%+17%9%0.96×8.2%8.8%
United Community Banks UCBUnited States$4.43B+11%-18%4%1.26×10.9%4.1%
ServisFirst Bancshares SFBSUnited States$4.49B+2%+5%18%2.21×17.2%17.9%
Twenty One Capital XXIUnited States$3.57B-36%n/a-12%1.38×7.6%n/a
Renasant RNSTUnited States$3.55B-2%+20%9%0.93×9.5%8.7%
Alior Bank ALR.WAPoland$4.59B+15%-7%16%1.42×20.0%15.6%
Yamaguchi Financial 8418.TJapan$3.54B+6%+19%6%0.84×5.8%5.7%
First Interstate BancSystem FIBKUnited States$3.50B+4%-4%10%1.12×9.0%9.5%

Questions

Who are Zuger Kantonalbank's main competitors?
Named competitors: Berner Kantonalbank (BEKN.SW), Walliser Kantonalbank (WKBN.SW), UBS Group (UBSG.SW). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes CVB Financial (CVBF), Bank Handlowy w Warszawie (BHW.WA), Independent Bank (INDB), First Bancorp (FBP), Hirogin (7337.T), International Bancshares (IBOC).
Is Zuger Kantonalbank expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 2.03× against a peer median of 1.27×, 4th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has Zuger Kantonalbank stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +8.0% against +7.2% for the median peer; over one year +30.4%.

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.