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Equity Group Holdings Plc
Jurisdiction: KenyaRegistry ID: ISIN KE0000000554Entity ID: ent_equity-group-holdings_1
status: activeas of 31 Oct 2026reviewed 31 Oct 2026draft
Identity
Trading names: Equity, Equity Bank
Sector: Banking, Financial services
Group Managing Director and CEO: Dr James Mwangi B Equity Group Holdings Plc, Equity Group Holdings Plc reports full-year 2024 results (Profit After Tax of Kshs 48.8 billion) (27 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
website: https://equitygroupholdings.com B Equity Group Holdings Plc, Equity Group Holdings Plc reports full-year 2024 results (Profit After Tax of Kshs 48.8 billion) (27 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Operations
Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Services: Retail and commercial banking, Regional banking subsidiaries, Financial services
Public-sector counterparties: Central Bank of Kenya
Attributed claim · as of 27 Mar 2025
Equity Group describes itself as operating across six markets in the region, with regional subsidiaries contributing 49% of total assets. — Equity Group Holdings Plc (full-year 2024 results release)
B Equity Group Holdings Plc, Equity Group Holdings Plc reports full-year 2024 results (Profit After Tax of Kshs 48.8 billion) (27 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Assessment
What is confirmed, what is attributed, what is disputed and what remains open — kept separate by design.
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
Equity Group Holdings is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange under symbol EQTY (ISIN KE0000000554) in the Banking segment.
A Nairobi Securities Exchange, Listed Companies — Equity Group Holdings (EQTY, ISIN KE0000000554), Banking segment () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
Equity Group Holdings Limited is an authorised non-operating bank holding company under the Central Bank of Kenya (authorised 31 December 2014); its licensed banking subsidiary Equity Bank Kenya Limited has been licensed since 28 December 2004.
A Central Bank of Kenya, Directory of Licenced Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-Operating Bank Holding Companies — Equity Group Holdings Limited (NOHC) and Equity Bank Kenya Limited (1 Jul 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Attributed claim · as of 31 Oct 2026
Equity Group reported profit after tax of Kshs 48.8 billion for the full year 2024 (up 12%), with regional subsidiaries contributing 49% of total assets, and identifies Dr James Mwangi as Group Managing Director and CEO. — Equity Group Holdings Plc (full-year 2024 results release, 27 March 2025)
B Equity Group Holdings Plc, Equity Group Holdings Plc reports full-year 2024 results (Profit After Tax of Kshs 48.8 billion) (27 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Unanswered question · as of 31 Oct 2026
The group's company-registry number and certificate-of-incorporation date in Kenya were not confirmed from an official companies registry as of this review; the identifier used here is the NSE ISIN.
A Nairobi Securities Exchange, Listed Companies — Equity Group Holdings (EQTY, ISIN KE0000000554), Banking segment () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Unanswered question · as of 31 Oct 2026
A consolidated group total-assets figure for full-year 2024 was not stated in the primary release checked (which gave only the 49% subsidiary share), so it is not recorded here.
B Equity Group Holdings Plc, Equity Group Holdings Plc reports full-year 2024 results (Profit After Tax of Kshs 48.8 billion) (27 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Evidence library
Full evidence library → — primary records first.
regulatory notice · 1 Jul 2026
The Central Bank of Kenya's directory of licensed banks and authorised non-operating bank holding companies lists Equity Group Holdings Limited as an authorised non-operating bank holding company (date authorised 31 December 2014) whose licensed subsidiary is Equity Bank Kenya Limited (licensed 28 December 2004, peer group 'Large').
A Central Bank of Kenya, Directory of Licenced Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-Operating Bank Holding Companies — Equity Group Holdings Limited (NOHC) and Equity Bank Kenya Limited (1 Jul 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary banking-regulator record confirming the holding company's authorisation and its licensed Kenyan bank subsidiary.
filing ·
The Nairobi Securities Exchange lists Equity Group Holdings under trading symbol EQTY, ISIN KE0000000554, in the Banking segment ('Equity Group Holdings Ord 0.50').
A Nairobi Securities Exchange, Listed Companies — Equity Group Holdings (EQTY, ISIN KE0000000554), Banking segment () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary exchange record establishing listed identity and ticker.
company statement · 27 Mar 2025
Equity Group's full-year 2024 results release reports profit after tax of Kshs 48.8 billion (up 12%), states regional subsidiaries contribute 49% of total assets, and quotes Dr James Mwangi as Group Managing Director and CEO.
B Equity Group Holdings Plc, Equity Group Holdings Plc reports full-year 2024 results (Profit After Tax of Kshs 48.8 billion) (27 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Company source for financial performance, footprint and leadership.
Claim reviews
Is Equity's Kenyan bank licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, and is the holding company authorised?
Confidence: high
Limitations. This dossier indexes public records; it does not adjudicate disputes, certify standards or screen sanctions. Absence of a record is not proof of absence. See methodology and corrections & response.