Palestine Stock Exchange: Profits of listed companies soar to $296 million in 2025, approaching pre-pandemic levels

SadaNews - The Palestine Stock Exchange announced that it has received the preliminary final financial data for the listed companies for the year 2025, as of the legal deadline on 15/02/2026.

The financial data revealed that despite the instability since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, through the war on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, it has returned to levels close to those of 2018 and 2019, as companies achieved net profits of $296 million for the year 2025, close to the same value for the aforementioned years, and a significant increase compared to the performance in 2024, which reached $95 million.

The profits achieved were distributed among sectors, showing the services sector leading with profits of $90 million, followed by the banking and financial services sector with profits amounting to $82 million, while the investment sector achieved profits of $56 million and the industrial sector $53 million, whereas the insurance sector made profits of $15 million.

These data come amid full compliance from the companies regarding disclosure and good governance, with ongoing development operations and the provision of its services and products normally to its clients, alongside enhancing levels of hedging and efficiency, positively reflecting on the financial results for 38 out of 45 companies that disclosed profits reaching $307 million, while 7 companies faced losses amounting to approximately $11 million.

In contrast, the companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange emphasize their pivotal role in supporting the national economy through investments in vital sectors, forming a diverse and safe investment basket that allows local investors and Palestinian expatriates to fulfill their duties towards the Palestinian national economy, as the listed companies contribute to raising the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and reducing unemployment rates, being a major employer of the workforce both directly and indirectly. Moreover, their tax revenues contribute to bolstering the government's general budget, and some listed companies also provide their services and products for the benefit of the government, which is facing a real crisis that limits its ability to meet its obligations towards these companies.

It is noteworthy that the Palestinian Electricity Company is still unable to provide clear financial data due to the repercussions of the war, knowing that it has been suspended from trading by a decision of the Capital Market Authority since the outbreak of the aggression in October 2023 upon the company's request, and that Bal Investments company for development, management, and operation of properties has also failed to present its data so far.