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Akbank T.A.S.

$AKBTY·$6.9B·Banks - Regional·Financial Services
$2.58+0.4%YTD-23.9%1Y-19.2%
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AKAKBTY
$AKBTYAkbank T.A.S.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AKBTY, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-31

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Akbank is a Turkish bank ADR — the deep-cycle currency and inflation story dominates any operational read.

Akbank is one of Turkey's largest private banks, with a mix of consumer, corporate, investment, and private banking. This is the OTC American ADR of the Istanbul-listed common (AKBNK). Turkish bank equities are as much a call on Turkish inflation, currency, and monetary policy as they are on the underlying bank.

The operating pattern:

  • Most recent quarter (July 28) delivered EPS of TRY 0.13 versus TRY 0.127 expected — a modest beat.
  • Prior quarters also modestly beat estimates. The trailing cadence is consistent but the absolute EPS numbers are heavily distorted by Turkish inflation accounting.
  • Consensus for the October 27 print is TRY 0.174 EPS.
  • Trailing P/E ~5.3 on the ADR — extremely low, reflecting the market's discount on Turkish assets generally.
  • Debt-to-equity ~2.9 is normal for a bank; free-cash-flow yield of ~-24% is a distortion driven by the currency-adjusted mechanics of Turkish inflation accounting.

The tape reality:

  • 52w position ~3% — essentially at the bottom. YTD down ~24%, trailing 12 months down ~19%.
  • Mega float; very large Turkish bank under a heavy country discount.

The macro that dominates: Turkish real rates, lira direction, and inflation trajectory drive the multiple more than bank execution. 'Constructive' quarters in a devaluing currency can still shrink the USD-denominated equity — that's what the ADR captures.

Bottom line: a large well-established Turkish bank whose ADR is dominated by Turkish macro risk. October 27 is a data point; central-bank action is the real driver.

Differs from X sentimentNo X sentiment sample was available for AKBTY.

What to watch: Turkish central-bank policy actions and lira direction, October 27 print versus TRY 0.174 estimate, and any Akbank commentary on inflation-adjusted return on equity.

On the calendar: Q3 2026 earnings expected 2026-10-27.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Akbank T.A.S., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in Turkey and internationally. The company's consumer banking services comprise deposit accounts, retail loans, commercial installment loans, credit cards, insurance products, and asset management services, as well as bank cards, investment funds trading, automatic payment, foreign currency trading, safe deposit box rental, cheques, money transfer, investment banking, and telephone and internet banking services. It also offers services to large, medium, and small size corporate and commercial customers that include Turkish Lira (TL) and foreign currency denominated working capital loans financing for investments, foreign trade financing, derivative instruments for hedging purposes of foreign currency and interest risk, letters of credit, foreign currency trading, corporate finance, and deposit and cash management services, as well as project finance loans; and working capital management, delivering cash management services based on customers' requests, such as collection and payment, and liquidity and information management services. In addition, the company engages in TL and foreign currency spot, and forward transactions, treasury and government bonds, Eurobonds, and private sector bond transactions, as well as derivative trading activities; and marketing and pricing activities related to treasury products. Further, it provides foreign exchange, and TL clearing; financial leasing, investment and pension funds management, portfolio management, and payment services as well as issues electronic money. Akbank T.A.S. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Banks - Regional sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AKBTY.

Banks - Regional · Financial Services

No material change from last week — Inter's super-app model captures LatAm's under-penetrated credit market while Lloyds and Citizens navigate a NIM cycle that peaks as central banks begin cutting.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
5.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
1.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
10.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-23.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
21.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
29.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$0.13$0.13+2.1%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$0.17$0.16+6.7%
Q4 2025Feb 2, 2026$0.17$0.17+2.5%
Q3 2025Oct 23, 2025$0.13$0.11+13.9%
Next earningsTue, Oct 27·consensus EPS $0.17

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$215.9B+19.6%33.7%12.7%$7.58$15.2B
Q4 FY25$203.4B+16.8%33.1%14.0%$7.16$-27.8B
Q3 FY25$211.0B+34.5%0.6%8.7%$5.52$-8.2B
Q2 FY25$191.8B+38.9%25.2%6.5%$4.28$-57.2B

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$269.8B$254.9B – $296.4B$32.41$30.10 – $36.575
FY27$363.4B$343.4B – $399.2B$47.36$43.98 – $53.445
FY28$483.9B$457.3B – $531.6B$57.86$53.73 – $65.281

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.3%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-13.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-20.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.5B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.555-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·3d ago

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