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Rating:78Outperform
Price Target:
S$28.00
▲(16.91% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/10/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high profitability, improving leverage, and solid cash generation) and a positive earnings-call outlook (reiterated targets, record results, and committed dividend increases). Technicals add support with a clear uptrend and healthy momentum. The main offset is valuation, as the high P/E and modest dividend yield reduce the margin of safety.
Positive Factors
High profitability and durable revenue growth
SGX has delivered multi-year revenue growth with an acceleration in the latest year and exceptionally high, consistent net margins. That combination underpins durable earnings power, strong internal cash generation, and pricing leverage across core exchange services, reducing vulnerability to single-cycle shocks.
Negative Factors
Earnings variability from treasury income
Treasury income is non-core and sensitive to global rates and collateral mix; its decline trimmed reported revenue despite strong operating performance. Reliance on variable treasury gains can introduce earnings volatility and complicate trend assessment of core exchange revenue and derivative margins over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High profitability and durable revenue growth
SGX has delivered multi-year revenue growth with an acceleration in the latest year and exceptionally high, consistent net margins. That combination underpins durable earnings power, strong internal cash generation, and pricing leverage across core exchange services, reducing vulnerability to single-cycle shocks.
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Singapore Exchange (S68) vs. iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS)
Market Cap
S$26.73B
Dividend Yield1.72%
Average Volume (3M)2.00M
Price to Earnings (P/E)38.8
Beta (1Y)0.71
Revenue Growth13.78%
EPS Growth7.69%
CountrySG
Employees1,167
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.65
Shares Outstanding1,071,642,500
10 Day Avg. Volume1,841,210
30 Day Avg. Volume1,995,413
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio5.65
Price to Book (P/B)10.90
Price to Sales (P/S)16.52
P/FCF Ratio32.51
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
S$24.27Price Target Upside1.32% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)0.78
Revenue Forecast (FY)S$1.66B
Singapore Exchange Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX), established in Singapore in 1999, functions as a comprehensive securities and derivatives exchange alongside its clearing house operations. The company organizes its extensive activities into several key segments:...
How the Company Makes Money
SGX primarily makes money by charging fees for operating financial markets and the infrastructure around them. Key revenue streams typically include: (1) Trading and clearing-related fees: SGX earns transaction-based fees when participants trade o...
Singapore Exchange Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 04, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Feb 11, 2027
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed broad-based, multi-asset growth with record half-year revenue and earnings, margin expansion, strong FX, equities and commodities momentum, a solid balance sheet and committed dividend increases. Headwinds were limited to a decline in treasury income, a $15m impairment at Scientific Beta, modest cost increases from investments, and execution/timing risks for some new initiatives. Overall, positives around diversified revenue growth and strategic initiatives materially outweigh the contained negatives.Positive Updates
Record Half-Year Revenue and Earnings
Group net revenue rose 7.6% to $695 million and adjusted group NPAT increased 11.6% to $357 million, delivering the highest half-year revenue and earnings for SGX.
Negative Updates
Decline in Treasury Income
Treasury income declined due to the global rate environment and collateral currency mix, reducing total net revenue growth (total net revenue up 7.6% vs. net revenue ex-TI up 10%), and contributing to pressure on equity derivatives revenue.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Half-Year Revenue and Earnings
Group net revenue rose 7.6% to $695 million and adjusted group NPAT increased 11.6% to $357 million, delivering the highest half-year revenue and earnings for SGX.
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated unchanged FY‑26 expense and CapEx guidance and confidence in its medium‑term targets, including a 6–8% CAGR in organic top‑line growth (excluding treasury income) and a committed dividend lift of S$0.025 each quarter through end‑FY28 (interim dividend S$0.11; H1 dividend S$0.2175, >20% YoY); H1 results backing this guidance included group net revenue up 7.6% to $695m (net revenue ex treasury income +10% YoY, +8% half‑on‑half; total net revenue ~+8%), adjusted NPAT +11.6% to $357m, adjusted expenses +3.8%, adjusted operating profit margin +1.4ppt and adjusted NPAT margin +1.8ppt, and a leverage ratio of 0.8x with Moody’s AA2 rating; segment metrics cited to support outlook included equities‑cash revenue +16% (SDAV +20% to SGD1.51bn; small/mid‑cap SDAV >2x and ~50% of SDAV growth; ETFs/SDRs >10% of SDAV growth), overall derivatives DAV +8% (equity derivatives revenue -6% to -$10m but volumes stable at 91m contracts), FICC revenue +$20m/+12% (26% of group revenue) with commodities volumes +24% (iron ore record), SGX FX net revenue +8% with record ADV of USD180bn (c. +32% YoY; ~39% CAGR since inception) and a target for SGX FX to deliver mid‑ to high‑single‑digit EBITDA contribution.Singapore Exchange Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
88
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
80
Positive
| Breakdown | Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.56B | 1.37B | 1.23B | 1.19B | 1.10B |
| Gross Profit | 1.31B | 1.02B | 884.11M | 1.02B | 933.17M |
| EBITDA | 957.16M | 888.14M | 815.18M | 753.33M | 641.23M |
| Net Income | 698.41M | 647.98M | 597.91M | 570.89M | 451.40M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 4.56B | 4.14B | 3.98B | 3.78B | 3.86B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 2.24B | 1.51B | 1.13B | 1.07B | 1.09B |
| Total Debt | 675.83M | 688.10M | 728.01M | 727.22M | 788.87M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.20B | 1.94B | 2.02B | 2.08B | 2.31B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.36B | 2.20B | 1.96B | 1.70B | 1.54B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 792.50M | 773.56M | 551.23M | 417.38M | 562.07M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 874.42M | 841.67M | 615.80M | 470.66M | 606.22M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 330.34M | -265.90M | -137.90M | -5.79M | -555.82M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -529.20M | -449.36M | -459.69M | -428.43M | -106.36M |
Singapore Exchange Peers Comparison
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Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | S$26.73B | 38.83 | 29.01% | 1.82% | 13.78% | 7.69% | |
77 Outperform | S$141.57B | 10.63 | 22.16% | 4.76% | -2.86% | 7.77% | |
75 Outperform | S$217.39B | 19.07 | 15.95% | 4.22% | -5.30% | -0.44% | |
70 Outperform | S$68.81B | 10.58 | 9.73% | 6.85% | -10.35% | -19.23% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
65 Neutral | S$4.47B | 17.41 | 10.94% | 4.63% | 36.18% | 40.76% |
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SGX RegCo Imposes Three-Year Limit for Long-Suspended Issuers
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