Absa Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended 31 December 2021. Absa Group's IFRS headline earnings per share (HEPS) for fiscal year 2021 is expected to increase by 190% to 200% from the fiscal year 2020 comparative of 730.9 cents, to between 2,120 and 2,193 cents. IFRS earnings per share for year 2021 is expected to rise by 195% to 205% to between 2,100 and 2,171 cents, from 711.8 cents in year 2020.

Normalised HEPS for year 2021 is expected to increase by 125% to 135%, to between 2,130 and 2,224 cents, from 946.5 cents in year 2020.