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QIB ranks 3rd globally among upper mid-size banks in Forbes’ World’s Top Performing Banks 2026
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) ranked third globally in the Tier 3 Upper Mid-Size Banks category in Forbes’ World’s Top Performing Banks 2026.
The recognition reflects QIB’s strong financial performance and resilience across key measures of profitability, growth and earnings quality, capital and funding resilience, and asset quality and efficiency.
The ranking is based on the bank’s audited financial statements for the most recent fully available and audited fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, where QIB has reported net profit attributable to shareholders of QR4.83bn, up 5% year-on-year (y-o-y), while total assets increased by 10.1% to QR221.1bn and customer deposits grew by 14.2% to QR142.7bn.
QIB maintained a cost-to-income ratio of 16.3%, which is the best in the Qatari banking sector, a financing-to-deposit ratio of 90%, a non-performing financing ratio of 1.65%, and a capital adequacy ratio of 22.2%. The bank’s return on assets reached 2.3%, and return on equity reached 17%.
Forbes developed the World’s Top Performing Banks ranking in collaboration with Statista, assessing banks across four weighted dimensions: profitability (30%); growth and earnings quality (20%); capital and funding resilience (25%); and asset quality and efficiency (25%).
The assessment draws on financial indicators covering performance, growth, capital strength, funding structure, asset quality and operational efficiency, with certain measures evaluated over three-year periods.
Bassel Gamal, QIB Group CEO, said: "This recognition reflects the strength of our financial performance, disciplined approach, and long-term strategy. We remain committed to further strengthening QIB’s position and delivering sustainable value to our customers, shareholders, and the wider Qatari economy. On this occasion, I would like to thank the board of directors for their continuous support and each one of our team members for their exceptional performance and dedication.”
Forbes’ World’s Top Performing Banks 2026 is the publication’s first global ranking focused on bank performance using standardised financial indicators. Eligible banks were required to have more than $3bn in assets and at least three consecutive years of financial data, with 500 banks from 89 countries ultimately included in the ranking.