Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AX)

DDM Valuation · Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

Valuation as at 2026-08-04 · refreshed with the ASX 300 Most Undervalued screen

About Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Commonwealth Bank of Australia provides retail and commercial banking services in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets, and New Zealand segments. The company offers savings and term deposit accounts, commonwealth direct investment accounts, and retail transaction accounts, as well as specialized accounts, such as statutory trust, society cheque, farm management, cash and treasury management, and business foreign currency deposit accounts.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX

Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

Price
$180.72
Market Cap
$302.19B
Dividend Yield
2.8%
Beta
0.81
P/E (TTM)
29.1x
52-Week Range
$146.98–$185.59

CBA.AX's price & financial trends

Annual reporting periods — this market does not have reliable quarterly data on Yahoo (either it isn’t required, or coverage is incomplete), so annual is the most granular consistent series across free cash flow and dividends.

Data refreshed 2026-08-04

Share price · last 2 years

$180.72 +30% vs first period
ASX 200 $139.50$160.56$184.75$151.64$173.66$180.72 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Earnings per share (diluted)

$6.04 +1% vs first period
$5.97$5.79$5.58$6.04FY22FY23FY24FY25

Return on equity

12.8% -13% vs first period
14.7%14.0%12.9%12.8%FY22FY23FY24FY25

Dividend per share

$4.75 +33% vs first period
$3.57$3.95$4.27$4.75FY22FY23FY24FY25

🏦 Bank/Insurer — valued with the Dividend Discount Model

DCF is not used for bank/insurer stocks: deposits or reserves are a raw material rather than funding, so there's no clean free cash flow. This valuation uses the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) instead.

P/B
3.91x
ROE
13.6%
Div Yield
2.8%

Intrinsic value estimate · 5-year forecast

BEAR
$61.53
vs current $180.72
-66.0% ❌ Overvalued
BASE
$77.16
vs current $180.72
-57.3% ❌ Overvalued
BULL
$98.85
vs current $180.72
-45.3% ❌ Overvalued

Assumptions used in this valuation

Every input below is either fetched live from Yahoo Finance or a documented default — nothing is hidden.

Risk-free rate
4.80% ● LIVE
Live 10-yr govt bond
Beta
0.81
Floored for non-US stocks
Equity risk premium
6.00%
Market-specific seed
Debt component
None
DDM discounts dividends at cost of equity only
Starting dividend (D0)
$4.95
Annual, per share
Projection horizon
5 years
+ terminal value beyond
BearBaseBull
Dividend growth2.3%4.5%6.8%
Terminal growth2.5%2.5%2.5%
Cost of equity10.66%9.66%8.66%

Cost of Equity (CAPM) = Risk-free rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium = 4.80% + 0.81 × 6.00% = 9.66%

These numbers come from running Commonwealth Bank of Australia's dividends through the mechanical DDM formula and assumptions above — not from any view on the news, management, or CBA.AX's competitive position. What is DDM?

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Not financial advice. DDM valuations are highly sensitive to assumptions — small changes in growth rate or discount rate produce large swings in output. This is a mechanical calculation, not a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell.

About this valuation

Refreshed on the same cycle as the ASX 300 Most Undervalued screen. Change any assumption yourself in the full interactive tool.

Frequently asked questions

Is CBA.AX undervalued?

The Base-case DDM estimates intrinsic value at $77.16 vs a current price of $180.72 — a -57.3% margin, so the Base case reads overvalued. This is a mechanical output, not advice.