The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) announced on September 3 that it had closed H12026 with record results, driven by strong growth in share turnover of 27.4% y/y, fuelled in turn by record levels of the main indices.
“The strong performance of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) Group was driven by the high growth in share turnover on the WSE’s main market. Turnover in H1 2026 amounted to PLN321.7bn (€74.4bn) (+27.4% y/y), fuelled by rises in the main indices,” the WSE said in a press release.
In August 2026, the blue-chip index WIG20 exceeded the 4,000-point mark for the first time in history and set a new all-time high for the first time since 2007. “It is worth noting that the WIG20 Total Return index (which includes dividends) had already surpassed its 2007 peak by December 2023, and its value had risen by over 100% in just under two years,” the release continues.
In August, the main index WIG and the mid-cap index mWIG40 also set new all-time highs. From the start of 2026 until the date of publication of these results, the WIG had gained 29.7%, the WIG20 had risen by 26.7%, the mWIG40 by 27% and the small-cap sWIG80 by 5.3%.
The average daily value of share trading on the order book in H1 2026 reached PLN2.51bn, up by 27.3% y/y. Over the last three years, session trading volumes have doubled, whilst the market capitalisation of domestic companies has risen from PLN650bn to over PLN1,414bn.
In H1 2026, the group achieved record revenue of PLN324.2mn, up by 17.3% y/y. In the Financial Market segment, revenue amounted to PLN221.8mn, up 23% y/y, primarily due to higher revenue generated by high session-based trading volumes. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to PLN140.6mn, up 20.1% y/y, with the EBITDA margin rising by 1pp to 43.4%. Adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company increased by 18.2% y/y to PLN127.9mn. ROE stood at 20.1%, the highest level in seven years.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange remains one of the most liquid stock exchanges in Europe, achieving a turnover velocity of 50.2% in H1 2026 according to data from the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE).
“We are consistently pursuing the objectives set out in our strategy, building the strength and competitiveness of the Polish capital market. The market’s sustained high liquidity, the high level of activity among issuers and investors, and indices reaching new record highs all demonstrate that the WSE is an attractive place to invest and raise funds for further development,” said WSE’s CEO Tomasz Bardziłowski.