Maximizing Business performance is the operational goal of every company. This Research aims to determine the influence of market orientastion on the marketing<strong> </strong>capabilities and business performance of public banks in the city of Makassar. This type of<strong> </strong>research is quantitative research using questionnaire which results are processed using<strong> </strong>path analysis Method (Path) with the help of SmartPLS software. The research results that<strong> </strong>market orientation is positive and significant to the marketing capabilities that can be seen<strong> </strong>from the value of T statistic larger than the T table which is 1.96 and p values are smaller<strong> </strong>than 0.05. Likewise, with the marketing capabilities of positive and significant impact on<strong> </strong>business performance. The market orientation is positive and not significant to the business<strong> </strong>performance that can be seen from the small statistic t more than 1.96 and P values more<strong> </strong>than 0.05.