Mizuho Financial Group reported profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥422.9 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the three months to 30 June, up 45.5% from ¥290.5 billion a year earlier. The Japanese megabank published the results on 30 July.
Ordinary profits rose 62.5% to ¥599.0 billion, and ordinary income increased 18.3% to ¥2.52 trillion. Earnings per share were ¥173.53, compared with ¥115.90 in the same quarter of fiscal 2025.
FULL-YEAR FORECAST RAISED TO ¥1.4 TRILLION
Following the first-quarter result, Mizuho raised its forecast for profit attributable to owners of the parent for the year ending 31 March 2027 to ¥1.4 trillion from ¥1.3 trillion. The new figure would be 12.1% higher than in fiscal 2025, and the first quarter delivered about 30% of it. The group kept its dividend forecast unchanged at ¥150 a share for the year, paid as two instalments of ¥75.
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Total assets were ¥304.3 trillion at 30 June, compared with ¥302.2 trillion at 31 March. Own capital stood at ¥11.5 trillion.
Mizuho is one of Japan's three megabanks, alongside Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.