$SMFG · SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
SMFG reported consolidated results for the six months ended September 30, 2026 under Japanese GAAP. Ordinary income rose 11.4% to ¥5,800,081M, ordinary profit rose 9.2% to ¥1,395,603M, and profit attributable to owners of parent rose 7.5% to ¥1,003,155M. EPS was ¥132.01 (diluted ¥131.98), reflecting a 2-for-1 stock split effective October 1, 2026. The company revised its FY ending March 31, 2027 forecast upward to ¥1,900,000M profit (+20.0%) and ¥250.84 EPS, and resolved a share repurchase on November 13, 2026.
- H1 profit attributable to owners of parent: ¥1,003,155M, up 7.5% YoY.
- Ordinary income rose 11.4% to ¥5,800,081M; ordinary profit up 9.2% to ¥1,395,603M.
- Full-year FY2027 forecast raised to ¥1,900,000M profit (+20.0%) and ¥250.84 EPS.
- 2-for-1 stock split executed October 1, 2026; EPS figures reflect the split.
- Board resolved a share repurchase on November 13, 2026; annual dividend forecast ¥200.00 (¥100.00 post-split).
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A guidance raise plus a newly resolved buyback signals management confidence in sustained earnings momentum for Japan's second-largest bank.
Japanese megabanks continue to benefit from rising interest income; SMFG's interest income rose to ¥3,954,743M from ¥3,518,701M.
Comprehensive income fell 41.6% to ¥601,817M on ¥409,952M of other comprehensive losses, including ¥263,569M net deferred hedge losses and ¥57,991M unrealized securities losses.