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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Delivers Strong Nine-Month Profit Growth, Affirms Full-Year Outlook

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  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group posted robust nine-month profit growth, with income and EPS rising strongly.
  • The group’s balance sheet strengthened and it reaffirmed profit and dividend forecasts, underscoring shareholder focus.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Delivers Strong Nine-Month Profit Growth, Affirms Full-Year Outlook

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ( (JP:8316) ) has issued an announcement.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group reported solid earnings growth for the nine months to December 31, 2025, with ordinary income rising 3.7% year-on-year to ¥7.93 trillion and profit attributable to owners of the parent climbing 22.8% to ¥1.39 trillion, driven by improved profitability and higher comprehensive income. The group’s financial position also strengthened modestly, as total assets increased to ¥316.7 trillion and net assets to ¥15.8 trillion, while earnings per share benefited from prior share buybacks and an earlier three-for-one stock split; the company kept its full-year profit and dividend forecasts unchanged, signaling confidence in its earnings trajectory and a continued focus on shareholder returns through stable dividends and treasury stock acquisition.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:8316) stock is a Buy with a Yen5934.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group stock, see the JP:8316 Stock Forecast page.

More about Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is one of Japan’s major banking and financial services groups, operating under Japanese GAAP and listed in Tokyo, Nagoya and New York. The group offers a broad range of commercial and investment banking, securities, and other financial services, serving corporate, institutional and retail clients in Japan and internationally, with a balance sheet exceeding ¥300 trillion in total assets.

Average Trading Volume: 13,889,511

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen20564.6B

For an in-depth examination of 8316 stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.

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