SMFG changes
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- Price
- $23.31 → $24.32(+4.3%)
- Recent events
- Oct 1, 2026: added: SMBC completed the sale of the commercial banking unit of SMBC MANUBANK, its U.S. bank subsidiary, to Bank of Hope. SMBC announced the sale on March 31, 2026. SMBC said that the sale does not change its consolidated earnings plan for the year to March 31, 2027. Oct 1, 2026: SMFG split each common share into two shares. On the same day, the ADS ratio changed from 0.6 to 1.2 common shares per ADS, so the split did not change the price level of the ADSs. Sep 29, 2026: SMFG decided to make SMBC Nikko Securities a subsidiary of a new intermediate holding company, SMBC Nikko Securities Holdings, from October 1, 2026. The holding company also oversees SMBC Nikko Jefferies Securities, a Japanese equities joint venture with Jefferies Financial Group. Aug 14, 2026: SMFG reported a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.63% at June 30, 2026, up from 12.41% at March 31, 2026. Aug 3, 2026: SMFG completed its buyback of 28,018,600 shares for ¥180.0 billion. It cancelled these shares on August 20, 2026. Jul 31, 2026: SMFG reported results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. Profit attributable to owners of parent rose 33.0% to ¥501.4 billion. SMFG kept its forecast of ¥1,700 billion for the year to March 31, 2027. May 13, 2026: SMFG reported results for the year ended March 31, 2026. Profit attributable to owners of parent rose 34.4% to ¥1,583.0 billion, and ROE was 10.4%. The annual dividend was ¥157 per share. For the year to March 2027, it forecast profit of ¥1,700 billion and a dividend of ¥180 per share before the stock split, a payout ratio of 40%. It also announced a buyback of up to ¥180 billion and a two-for-one stock split.