Mizuho Financial Group publishes transcript of IR Day 2026
MFG•Mizuho Financial Group published its IR Day 2026 transcript, reporting FY26 Q1 net income up 45% year over year and net business profits up 81%, and lifting its FY26 outlook.
1. Results and outlook
Group CFO Makoto Samejima said FY26 Q1 net income rose 45% year over year and net business profits increased 81%. He said the group lifted its FY26 outlook and set a price-to-book target of 2.0x; the ratio was 1.67x in Q1 and had risen to around 1.8x.
2. Retail and SME plans
Retail head Naoshi Inomata said individual deposits were flat at JPY 0.3 trillion, while monthly active users rose 13% and account openings increased 26%. He highlighted UPSIDER Bank by Mizuho for small and medium-sized enterprises and said account applications were running about twice as fast as before.
