CITIC BANK (00998) announced its interim results, with net profit attributable to shareholders of 37.602 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.08%.

CITIC BANK (00998) announced its results for the six months ended June 30, 2026, with development momentum continuously consolidating and steady growth in profitability achieved. During the reporting period, the Group recorded a net profit attributable to the bank's shareholders of 37.602 billion yuan, an increase of 3.08% year-on-year; operating income was 110.409 billion yuan, up 4.32% year-on-year. Of this, net interest income was 73.149 billion yuan, increasing by 2.74% year-on-year; non-interest net income was 37.260 billion yuan, growing by 7.59% year-on-year. Asset quality remained robust, and risk coverage capabilities were ample. As of the end of the reporting period, the Group's non-performing loan balance was 68.946 billion yuan, an increase of 1.730 billion yuan from the end of the previous year, up 2.57%; the non-performing loan ratio was 1.15%, consistent with the end of the previous year; the provision coverage ratio was 203.12%, down 0.49 percentage points from the end of the previous year. Scale achieved steady growth, and the business structure continued to optimize. As of the end of the reporting period, the Group's total assets amounted to 10,383.839 billion yuan, a growth of 2.50% from the end of the previous year; total loans and advances were 6,008.641 billion yuan, also up 2.50% from the end of the previous year; total customer deposits reached 6,279.880 billion yuan, growing by 3.81% from the end of the previous year. During the reporting period, loans in key areas of the real economy generally maintained steady growth, with the growth rate of loans for the "Five Major Articles" outperforming the overall loan growth rate.