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Mizuho's US-GAAP profit nearly doubles as assets approach ¥295tn

Net income attributable to shareholders rose to ¥1.16tn in the year to March 2026, while total assets reached ¥294.9tn and loans, securities and trading assets all moved higher.

Jun 29, 20262 min read
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Mizuho Financial Group's US-GAAP results for the year to March 2026 show a materially stronger bottom line and a larger balance sheet. Total revenue rose to ¥8.79tn from ¥8.17tn, pre-tax profit to ¥1.69tn from ¥759.3bn, and net income attributable to shareholders to ¥1.16tn from ¥593.4bn. Basic EPS climbed to ¥466.16 from ¥234.55. Revenue improved, but profit moved much more sharply, which is the clearest headline in the disclosure.

Mizuho key figures
US GAAP consolidated figures, rounded for display from source figures stated in millions of yen.
MetricYear to March 2026Year to March 2025
Total revenue¥8.79tn¥8.17tn
Pre-tax profit¥1.69tn¥759.3bn
Net income attributable to shareholders¥1.16tn¥593.4bn
Basic EPS¥466.16¥234.55
Total assets¥294.9tn¥276.7tn
Shareholders' equity¥10.86tn¥10.07tn

The balance sheet also shifted across several big lines. Total assets ended March at ¥294.9tn, up from ¥276.7tn, while shareholders' equity increased to ¥10.86tn from ¥10.07tn. Net loans rose to ¥105.1tn from ¥98.4tn. Available-for-sale securities increased to ¥21.85tn from ¥15.06tn, equity securities to ¥5.71tn from ¥4.52tn, and trading assets to ¥48.70tn from ¥37.60tn. One notable line moved the other way: interest-bearing deposits on the asset side fell to ¥59.91tn from ¥71.14tn.

Funding lines were larger too. Domestic interest-bearing deposits rose to ¥98.32tn from ¥95.65tn, overseas interest-bearing deposits to ¥46.28tn from ¥43.79tn, and long-term debt to ¥20.84tn from ¥14.91tn. Trading liabilities climbed to ¥28.80tn from ¥21.21tn. The loan-loss allowance stood at ¥757.2bn, versus ¥816.4bn a year earlier.

For readers outside Japan, the practical value here is that Mizuho is presenting the numbers under US GAAP, the accounting basis used in the Form 20-F annual report the group says it submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26. But the company also adds an important caveat: this June 29 document focuses on selected consolidated financial information from that annual report and does not include all information that could be material to investors. It explicitly tells readers to consult the Form 20-F, its financial statements and the notes for a complete understanding of the group and the figures.