H1 2026: FCMB Group sustains performance, Reports 99% growth in profit before tax to ₦157.3 billion

FCMB Group Plc (NGX: FCMB) has announced its unaudited fiscal results for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, reporting a 99% year-on-year summation successful nett earlier taxation to ₦157.3 cardinal from ₦79.1 cardinal successful the corresponding play of 2025, extending the beardown net momentum recorded successful the 2025 fiscal year.

Highlights of the six-month results released connected the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) showed year-on-year nett earlier taxation maturation crossed each 4 divisions of the Group: Consumer Finance (92%), Banking Group (80%), Investment Banking (76%), and Investment Management (50%).

Gross net grew by 27.8% to ₦676.2 cardinal for the archetypal fractional of 2026, from ₦529.2 cardinal successful the archetypal fractional of 2025, driven by a 31.0% maturation successful involvement income and a 22% maturation successful earning assets, from ₦4.90 trillion to ₦5.98 trillion. Annualised Earnings Per Share (EPS) accrued to ₦4.23 successful the archetypal fractional of 2026 from ₦3.96 for the afloat twelvemonth 2025, contempt a larger post-recapitalisation stock base, demonstrating the Group’s enhanced earnings-generating capacity.

Commenting connected the results, Ladi Balogun, Group Chief Executive of FCMB Group, said:
“Our first-half show demonstrates the spot of our recapitalised and diversified concern model.
 We delivered grounds profitability contempt accelerating the normalisation of as...