Standard Chartered PLC
Q1'26 Results
30 April 2026
Registered in England under company No. 966425
Registered Office: 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD, UK
Page 01
Table of contents
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Performance highlights |
03 |
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Statement of results |
04 |
|
Group Chief Financial Officer's review |
05 |
|
Financial review |
07 |
|
Supplementary financial information |
12 |
|
Risk review |
20 |
|
Capital review |
24 |
|
Financial statements |
28 |
|
Other supplementary financial information |
33 |
|
Shareholder information |
34 |
Unless another currency is specified, the word 'dollar' or symbol '$' in this document means US dollar and the word 'cent' or symbol 'c' means one-hundredth of one US dollar.
Unless the context requires, within this document, 'China' refers to the People's Republic of China and, for the purposes of this document only, excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong), Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau) and Taiwan. 'Korea' or 'South Korea' refers to the Republic of Korea.
Within the tables in this report, blank spaces indicate that the number is not disclosed, dashes indicate that the number is zero and nm stands for not meaningful. Standard Chartered PLC is incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability. Standard Chartered PLC is headquartered in London.
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Standard Chartered PLC - Results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026
All figures are presented on a reported basis and comparisons are made to 2025 on a constant currency basis, unless otherwise stated.
"We delivered a record first quarter performance in 2026, with double digit growth in Wealth Solutions and Global Banking. Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainty, our advantaged market presence and disciplined risk management give us confidence in our ability to perform. We continue to support our clients as they manage their businesses and wealth across borders, and we look forward to setting out our next phase of growth at our Investor Event next month."
• Operating income of $5.9bn up 9%; a record quarter
- Net interest income1 (NII) up 1% to $2.9bn
- Non-interest income1 up 16% to $3.0bn largely driven by Wealth Solutions and Global Banking
- Record quarter in Wealth Solutions with income up 32%, with strong performance in Investment Products and Bancassurance
- Global Banking up 19%, driven by higher origination volumes, and increased capital markets activity
• Operating expenses up 1% to $3.1bn; driven by targeted investments for business growth partly offset by efficiency saves
• Credit impairment charge of $296m up $79m, mostly driven by $190m of precautionary management overlays relating to the Middle East conflict, partly offset by releases and recoveries in Corporate & Investment Banking and reduction in other overlays
• Record profit before tax of $2.5bn, up 17% at ccy
• Return on Tangible Equity (RoTE) of 17.4%, up 260bps
• Balance sheet remains strong, liquid and well diversified with underlying loans and advances to customers up 3% and underlying customer deposits up 3% quarter-on-quarter
• Risk-weighted assets (RWA) of $266bn up $8.2bn since 31.12.25; Credit risk RWA up $5.3bn, Market risk RWA up $3bn, and Operational RWA was broadly unchanged
• The Group remains strongly capitalised with a Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 13.4%, down 16bps quarter-on-quarter excluding the impact of the share buyback of 58bps
• Earnings per share of 74.2 cents, up 17.6 cents or 31% year-on-year
• Tangible net asset value per share of $17.20, up 159 cents or 10% year-on-year
Guidance
Our 2026 guidance remains unchanged and is as follows:
• Reported operating income growth year-on-year to be around the bottom end of 5-7 per cent range at constant currency
- Within which, net interest income1 expected to be broadly flat year-on-year at constant currency
• Reported cost to be broadly flat at constant currency including the final year of Fit for Growth charges
• Statutory RoTE to be greater than 12 per cent
1 Net interest income and non-interest income are adjusted for trading book funding cost, treasury currency management activities, interest from cash collateral from trading businesses and from prime services activities
Page 03
Statement of results
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|
Q1'26 |
Q1'25 |
Change1 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
|
Financial performance7 |
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
5,902 |
5,379 |
10 |
|
Operating expenses |
(3,140) |
(3,046) |
(3) |
|
Credit impairment |
(296) |
(217) |
(36) |
|
Other impairment |
(2) |
(15) |
87 |
|
Profit from associates and joint ventures |
(14) |
2 |
nm |
|
Profit before taxation |
2,450 |
2,103 |
17 |
|
Taxation |
(540) |
(511) |
(6) |
|
Profit for the period |
1,910 |
1,592 |
20 |
|
Profit attributable to parent company shareholders |
1,900 |
1,590 |
19 |
|
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders2 |
1,660 |
1,357 |
22 |
|
Return on ordinary shareholders' tangible equity (%) |
17.4 |
14.8 |
260bps |
|
Cost to income ratio (%) |
53.2 |
56.6 |
340bps |
|
Net interest margin (%) (adjusted)6 |
2.05 |
2.12 |
(7)bps |
|
Balance sheet and capital |
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
972,907 |
874,446 |
11 |
|
Total equity |
54,685 |
52,468 |
4 |
|
Average tangible equity attributable to ordinary shareholders² |
38,602 |
37,165 |
4 |
|
Loans and advances to customers |
293,561 |
281,788 |
4 |
|
Customer accounts |
542,223 |
490,921 |
10 |
|
Risk weighted assets |
266,186 |
253,596 |
5 |
|
Total capital |
52,759 |
53,111 |
(1) |
|
Total capital (%) |
19.8 |
20.9 |
(112) |
|
Common Equity Tier 1 |
35,616 |
35,122 |
1 |
|
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (%) |
13.4 |
13.8 |
(47) |
|
Advances-to-deposits ratio (%)3 |
51.1 |
51.8 |
(1.4) |
|
Liquidity coverage ratio (%) |
151 |
147 |
2.8 |
|
Leverage ratio (%) |
4.6 |
4.7 |
(10)bps |
|
Information per ordinary share |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share4 (cents) |
74.2 |
56.6 |
31 |
|
Net asset value per share5 (cents) |
2,001 |
1,806 |
11 |
|
Tangible net asset value per share5 (cents) |
1,720 |
1,561 |
10 |
|
Number of ordinary shares at period end (millions) |
2,229 |
2,384 |
(7) |
1 Variance is better/(worse) other than assets, liabilities and risk-weighted assets. Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change for total capital ratio (%), common equity tier 1 ratio (%), net interest margin (%), advances-to-deposits ratio (%), liquidity coverage ratio (%), leverage ratio (%), cost-to-income ratio (%) and return on ordinary shareholders' tangible equity (%)
2 Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders is after the deduction of dividends payable to the holders of non-cumulative redeemable preference shares and Additional Tier 1 securities classified as equity
3 When calculating this ratio, total loans and advances to customers excludes reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, excludes approved balances held with central banks, confirmed as repayable at the point of stress and includes loans and advances to customers held at fair value through profit and loss. Total customer accounts include customer accounts held at fair value through profit or loss
4 Represents the earnings divided by the basic weighted average number of shares. Results represent three months ended the reporting period
5 Calculated on period end net asset value, tangible net asset value and number of shares
6 Net interest margin is calculated as adjusted net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualised
7 Performance/results within this interim financial report means amounts reported under UK-adopted International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards
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Group Chief Financial Officer's review
All commentary that follows is on reported basis and comparisons are made to the equivalent period in 2025 on a constant currency basis, unless otherwise stated.
We delivered strong performance in the first quarter of 2026 amidst ongoing uncertainty in macro environment. Record operating income of $5.9 billion grew 9 per cent driven by record quarterly performances in both Wealth Solutions and Global Banking. Operating expenses grew by 1 per cent year-on-year as disciplined cost management enabled us to generate positive income-to-cost jaws of 8 per cent. Credit impairment charges of $296 million were equivalent to an annualised loan-loss rate of 32 basis points including a precautionary management overlay of $190 million reflecting uncertainty related to the Middle East conflict. This resulted in a reported profit before tax of $2.5 billion, up 17 per cent and earnings per share of 74 cents, up 31 per cent including the benefit from a reduction in share count as well as the increase in profitability.
The Group remains well capitalised and highly liquid with a diverse and stable deposit base. The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 13.4 per cent remains well within the 13 per cent to 14 per cent target range. The liquidity coverage ratio of 151 per cent reflects disciplined asset and liability management.
Adjusted net interest income (NII) increased 1 per cent, as the benefit from higher volumes and improved mix was partly offset by the impact of lower interest rates and margin compression.
Adjusted non-interest income grew 16 per cent. Wealth Solutions income grew strongly as a result of client activity across multiple asset classes within Investment Products and from record affluent net new money accumulation. A strong performance in Global Banking resulted from higher origination volumes and strong Capital Markets activity.
Operating expenses were well controlled, with modest growth of 1 per cent. This growth was primarily driven by targeted investments into key business initiatives across Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), as well as cost to achieve relating to the ongoing Fit for Growth programme. This increase was partially offset by savings from our Fit for Growth programme. The cost to income ratio improved by 3 percentage point to 53 per cent.
Credit impairment of $296 million was up $79 million year-on-year. The first quarter charge includes a precautionary management overlay of $190 million driven by an increase in non-linearity as well as overlays for certain sectoral and sovereign risks. This was partly offset by recoveries and releases in CIB and portfolio de-risking actions in WRB.
Profit from associates and joint ventures was a loss of $14 million, reflecting our share of losses in certain minority investments.
Taxation was $540 million, with an effective tax rate of 22.0 per cent, down 2.3 per cent on the prior year, primarily due to improved performance in the UK entity reducing unrecognised deferred tax assets partly offset by non-recurring beneficial adjustments in respect of prior periods.
RoTE of 17.4 per cent was up 260 basis points, reflecting an increase in reported profits and a lower effective tax rate partly offset by higher average tangible equity.
Basic earnings per share (EPS) increased 17.6 cents or 31 per cent to 74.2 cents reflecting both the increase in profits and the reduction in share count following the execution of successive share buyback programmes.
Pete Burrill
Interim Group Chief Financial Officer
30 April 2026
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Group Chief Financial Officer's review continued
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|
Q1'26 |
Q1'25 |
Change |
Constant currency change¹ |
Q4'25 |
Change |
Constant currency change¹ |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
% |
$million |
% |
% |
|
Adjusted net interest income2 |
2,869 |
2,797 |
3 |
1 |
2,948 |
(3) |
(3) |
|
Adjusted non-interest income2 |
3,033 |
2,582 |
17 |
16 |
1,978 |
53 |
53 |
|
Operating income |
5,902 |
5,379 |
10 |
9 |
4,926 |
20 |
20 |
|
Operating expenses |
(3,140) |
(3,046) |
(3) |
(1) |
(3,913) |
20 |
20 |
|
Operating profit before impairment and taxation |
2,762 |
2,333 |
18 |
19 |
1,013 |
173 |
174 |
|
Credit impairment |
(296) |
(217) |
(36) |
(33) |
(148) |
(100) |
(103) |
|
Other impairment |
(2) |
(15) |
87 |
87 |
(24) |
92 |
92 |
|
Profit/(loss) from associates and joint ventures |
(14) |
2 |
nm |
nm |
(27) |
48 |
50 |
|
Profit before taxation |
2,450 |
2,103 |
17 |
17 |
814 |
nm |
nm |
|
Taxation |
(540) |
(511) |
(6) |
(3) |
(341) |
(58) |
(65) |
|
Profit for the period |
1,910 |
1,592 |
20 |
22 |
473 |
nm |
nm |
|
Return on tangible equity (%)3 |
17.4 |
14.8 |
260 |
|
4.8 |
1,260 |
|
|
Basic earnings per share (cents) |
74.2 |
56.6 |
31 |
|
20.4 |
nm |
|
1 Comparisons presented on the basis of the current period's transactional currency rate, ensuring like-for-like currency rates between the two periods
2 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
3 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'25 |
Q4'25 |
||||||
|
|
Adjusted1 |
Adjustment for Trading book funding cost and Others |
Reported |
Adjusted1 |
Adjustment for Trading book funding cost and Others |
Reported |
Adjusted1 |
Adjustment for Trading book funding cost and Others |
Reported |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Adjusted net interest income |
2,869 |
(1,338) |
1,531 |
2,797 |
(1,216) |
1,581 |
2,948 |
(1,445) |
1,503 |
|
Adjusted non-interest income |
3,033 |
1,338 |
4,371 |
2,582 |
1,216 |
3,798 |
1,978 |
1,445 |
3,423 |
|
Total income |
5,902 |
- |
5,902 |
5,379 |
- |
5,379 |
4,926 |
- |
4,926 |
1 Adjusted net interest income and adjusted non-interest income reflect specified reclassification between reported net interest income and reported non-interest income, including trading book funding cost, treasury currency management activities, interest from cash collateral from trading businesses and from prime services activities
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Financial review
Operating income by product
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'251 |
Change |
Constant currency change² |
Q4'251 |
Change |
Constant currency change² |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
% |
$million |
% |
% |
|
Transaction Services |
1,512 |
1,529 |
(1) |
(2) |
1,521 |
(1) |
(1) |
|
Payments & Liquidity |
1,037 |
1,063 |
(2) |
(3) |
1,064 |
(3) |
(3) |
|
Securities & Prime Services |
177 |
151 |
17 |
18 |
173 |
2 |
2 |
|
Trade & Working Capital |
298 |
315 |
(5) |
(7) |
284 |
5 |
5 |
|
Global Banking |
663 |
546 |
21 |
19 |
547 |
21 |
21 |
|
Lending & Financial Solutions |
511 |
450 |
14 |
11 |
483 |
6 |
6 |
|
Capital Markets & Advisory |
152 |
96 |
58 |
59 |
64 |
138 |
140 |
|
Global Markets |
1,190 |
1,182 |
1 |
- |
660 |
80 |
79 |
|
Wealth Solutions |
1,043 |
778 |
34 |
32 |
677 |
54 |
54 |
|
Investment Products |
778 |
560 |
39 |
37 |
553 |
41 |
41 |
|
Bancassurance |
265 |
218 |
22 |
20 |
124 |
114 |
111 |
|
Deposits & Mortgages |
1,017 |
1,022 |
- |
(1) |
1,065 |
(5) |
(5) |
|
CCPL & Other Unsecured Lending |
296 |
269 |
10 |
7 |
320 |
(8) |
(9) |
|
Treasury & Other |
181 |
53 |
nm |
nm |
136 |
33 |
43 |
|
Total operating income |
5,902 |
5,379 |
10 |
9 |
4,926 |
20 |
20 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
2 Comparisons presented on the basis of the current period's transactional currency rate, ensuring like-for-like currency rates between the two periods
The operating income by product commentary that follows is on reported basis and comparisons are made to the equivalent period in 2025 on a constant currency basis, unless otherwise stated.
Transaction Services income decreased 2 per cent as growth in Securities & Prime Services was more than offset by lower Payments & Liquidity and Trade & Working capital income. Payments & Liquidity income decreased 3 per cent as the benefit from volume growth, disciplined pricing and passthrough rates management was more than offset by impact of lower interest rates and margin compression. Securities & Prime Services income grew 18 per cent due to higher custody balances and client volumes. Trade & Working Capital income was down 7 per cent reflecting the impact of portfolio optimisation actions.
Global Banking income grew 19 per cent, a record quarterly performance. Lending & Financial Solutions income grew 11 per cent as increased deal completion led to higher origination volumes. Capital Markets & Advisory fee income grew 59 per cent on the back of robust bond issuance fees.
Global Markets income was broadly flat. Flow income grew by 17 per cent with strong client activity in EM rates and FX products, as we continued to capture market opportunities across our footprint. Episodic income was softer due to strong prior year comparator.
Wealth Solutions income was up 32 per cent, a record quarterly performance, with 37 per cent growth in Investment Products from strong client activity across multiple asset classes while Bancassurance grew 20 per cent. Further, Affluent net-new money showed record momentum with inflows of $18 billion, mainly from higher Wealth Sales.
Deposits & Mortgages income was down 1 per cent. The benefit from higher Mortgages income was fully offset by lower deposit income. Mortgages income increased primarily from lower funding costs and higher volumes in a few select markets while deposits income dropped from margin compression following on from lower interest rates, albeit pricing and passthrough rates continued to be actively managed.
CCPL & Other Unsecured Lending income was up 7 per cent from lower funding costs and higher volumes in Digital banks more than offsetting the income headwinds from portfolio optimisation initiatives.
Treasury & Other increased by $128 million primarily from repricing of longer dated assets in treasury and a $65 million positive movement in debit valuation gains (DVA).
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Financial review continued
Profit before tax by client segment
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'251 |
Change |
Constant currency change2 |
Q4'251 |
Change |
Constant currency change2 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
% |
$million |
% |
% |
|
Corporate & Investment Banking |
1,727 |
1,666 |
4 |
4 |
908 |
90 |
91 |
|
Wealth & Retail Banking |
981 |
650 |
51 |
50 |
288 |
nm |
nm |
|
Central & other items |
(258) |
(213) |
(21) |
(17) |
(382) |
32 |
33 |
|
Profit before taxation |
2,450 |
2,103 |
17 |
17 |
814 |
nm |
nm |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
2 Comparisons presented on the basis of the current period's transactional currency rate, ensuring like-for-like currency rates between the two periods
The client segment commentary that follows is on a reported basis and comparisons are made to the equivalent period in 2025 on a constant currency basis, unless otherwise stated.
Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) profit before taxation increased 4 per cent. Income grew 6 per cent with strong double-digit growth in Global Banking partly offset by a decrease in Transaction Services income. Expenses were 3 per cent higher and the credit impairment charge at $111 million was up $82 million primarily from precautionary management overlays relating to the Middle East conflict.
Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) profit before taxation increased 50 per cent, with income up 13 per cent led by a record performance in Wealth Solutions. Expenses decreased 2 per cent as investment in affluent business growth initiatives and digital capabilities was part funded by efficiency saves. Credit impairment charge of $180 million was $8 million lower as precautionary management overlays were offset by portfolio de-risking actions.
Central & Other items (C&O) recorded a loss before tax of $258 million, $45 million higher than the prior year mainly from lower Ventures income and our share of losses in associates.
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'25 |
Change¹ |
Q4'25 |
Change¹ |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Net interest income |
1,531 |
1,581 |
(3) |
1,503 |
2 |
|
Adjustment for trading book funding cost and others |
1,338 |
1,216 |
10 |
1,445 |
(7) |
|
Adjusted net interest income2 |
2,869 |
2,797 |
3 |
2,948 |
(3) |
|
Average interest-earning assets5 |
566,911 |
535,999 |
6 |
560,311 |
1 |
|
Average interest-bearing liabilities5 |
613,179 |
556,629 |
10 |
599,439 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross yield (%)3 |
4.31 |
4.89 |
(58) |
4.40 |
(9) |
|
Rate paid (%)3 |
2.09 |
2.67 |
58 |
2.16 |
7 |
|
Net yield (%)3 |
2.22 |
2.22 |
- |
2.24 |
(2) |
|
Net interest margin (%)3,4 |
2.05 |
2.12 |
(7) |
2.09 |
(4) |
1 Variance is better/(worse) other than assets and liabilities which is increase/(decrease)
2 Adjusted net interest income is net interest income less FX swap accounting asymmetry, as well as the funding costs adjustment for the trading book, cash collateral and prime services
3 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
4 Adjusted net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, annualised
5 Average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are adjusted for cash collateral balances in other assets and other liabilities that are related to the Global Markets trading book
Adjusted net interest income, was up 3 per cent on reported basis year-on year. The benefit from higher volumes and improved mix was in part offset by the impact of lower rates and margins. Net interest margin was 7 basis points lower as the impact of falling rates and margin compression was partially offset by better liability mix.
Compared to the prior quarter, adjusted net interest income was down 3 per cent primarily from lower day count, the impact of lower interest rates and portfolio optimisation actions within WRB.
Average interest-earning assets were up 1 per cent on the prior quarter driven by growth in Wealth Lending within WRB and Global Banking and Trade within CIB. Gross yields decreased 9 basis points compared to the prior quarter reflecting a declining interest rate environment.
Average interest-bearing liabilities grew 2 per cent on the prior quarter from strong growth in customer accounts. The rate paid on liabilities decreased 7 basis points compared with the average in the prior quarter, reflecting the impact of interest rate movements partly offset by disciplined passthrough management and improved liability mix.
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Financial review continued
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'251 |
Change |
Q4'251 |
Change |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Total credit impairment charge/(release) |
296 |
217 |
36 |
148 |
100 |
|
Of which stage 1 and 2 |
210 |
111 |
89 |
64 |
228 |
|
Of which stage 3 |
86 |
106 |
(19) |
84 |
2 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented and underlying results are no longer reported, in accordance with the RNS titled "Re‑presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
Change1 |
31.03.25 |
Change1 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Gross loans and advances to customers2 |
297,639 |
290,849 |
2 |
286,812 |
4 |
|
Of which stage 1 |
280,670 |
275,062 |
2 |
269,282 |
4 |
|
Of which stage 2 |
11,154 |
9,823 |
14 |
11,447 |
(3) |
|
Of which stage 3 |
5,815 |
5,964 |
(2) |
6,083 |
(4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected credit loss provisions |
(4,078) |
(4,061) |
- |
(5,024) |
(19) |
|
Of which stage 1 |
(544) |
(528) |
3 |
(537) |
1 |
|
Of which stage 2 |
(463) |
(446) |
4 |
(462) |
- |
|
Of which stage 3 |
(3,071) |
(3,087) |
(1) |
(4,025) |
(24) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loans and advances to customers |
293,561 |
286,788 |
2 |
281,788 |
4 |
|
Of which stage 1 |
280,126 |
274,534 |
2 |
268,745 |
4 |
|
Of which stage 2 |
10,691 |
9,377 |
14 |
10,985 |
(3) |
|
Of which stage 3 |
2,744 |
2,877 |
(5) |
2,058 |
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cover ratio of stage 3 before/after collateral (%)3 |
53 / 70 |
52 / 68 |
1 / 2 |
66 / 81 |
(13) / (11) |
|
Credit grade 12 accounts ($million) |
1,102 |
1,111 |
(1) |
1,797 |
(39) |
|
Early alerts ($million)4 |
5,020 |
4,303 |
17 |
4,451 |
13 |
|
Investment grade corporate exposures (%)3 |
74 |
74 |
- |
74 |
- |
1 Variance is increase/(decrease) comparing current reporting period to prior reporting periods
2 Includes reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending held at amortised cost of $4,602 million (31 December 2025: $8,242 million and 31 March 2025: $6,797 million)
3 Change is the percentage points difference between the two points rather than the percentage change
4 Includes non-purely precautionary early alert balances
Asset quality remained resilient in the first quarter. The Group continues to actively manage the credit portfolio whilst remaining alert to a volatile and challenging external environment including the Middle East conflicts, energy and commodity price volatility and trade uncertainty, which has led to idiosyncratic stress in a select number of geographies and industry sectors.
The credit impairment charge of $296 million was up $79 million year-on-year and up $148 million compared to the prior quarter, representing an annualised loan-loss rate of 32 basis points (Q1 25: 25 basis points) including $190 million of charges from precautionary management overlays relating to the Middle East conflict. The non-linearity impact increased from the inclusion of a new downside scenario (in addition to the existing Bank Capital Stress test scenario) that considers a prolonged geopolitical crisis in the Middle East leading to sustained disruptions in energy supply and elevated global commodity prices together with an increase in the downside probability weightings as the likelihood of the downside scenarios materialising increased. This reflects an increased probability weighting of the two downside scenarios from 41 per cent as of 31 December 2025 to 70 per cent while the base forecast probability weighting reduced from 59 per cent as of 31 December 2025 to 30 per cent (See page 22). In addition, we have taken overlays in relation to the petrochemical sector and for potential sovereign downgrades.
In CIB, there was a net $111 million charge, up $82 million over prior year, as the increase from precautionary management overlays totalling $126 million were partially offset by releases and recoveries in other parts of the portfolio. WRB charges of $180 million were $8 million lower as precautionary management overlays of $34 million were more than fully offset by portfolio de-risking actions.
Gross stage 3 loans and advances to customers of $5.8 billion were 2 per cent lower, as repayments, client upgrades, reduction in exposures and write-offs more than offset new inflows. Credit-impaired loans represent 2.0 per cent of gross loans and advances, down 0.1 per cent on the prior quarter. The Stage 2 balances increased by $1.3 billion primarily due to stage transfers of exposures impacted by the precautionary management overlays relating to the conflict in the Middle East.
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The stage 3 cover ratio of 53 per cent increased 1 percentage point as compared to 31 December 2025, while the cover ratio post collateral at 70 per cent increased by 2 percentage points as gross stage 3 balances decreased more than the reduction in stage 3 provisions.
The total of Credit grade 12 balances at $1.1 billion remained flat with offsetting inflows and outflows. Early alert accounts of $5 billion increased by $0.7 billion since 31 December 2025 as downgrades relating to the Middle East conflicts was partly offset by repayments and migrations. The Group continues to carefully monitor its exposures, given the unusual stresses caused by the currently difficult geopolitical environment.
The proportion of investment grade corporate exposures remained stable at 74 per cent.
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
Change¹ |
31.03.25 |
Change¹ |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans and advances to banks |
44,289 |
43,901 |
1 |
45,604 |
(3) |
|
Loans and advances to customers |
293,561 |
286,788 |
2 |
281,788 |
4 |
|
Other assets |
635,057 |
589,266 |
8 |
547,054 |
16 |
|
Total assets |
972,907 |
919,955 |
6 |
874,446 |
11 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits by banks |
28,819 |
30,846 |
(7) |
28,569 |
1 |
|
Customer accounts |
542,223 |
530,161 |
2 |
490,921 |
10 |
|
Other liabilities |
347,180 |
304,362 |
14 |
302,488 |
15 |
|
Total liabilities |
918,222 |
865,369 |
6 |
821,978 |
12 |
|
Equity |
54,685 |
54,586 |
- |
52,468 |
4 |
|
Total equity and liabilities |
972,907 |
919,955 |
6 |
874,446 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advances-to-deposits ratio (%)² |
51.1 |
51.4 |
|
51.8 |
|
|
Liquidity coverage ratio (%) |
151 |
155 |
|
147 |
|
1 Variance is increase/(decrease)comparing current reporting period to prior reporting periods
2 The Group excludes $11,854 million held with central banks (31.12.25: $8,474 million, 31.03.25: $15,847 million) that has been confirmed as repayable at the point of stress. Advances exclude reverse repurchase agreement and other similar secured lending of $4,602 million (31.12.25: $8,243 million, 31.03.25: $6,797 million) and include loans and advances to customers held at fair value through profit or loss of $11,590 million (31.12.25: $12,355 million, 31.03.25: $7,692 million). Deposits include customer accounts held at fair value through profit or loss of $22,379 million (31.12.25: $19,414 million, 31.03.25: $24,642 million)
The Group's balance sheet remains strong, liquid and well diversified.
Loans and advances to customers increased by $7 billion or 2 per cent from 31 December 2025. Excluding the $4 billion reduction from currency translation and $1 billion increase from Treasury and securities-based loans held to collect, the underlying growth was up $10 billion or 3.4 per cent. The underlying growth was primarily driven by strong execution of Global Banking pipeline and increased Trade volumes in CIB, as well as Wealth lending and Mortgages in WRB.
Customer accounts of $542 billion increased by $12 billion or 2 per cent from 31 December 2025. Excluding the $4 billion reduction from currency translation, customer accounts increased by $16 billion, or 3 per cent. This was primarily driven by a $10 billion increase in Transaction services CASA in CIB and $5 billion increase in WRB, primarily CASA.
Other assets increased $46 billion or 8 per cent, from 31 December 2025 with a $32 billion increase in derivative financial instruments, a $14 billion increase in financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss, primarily in reverse repurchase agreements and an $11 billion increase in in other financial assets held at amortised cost mainly unsettled trades. This increase was partly offset by a $8 billion reduction in investment securities and a $6 billion reduction in cash and balances with Central banks.
Other liabilities increased 14 per cent or $43 billion, from 31 December 2025 with a $31 billion increase in derivative balances mainly mark to market movements and higher volumes and a $13 billion increase in other financial liabilities held at amortised cost primarily unsettled trade payables from investment securities and cash collateral. This was partly offset by a decrease of $1 billion in financial liabilities held at fair value through profit and loss.
The advances-to-deposits ratio decreased to 51.1 per cent from 51.4 per cent as at 31 December 2025. The point-in-time liquidity coverage ratio decreased 4 percentage point in the quarter to 151 per cent and remains well above the minimum regulatory requirement of 100 per cent.
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Risk-weighted assets
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
Change¹ |
31.03.25 |
Change¹ |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
By risk type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit risk |
197,432 |
192,145 |
3 |
184,274 |
7 |
|
Operational risk |
35,111 |
35,223 |
- |
32,578 |
8 |
|
Market risk |
33,643 |
30,663 |
10 |
36,744 |
(8) |
|
Total RWAs |
266,186 |
258,031 |
3 |
253,596 |
5 |
1 Variance is increase/(decrease) comparing current reporting period to prior reporting periods
Total risk-weighted assets of $266 billion increased $8.2 billion or 3 per cent from 31 December 2025.
• Credit risk RWA at $197 billion increased by $5.3 billion as compared to 31 December 2025. The increase was driven by asset growth and mix of $6.8 billion mainly in CIB, $0.4 billion increase from methodology and asset quality changes. This increase was partly offset by a $1.9 billion reduction from currency translation.
• Operational risk RWA remain broadly unchanged during the quarter as the Group is now performing the annual operational risk RWA computation in the fourth quarter of the year rather than the first quarter.
• Market risk RWA increased $3 billion to $33.6 billion as increases in VaR, stress VaR and Specific Interest Rate Risk in CIB were partly offset by actions taken to reduce our Structural FX position in C&O.
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
Change¹ |
31.03.25 |
Change¹ |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
CET1 capital |
35,616 |
36,440 |
(2) |
35,122 |
1 |
|
Additional Tier 1 capital (AT1) |
8,091 |
7,509 |
8 |
7,507 |
8 |
|
Tier 1 capital |
43,707 |
43,949 |
(1) |
42,629 |
3 |
|
Tier 2 capital |
9,052 |
9,278 |
(2) |
10,482 |
(14) |
|
Total capital |
52,759 |
53,227 |
(1) |
53,111 |
(1) |
|
CET1 capital ratio(%)² |
13.4 |
14.1 |
(74) |
13.8 |
(47) |
|
Total capital ratio(%)² |
19.8 |
20.6 |
(81) |
20.9 |
(112) |
|
Leverage ratio (%)² |
4.6 |
4.7 |
(10) |
4.7 |
(10) |
1 Variance is increase/(decrease) comparing current reporting period to prior reporting periods
2 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
The Group's CET1 ratio of 13.4 per cent dropped 74 basis points compared to 31 December 2025 as underlying profit accretion was offset by increased RWAs and the full 58 basis points impact of the $1.5 billion share buyback announced in February 2026. The CET1 ratio remains 3.1 percentage points above the Group's latest regulatory minimum.
The 74 basis points of CET1 capital accretion from profits was offset by 51 basis points impact from an increase in RWA and 24 basis points reduction from other comprehensive income from fair value gains, regulatory capital adjustments and FX impact.
The Group is part way through the $1.5 billion share buyback programme which it announced on 24 February 2026, and by 31 March 2026 had spent $471 million purchasing 22 million ordinary shares, reducing the share count by approximately 0.96 per cent. Even though the share buyback was still ongoing on 31 March 2026, the entire $1.5 billion is deducted from CET1 in the period resulting in a 58 basis point reduction.
The Group is accruing a provisional interim 2026 ordinary share dividend, which is calculated formulaically at one-third of the ordinary dividend paid in 2025 or 61 cents a share. Half of this amount was accrued in the first quarter and combined with payments due to AT1 and preference shareholders reduced the CET1 ratio by 15 basis points.
The Group's leverage ratio of 4.6 per cent is 10 basis points lower than as of 31 December 2025. The reduction from lower Tier 1 capital and increased leverage exposures was partly offset by issuance of AT1 instruments in the first quarter. The Group's leverage ratio remains significantly above its minimum requirement of 3.7 per cent.
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Performance by client segment
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'25¹ |
||||||
|
|
Corporate & Investment Banking |
Wealth & Retail Banking |
Central & |
Total |
Corporate & Investment Banking |
Wealth & Retail Banking |
Central & |
Total |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Operating income |
3,552 |
2,456 |
(106) |
5,902 |
3,317 |
2,140 |
(78) |
5,379 |
|
External |
3,445 |
1,248 |
1,209 |
5,902 |
3,169 |
1,008 |
1,202 |
5,379 |
|
Inter-segment |
107 |
1,208 |
(1,315) |
- |
148 |
1,132 |
(1,280) |
- |
|
Operating expenses |
(1,714) |
(1,295) |
(131) |
(3,140) |
(1,624) |
(1,291) |
(131) |
(3,046) |
|
Operating profit/(loss) before impairment losses and taxation |
1,838 |
1,161 |
(237) |
2,762 |
1,693 |
849 |
(209) |
2,333 |
|
Credit impairment |
(111) |
(180) |
(5) |
(296) |
(29) |
(188) |
- |
(217) |
|
Other impairment |
- |
- |
(2) |
(2) |
1 |
(11) |
(5) |
(15) |
|
Profit/(loss) from associates and joint ventures |
- |
- |
(14) |
(14) |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
|
Profit/(loss) before taxation |
1,727 |
981 |
(258) |
2,450 |
1,666 |
650 |
(213) |
2,103 |
|
Total assets |
582,361 |
136,663 |
253,883 |
972,907 |
494,084 |
129,464 |
250,898 |
874,446 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (incl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
210,781 |
129,895 |
16,712 |
357,388 |
203,757 |
122,505 |
18,369 |
344,631 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (excl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
146,985 |
129,892 |
16,684 |
293,561 |
140,920 |
122,499 |
18,369 |
281,788 |
|
Total liabilities |
541,130 |
266,791 |
110,301 |
918,222 |
485,267 |
233,214 |
103,497 |
821,978 |
|
Customer accounts (incl FVTPL & repos) |
326,587 |
262,505 |
3,953 |
593,045 |
319,507 |
229,226 |
5,385 |
554,118 |
|
Risk-weighted assets |
190,559 |
57,881 |
17,746 |
266,186 |
175,203 |
57,961 |
20,432 |
253,596 |
|
Income return on risk-weighted assets (%) |
7.7 |
17.0 |
(2.0) |
9.0 |
7.7 |
15.3 |
(1.5) |
8.6 |
|
Return on tangible equity (%) |
18.9 |
35.1 |
(43.9) |
17.4 |
18.8 |
22.3 |
(30.6) |
14.8 |
|
Cost to income ratio (%) |
48.3 |
52.7 |
nm |
53.2 |
49.0 |
60.3 |
nm |
56.6 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
2 FVTPL includes reverse repurchase agreements of Q1'26: $52,237 million and Q1'25: $55,151 million
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All commentary that follows is on reported basis and comparisons are made to the equivalent period in 2025 on a constant currency basis, unless otherwise stated.
Corporate & Investment Banking
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'253 |
Change1 |
Constant currency change1,2 |
Q4'253 |
Change1 |
Constant currency change1,2 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
% |
$million |
% |
% |
|
Transaction Services |
1,512 |
1,529 |
(1) |
(2) |
1,521 |
(1) |
(1) |
|
Payments & Liquidity |
1,037 |
1,063 |
(2) |
(3) |
1,064 |
(3) |
(3) |
|
Securities & Prime Services |
177 |
151 |
17 |
18 |
173 |
2 |
2 |
|
Trade & Working Capital |
298 |
315 |
(5) |
(7) |
284 |
5 |
5 |
|
Global Banking |
663 |
546 |
21 |
19 |
547 |
21 |
21 |
|
Lending & Financial Solutions |
511 |
450 |
14 |
11 |
483 |
6 |
6 |
|
Capital Market & Advisory |
152 |
96 |
58 |
59 |
64 |
138 |
140 |
|
Global Markets |
1,190 |
1,182 |
1 |
- |
660 |
80 |
79 |
|
Treasury & Other |
187 |
60 |
nm |
nm |
106 |
76 |
78 |
|
Operating income |
3,552 |
3,317 |
7 |
6 |
2,834 |
25 |
25 |
|
Operating expenses |
(1,714) |
(1,624) |
(6) |
(3) |
(1,970) |
13 |
14 |
|
Operating profit before impairment losses and taxation |
1,838 |
1,693 |
9 |
9 |
864 |
113 |
114 |
|
Credit impairment |
(111) |
(29) |
nm |
nm |
46 |
nm |
nm |
|
Other impairment |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
(2) |
- |
- |
|
Profit from associates and joint ventures |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Profit before taxation |
1,727 |
1,666 |
4 |
4 |
908 |
90 |
91 |
|
Total assets |
582,361 |
494,084 |
18 |
18 |
516,742 |
13 |
13 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (incl FVTPL & reverse repos)6 |
210,781 |
203,757 |
3 |
2 |
205,493 |
3 |
3 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (excl FVTPL & reverse repos)6 |
146,985 |
140,920 |
4 |
nm |
142,698 |
3 |
nm |
|
Total liabilities |
541,130 |
485,267 |
12 |
11 |
491,920 |
10 |
11 |
|
Customer accounts (incl FVTPL & repos) |
326,587 |
319,507 |
2 |
2 |
319,670 |
2 |
3 |
|
Risk-weighted assets |
190,559 |
175,203 |
9 |
nm |
175,784 |
8 |
nm |
|
Income return on risk-weighted assets (%)⁴ |
7.7 |
7.7 |
- |
nm |
6.3 |
140bps |
nm |
|
Return on tangible equity (%)⁴ |
18.9 |
18.8 |
10bps |
nm |
8.9 |
1,000bps |
nm |
|
Cost to income ratio (%)⁵ |
48.3 |
49.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
69.5 |
21.2 |
21.5 |
1 Variance is better/(worse), except for risk-weighted assets, assets and liabilities which is increase/(decrease)
2 Comparisons presented on the basis of the current period's transactional currency rate, ensuring like-for-like currency rates between the two periods
3 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
4 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
5 Change is the percentage points difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
6 FVTPL includes reverse repurchase agreements of Q1'26: $52,237 million, Q1'25: $55,151 million and Q4'25: $50,443 million
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Performance highlights
• Profit before tax of $1,727 million increased 4 per cent year-on-year driven by higher income, partially offset by higher operating expenses and higher credit impairment.
• Operating income of $3,552 million increased by 6 per cent primarily driven by strong performance in Global Banking, which grew 19 per cent on the back of growth in loan origination volumes and strong debt capital markets activity, reflecting effective execution of the deal pipeline.
Global Markets was broadly flat. Flow income grew by 17 per cent with strong client activity across products, as we continued to capture market opportunities across our footprint, but this was offset by softer episodic income due to strong prior year comparator.
Transaction Services income decreased 2 per cent as continued growth in Securities & Prime Services was more than offset by lower Trade & Working Capital and Payments & Liquidity income. Securities & Prime Services increased 18 per cent, supported by higher custody balances and client volumes. Trade & Working Capital income was down 7 per cent reflecting portfolio optimisation actions in the trade portfolio and margin compression. Payments & Liquidity income decreased 3 per cent, as the benefit from volume growth, disciplined pricing and passthrough rates management was more than offset by impact of lower interest rates.
• Operating expenses increased 3 per cent, largely due to investment in strategic growth initiatives.
• Credit impairment was a net charge of $111 million driven by a precautionary management overlay relating to the conflict in Middle East, partially offset by releases.
• RWAs of $190.6 billion increased $14.8 billion since 31 December 2025, with higher credit and market RWA. The increase in credit RWA was driven by business growth and higher derivatives Mark-to-Market. Growth of market RWA tends to be seasonal, with December usually seeing a decrease due to lower market activity and inventory levels which is then reversed as client activity levels recover in the first quarter.
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Wealth & Retail Banking
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'253 |
Change1 |
Constant currency change1,2 |
Q4'253 |
Change1 |
Constant currency change1,2 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
% |
$million |
% |
% |
|
Wealth Solutions |
1,043 |
778 |
34 |
32 |
677 |
54 |
54 |
|
Investment Products |
778 |
560 |
39 |
37 |
553 |
41 |
41 |
|
Bancassurance |
265 |
218 |
22 |
20 |
124 |
114 |
111 |
|
Deposits & Mortgages |
1,017 |
1,022 |
- |
(1) |
1,065 |
(5) |
(5) |
|
CCPL & Other Unsecured Lending |
296 |
269 |
10 |
7 |
320 |
(8) |
(9) |
|
Treasury & Other |
100 |
71 |
41 |
32 |
68 |
47 |
52 |
|
Operating income |
2,456 |
2,140 |
15 |
13 |
2,130 |
15 |
15 |
|
Operating expenses |
(1,295) |
(1,291) |
- |
2 |
(1,662) |
22 |
22 |
|
Operating profit before impairment losses and taxation |
1,161 |
849 |
37 |
36 |
468 |
148 |
148 |
|
Credit impairment |
(180) |
(188) |
4 |
6 |
(181) |
1 |
1 |
|
Other impairment |
- |
(11) |
100 |
100 |
1 |
(100) |
nm |
|
Profit before taxation |
981 |
650 |
51 |
50 |
288 |
nm |
nm |
|
Total assets |
136,663 |
129,464 |
6 |
5 |
137,211 |
- |
1 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (incl FVTPL & reverse repos) |
129,895 |
122,505 |
6 |
6 |
129,638 |
- |
2 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (excl FVTPL & reverse repos) |
129,892 |
122,499 |
6 |
nm |
129,636 |
- |
nm |
|
Total liabilities |
266,791 |
233,214 |
14 |
14 |
262,407 |
2 |
2 |
|
Customer accounts (incl FVTPL & repos) |
262,505 |
229,226 |
15 |
14 |
257,806 |
2 |
3 |
|
Risk-weighted assets |
57,881 |
57,961 |
- |
nm |
59,307 |
(2) |
nm |
|
Income return on risk-weighted assets (%)⁴ |
17.0 |
15.3 |
170bps |
nm |
14.7 |
230bps |
nm |
|
Return on tangible equity (%)⁴ |
35.1 |
22.3 |
1,280bps |
nm |
5.7 |
nm |
nm |
|
Cost to income ratio (%)⁵ |
52.7 |
60.3 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
78.0 |
25.3 |
25.3 |
1 Variance is better/(worse), except for risk-weighted assets, assets and liabilities which is increase/(decrease)
2 Comparisons presented on the basis of the current period's transactional currency rate, ensuring like-for-like currency rates between the two periods
3 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
4 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
5 Change is the percentage points difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
• Profit before tax of $981 million, increased by 50 per cent, predominantly driven by higher income.
• Operating income of $2,456 million grew 13 per cent primarily driven by a record quarter in Wealth Solutions, up 32 per cent, with broad-based growth across markets and products. This growth was supported by $18 billion of affluent net new money and 73 thousand affluent new-to-bank clients onboarded in the first quarter of 2026. CCPL & Other Unsecured Lending increased 7 per cent, from lower funding costs and higher volumes in Digital banks. Deposits & Mortgages decreased 1 per cent, reflecting rate-driven pressures from lower benchmark interest rates, partially offset by volume growth and proactive pricing actions.
• Operating expenses decreased by 2 per cent as investment in affluent business growth initiatives, including the strategic hiring of affluent relationship managers and uplifting digital capabilities, was part-funded through efficiency initiatives on branches, off-strategy products and client segments.
• Credit impairment charge decreased by $8 million to $180 million, primarily driven by optimisation actions in the unsecured lending portfolio, partly offset by a precautionary management overlay relating to the conflict in Middle East.
• RWAs reduced by $1.4 billion to $57.9 billion since December 2025 primarily due to optimisation actions reducing Unsecured Lending portfolios, partially offset by increase in Wealth Lending and Mortgages reflecting growth in asset balances.
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Central & other items
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'253 |
Change1 |
Constant currency change1,2 |
Q4'253 |
Change1 |
Constant currency change1,2 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
% |
$million |
% |
% |
|
Treasury & Other |
(106) |
(78) |
(36) |
(24) |
(38) |
(179) |
(144) |
|
Operating income |
(106) |
(78) |
(36) |
(24) |
(38) |
(179) |
(144) |
|
Operating expenses |
(131) |
(131) |
- |
4 |
(281) |
53 |
54 |
|
Operating loss before impairment losses and taxation |
(237) |
(209) |
(13) |
(7) |
(319) |
26 |
27 |
|
Credit impairment |
(5) |
- |
nm |
nm |
(13) |
62 |
58 |
|
Other impairment |
(2) |
(5) |
60 |
33 |
(23) |
91 |
91 |
|
Profit/(loss) from associates and joint ventures |
(14) |
1 |
nm |
nm |
(27) |
48 |
50 |
|
Loss before taxation |
(258) |
(213) |
(21) |
(17) |
(382) |
32 |
33 |
|
Total assets |
253,883 |
250,898 |
1 |
1 |
266,002 |
(5) |
(4) |
|
Loans and advances to customers (incl FVTPL & reverse repos) |
16,712 |
18,369 |
(9) |
(8) |
14,455 |
16 |
16 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (excl FVTPL & reverse repos) |
16,684 |
18,369 |
(9) |
nm |
14,454 |
15 |
nm |
|
Total liabilities |
110,301 |
103,497 |
7 |
7 |
111,042 |
(1) |
- |
|
Customer accounts (incl FVTPL & repos) |
3,953 |
5,385 |
(27) |
(21) |
7,698 |
(49) |
(47) |
|
Risk-weighted assets |
17,746 |
20,432 |
(13) |
nm |
22,940 |
(23) |
nm |
|
Income return on risk-weighted assets (%)⁴ |
(2.0) |
(1.5) |
(50)bps |
nm |
(0.6) |
(140)bps |
nm |
|
Return on tangible equity (%)⁴ |
(43.9) |
(30.6) |
(1,333)bps |
nm |
(20.6) |
nm |
nm |
|
Cost to income ratio (%)⁵ |
nm |
nm |
nm |
nm |
nm |
nm |
nm |
1 Variance is better/(worse), except for risk-weighted assets, assets and liabilities which is increase/(decrease)
2 Comparisons presented on the basis of the current period's transactional currency rate, ensuring like-for-like currency rates between the two periods
3 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
4 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
5 Change is the percentage points difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
• Loss before taxation of $258 million higher by 17 per cent compared to prior year. The increase in operating losses was primarily a combination of lower income, and lower share of profit from associates and joint ventures.
• Operating loss increased by 24 per cent year-on-year to $106 million primarily from lower income in SC Ventures.
• The loss from associates and joint ventures primarily relates to investments within SC Ventures while the reduced profit year-on-year mainly stems from the lower share of profits from associates.
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Performance by key market
|
|
Q1'26 |
||||||||||
|
|
Hong Kong |
Korea |
China |
Taiwan |
Singapore |
India |
UAE |
UK |
US |
Other |
Group2 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Operating income |
1,514 |
272 |
234 |
161 |
770 |
421 |
356 |
740 |
292 |
1,142 |
5,902 |
|
Operating expenses |
(596) |
(179) |
(201) |
(82) |
(505) |
(220) |
(163) |
(360) |
(181) |
(653) |
(3,140) |
|
Operating profit before impairment losses and taxation |
918 |
93 |
33 |
79 |
265 |
201 |
193 |
380 |
111 |
489 |
2,762 |
|
Credit impairment |
(73) |
(34) |
3 |
(1) |
(70) |
(1) |
(14) |
(1) |
(5) |
(100) |
(296) |
|
Other impairment |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1) |
(2) |
|
Profit/(loss) from associates and joint ventures |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3) |
- |
- |
(8) |
- |
(3) |
(14) |
|
Profit before taxation |
845 |
59 |
36 |
78 |
191 |
200 |
179 |
371 |
106 |
385 |
2,450 |
|
Total assets employed |
222,355 |
51,713 |
50,919 |
21,878 |
128,355 |
37,083 |
22,361 |
286,089 |
53,351 |
98,803 |
972,907 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (incl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
92,764 |
27,641 |
14,902 |
11,342 |
68,781 |
12,340 |
10,032 |
59,686 |
24,849 |
35,051 |
357,388 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (excl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
76,879 |
27,639 |
14,051 |
11,240 |
65,974 |
11,573 |
9,777 |
20,970 |
24,453 |
31,005 |
293,561 |
|
Total liabilities employed |
218,952 |
45,087 |
43,056 |
19,773 |
118,745 |
29,119 |
23,369 |
279,250 |
52,125 |
88,746 |
918,222 |
|
Customer accounts (incl FVTPL & repos) |
188,111 |
34,210 |
36,908 |
18,278 |
105,840 |
16,024 |
20,148 |
84,831 |
22,155 |
66,540 |
593,045 |
|
Customer accounts (excl FVTPL & repos) |
182,138 |
32,183 |
29,360 |
18,260 |
105,105 |
15,783 |
20,064 |
51,431 |
22,105 |
65,793 |
542,222 |
|
|
Q1'251 |
||||||||||
|
|
Hong Kong |
Korea |
China |
Taiwan |
Singapore |
India |
UAE |
UK |
US |
Other |
Group2 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Operating income |
1,374 |
261 |
349 |
155 |
728 |
399 |
303 |
490 |
310 |
1,010 |
5,379 |
|
Operating expenses |
(585) |
(188) |
(199) |
(82) |
(421) |
(231) |
(126) |
(439) |
(167) |
(608) |
(3,046) |
|
Operating profit before impairment losses and taxation |
789 |
73 |
150 |
73 |
307 |
168 |
177 |
51 |
143 |
402 |
2,333 |
|
Credit impairment |
(89) |
(18) |
(35) |
(11) |
(24) |
(7) |
3 |
(7) |
(2) |
(27) |
(217) |
|
Other impairment |
(5) |
1 |
(4) |
(2) |
(3) |
(1) |
- |
- |
- |
(1) |
(15) |
|
Profit/(loss) from associates and joint ventures |
- |
- |
34 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
(27) |
- |
(6) |
2 |
|
Profit before taxation1 |
695 |
56 |
145 |
60 |
281 |
160 |
180 |
17 |
141 |
368 |
2,103 |
|
Total assets employed |
203,565 |
50,033 |
43,485 |
21,235 |
108,878 |
36,059 |
21,987 |
241,557 |
63,881 |
83,766 |
874,446 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (incl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
86,200 |
28,457 |
15,119 |
11,483 |
64,689 |
14,344 |
7,787 |
65,539 |
21,270 |
29,743 |
344,631 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (excl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
71,105 |
28,454 |
13,873 |
11,007 |
63,523 |
13,926 |
7,519 |
22,951 |
20,968 |
28,462 |
281,788 |
|
Total liabilities employed |
201,396 |
41,501 |
34,615 |
17,352 |
102,866 |
27,636 |
18,273 |
255,104 |
46,937 |
76,298 |
821,978 |
|
Customer accounts (incl FVTPL & repos) |
175,766 |
31,353 |
28,670 |
16,102 |
93,047 |
19,562 |
15,683 |
97,107 |
18,902 |
57,926 |
554,118 |
|
Customer accounts (excl FVTPL & repos) |
167,543 |
29,644 |
23,335 |
16,102 |
92,580 |
18,497 |
15,633 |
51,434 |
18,802 |
57,351 |
490,921 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
2 FVTPL includes reverse repurchase agreements of Q1'26: $52,237 million and Q1'25: $55,151 million
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|
|
Q4'251 |
||||||||||
|
|
Hong Kong |
Korea |
China |
Taiwan |
Singapore |
India |
UAE |
UK |
US |
Other |
Group2 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Operating income |
1,356 |
248 |
189 |
137 |
647 |
470 |
242 |
374 |
286 |
977 |
4,926 |
|
Operating expenses |
(701) |
(370) |
(214) |
(94) |
(591) |
(269) |
(196) |
(556) |
(198) |
(724) |
(3,913) |
|
Operating profit/(loss) before impairment losses and taxation |
655 |
(122) |
(25) |
43 |
56 |
201 |
46 |
(182) |
88 |
253 |
1,013 |
|
Credit impairment |
(16) |
(22) |
(7) |
(1) |
(35) |
(24) |
14 |
(13) |
- |
(44) |
(148) |
|
Other impairment |
(1) |
- |
(1) |
- |
(15) |
(2) |
- |
(2) |
(1) |
(2) |
(24) |
|
Profit/(loss) from associates and joint ventures |
- |
- |
(5) |
- |
(4) |
- |
- |
(4) |
- |
(14) |
(27) |
|
Profit/(loss) before taxation1 |
638 |
(144) |
(38) |
42 |
2 |
175 |
60 |
(201) |
87 |
193 |
814 |
|
Total assets employed |
217,291 |
51,350 |
50,188 |
21,875 |
123,610 |
32,750 |
22,065 |
243,016 |
63,350 |
94,460 |
919,955 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (incl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
89,641 |
29,089 |
14,358 |
11,905 |
65,083 |
12,286 |
8,715 |
60,519 |
24,938 |
33,052 |
349,586 |
|
Loans and advances to customers (excl FVTPL & reverse repos)2 |
74,506 |
29,087 |
13,091 |
11,437 |
62,382 |
11,951 |
8,313 |
21,857 |
24,605 |
29,559 |
286,788 |
|
Total liabilities employed |
218,190 |
44,055 |
43,435 |
19,203 |
113,762 |
24,736 |
20,467 |
244,932 |
52,605 |
83,984 |
865,369 |
|
Customer accounts (incl FVTPL & repos) |
187,753 |
34,177 |
36,692 |
17,722 |
100,598 |
16,333 |
17,873 |
86,852 |
22,541 |
64,633 |
585,174 |
|
Customer accounts (excl FVTPL & repos) |
180,663 |
32,204 |
29,633 |
17,722 |
99,830 |
14,911 |
17,631 |
50,735 |
22,391 |
64,441 |
530,161 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
2 FVTPL includes reverse repurchase agreements of Q4'25: $50,443 million
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q4'25¹ |
Q3'25¹ |
Q2'25¹ |
Q1'25¹ |
Q4'24¹ |
Q3'24¹ |
Q2'24¹ |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Transaction Services |
1,512 |
1,521 |
1,490 |
1,471 |
1,529 |
1,667 |
1,575 |
1,594 |
|
Payments & Liquidity |
1,037 |
1,064 |
1,018 |
1,015 |
1,063 |
1,193 |
1,115 |
1,141 |
|
Securities & Prime Services |
177 |
173 |
166 |
158 |
151 |
161 |
156 |
153 |
|
Trade & Working Capital |
298 |
284 |
306 |
298 |
315 |
313 |
304 |
300 |
|
Global Banking |
663 |
547 |
588 |
548 |
546 |
501 |
479 |
493 |
|
Lending & Financial Solutions |
511 |
483 |
496 |
476 |
450 |
435 |
411 |
427 |
|
Capital Markets & Advisory |
152 |
64 |
92 |
72 |
96 |
66 |
68 |
66 |
|
Global Markets |
1,190 |
660 |
847 |
1,175 |
1,182 |
770 |
837 |
798 |
|
Wealth Solutions |
1,043 |
677 |
890 |
742 |
778 |
563 |
695 |
619 |
|
Investment Products |
778 |
553 |
691 |
544 |
560 |
453 |
508 |
445 |
|
Bancassurance |
265 |
124 |
199 |
198 |
218 |
110 |
187 |
174 |
|
Deposits & Mortgages |
1,017 |
1,065 |
1,043 |
1,004 |
1,022 |
1,079 |
1,069 |
1,054 |
|
CCPL & Other Unsecured Lending |
296 |
320 |
309 |
313 |
269 |
295 |
304 |
290 |
|
Treasury & Other |
181 |
136 |
(57) |
274 |
53 |
(73) |
(9) |
(187) |
|
Total operating income |
5,902 |
4,926 |
5,110 |
5,527 |
5,379 |
4,802 |
4,950 |
4,661 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
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Earnings per ordinary share
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'251 |
Change |
Q4'251 |
Change |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Profit for the period attributable to equity holders |
1,910 |
1,592 |
20 |
473 |
nm |
|
Non-controlling interest |
(10) |
(2) |
nm |
3 |
nm |
|
Dividend payable on preference shares and AT1 classified as equity |
(240) |
(233) |
(3) |
(11) |
nm |
|
Profit for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders |
1,660 |
1,357 |
22 |
465 |
nm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic - Weighted average number of shares (millions) |
2,238 |
2,396 |
(7) |
2,274 |
(2) |
|
Diluted - Weighted average number of shares (millions) |
2,305 |
2,464 |
(6) |
2,351 |
(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per ordinary share (cents) |
74.2 |
56.6 |
31 |
20.4 |
nm |
|
Diluted earnings per ordinary share (cents) |
72.0 |
55.1 |
31 |
19.8 |
nm |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re‑presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'252 |
Change |
Q4'252 |
Change |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Average parent company Shareholders' Equity |
46,346 |
44,474 |
4 |
46,422 |
- |
|
Less Average preference share capital and share premium |
(1,494) |
(1,494) |
- |
(1,494) |
- |
|
Less Average intangible assets |
(6,250) |
(5,815) |
(7) |
(6,188) |
(1) |
|
Average Ordinary Shareholders' Tangible Equity |
38,602 |
37,165 |
4 |
38,740 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit for the period attributable to equity holders |
1,910 |
1,592 |
20 |
473 |
nm |
|
Non-controlling interests |
(10) |
(2) |
nm |
3 |
nm |
|
Dividend payable on preference shares and AT1 classified as equity |
(240) |
(233) |
(3) |
(11) |
nm |
|
Profit for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders |
1,660 |
1,357 |
22 |
465 |
nm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return on tangible equity1 |
17.4% |
14.8% |
260bps |
4.8% |
1,260bps |
1 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
2 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re‑presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'25 |
Change |
FY'25 |
Change |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Parent company shareholders' equity |
46,097 |
44,559 |
3 |
46,593 |
(1) |
|
Less Preference share capital and share premium |
(1,494) |
(1,494) |
- |
(1,494) |
- |
|
Less Intangible assets |
(6,268) |
(5,838) |
(7) |
(6,231) |
(1) |
|
Net shareholders tangible equity |
38,335 |
37,227 |
3 |
38,868 |
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary shares in issue, excluding own shares (millions) |
2,229 |
2,384 |
(7) |
2,247 |
(1) |
|
Net Tangible Asset Value per share (cents) |
1,720 |
1,561 |
10 |
1,730 |
(1) |
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Credit quality by client segment
|
|
31.03.26 |
||||||
|
|
|
Customers |
|
|
|||
|
|
Banks |
Corporate & Investment Banking |
Wealth & Retail Banking |
Central & |
Customer |
Undrawn commitments |
Financial Guarantees |
|
Amortised cost |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Stage 1 |
43,828 |
137,315 |
127,402 |
15,953 |
280,670 |
194,025 |
108,515 |
|
• Strong |
31,329 |
97,166 |
122,194 |
15,300 |
234,660 |
173,338 |
62,647 |
|
• Satisfactory |
12,499 |
40,149 |
5,208 |
653 |
46,010 |
20,687 |
45,868 |
|
Stage 2 |
398 |
8,322 |
2,089 |
743 |
11,154 |
3,263 |
1,976 |
|
• Strong |
43 |
1,979 |
1,592 |
- |
3,571 |
442 |
504 |
|
• Satisfactory |
353 |
5,243 |
163 |
743 |
6,149 |
2,633 |
1,409 |
|
• Higher risk |
2 |
1,100 |
334 |
- |
1,434 |
188 |
63 |
|
Of which (stage 2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
• Less than 30 days past due |
- |
29 |
163 |
- |
192 |
- |
- |
|
• More than 30 days past due |
3 |
9 |
334 |
- |
343 |
- |
- |
|
Stage 3, credit-impaired financial assets |
84 |
3,987 |
1,826 |
2 |
5,815 |
14 |
536 |
|
Gross balance¹ |
44,310 |
149,624 |
131,317 |
16,698 |
297,639 |
197,302 |
111,027 |
|
Stage 1 |
(14) |
(154) |
(378) |
(12) |
(544) |
(56) |
(38) |
|
• Strong |
(5) |
(18) |
(331) |
(12) |
(361) |
(29) |
(13) |
|
• Satisfactory |
(9) |
(136) |
(47) |
- |
(183) |
(27) |
(25) |
|
Stage 2 |
(1) |
(339) |
(124) |
- |
(463) |
(71) |
(16) |
|
• Strong |
(1) |
(13) |
(86) |
- |
(99) |
(26) |
(1) |
|
• Satisfactory |
- |
(174) |
(11) |
- |
(185) |
(39) |
(12) |
|
• Higher risk |
- |
(152) |
(27) |
- |
(179) |
(6) |
(3) |
|
Of which (stage 2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
• Less than 30 days past due |
- |
(2) |
(11) |
- |
(13) |
- |
- |
|
• More than 30 days past due |
- |
- |
(27) |
- |
(27) |
- |
- |
|
Stage 3, credit-impaired financial assets |
(6) |
(2,146) |
(923) |
(2) |
(3,071) |
(3) |
(95) |
|
Total credit impairment |
(21) |
(2,639) |
(1,425) |
(14) |
(4,078) |
(130) |
(149) |
|
Net carrying value |
44,289 |
146,985 |
129,892 |
16,684 |
293,561 |
|
|
|
Stage 1 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
• Strong |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
• Satisfactory |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.9% |
0.0% |
0.4% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
Stage 2 |
0.3% |
4.1% |
5.9% |
0.0% |
4.2% |
2.2% |
0.8% |
|
• Strong |
2.3% |
0.7% |
5.4% |
0.0% |
2.8% |
5.9% |
0.2% |
|
• Satisfactory |
0.0% |
3.3% |
6.7% |
0.0% |
3.0% |
1.5% |
0.9% |
|
• Higher risk |
0.0% |
13.8% |
8.1% |
0.0% |
12.5% |
3.2% |
4.8% |
|
Of which (stage 2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
• Less than 30 days past due |
0.0% |
6.9% |
6.7% |
0.0% |
6.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
• More than 30 days past due |
0.0% |
0.0% |
8.1% |
0.0% |
7.9% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Stage 3, credit-impaired financial assets (S3) |
7.1% |
53.8% |
50.5% |
100.0% |
52.8% |
21.4% |
17.7% |
|
• Stage 3 Collateral |
- |
299 |
683 |
- |
982 |
- |
90 |
|
• Stage 3 Cover ratio (after collateral) |
7.1% |
61.3% |
88.0% |
100.0% |
69.7% |
21.4% |
34.5% |
|
Cover ratio |
0.0% |
1.8% |
1.1% |
0.1% |
1.4% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
Fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performing |
42,030 |
63,781 |
3 |
28 |
63,812 |
- |
- |
|
• Strong |
33,275 |
36,520 |
3 |
28 |
36,551 |
- |
- |
|
• Satisfactory |
8,755 |
27,261 |
- |
- |
27,261 |
- |
- |
|
• Higher risk |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Impaired (CG13-14) |
147 |
15 |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
|
Gross balance (FVTPL)2 |
42,177 |
63,796 |
3 |
28 |
63,827 |
- |
- |
|
Net carrying value (incl FVTPL) |
86,466 |
210,781 |
129,895 |
16,712 |
357,388 |
- |
- |
1 Loans and advances includes reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending of $4,602 million under Customers and of $3,824 million under Banks, held at amortised cost
2 Loans and advances includes reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending of $52,237 million under Customers and of $40,042 million under Banks, held at fair value through profit or loss
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|
|
|
Customers |
|
|
|||
|
|
Banks |
Corporate & Investment Banking |
Wealth & |
Central & |
Customer Total |
Undrawn commitments |
Financial Guarantees |
|
Amortised cost |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Stage 1 |
43,608 |
132,772 |
127,306 |
14,984 |
275,062 |
195,032 |
112,091 |
|
• Strong |
31,257 |
94,399 |
121,979 |
14,228 |
230,606 |
176,123 |
67,184 |
|
• Satisfactory |
12,351 |
38,373 |
5,327 |
756 |
44,456 |
18,909 |
44,907 |
|
Stage 2 |
217 |
7,859 |
1,964 |
- |
9,823 |
4,208 |
1,511 |
|
• Strong |
42 |
1,767 |
1,453 |
- |
3,220 |
1,340 |
351 |
|
• Satisfactory |
172 |
4,984 |
162 |
- |
5,146 |
2,662 |
1,052 |
|
• Higher risk |
3 |
1,108 |
349 |
- |
1,457 |
206 |
108 |
|
Of which (stage 2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
• Less than 30 days past due |
- |
86 |
162 |
- |
248 |
- |
- |
|
• More than 30 days past due |
3 |
158 |
349 |
- |
507 |
- |
- |
|
Stage 3, credit-impaired financial assets |
90 |
4,201 |
1,761 |
2 |
5,964 |
5 |
591 |
|
Gross balance2 |
43,915 |
144,832 |
131,031 |
14,986 |
290,849 |
199,245 |
114,193 |
|
Stage 1 |
(6) |
(128) |
(388) |
(12) |
(528) |
(49) |
(26) |
|
• Strong |
(2) |
(59) |
(343) |
(12) |
(414) |
(28) |
(12) |
|
• Satisfactory |
(4) |
(69) |
(45) |
- |
(114) |
(21) |
(14) |
|
Stage 2 |
(1) |
(310) |
(136) |
- |
(446) |
(33) |
(16) |
|
• Strong |
(1) |
(4) |
(92) |
- |
(96) |
(4) |
- |
|
• Satisfactory |
- |
(217) |
(15) |
- |
(232) |
(20) |
(9) |
|
• Higher risk |
- |
(89) |
(29) |
- |
(118) |
(9) |
(7) |
|
Of which (stage 2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
• Less than 30 days past due |
- |
(9) |
(15) |
- |
(24) |
- |
- |
|
• More than 30 days past due |
- |
(1) |
(29) |
- |
(30) |
- |
- |
|
Stage 3, credit-impaired financial assets |
(7) |
(2,214) |
(871) |
(2) |
(3,087) |
(2) |
(98) |
|
Total credit impairment |
(14) |
(2,652) |
(1,395) |
(14) |
(4,061) |
(84) |
(140) |
|
Net carrying value |
43,901 |
142,180 |
129,636 |
14,972 |
286,788 |
|
|
|
Stage 1 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
• Strong |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
• Satisfactory |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.8% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
|
Stage 2 |
0.5% |
3.9% |
6.9% |
0.0% |
4.5% |
0.8% |
1.1% |
|
• Strong |
2.4% |
0.2% |
6.3% |
0.0% |
3.0% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
|
• Satisfactory |
0.0% |
4.4% |
9.3% |
0.0% |
4.5% |
0.8% |
0.9% |
|
• Higher risk |
0.0% |
8.0% |
8.3% |
0.0% |
8.1% |
4.4% |
6.5% |
|
Of which (stage 2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
• Less than 30 days past due |
0.0% |
10.5% |
9.3% |
0.0% |
9.7% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
• More than 30 days past due |
0.0% |
0.6% |
8.3% |
0.0% |
5.9% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Stage 3, credit-impaired financial assets |
7.8% |
52.7% |
49.5% |
100.0% |
51.8% |
40.0% |
16.6% |
|
• Stage 3 Collateral |
- |
314 |
678 |
- |
992 |
- |
56 |
|
• Stage 3 Cover ratio (after collateral) |
7.8% |
60.2% |
88.0% |
100.0% |
68.4% |
40.0% |
26.1% |
|
Cover ratio |
0.0% |
1.8% |
1.1% |
0.1% |
1.4% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
|
Fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performing |
36,580 |
62,780 |
3 |
- |
62,783 |
- |
- |
|
• Strong |
28,277 |
39,351 |
3 |
- |
39,354 |
- |
- |
|
• Satisfactory |
8,303 |
23,429 |
- |
- |
23,429 |
- |
- |
|
• Higher risk |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Impaired (CG13-14) |
92 |
14 |
- |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Gross balance (FVTPL)3 |
36,672 |
62,794 |
3 |
- |
62,797 |
- |
- |
|
Net carrying value (incl FVTPL) |
80,573 |
204,974 |
129,639 |
14,972 |
349,585 |
- |
- |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with RNS titled "Re-Presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
2 Loans and advances includes reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending of $8,242 million under Customers and of $3,724 million under Banks, held at amortised cost
3 Loans and advances includes reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending of $50,443 million under Customers and of $33,689 million under Banks, held at fair value through profit or loss
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|
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3 months ended 31.03.251 |
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|
|
Stage 1 & 2 |
Stage 3 |
Total |
Stage 1 & 2 |
Stage 3 |
Total |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Corporate & Investment Banking |
149 |
(38) |
111 |
57 |
(28) |
29 |
|
Wealth & Retail Banking |
55 |
125 |
180 |
54 |
134 |
188 |
|
Central & other items |
6 |
(1) |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total credit impairment charge/(release) |
210 |
86 |
296 |
111 |
106 |
217 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re-Presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026 with no change to the total credit impairment charge
Impact of multiple economic scenarios
The total amount of ECL non-linearity has primarily been estimated by assigning probability weights of 30 per cent, 45 per cent and 25 per cent respectively to the Base Forecast, 'Sustained Middle East Conflict', and 'Bank Capital Stress Test' scenarios which are presented below.
At 31 December 2025, the total amount of non-linearity was primarily estimated by assigning probability weights of 59 per cent, 26 per cent and 15 per cent respectively to the Base Forecast, 'Market Correction', and 'Bank Capital Stress Test' scenarios set out in the 2025 Annual Report.
The total amount of non-linearity at 31 March 2026 is $196 million (31 December 2025: $113 million). The CIB and Central and other items portfolio accounted for $130 million (31 December 2025: $79 million) of the calculated non-linearity, with the remaining $66 million (31 December 2025: $34 million) attributable to WRB which also includes an adjustment of $21 million (31 December 2025: $12 million) primarily to incorporate non-linearity for portfolios under a loss rate approach.
The 'Sustained Middle East Conflict' scenario explores a modest escalation in Q2 2026 and more prolonged period of heightened tensions across the region, leading to sustained oil price pressures from supply disruption, with global GDP only returning to baseline growth in year 3 of the scenario. The 'Bank Capital Stress Test' scenario is characterised by a synchronised and severe downturn across all key markets, global supply side disruptions (including tariffs) and significantly higher commodity prices, inflation and interest rate environment.
The tables below set out the key parameters of the Base Forecast and the two scenarios which were generated in the first half of March 2026. The geopolitical and economic landscape in the Middle East remains highly fluid and volatile, with forecast and scenarios subject to change based on unfolding events.
|
|
Base |
|
Sustained Middle East Conflict |
|
Bank Capital Stress Test |
|||
|
Five year average |
Peak/Trough |
Five year average |
Peak/Trough |
Five year average |
Peak/Trough |
|||
|
China GDP |
4.3 |
4.7 / 3.8 |
|
4.0 |
4.7 / 2.6 |
|
3.3 |
5.0 / (1.3) |
|
China unemployment |
3.3 |
3.4 / 3.3 |
|
3.5 |
3.8 / 3.3 |
|
4.4 |
5.0 / 3.6 |
|
China property prices |
0.1 |
2.5 / (2.5) |
|
(0.5) |
2.7 / (4.4) |
|
(3.9) |
11 .0/ (12.1) |
|
Hong Kong GDP |
2.5 |
3.5 / 2.0 |
|
2.0 |
2.8 / 0.2 |
|
0.7 |
3.6 / (6.9) |
|
Hong Kong unemployment |
3.3 |
3.6 / 3.2 |
|
3.8 |
4.8 / 3.2 |
|
6.7 |
8.2 / 4.2 |
|
Hong Kong property prices |
4.2 |
4.9 / 3.3 |
|
3.4 |
4.4 / 1.8 |
|
(3.1) |
7.8 / (10.0) |
|
US GDP |
2.0 |
2.4 / 1.7 |
|
1.7 |
2.0 / 0.4 |
|
0.2 |
1.5 / (3.6) |
|
Singapore GDP |
2.5 |
4.1 / 0.5 |
|
1.9 |
3.8 / (1.9) |
|
0.9 |
3.7 / (6.0) |
|
India GDP |
6.6 |
7.2 / 6.0 |
|
6.0 |
7.1 / 3.9 |
|
5.0 |
6.5 / 0.4 |
|
Korea GDP |
1.9 |
2.4 / 1.6 |
|
1.4 |
2.0 / (0.5) |
|
0.7 |
3.2 / (4.3) |
|
UAE GDP |
3.8 |
5.4 / 2.8 |
|
3.2 |
4.7 / 1.0 |
|
2.7 |
4.7 / (0.2) |
|
Crude oil |
70.9 |
76 / 65 |
|
89.3 |
135.7 / 70 |
|
111.4 |
150.5 / 81.9 |
Period covered from Q2 2026 to Q1 2031
|
|
Base (GDP, YoY%) |
|
Sustained Middle East Conflict |
|
Difference from Base |
||||||||||||
|
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
|||
|
China |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
|
3.9 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
|
(0.7) |
(1.0) |
0.0 |
(0.0) |
(0.1) |
|
Hong Kong |
3.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
|
2.1 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
|
(1.0) |
(1.4) |
(0.0) |
0.0 |
(0.0) |
|
US |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
1.5 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
|
(0.8) |
(1.1) |
(0.0) |
0.0 |
(0.0) |
|
Singapore |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
|
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
|
(1.3) |
(2.0) |
0.2 |
(0.1) |
(0.0) |
|
India |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
|
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
|
(2.0) |
(1.0) |
(0.0) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Korea |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
|
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
|
(1.1) |
(1.4) |
(0.0) |
0.0 |
(0.0) |
|
UAE |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
|
3.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
|
(1.3) |
(1.8) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
(0.1) |
Each year is from Q1 to Q4. For example 2026 is from Q1 2026 to Q4 2026.
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|
Base (GDP, YoY%) |
|
Bank Capital Stress Test |
|
Difference from Base |
||||||||||||
|
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
|||
|
China |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
|
2.4 |
(0.1) |
4.5 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
|
(2.2) |
(4.6) |
(0.1) |
0.6 |
0.7 |
|
Hong Kong |
3.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
|
(0.3) |
(5.2) |
2.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
|
(3.5) |
(7.7) |
(0.3) |
1.0 |
1.4 |
|
US |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
0.5 |
(2.6) |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
|
(1.8) |
(4.7) |
(0.9) |
(0.7) |
(0.8) |
|
Singapore |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
|
0.8 |
(4.3) |
1.8 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
|
(2.5) |
(7.3) |
(0.7) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
India |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
|
4.4 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
|
(2.5) |
(4.8) |
(0.2) |
(0.1) |
0.1 |
|
Korea |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
|
(0.2) |
(2.7) |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
|
(2.2) |
(4.6) |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
UAE |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
|
3.5 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
|
(1.6) |
(3.8) |
(0.8) |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Each year is from Q1 to Q4. For example 2026 is from Q1 2026 to Q4 2026
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Capital ratios
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
Change 1 |
31.03.25 |
Change 1 |
|
CET1 |
13.4% |
14.1% |
(74) |
13.8% |
(47) |
|
Tier 1 capital |
16.4% |
17.0% |
(61) |
16.8% |
(39) |
|
Total capital |
19.8% |
20.6% |
(81) |
20.9% |
(112) |
Capital base2
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
Change 3 |
31.03.25 |
Change 3 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
CET1 instruments and reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital instruments and the related share premium accounts |
5,105 |
5,120 |
- |
5,181 |
(1) |
|
Of which: share premium accounts |
3,989 |
3,989 |
- |
3,989 |
- |
|
Retained earnings |
27,684 |
24,528 |
13 |
27,238 |
2 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (and other reserves) |
9,970 |
10,406 |
(4) |
9,076 |
10 |
|
Non-controlling interests (amount allowed in consolidated CET1) |
269 |
262 |
3 |
233 |
15 |
|
Independently reviewed interim and year-end profits |
1,903 |
5,100 |
(63) |
1,612 |
18 |
|
Foreseeable dividends |
(1,515) |
(1,377) |
10 |
(970) |
56 |
|
CET1 capital before regulatory adjustments |
43,416 |
44,039 |
(1) |
42,370 |
2 |
|
CET1 regulatory adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional value adjustments (prudential valuation adjustments) |
(780) |
(693) |
13 |
(670) |
16 |
|
Intangible assets (net of related tax liability) |
(6,183) |
(6,145) |
1 |
(5,744) |
8 |
|
Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability (excludes those arising from temporary differences) |
(36) |
(15) |
140 |
(34) |
6 |
|
Fair value reserves related to net losses on cash flow hedges |
(3) |
(315) |
(99) |
(221) |
(99) |
|
Deduction of amounts resulting from the calculation of excess expected loss |
(629) |
(599) |
5 |
(590) |
7 |
|
Net gains on liabilities at fair value resulting from changes in own credit risk |
190 |
412 |
(54) |
293 |
(35) |
|
Defined-benefit pension fund assets |
(202) |
(149) |
36 |
(152) |
33 |
|
Fair value gains arising from the institution's own credit risk related to derivative liabilities |
(126) |
(70) |
80 |
(89) |
42 |
|
Exposure amounts which could qualify for risk weighting of 1,250% |
(31) |
(25) |
24 |
(41) |
(24) |
|
Total regulatory adjustments to CET1 |
(7,800) |
(7,599) |
3 |
(7,248) |
8 |
|
CET1 capital |
35,616 |
36,440 |
(2) |
35,122 |
1 |
|
Additional Tier 1 capital (AT1) instruments |
8,111 |
7,529 |
8 |
7,527 |
8 |
|
AT1 regulatory adjustments |
(20) |
(20) |
- |
(20) |
- |
|
Tier 1 capital |
43,707 |
43,949 |
(1) |
42,629 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tier 2 capital instruments |
9,082 |
9,308 |
(2) |
10,512 |
(14) |
|
Tier 2 regulatory adjustments |
(30) |
(30) |
- |
(30) |
- |
|
Tier 2 capital |
9,052 |
9,278 |
(2) |
10,482 |
(14) |
|
Total capital |
52,759 |
53,227 |
(1) |
53,111 |
(1) |
|
Total risk-weighted assets (unaudited) |
266,186 |
258,031 |
3 |
253,596 |
5 |
1 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
2 Capital base is prepared on the regulatory scope of consolidation
3 Variance is increase/(decrease) comparing current reporting period to prior periods
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Capital review continued
Movement in total capital
|
|
3 months ended |
12 months |
|
|
$million |
$million |
|
CET1 at 1 January |
36,440 |
35,190 |
|
Ordinary shares issued in the period and share premium |
- |
- |
|
Share buy-back |
(1,500) |
(2,800) |
|
Profit for the period |
1,903 |
5,100 |
|
Foreseeable dividends deducted from CET1 |
(1,515) |
(1,377) |
|
Difference between dividends paid and foreseeable dividends |
1,137 |
(557) |
|
Movement in goodwill and other intangible assets |
(38) |
(449) |
|
Foreign currency translation differences |
(271) |
931 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
7 |
26 |
|
Movement in eligible other comprehensive income |
(294) |
283 |
|
Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability |
(21) |
16 |
|
Decrease/(increase) in excess expected loss |
(30) |
101 |
|
Additional value adjustments (prudential valuation adjustment) |
(87) |
(69) |
|
IFRS 9 transitional impact on regulatory reserves including day one |
- |
- |
|
Exposure amounts which could qualify for risk weighting |
(6) |
18 |
|
Fair value gains arising from the institution's own Credit Risk related to derivative liabilities |
(56) |
27 |
|
Others |
(53) |
- |
|
CET1 at 31 March/31 December |
35,616 |
36,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
AT1 at 1 January |
7,509 |
6,482 |
|
Net issuances (redemptions) |
581 |
1,026 |
|
Foreign currency translation difference |
1 |
1 |
|
Other |
- |
- |
|
AT1 at 31 March/31 December |
8,091 |
7,509 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tier 2 capital at 1 January |
9,278 |
11,419 |
|
Regulatory amortisation |
(63) |
(227) |
|
Net issuances (redemptions) |
- |
(2,175) |
|
Foreign currency translation difference and others |
(168) |
251 |
|
Tier 2 ineligible minority interest |
5 |
10 |
|
Other |
- |
- |
|
Tier 2 capital at 31 March/31 December |
9,052 |
9,278 |
|
Total capital at 31 March/31 December |
52,759 |
53,227 |
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Capital review continued
|
|
31.03.26 |
|||
|
|
Credit risk |
Operational risk |
Market risk |
Total risk |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Corporate & Investment Banking |
136,843 |
23,826 |
29,890 |
190,559 |
|
Wealth & Retail Banking |
45,997 |
11,884 |
- |
57,881 |
|
Central & other items |
14,592 |
(599) |
3,753 |
17,746 |
|
Total risk-weighted assets |
197,432 |
35,111 |
33,643 |
266,186 |
|
|
31.12.251 |
|||
|
|
Credit risk |
Operational risk |
Market risk |
Total risk |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Corporate & Investment Banking |
125,188 |
23,883 |
26,713 |
175,784 |
|
Wealth & Retail Banking |
47,349 |
11,958 |
- |
59,307 |
|
Central & other items |
19,608 |
(618) |
3,950 |
22,940 |
|
Total risk-weighted assets |
192,145 |
35,223 |
30,663 |
258,031 |
|
|
31.03.251 |
|||
|
|
Credit risk |
Operational risk |
Market risk |
Total risk |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Corporate & Investment Banking |
120,166 |
22,534 |
32,503 |
175,203 |
|
Wealth & Retail Banking |
47,225 |
10,736 |
- |
57,961 |
|
Central & other items |
16,883 |
(692) |
4,241 |
20,432 |
|
Total risk-weighted assets |
184,274 |
32,578 |
36,744 |
253,596 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
|
|
Credit risk |
Operational risk |
Market risk |
Total risk |
|||
|
|
Corporate & Investment Banking1 |
Wealth & Retail Banking1 |
Central & |
Total |
|||
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
124,378 |
48,714 |
16,211 |
189,303 |
29,479 |
28,283 |
247,065 |
|
Asset growth & mix |
(1,633) |
(2,037) |
2,625 |
(1,045) |
- |
- |
(1,045) |
|
Asset quality |
1,343 |
(483) |
567 |
1,427 |
- |
- |
1,427 |
|
Risk-weighted assets efficiencies |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Model updates |
(1,265) |
198 |
- |
(1,067) |
- |
63 |
(1,004) |
|
Methodology and policy changes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Acquisitions and disposals |
(293) |
(92) |
(19) |
(404) |
- |
- |
(404) |
|
Foreign currency translation |
2,658 |
1,049 |
224 |
3,931 |
- |
- |
3,931 |
|
Other, including non-credit risk movements |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5,744 |
2,317 |
8,061 |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
125,188 |
47,349 |
19,608 |
192,145 |
35,223 |
30,663 |
258,031 |
|
Asset growth & mix |
11,858 |
(393) |
(4,686) |
6,779 |
- |
- |
6,779 |
|
Asset quality |
(147) |
(199) |
(92) |
(438) |
- |
- |
(438) |
|
Risk-weighted assets efficiencies |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Model updates |
919 |
(84) |
- |
835 |
- |
(565) |
270 |
|
Methodology and policy changes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Acquisitions and disposals |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Foreign currency translation |
(975) |
(676) |
(238) |
(1,889) |
- |
- |
(1,889) |
|
Other, including non-credit risk movements |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(112) |
3,545 |
3,433 |
|
At 31 March 2026 |
136,843 |
45,997 |
14,592 |
197,432 |
35,111 |
33,643 |
266,186 |
1 Comparatives have been re-presented in accordance with the RNS titled "Re presentation of Financial Information" issued on 25 March 2026
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Leverage Ratio
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
Change1 |
31.03.25 |
Change1 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
% |
$million |
% |
|
Tier 1 capital |
43,707 |
43,949 |
(1) |
42,629 |
3 |
|
Derivative financial instruments |
97,658 |
65,782 |
48 |
56,139 |
74 |
|
Derivative cash collateral |
14,484 |
12,868 |
13 |
10,150 |
43 |
|
Securities financing transactions (SFTs) |
100,705 |
96,096 |
5 |
99,041 |
2 |
|
Loans and advances and other assets |
760,060 |
745,209 |
2 |
709,116 |
7 |
|
Total on-balance sheet assets |
972,907 |
919,955 |
6 |
874,446 |
11 |
|
Regulatory consolidation adjustments2 |
(98,315) |
(96,565) |
2 |
(88,186) |
11 |
|
Derivatives adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives netting |
(78,483) |
(51,827) |
51 |
(40,329) |
95 |
|
Adjustments to cash collateral |
(10,290) |
(10,011) |
3 |
(8,862) |
16 |
|
Net written credit protection |
2,668 |
2,604 |
2 |
3,971 |
-33 |
|
Potential future exposure on derivatives |
60,772 |
58,062 |
5 |
53,084 |
14 |
|
Total derivatives adjustments |
(25,333) |
(1,172) |
nm |
7,864 |
nm |
|
Counterparty risk leverage exposure measure for SFTs |
5,237 |
6,715 |
(22) |
4,438 |
18 |
|
Off-balance sheet items |
106,699 |
117,341 |
(9) |
118,104 |
(10) |
|
Regulatory deductions from Tier 1 capital |
(8,005) |
(8,084) |
(1) |
(7,594) |
5 |
|
Total exposure measure excluding claims on central banks |
953,190 |
938,190 |
2 |
909,072 |
5 |
|
Leverage ratio excluding claims on central banks (%)3 |
4.6% |
4.7% |
(10) |
4.7% |
(10) |
|
Average leverage exposure measure excluding claims on central banks |
964,481 |
949,214 |
2 |
911,289 |
6 |
|
Average leverage ratio excluding claims on central banks (%)3 |
4.5% |
4.6% |
(6) |
4.6% |
(9) |
|
Countercyclical leverage ratio buffer3 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
- |
0.1% |
- |
|
G-SII additional leverage ratio buffer3 |
0.4% |
0.4% |
- |
0.4% |
- |
1 Variance is increase/(decrease) comparing current reporting period to prior periods
2 Includes adjustment for qualifying central bank claims and unsettled regular way trades
3 Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
Page 27
Financial statements
Condensed consolidated interim income statement
For the three months ended 31 March 2026
|
|
3 months |
3 months ended |
|
|
$million |
$million |
|
Interest income |
5,789 |
6,327 |
|
Interest expense |
(4,258) |
(4,746) |
|
Net interest income |
1,531 |
1,581 |
|
Fees and commission income |
1,687 |
1,331 |
|
Fees and commission expense |
(335) |
(194) |
|
Net fee and commission income |
1,352 |
1,137 |
|
Net trading income |
2,960 |
2,645 |
|
Other operating income |
59 |
16 |
|
Operating income |
5,902 |
5,379 |
|
Staff costs |
(2,293) |
(2,144) |
|
Premises costs |
(86) |
(87) |
|
General administrative expenses |
(470) |
(551) |
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
(291) |
(264) |
|
Operating expenses |
(3,140) |
(3,046) |
|
Operating profit before impairment losses and taxation |
2,762 |
2,333 |
|
Credit impairment |
(296) |
(217) |
|
Goodwill, property, plant and equipment and other impairment |
(2) |
(15) |
|
(Loss)/profit from associates and joint ventures |
(14) |
2 |
|
Profit before taxation |
2,450 |
2,103 |
|
Taxation |
(540) |
(511) |
|
Profit for the period |
1,910 |
1,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
Profit attributable to: |
|
|
|
Non-controlling interests |
10 |
2 |
|
Parent company shareholders |
1,900 |
1,590 |
|
Profit for the period |
1,910 |
1,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
cents |
cents |
|
Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
Basic earnings per ordinary share |
74.2 |
56.6 |
|
Diluted earnings per ordinary share |
72.0 |
55.1 |
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Financial statements continued
Condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income
For the three months ended 31 March 2026
|
|
3 months ended |
3 months ended |
|
|
$million |
$million |
|
Profit for the period |
1,910 |
1,592 |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
Items that will not be reclassified to income statement: |
241 |
(4) |
|
Own credit gains/(losses) on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss |
235 |
(21) |
|
Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income |
(25) |
2 |
|
Actuarial gains on retirement benefit obligations |
61 |
13 |
|
Revaluation deficit |
(2) |
(3) |
|
Taxation relating to components of other comprehensive income |
(28) |
5 |
|
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to income statement: |
(649) |
355 |
|
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations: |
|
|
|
Net (losses)/gains taken to equity |
(702) |
33 |
|
Net gains/(losses) on net investment hedges |
424 |
(13) |
|
Share of other comprehensive income from associates and joint ventures |
37 |
3 |
|
Debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
Net valuation (losses)/gains taken to equity |
(124) |
117 |
|
Reclassified to income statement |
(18) |
1 |
|
Net impact of expected credit losses |
23 |
3 |
|
Cash flow hedges: |
|
|
|
Net movements in cash flow hedge reserve |
(388) |
261 |
|
Taxation relating to components of other comprehensive income |
99 |
(50) |
|
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of taxation |
(408) |
351 |
|
Total comprehensive income for the period |
1,502 |
1,943 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
|
|
|
Non-controlling interests |
5 |
3 |
|
Parent company shareholders |
1,497 |
1,940 |
|
Total comprehensive income for the period |
1,502 |
1,943 |
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Condensed consolidated interim balance sheet
As at 31 March 2026
|
|
31.03.26 |
31.12.25 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and balances at central banks |
71,247 |
77,746 |
|
Financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss |
209,336 |
195,257 |
|
Derivative financial instruments |
97,658 |
65,782 |
|
Loans and advances to banks |
44,289 |
43,901 |
|
Loans and advances to customers |
293,561 |
286,788 |
|
Investment securities |
159,032 |
166,956 |
|
Other assets |
82,647 |
67,931 |
|
Current tax assets |
517 |
574 |
|
Prepayments and accrued income |
2,892 |
3,058 |
|
Interests in associates and joint ventures |
1,519 |
1,426 |
|
Goodwill and intangible assets |
6,268 |
6,231 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
2,427 |
2,559 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
502 |
493 |
|
Retirement benefit schemes in surplus |
205 |
154 |
|
Assets classified as held for sale |
807 |
1,099 |
|
Total assets |
972,907 |
919,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Deposits by banks |
28,819 |
30,846 |
|
Customer accounts |
542,223 |
530,161 |
|
Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing |
5,735 |
7,757 |
|
Financial liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss |
88,544 |
89,597 |
|
Derivative financial instruments |
99,131 |
68,204 |
|
Debt securities in issue |
75,826 |
72,858 |
|
Other liabilities |
60,663 |
46,655 |
|
Current tax liabilities |
885 |
709 |
|
Accruals and deferred income |
5,557 |
7,358 |
|
Subordinated liabilities and other borrowed funds |
8,665 |
8,834 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
737 |
752 |
|
Provisions for liabilities and charges |
428 |
401 |
|
Retirement benefit schemes in deficit |
341 |
323 |
|
Liabilities included in disposal groups held for sale |
668 |
914 |
|
Total liabilities |
918,222 |
865,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
Share capital and share premium account |
6,599 |
6,614 |
|
Other reserves |
9,970 |
10,406 |
|
Retained earnings |
29,528 |
29,573 |
|
Total parent company shareholders' equity |
46,097 |
46,593 |
|
Other equity instruments |
8,109 |
7,528 |
|
Total equity excluding non-controlling interests |
54,206 |
54,121 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
479 |
465 |
|
Total equity |
54,685 |
54,586 |
|
Total equity and liabilities |
972,907 |
919,955 |
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Financial statements continued
Condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in equity
|
|
Ordinary share capital and share premium account |
Preference share capital and share premium account |
Capital |
Own credit adjustment reserve |
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve - debt |
Fair value through other comprehensive income reserve - equity |
Cash flow hedge reserve |
Translation reserve |
Retained earnings |
Parent company shareholders' equity |
Other equity instruments |
Non-controlling interests |
Total |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
As at 01 January 2025 |
5,201 |
1,494 |
17,573 |
(278) |
(241) |
304 |
4 |
(8,638) |
28,969 |
44,388 |
6,502 |
394 |
51,284 |
|
Profit for the period |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5,085 |
5,085 |
- |
12 |
5,097 |
|
Other comprehensive (loss)/income8 |
- |
- |
- |
(134) |
284 |
2366 |
311 |
885 |
1032,7 |
1,685 |
- |
33 |
1,718 |
|
Distributions |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(50) |
(50) |
|
Other equity instruments issued, net of expenses |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,989 |
- |
1,989 |
|
Redemption of other equity instruments |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1,000) |
- |
(1,000) |
|
Treasury shares net movement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(452) |
(452) |
- |
- |
(452) |
|
Share option expense, net of taxation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
220 |
220 |
- |
- |
220 |
|
Dividends on ordinary shares |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(954) |
(954) |
- |
- |
(954) |
|
Dividends on preference shares and AT1 securities |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(527) |
(527) |
- |
- |
(527) |
|
Share buy-back4 |
(81) |
- |
81 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(2,800) |
(2,800) |
- |
- |
(2,800) |
|
Other movements |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(27) |
- |
- |
46 |
(71) |
(52) |
37 |
763 |
61 |
|
As at 31 December 2025 |
5,120 |
1,494 |
17,654 |
(412) |
16 |
540 |
315 |
(7,707) |
29,573 |
46,593 |
7,528 |
465 |
54,586 |
|
Profit for the period |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,900 |
1,900 |
- |
10 |
1,910 |
|
Other comprehensive income/(loss)8 |
- |
- |
- |
222 |
(59) |
(31) |
(312) |
(271) |
482 |
(403) |
- |
(5) |
(408) |
|
Other equity instruments issued, net of expenses |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
582 |
- |
582 |
|
Treasury shares net movement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(332) |
(332) |
- |
- |
(332) |
|
Share option expense, net of taxation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
83 |
83 |
- |
- |
83 |
|
Dividends on preference shares and AT1 securities |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(240) |
(240) |
- |
- |
(240) |
|
Share buy-back5 |
(15) |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1,500) |
(1,500) |
- |
- |
(1,500) |
|
Other movements |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(4) |
(4) |
(1) |
93 |
4 |
|
As at 31 March 2026 |
5,105 |
1,494 |
17,669 |
(190) |
(43) |
509 |
3 |
(7,978) |
29,528 |
46,097 |
8,109 |
479 |
54,685 |
1 Includes capital reserve of $5 million (31 December 2025: $5 million), capital redemption reserve of $553 million (31 December 2025: $538 million) and merger reserve of $17,111 million (31 December 2025: $17,111 million)
2 Includes actuarial (loss)/gain, net of taxation on Group defined benefit schemes
3 Movements are primarily from non-controlling interest related to Trust Bank Singapore Limited $12 million offset by Anchorpoint Financial Limited $3 million. Movements in 2025 are primarily from Mox Bank Limited ($26 million), Standard Chartered Research and Technology India Private Limited ($12 million), Zodia Markets Holdings Limited ($15 million), Trust Bank Singapore Limited ($8 million), Anchorpoint Financial Limited ($6 million), Financial Inclusion Tech ($6 million) and Furaha Holding Ltd ($3 million)
4 During 2025, the Group announced the following share buybacks: a share buyback of up to $1,500 million in February 2025, which was completed in July 2025; and a share buyback of up to $1,300 million in July 2025, which was completed in January 2026
5 During 2026, the Group announced the following share buybacks: a share buyback of up to $1,500 million in February 2026. As at 31 March 2026, the buyback is ongoing
6 Includes $348 million mark-to-market gain on equity instruments (net of tax), $103 million relating to transfer of gain on sale of equity investment to retained earnings and reversal of deferred tax liability $9 million
7 Includes $103 million gain on sale of equity investment in other comprehensive income reserve transferred to retained earnings partly offset by $9 million capital gain tax
8 All the amounts are net of tax
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Financial statements continued
Basis of preparation
This statement covers the results of Standard Chartered PLC together with its subsidiaries and equity accounted interest in associates and jointly controlled entities (the Group) for the three months ended 31 March 2026. The financial information on which this statement is based, and the data set out in the appendix to this statement, are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the Group's accounting policies. The Group's material accounting policies are described in the Annual Report 2025, which have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Accounting Standards) as adopted by the European Union (EU IFRS) as there are no applicable differences for the periods presented, and in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The Group's Annual Report 2026 will continue to be prepared in accordance with these frameworks.
The interim financial information does not constitute a full or condensed set of financial statements under IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as contained in UK-adopted IAS or EU IFRS. The interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles, but not the disclosure requirements under UK-adopted IAS and EU IFRS.
The information in this interim financial report is unaudited and does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. All references to performance/results within this interim financial report means amounts reported under UK-adopted IAS and EU IFRS or in reference to the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, unless otherwise stated. This document was approved by the Board on 30 April 2026. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 have been audited and delivered to the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales. The report of the auditors was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report, and (iii) did not contain a statement under sections 498(2) and 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors assessed the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, including a review of the Group's forecasts, Funding and Liquidity metrics, Capital and Liquidity plans, Legal and regulatory matters, Credit impairment, macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical headwinds, and confirm they are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue in business for a period of twelve months from 30 April 2026. For this reason, the Group continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for preparing the interim financial information.
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Other supplementary financial information
Net Interest Margin
|
|
Q1'26 |
Q1'25 |
Q4'25 |
|
|
$million |
$million |
$million |
|
Interest income |
5,789 |
6,327 |
5,928 |
|
Adjustment for trading book funding cost and others |
243 |
130 |
280 |
|
Adjusted Interest Income |
6,032 |
6,457 |
6,208 |
|
Average interest earning assets1 |
566,911 |
535,999 |
560,311 |
|
Gross yield (%) |
4.31 |
4.89 |
4.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
4,258 |
4,746 |
4,425 |
|
Adjustment for trading book funding cost and others |
(1,095) |
(1,086) |
(1,165) |
|
Adjusted Interest expense |
3,163 |
3,660 |
3,260 |
|
Average interest-bearing liabilities1 |
613,179 |
556,629 |
599,439 |
|
Rate paid (%) |
2.09 |
2.67 |
2.16 |
|
Net yield (%) |
2.22 |
2.22 |
2.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted net interest income |
2,869 |
2,797 |
2,948 |
|
Net interest margin (%) |
2.05 |
2.12 |
2.09 |
1 Average interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are adjusted for cash collateral balances in other assets and other liabilities that are related to the Global Markets trading book
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Shareholder information
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No statement in this document is intended to be, nor should be interpreted as, a profit forecast or to imply that the earnings of the Group for the current year or future years will necessarily match or exceed the historical or published earnings of the Group. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date that it is made. Except as required by any applicable laws or regulations, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement contained within this document, regardless of whether those statements are affected as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Please refer to Standard Chartered PLC's Annual Report and the financial statements of the Group for a discussion of certain of the risks and factors that could adversely impact the Group's actual results, and cause its plans and objectives, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements.
This document may contain: (a) financial measures and ratios not specifically defined under: (i) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Accounting Standards) as adopted by the European Union; or (ii) UK-adopted International Accounting Standards (IAS); and/or (b) alternative performance measures as defined in the European Securities and Market Authority guidelines. Such measures may exclude certain items which management believes are not representative of the underlying performance of the business and which distort period-on-period comparison. These measures are not a substitute for IAS or IFRS measures and are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to uncertainties and change. For further information, please refer to Standard Chartered PLC's Annual Report and the financial statements of the Group and, specifically in relation to adjusted net interest income and adjusted non-interest income, please refer to the footnote beneath the "Net interest income and non-interest income" section on page 6 of this document.
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