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JOHANNESBURG - Standard Bank Group Ltd (JSE:SBK) reported a 10% increase in earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period last year, according to a financial disclosure released Friday.
The South African banking group’s earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders reached R35.9 billion ($1.9 billion) for the period, while headline earnings growth remained consistent with the 8% increase reported in the first half of the year.
The bank’s ordinary shareholders’ equity stood at R253.1 billion at the end of September, compared to R250.7 billion at the beginning of the year. This modest increase occurred despite dividend payments of approximately R26 billion declared in March and August 2025.
Standard Bank’s retained earnings grew to R240.9 billion from R229.9 billion at the start of the year, while the company experienced a negative foreign currency translation reserve movement of R6.1 billion during the period.
The financial information was disclosed as part of Standard Bank’s quarterly reporting to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), which requires sufficient information to equity account the group’s results.
The banking group maintained its previous guidance for the full year ending December 31, 2025, which was provided in August, without offering specific details on those projections.
Standard Bank noted that the financial information released has not been reviewed or reported on by the group’s external auditors.
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