MUFG’s profit up 3.7% to $11.5b in 9M 2025 as operating profit nearly triples

Net operating profit and net income have reached over 80% of full-year targets.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s (MUFG) profit attributable to owners of the parent rose by 3.7% year-on-year (YoY) to $11.56b (JPY1.81t) for the nine-month period ending 31 December 2025 (9M FY2025).

This growth is slower than the 34.7% YoY growth reported for the nine-month period that ended in December 2024 (9M FY2024)

In its financial highlights, MUFG reported net operating profits of $12.15b (nearly JPY 1.91t), 191.2% YoY rise or nearly triple from the same period in 2024.

MUFG attributed this to the customer segment and improved interest income, including benefits from last year’s bond portfolio rebalancing.

With this, MUFG is now 84.7% of the way towards its FY2025 net operating profit target.

The net income of $11.56b (JPY1.81t) is 86.4% of the way towards its FY2025 target.

Return on equity (ROE) stood at 11.5% for 9M FY2025, 0.1 percentage point (ppt) lower than in 9M FY2024.

Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the period is JPY158.31 for 9M FY2025 according to the Japanese megabank’s consolidated summary report published 4 February 2026.

MUFG forecasts dividends per share to be JPY74 in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2026.

(US$1 = JPY156.83; Morningstar via Google)