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Agricultural Bank of China's Q1 Profit Climbs 4.5%, Net Interest Income Up 8%

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-- Agricultural Bank of China (SHA:601288, HKG:1288) recorded a 4.5% year-over-year increase in attributable profit in the first quarter of 2026 to 75.2 billion yuan, according to a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing on Thursday.

Earnings per share edged up 5.3% year on year to 0.20 yuan, the lender said, without providing year-ago figures.

Net interest income jumped 7.6% to 151.2 billion yuan from 140.6 billion yuan a year prior.

Operating income climbed 10.5% to 206.3 billion yuan.

By the end of March, the bank's ratio of non-performing loans shrank 0.02 percentage points from the end of 2025 to 1.25%.

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