Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TSE: 8306), Japan's largest bank by assets and one of the world's biggest financial groups, reported record results on May 15, 2026 for the fiscal year ended March 2026. Ordinary income rose 7.3% to ¥14,620,843 million, ordinary profit jumped 27.7% to ¥3,410,192 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent climbed 30.3% to a record ¥2,427,229 million (¥2.43 trillion), lifting EPS to ¥213.17 from ¥160.02 and return on equity to 11.3%.
Record profit on rising rates, markets and overseas earnings
The result extends a multi-year earnings expansion for MUFG, driven by higher domestic interest rates, robust market and customer-business income, and contributions from overseas operations. Total comprehensive income surged 58.1% to ¥3,271,246 million, and equity-method investment income (which includes MUFG's stake in Morgan Stanley) rose to ¥845,545 million from ¥596,956 million.
Solid balance sheet and shareholder returns
Total assets stood at ¥431,731,548 million (about ¥432 trillion) against net assets of ¥23,744,152 million, for book value per share of ¥1,973.31. Reflecting the record result, MUFG raised its annual dividend to ¥86.00 per share (¥35 interim + ¥51 year-end) from ¥64.00, a total distribution of ¥976,032 million, and has continued to reduce its share count through buybacks.
For the year ending March 2027 the group set a target — rather than a forecast — for net profit attributable to owners of ¥2,700,000 million (¥2.7 trillion), citing the inherent uncertainty of financial-market conditions, and guided a higher annual dividend of ¥96.00 per share.
MUFG operates across commercial banking (MUFG Bank), trust banking, securities (Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley), and consumer finance, with one of the largest international footprints of any Japanese financial institution.
| Metric | FY3/2026 | FY3/2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary income (¥ million) | 14,620,843 | 13,629,997 | +7.3% |
| Ordinary profit (¥ million) | 3,410,192 | 2,669,483 | +27.7% |
| Net profit attrib. (¥ million) | 2,427,229 | 1,862,946 | +30.3% |
| EPS (¥) | 213.17 | 160.02 | +33.2% |
| ROE | 11.3% | 9.3% | +2.0pp |
| Total assets (¥ million) | 431,731,548 | 413,113,501 | +4.5% |
| BPS (¥) | 1,973.31 | 1,783.37 | — |
| Annual dividend (¥) | 86.00 | 64.00 | +34.4% |
| FY2027 target — net profit (¥ million) | 2,700,000 | — | +11.2% |
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