NH Investment lifts operating profit to 1.84 trillion won
The securities firm reported consolidated operating revenue of 28.5 trillion won for the first nine months of 2026.
NH Investment reported consolidated operating profit of 1.84 trillion won for the first nine months of 2026, up from 1 trillion won a year earlier. The securities firm earned 1.35 trillion won in net profit, compared with 748 billion won in the same period of 2025.
Operating revenue rose from 10.3 trillion won in the year-earlier period. The latest nine-month operating profit also exceeded the 1.42 trillion won recorded for the whole of 2025. Net operating revenue, a company measure that adds selling and administrative expenses back to operating revenue less operating expenses, was 3.15 trillion won for the first nine months of 2026.
Fees made up half of that net operating revenue. The consolidated fee balance rose 83.4% from a year earlier to 1.59 trillion won. Brokerage accounted for 1.03 trillion won, or 32.5% of total net operating revenue, and investment banking fees contributed 308 billion won. Fees from financial product sales, including funds, wraps and trusts, were 169 billion won.
The sales segment, which provides brokerage and financial product services to individuals and institutions, reported operating profit of 1.16 trillion won, up from 400 billion won in the comparable period. Trading operating profit rose to 249 billion won from 108 billion won. Investment banking operating profit fell to 242 billion won from 405 billion won; that segment provides services including corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, project finance and private equity fund management.
Other income measures also increased. Net interest income rose to 767 billion won from 686 billion won, and net gains on financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss climbed to 623 billion won from 188 billion won. The foreign exchange trading loss widened to 105 billion won from 26.6 billion won.
Expenses increased alongside the earnings figures. Selling and administrative expenses were 1.31 trillion won, compared with 906 billion won a year earlier. Income tax expense rose to 465 billion won from 220 billion won. Total comprehensive income increased to 1.15 trillion won from 735 billion won; the company recorded an other comprehensive loss of 196 billion won, compared with a loss of 13.4 billion won a year earlier.
On a standalone basis, the parent company reported nine-month net profit of 1.19 trillion won, up from 659 billion won. Basic earnings on common shares rose to 3,093 won a share from 1,875 won a share. Standalone assets stood at 90.6 trillion won at the end of September, compared with 79.8 trillion won at the end of 2025, and equity rose to 10.1 trillion won from 8.61 trillion won.
NH Investment said it is expanding its overseas business base and sourcing overseas products as part of its aim to build a global business platform. Its Indonesian brokerage business plans to launch a new mobile trading service in 2026 to attract digital customers. The business operates seven branches and has been expanding brokerage services through both branches and remote channels.
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