Lloyds Banking Group plc reported strong half-year 2026 results, with statutory profit before tax of £4,293 million, 23% higher than the first half of 2025, on total income of £10,626 million (up 13%). Net interest income rose 10% to £7,105 million, while other income increased 21% to £3,521 million. Basic earnings per share were 4.8 pence, compared with 3.8 pence a year earlier. Operating expenses increased to £5,717 million and the impairment charge rose to £616 million, reflecting a weaker economic outlook.
The balance sheet expanded to £994,157 million of assets, with loans and advances to customers of £491,678 million and customer deposits of £500,859 million. The common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 13.6% and the MREL ratio 32.0%. Liquidity remained robust, with an LCR of 144% and NSFR of 123%.
The Board recommended an interim ordinary dividend of 1.58 pence per share (£918 million), 30% higher than the first half of 2025, and is executing an ordinary share buyback of up to £1.75 billion, of which about £1.2 billion had been completed by 30 June 2026. A further buyback of up to £1.0 billion is planned. Retail, Commercial Banking and Insurance, Pensions and Investments all delivered higher underlying profit before tax, while credit performance remained described as strong and stable, with Stage 3 loans at 1.3% of total lending and an ECL allowance of £3,172 million.
Lloyds Banking Group plc repurchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares on 29 July 2026 as part of its existing share buyback programme. The shares were bought from Goldman Sachs International, acting as broker, at prices between 111.9500p and 112.9500p, with a volume weighted average price of 112.4923p. The company intends to cancel all of these repurchased shares.
The repurchases were conducted under instructions issued on 29 January 2026, previously announced on 30 January 2026. A schedule containing a full breakdown of the individual trades executed on behalf of the company is available via a linked Regulatory News Service PDF.
Lloyds Banking Group plc announces that it purchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares on 28 July 2026 as part of its existing share buyback programme. The shares were bought from Goldman Sachs International, with a highest price of 114.1500 pence and lowest price of 112.1500 pence, at a volume weighted average price of 112.9945 pence per share. The company intends to cancel all of these repurchased shares.
Lloyds Banking Group plc repurchased 985,937 ordinary shares on 27 July 2026 through Goldman Sachs International under its existing share buyback programme. The shares were bought at prices between 114.0500 and 115.4000 pence, with a volume weighted average price of 114.9605 pence.
The company intends to cancel all of the repurchased shares. The transactions were executed under instructions issued on 29 January 2026 and are reported in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation, with a detailed trade breakdown provided in an accompanying schedule.
Lloyds Banking Group plc reports that on 24 July 2026 it purchased 1,000,000 of its ordinary shares from Goldman Sachs International as part of its existing share buyback programme. The highest price paid was 114.0000 pence per share and the lowest was 113.0000 pence per share, with a volume weighted average price of 113.4169 pence per share.
The company states that it intends to cancel these repurchased shares. A detailed breakdown of the individual trades executed by the broker on behalf of the company is provided in an accompanying schedule prepared in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Lloyds Banking Group plc reports that on 23 July 2026 it repurchased 7,000,000 ordinary shares through Goldman Sachs International under its existing share buyback programme. The shares were bought at prices between 112.3500 and 114.6500 pence per share, with a volume weighted average price of 113.2056 pence.
The repurchases were made pursuant to instructions issued on 29 January 2026 and previously announced on 30 January 2026. Lloyds intends to cancel all 7,000,000 repurchased shares, reducing the number of ordinary shares in issue once the cancellations are completed.
Lloyds Banking Group plc reports that on 22 July 2026 it repurchased 7,000,000 ordinary shares through Goldman Sachs International as broker under its existing share buyback programme. The shares were bought at prices between 113.7500 and 115.5000 pence per share, with a volume weighted average price of 115.1005 pence.
The company states that it intends to cancel all of these repurchased shares. A detailed schedule of individual trades executed as part of this buyback is made available via a linked schedule prepared in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
Lloyds Banking Group plc reported that on 21 July 2026 it repurchased 5,672,685 ordinary shares from Goldman Sachs International under its existing share buyback programme. The highest price paid was 113.2000 pence per share, the lowest was 110.3000 pence, and the volume weighted average price was 112.1801 pence.
The trades were executed pursuant to instructions issued to the broker on 29 January 2026, previously announced on 30 January 2026. Lloyds Banking Group intends to cancel all repurchased shares. A schedule containing a full breakdown of individual trades is available via the referenced Regulatory News Service link.
Lloyds Banking Group plc reports that on 20 July 2026 it repurchased 7,000,000 ordinary shares from Goldman Sachs International under its existing share buyback programme. The highest price paid was 112.4500 pence per share, the lowest was 110.3500 pence, and the volume weighted average price was 111.4748 pence.
The repurchased shares are intended to be cancelled. The transactions were executed by the broker under instructions issued on 29 January 2026 and announced on 30 January 2026, with detailed trade information provided in an accompanying schedule.
Lloyds Banking Group plc reported that it repurchased 7,000,000 ordinary shares on 17 July 2026 from Goldman Sachs International under its existing share buyback programme. The highest price paid was 111.1500 pence per share, the lowest was 109.0000 pence, and the volume weighted average price was 110.5046 pence per share.
These repurchases were carried out pursuant to instructions issued to the broker on 29 January 2026, as previously announced on 30 January 2026. Lloyds Banking Group plc states that it intends to cancel all 7,000,000 repurchased shares.