Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MFG) is the issuer in a Schedule 13G/A reporting Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.’s beneficial ownership of 121,591,698 common shares, or 5.0%, as of September 30, 2026. The reporting person shared voting power over 114,648,798 shares and shared dispositive power over 121,591,698 shares; it reported zero sole voting or dispositive power. Portions of the reported securities are owned or may be deemed beneficially owned by subsidiaries Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. completed its common-stock repurchases under board resolutions, with 24,352,700 shares repurchased for an aggregate repurchase price of ¥199,999,944,900 as of September 18, 2026. The repurchases used market purchases utilizing the trust method.
Cancellation of all 24,352,700 repurchased shares is scheduled for October 23, 2026; those shares equal 1.0% of total shares outstanding before cancellation. From September 1 to September 18, 2026, on a trade-date basis, the company repurchased 6,126,300 shares for ¥52,934,875,300.
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (MFG) furnished a report providing documentation for potential future issuances of subordinated securities under its existing shelf Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-282497). The report includes a Perpetual Subordinated Indenture with The Bank of New York Mellon and a form of Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Security.
The report also provides legal opinions and related consents from Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, which are incorporated by reference into the F-3 prospectus effective from the date of this report, to the extent not superseded by later documents.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MFG) is offering U.S. dollar-denominated fixed rate resetting perpetual subordinated notes intended to qualify as Additional Tier 1 capital and external TLAC debt under Japanese banking regulations. The notes pay a fixed coupon to December 15, 2036, then reset every five years to the U.S. Treasury Rate plus a margin, with interest payable semi-annually.
Interest payments are fully discretionary and can be cancelled at any time, and may also be mandatorily cancelled based on Mizuho’s distributable amounts; cancelled interest never becomes due and non-payment is not a default. The notes are perpetual, have no events of default or rights of acceleration, and investors cannot require redemption. Principal and interest are subject to permanent write-down if a Capital Ratio Event occurs (CET1 ratio below 5.125%), and to full write-down and cancellation upon a Viability Event (application of specified resolution measures by the Japanese Prime Minister) or a Bankruptcy Event, potentially leaving holders with no recovery even if pari passu or junior liabilities without such features remain outstanding. The notes are deeply subordinated to Senior Indebtedness, and net proceeds will fund a perpetual subordinated loan to Mizuho Bank for its general corporate purposes.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MFG) reports progress on its ongoing common stock repurchase authorized under the Companies Act of Japan and its Articles of Incorporation. During the period from August 1–31, 2026, the company repurchased 9,078,600 common shares for an aggregate price of ¥75,678,470,200 through market purchases utilizing a trust method.
The repurchase is part of a previously announced program to buy back up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock, representing 1.4% of total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of June 30, 2026, for up to ¥200,000,000,000, over the period from May 18, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Cumulatively under this program, Mizuho has repurchased 18,226,400 shares for a total of ¥147,065,069,600.
Mizuho Financial Group Inc., an institutional investment manager, filed a Form 13F combination report detailing a portion of its U.S. reportable securities positions, with remaining holdings reported by other managers. The filing lists 14 reportable positions with an aggregate reported value of $11,775,638.
The report identifies 1 other included manager, Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., and several additional managers that separately report portions of the group’s holdings, reflecting a shared reporting structure across the Mizuho organization.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. reported updated regulatory capital metrics as of June 30, 2026 on a consolidated basis and for key banking subsidiaries under international and domestic standards.
On a consolidated basis for Mizuho Financial Group, the Total Capital Ratio was 17.74%, the Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 15.94%, and the Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 13.51%, each modestly higher than as of March 31, 2026. Total capital was ¥14,590.7 billion and risk-weighted assets were ¥82,213.7 billion.
For Mizuho Bank (consolidated), the Total Capital Ratio was 16.56%, Tier 1 Capital Ratio 14.59%, and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio 11.95% as of June 30, 2026. For Mizuho Trust & Banking, the domestic-standard capital ratio was 31.05% and, on a reference international-standard basis, the Total Capital Ratio was 33.98%.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. reported progress on its ongoing common stock repurchase program authorized under the Companies Act of Japan and its Articles of Incorporation. Between July 1 and July 31, 2026, it repurchased 3,845,100 shares of common stock for a total of ¥31,812,948,300 through market purchases utilizing a trust method.
The current authorization permits repurchases of up to 35,000,000 shares, equal to 1.4% of total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of June 30, 2026, for an aggregate amount of up to ¥200,000,000,000, during the period from May 18 to September 30, 2026. Cumulatively under this authorization, Mizuho has repurchased 9,147,800 shares for ¥71,386,599,400.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. approved amendments to its common share repurchase and cancellation plan. The Board of Directors on July 30, 2026 expanded the buyback authorization to up to a maximum of 35,000,000 common shares, equal to 1.4% of total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of June 30, 2026, and increased the aggregate repurchase price cap to ¥200,000,000,000.
The repurchase period now runs from May 18, 2026 through September 30, 2026, using market purchases via a trust method. All shares repurchased under this program are scheduled to be cancelled, with the planned cancellation date moved from September 24, 2026 to October 23, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock were 2,433,537,063 and treasury stock was 9,294,931 shares. The changes are framed within a capital policy targeting a total payout ratio of 50% or more and combining progressive dividends with flexible, intermittent share buybacks.
Mizuho Financial Group reported strong results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (three months ended June 30, 2026). Consolidated ordinary income was ¥2,520,855 million, up 18.3% year on year, while ordinary profits rose to ¥598,973 million, a 62.5% increase. Profit attributable to owners of parent reached ¥422,909 million, up 45.5%. Basic and diluted earnings per share were both ¥173.53, compared with ¥115.90 a year earlier.
Total assets were ¥304,283,463 million and total net assets ¥11,587,130 million; the own capital ratio remained 3.7%. Credit quality indicators improved, with the consolidated non‑performing loan ratio declining to 0.70%. Loan–deposit spreads widened at the main banking entities. Following this performance, the group raised its full‑year fiscal 2026 profit attributable to owners forecast to ¥1,400,000 million (12.1% growth versus the prior fiscal year) and now targets EPS of ¥575.08. The common dividend forecast was increased to ¥150.00 per share for fiscal 2026, up from ¥145.00 in fiscal 2025.