Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. reports its regulatory capital ratios as of December 31, 2025 for the group and key banking subsidiaries. On a consolidated basis under the international standard, the group shows a Total Capital Ratio of 18.16%, Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 16.23%, and Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) Ratio of 13.76%.
Compared with March 31, 2025, these consolidated ratios increased by 0.41, 0.58, and 0.53 percentage points, supported by Total Capital of ¥14,082.8 billion and Risk‑weighted Assets of ¥77,531.2 billion. Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Trust & Banking also report solid capital levels, with the trust bank’s domestic standard capital ratio at 33.79%.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. submitted a Form 6-K to provide legal opinions and related consents that are incorporated by reference into its existing Form F-3 shelf registration statement. The filing lists opinions from Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, along with their consents.
Mizuho Financial Group is offering three series of senior unsecured callable notes: fixed-to-fixed reset rate notes due 2032 and 2037, and floating-rate notes due 2032. The notes are intended to qualify as external TLAC debt and will rank pari passu with other unsubordinated unsecured obligations.
The fixed-to-fixed notes pay an initial fixed coupon, then reset to the applicable U.S. Treasury rate plus a spread one year before maturity, while the floating-rate notes pay Compounded Daily SOFR plus a spread. Mizuho may redeem each series in whole one year before maturity or upon certain tax events. Net proceeds will fund a TLAC-eligible loan to Mizuho Bank for its general corporate purposes. The group reports strong scale, with total assets of ¥276.7 trillion and net income attributable to shareholders of ¥593.4 billion for the year ended March 31, 2025, and ¥815.5 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2025.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. reports progress on its ongoing common stock repurchase program. From January 1 to January 31, 2026, it repurchased 9,161,100 shares of common stock for a total of ¥59,554,208,900 via market purchases using a trust method.
The buyback is part of a larger program to repurchase up to 60,000,000 shares of common stock, equal to 2.4% of total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of September 30, 2025, for up to ¥200,000,000,000 between November 17, 2025 and February 28, 2026. Cumulatively, the company has repurchased 24,490,100 shares for ¥144,039,317,900 under this authorization.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has expanded its ongoing share repurchase program and adjusted the cancellation schedule for the repurchased shares. The Board now authorizes buying back up to a maximum of 65,000,000 common shares, with a total repurchase price of up to ¥300,000,000,000.
The repurchase period is extended to run from November 17, 2025 to March 31, 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 March 23, 2026 to April 22, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, Mizuho had 2,470,172,294 shares outstanding (excluding treasury stock) and held 19,676,300 treasury shares.
Mizuho Financial Group reported stronger results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 (nine months ended December 31, 2025). Profit attributable to owners of the parent rose to ¥1,019,890 million, up 19.2% year on year, while ordinary profits increased 11.3% to ¥1,254,665 million. Ordinary income declined 6.5% to ¥6,613,425 million, as lower interest and trading income were offset by higher fee income and lower interest expenses.
Earnings per share grew from ¥337.64 to ¥409.21. Total assets reached ¥297,570,168 million and total net assets ¥11,258,748 million, with the own capital ratio at 3.7%. For fiscal 2025, Mizuho estimates profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,130,000 million and EPS of ¥454.39. The company plans total annual common dividends of ¥145.00 per share, including a second-quarter dividend of ¥72.50.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. reports progress on its ongoing common stock repurchase program authorized under the Companies Act of Japan. During the period from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, the company repurchased 9,434,900 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of ¥53,454,803,500 through market purchases utilizing a trust method. Across the broader program running from November 17, 2025 to February 28, 2026, the company has so far repurchased a total of 15,329,000 shares for ¥84,485,109,000. The repurchase program allows for purchases of up to 60,000,000 shares, representing 2.4% of total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of September 30, 2025, with a maximum total repurchase amount of ¥200,000,000,000.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. reports progress on its ongoing share repurchase program authorized under the Companies Act of Japan. Between November 17 and November 30, 2025, the company repurchased 5,894,100 shares of its common stock for a total of ¥31,030,305,500 through market purchases utilizing a trust method.
The program allows Mizuho to repurchase up to 60,000,000 shares, equal to 2.4% of total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of September 30, 2025, for up to ¥200,000,000,000, during the period from November 17, 2025 to February 28, 2026. This update shows early execution against that authorization and reflects a continued focus on shareholder returns through stock buybacks.
Mizuho Financial Group filed a Form 6-K providing unaudited Japanese GAAP consolidated results for the six months ended September 30, 2025. Ordinary income was ¥4,337,537 million, slightly below ¥4,585,215 million a year earlier, but ordinary profits rose to ¥849,626 million from ¥747,079 million as expenses declined. Profit attributable to owners of parent increased to ¥689,947 million from ¥566,141 million, and comprehensive income attributable to owners climbed to ¥843,748 million from ¥588,854 million, reflecting stronger other comprehensive income. Total assets grew to ¥288,757,081 million and total net assets to ¥11,076,007 million as of September 30, 2025, supported by higher retained earnings and larger unrealized gains on securities.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. announced a board-approved share repurchase and subsequent cancellation of the repurchased shares. The buyback authorizes up to 60,000,000 shares (2.4% of total shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of September 30, 2025) for an aggregate amount of up to ¥200,000,000,000, to be conducted from November 17, 2025 to February 28, 2026 via market purchases utilizing a trust method.
All shares repurchased under this program are scheduled to be cancelled on March 23, 2026. The company reiterated its capital policy of balancing capital adequacy, growth investment, and shareholder returns, targeting a total payout ratio of 50% or more as a guide. As of September 30, 2025, shares outstanding excluding treasury stock were 2,485,508,964, and treasury stock totaled 4,339,630.