HSBC stock reports 23 percent first half profit growth

Published on 09/29/2026 at 14:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

HSBC stock traded at EUR 17.80 on September 29, 2026, after H1 revenue reached USD 37.7 billion. Return on tangible equity was 18.20 percent.

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HSBC Holdings plc (ISIN GB0005405286) delivered USD 19.5 billion in profit before tax for the first half of 2026, up 23.00 percent from USD 15.8 billion a year earlier. The latest strategic signal is HSBC's planned return to India's equity-broking market, as Reuters reported on September 24, 2026.

India plan adds a growth angle

The India business increased net profit 4.00 percent year over year in the first half of 2026, with corporate and institutional banking providing the main revenue support, according to Reuters on September 24, 2026. The planned equity-broking return gives the group another route into India's expanding capital-markets activity after a 13-year absence.

H1 figures set a high bar

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, revenue rose 11.00 percent to USD 37.7 billion from USD 34.1 billion, while profit before tax increased 23.00 percent to USD 19.5 billion from USD 15.8 billion, according to HSBC's interim-results data published by MetaTrader.

Return on tangible equity reached 18.20 percent, compared with 14.70 percent in the first half of 2025, while RoTE excluding notable items was 19.10 percent. The comparison matters because management has maintained a full-year RoTE target of at least 17.00 percent, putting the first-half result 1.20 percentage points above that threshold.

Next results date is October 27

HSBC's investor calendar lists the third-quarter 2026 earnings release for October 27, 2026, on its investor page. That date is the next scheduled checkpoint for whether the bank can sustain the earnings pace shown in the first half.

HSBC stock trades below prior close

HSBC stock was trading at EUR 17.80 at Lang & Schwarz on September 29, 2026, at 2:33 p.m. CEST, down 0.28 percent versus the prior close of EUR 17.85 on September 28, 2026. The primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange under HSBA.L, where the share is quoted in GBp.