BIDV stock: Q3 profit jumps as credit risks test reserves
Published on 11/10/2026 at 02:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSProfit Growth Meets Credit Pressure
- BIDV's third-quarter pre-tax profit increased strongly, supported by higher net interest income and lower credit-loss provisions.
- Bad debt expanded faster than reserves, pushing the non-performing-loan coverage ratio down to 73.4% at the end of September.
- The next quarterly report will show whether recoveries and credit quality can offset the need for higher provisions.
BIDV's third-quarter earnings rose sharply, but the improvement came with a clear credit-quality warning. In an analysis published on November 2, 2026, Investify reported that consolidated pre-tax profit reached VND 10,579 billion in the third quarter, up 39.3% from a year earlier. Profit for the first nine months rose 24.8% to VND 29,484 billion.
Lower Provisions Lift Quarterly Profit
Operating trends provided part of the support. Third-quarter net interest income increased 12.4% to VND 17,056 billion, while total operating income rose 9.7% to VND 23,206 billion. Operating expenses grew 8.3%, and pre-provision profit reached VND 15,219 billion, an increase of 10.4% year on year.
Credit-loss provisions fell 25% to VND 4,640 billion from VND 6,186 billion a year earlier. Investify calculated that the lower charge accounted for more than half of the quarterly increase in pre-tax profit. Over nine months, however, provisions declined by only 5.4%, while net interest income advanced 14.7%, giving the longer period a stronger operating base.
Bad Debt Raises Reserve Questions
Credit quality remains the main counterweight to the earnings growth. On September 30, 2026, on-balance-sheet bad debt stood at VND 47,486 billion, up 35.8% from the start of the year, while customer loans grew 8% to VND 2.56 quadrillion. The non-performing-loan ratio was 1.85%, compared with 1.47% at the start of the year.
The reserve coverage ratio fell from 99.9% at the end of 2025 to 73.4% at the end of September. Special-mention loans also increased to VND 39,505 billion, leaving the next reporting period focused on whether recoveries can contain migration into bad debt or whether additional provisioning will weigh on profit.
Business Model And Competition
BIDV is a Vietnamese commercial bank headquartered in Hanoi and provides banking and financial services, with digital banking identified as a strategic development area on its investor-relations page. The bank says it aims to become a leading financial institution in Southeast Asia. Its domestic peer group includes Vietcombank and VietinBank, and recent market coverage places BIDV among Vietnam's largest state-linked lenders. That broad banking position contrasts with more specialized financial-service providers in the country.
BIDV stock at a glance
- Company: Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam
- ISIN: VN000000BID9
- Ticker: BID
- Headquarters: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Reporting period: Third quarter and first nine months of 2026
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