Lion Finance Group 2Q26 profit rises 20.6% y/y to GEL 618.8 million
Reuters2026/08/11 05:47- Lion Finance Group posted 2Q26 profit of GEL 618.8 million, up 20.6% year-on-year; basic EPS rose 22.1% to GEL 14.52.
- Net operating income climbed 19.5% to GEL 1.24 billion; net interest income increased 21.8% to GEL 886.2 million.
- Group net interest margin widened 0.2 percentage points to 6.3%; cost of credit risk ratio edged up to 0.6% from 0.5%.
- 1H26 profit rose 17.3% to GEL 1.2 billion, with ROAE of 27.2%; loan book reached GEL 44.43 billion at June 30.
- Declared a 2Q26 dividend of GEL 3.05 per share; board also launched a GEL 59 million share buyback and cancellation program.
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