Sumitomo Mitsui Financial/$SMFG
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About Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is roughly tied with Mizuho Financial Group for the status of Japan's second-largest bank after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. As of March 2025, its market share of domestic loans was 7.3%, compared with 8.4% for MUFG. It has a larger consumer finance business than the other two megabanks, owning 100% of the Promise business and SMBC Card. It also controls one of Japan's largest leasing companies and SMBC Aviation Capital, one of the top five aircraft lessors globally. In securities, its SMBC Nikko unit is Japan's third-largest retail broker, although SMFG has lagged somewhat in institutional securities business and asset management.
- Ticker
- $SMFG
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 123,000
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Website
- www.smfg.co.jp
SMFG Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$169B
12.72
$2.15
0.39
$0.47
1.71%
Price and volume
Market cap
$169B
Beta
0.39
52-week high
$27.62
52-week low
$15.18
Average daily volume
1.4M
Dividend rate
$0.47
Financial strength
Profitability
Net profit margin (TTM)
27.82%
Operating margin (TTM)
34.91%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
25.12%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$249,590
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
0.42%
Return on equity (TTM)
8.57%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
12.718
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.403
Price to book
1.63
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.76
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.73%
Forward dividend yield
1.71%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
40.92%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
165.12%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.22%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.91%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
9.16%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.12%
What the Analysts think about SMFG
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
SMFG booked a 350% jump in Q4 net profit to ¥188.2 billion and forecast another record year of ¥1.7 trillion in net earnings for fiscal 2027, while approving a ¥180 billion share buyback and two-for-one stock split in a show of management confidence. (Reuters)
In Q1 FY27, SMFG’s net profit rose 33% to ¥501.4 billion, driven by robust loan demand and a wider loan-to-deposit spread from Bank of Japan rate hikes, underscoring healthy interest income growth. (Reuters)
SMFG has set a strategic goal to boost profits by about one-third to ¥2 trillion and achieve a 13% return on tangible equity within three years through high-margin sales and trading initiatives and its Jefferies partnership, demonstrating disciplined, growth-oriented capital allocation. (Bloomberg)
SMFG increased the share of JGBs maturing in 5–10 years to over 50% of its ¥11.4 trillion bond portfolio, heightening duration risk and potential mark-to-market losses if yields rise further. (Reuters)
With ¥1.2 trillion in private credit-related loans, SMFG faces elevated credit risk amid ongoing concerns over the creditworthiness of global private credit funds in volatile markets. (Reuters)
SMFG’s goal to double sales and trading revenue to ¥800 billion relies heavily on sustained market volatility and seamless integration of its Jefferies alliance; a downturn in trading activity could jeopardize these ambitious targets. (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Sept 2026.
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