Hana Financial Group joined the trend of logging record-breaking first-quarter earnings, achieving its highest performance since its merger with Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) with a net profit exceeding 1.2 trillion won in the first quarter of this year.
Hana Financial Group announced through a public disclosure on April 24 that its net profit for the first quarter stood at 1.21 trillion won.
This represents a 7.3% increase from the first quarter of 2025 and more than double the previous quarter’s figure.
This marks the highest quarterly profit since its merger of Hana Bank and KEB in 2015.
“Despite continued domestic and international uncertainties and foreign exchange losses due to rising exchange rates, Hana Financial Group posted earnings that exceeded market expectations, driven by the diversification of its profit portfolio, the expansion of its asset base, and proactive risk management,” a Hana Financial Group official explained.
Hana Financial Group’s interest income for the first quarter was 2.5053 trillion won, an increase of 10.2% compared to a year ago. Conversely, the financial group’s non-interest income was 583.6 billion won, a decrease of 11.9%.
This is attributed to foreign currency translation losses resulting from the rise of the won-dollar exchange rate in the first quarter and poor performance in bond operations due to an increase in market interest rates.
A stock market boom and strong performance by non-bank affiliates elevated its fee income (667.8 billion won) within non-interest income by 28% from a year ago.
The financial group’s core profit for the first quarter reached 3.1731 trillion won, an increase of 13.6% (378.7 billion won) compared to 2025.
Hana Financial Group’s return on equity (ROE) ascended by 0.29 percentage points year-on-year to 10.91%, while its return on assets (ROA) sat at 0.73%.
Hana Bank, a core subsidiary of Hana Financial Group, racked up a net profit of 1.1042 trillion won in the first quarter, an 11.2% increase compared to the same period of 2025.
Although one-time expenses were incurred, such as 82.3 billion won in foreign currency translation losses due to rising exchange rates, and 78.5 billion won in special retirement expenses, Hana Financial Group’s net profit grew due to expanded corporate lending, increases in foreign exchange and asset management fees and retirement pension reserves, the Hana Financial Group official added.
Among Hana Financial Group’s non-banking affiliates, Hana Securities recorded a net profit of 103.3 billion won in the first quarter, a sharp increase of 37.1% compared to the same period of 2025.
The increase in the financial group’s net profit was driven by growth in the wealth management (WM) and investment banking (IB) business sectors, the official explained.
Mural Creation Activity with Artists with Developmental Disabilities
Hana Financial Group announced on April 29 that ahead of the completion of Incheon Cheongna Hana Dream Town, it conducted a mural creation activity with winners of the Hana Art Bus Contest for people with developmental disabilities to spread inclusive values through environmental improvement in the Incheon area.
This volunteer activity was organized by Hana Financial Group which will relocate its headquarters to Incheon Cheongna International City this September to contribute to an environmental improvement in the Incheon area through mural creation while sharing the creativity and artistic capabilities of artists with developmental disabilities with the local community and spreading an inclusive culture that respects diversity such as improving awareness of disabilities.
Starting with this mural creation volunteer activity, Hana Financial Group plans to continue various activities to clean up the environment in the Incheon area a total of seven times by the end of this year, thereby expanding mutual growth with local communities.
The volunteer activity was held at the Yeonhee Senior Culture Center in Seo-gu, Incheon.
It was attended by artist Jo Tae-seong, who has developmental disabilities, and about 30 employees of Hana Financial Group.
They created a mural on the exterior wall of the Yeonhee Senior Culture Center based on Jo Tae-seong’s work, “A Whale That Dreams Again,” and conveyed a heart-warming message to local communities.
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