ICBC Profit Inches Up, Bigger Dividend Keeps Hong Kong Stock in Focus
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, the world’s biggest bank by assets, reported a 0.7% rise in 2025 profit attributable to shareholders, reaching 368.56 billion yuan. The board is recommending a larger year-end dividend. Data from Reuters showed shares of the bank in Hong Kong finished Friday at HK$6.62, a 0.9% gain. The figures resonate far past a single name. ICBC serves as a key gauge for mainland Chinese banks listed in Hong Kong, a group whose investors remain uncertain: Is the squeeze on margins and the hit from property exposure actually improving, or just stabilizing for now?