China’s 6 biggest state banks post rare shared growth as margins show tentative rebound

Half-year results rise across China’s largest state-owned lenders amid tentative signs of margin stabilisation Combined net profit attributable to shareholders amounted to about 712.6 billion yuan. Revenue grew between 4 and 11 per cent across the six lenders, while net profit rose 4 to 6 per cent – the first time since 2022 that all six registered positive growth on both counts at the same time. CCB led the turn, posting a half-year NIM of 1.37 per cent – up 0.03 percentage points from full-year 2025 and 0.01 percentage points from the first quarter.

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