{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","slug":"nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results?lang=en","title":"GTCO reports ₦603 billion pretax profit for first half of 2026","summary":"Guaranty Trust Holding Company reported broadly flat pretax profit and lower after-tax profit in audited first-half results, while deposits rose 10.3%.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc","url":"https://www.gtcoplc.com/what-we-think/press-releases/gtco-plc-releases-2026-half-year-audited-results-reports-profit-before-tax-of-600-9billion-pays-interim-dividend-of-1","publishedAt":"2026-09-28","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"name":"GTCO Plc June 2026 Audited Financial Statements","url":"https://gtco-plc.files.svdcdn.com/production/financial-information/H1-2026-Guaranty-Trust-Holding-Company-Financial-Statements.pdf?dm=1790850943","checkedAt":"2026-10-06","publishedAt":"2026-09-28"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-gtco-h1-2026-audited-results?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["In audited interim results released on 28 September, GTCO reported pretax profit of ₦603.03 billion for the first six months of 2026, compared with ₦600.90 billion a year earlier. Profit after tax fell to ₦414.19 billion from ₦449.01 billion.","The group said deposit liabilities increased 10.3% to ₦14.19 trillion and total assets reached ₦18.6 trillion. Its board proposed an interim dividend of ₦1 per share. These are audited period results; pretax profit growth was modest."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Guaranty Trust Holding Company reported broadly flat pretax profit and lower after-tax profit in audited first-half results, while deposits rose 10.3%.\n\nIn audited interim results released on 28 September, GTCO reported pretax profit of ₦603.03 billion for the first six months of 2026, compared with ₦600.90 billion a year earlier. Profit after tax fell to ₦414.19 billion from ₦449.01 billion.\n\nThe group said deposit liabilities increased 10.3% to ₦14.19 trillion and total assets reached ₦18.6 trillion. Its board proposed an interim dividend of ₦1 per share. These are audited period results; pretax profit growth was modest.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}