Korea Investment & Securities Q1 profit jumps as retail funds flow in

Korea Investment & Securities said in a preliminary earnings disclosure on May 14 that consolidated operating profit for the first quarter of 2026 reached 959.9 billion won, up 85% from a year earlier. Net profit rose 75% to 784.7 billion won. Trading accounted for 39.1% of profit, brokerage 33.3%, investment banking 18.6% and wealth management 9.0%. Brokerage-related revenue increased 55% from the previous quarter amid a favorable stock market, while sales fees from financial products surged 71.6%. Retail clients' financial product balances rose from 85.1 trillion won at the end of last year to 94.5 trillion won recently. Standalone equity capital was 12.7085 trillion won at quarter-end. Source: hankyung.com.