Korea Investment & Securities Q1 operating profit nears W1tn on balanced growth

Korea Investment & Securities said on May 14 in a preliminary earnings disclosure 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. By business, trading accounted for 39.1% of profit, brokerage 33.3%, investment banking 18.6% and wealth management 9.0%. In wealth management, sales fees jumped 71.6% on strong sales of bonds, issued bills and fund products, while retail financial product balances increased from 85.1 trillion won at the end of last year to 94.5 trillion won recently. Standalone equity at quarter-end was 12.7085 trillion won, the largest in Korea’s securities industry. The company said it would strengthen a balanced profit structure not dependent on a single business or market condition. Source: hankyung.com