BOC Hong Kong stock costs EUR 5.68 while first-half profit rose 7.10 percent

Published on 10/19/2026 at 10:26 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half profit rose 7.10 percent to HKD 23.70 billion, while regular dividends reached HKD 0.58. BOC Hong Kong stock costs EUR 5.68 on October 19, 2026.

Profit, dividend and analyst view

BOC Hong Kong's first-half profit rose 7.10 percent on August 28, 2026.
The first-half regular dividend reached HKD 0.58 per share in 2026.
BOC Hong Kong stock trades at EUR 5.68 at 10:15 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026.
UBS set a HKD 57.50 target on October 14, 2026.

BOC Hong Kong, HK2388011192, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

BOC Hong Kong stock (ISIN HK2388011192) was trading at EUR 5.68 at Lang & Schwarz at 10:15 a.m. CEST on October 19, 2026. The bank's first-half profit attributable to equity holders rose 7.10 percent to HKD 23.70 billion, according to the Yahoo Finance transcript dated August 28, 2026.

First-half earnings improve

The result gives investors a clearer operating reference than the intraday euro quotation. Return on equity reached 13.18 percent in the first half of 2026, up 0.32 percentage points year over year, while the board declared a second interim dividend of HKD 0.29 per share and regular first-half dividends of HKD 0.58 per share, the transcript said.

The balance-sheet picture also carried specific support. Customer loans reached HKD 1.82 trillion at the end of June 2026, up 5.90 percent from the end of 2025, while the impaired loan ratio stood at 0.89 percent. Net interest income adjusted for swaps rose 3.30 percent year over year to HKD 29.90 billion, with net interest margin at 1.57 percent.

Three dated stock developments

On August 28, 2026, BOC Hong Kong announced first-half profit of HKD 23.70 billion through its interim results materials on the BOC Hong Kong investor-relations page. On October 14, 2026, UBS upgraded the stock to Buy and set a HKD 57.50 price target, as reported by Markets Insider. On October 19, 2026, the Lang & Schwarz quote stood at EUR 5.68.

What supports the dividend case?

The shareholder-return plan provides a second focus for the stock. Management approved extra returns of at least HKD 10.50 billion for 2026 through 2028, including a 2026 special dividend of HKD 0.2388 per share. The first-half regular dividend therefore sits alongside a defined capital-return framework rather than a single payment.

Next reporting date

The next scheduled company event is quarterly results on October 28, 2026, according to TickerLandia. That date gives the market its next checkpoint for loan growth, margins and capital returns.

Euro quote for German investors

BOC Hong Kong was trading at EUR 5.68 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 10:15 a.m. CEST. The primary listing is on HKEX in Hong Kong, where the stock closed at HKD 50.15 on October 16, 2026. The 52-week range was HKD 36.26 to HKD 53.85 on that date, and market capitalization was HKD 530.2 billion.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of BOC Hong Kong stock.