Mizuho Financial Group stock slips 2.11 percent as buyback continues
Published on 09/24/2026 at 11:47 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Mizuho Financial Group stock slipped 2.11 percent to JPY 8,316.0 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on September 24, 2026, at 11:09 a.m. JST. The move came as the bank's active capital return program approached its September 30 deadline.
Buyback reaches 18.2 million shares
According to StockTitan, Mizuho repurchased 9,078,600 common shares between August 1 and August 31, 2026, for JPY 75,678,470,200. The filing dated September 1, 2026, said the purchases were made through a trust method in the market.
Cumulative repurchases reached 18,226,400 shares and JPY 147,065,069,600 by August 31, 2026. That equals 52.1 percent of the authorized share maximum and 73.5 percent of the monetary ceiling, making the cash limit the faster-moving constraint.
Cash ceiling moves faster
The program permits up to 35,000,000 shares, representing 1.4 percent of shares outstanding excluding treasury stock as of June 30, 2026. Its maximum value is JPY 200,000,000,000, with the authorization running from May 18 through September 30, 2026.
The difference between the two progress measures matters. Mizuho has used 73.5 percent of the monetary authorization while completing 52.1 percent of the share authorization, indicating that the average purchase price of executed repurchases has been higher than a simple share-count comparison would suggest.
Stock remains below recent peak
The September 24 quote stood JPY 179.0 below the previous close of JPY 8,495.0, matching the reported daily decline of 2.11 percent. The current price therefore gives investors a direct market measure of the stock's response while the buyback remains in progress.
Mizuho Financial Group operates across banking, trust and securities activities, with regional and global corporate, markets and asset management divisions. The buyback figures place capital deployment at the center of the current stock discussion, while the September 24 price supplies the immediate market checkpoint.
Mizuho Financial Group snapshot
- Company: Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Ticker: 8411
- Trading venue: Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Price (as of September 24, 2026, 11:09 a.m. JST): JPY 8,316.0
- Sector / Industry: Financial Services / Banks - Regional
