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Posted on February 24, 2026
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Last updated: February 24, 2026
By Selena Li and Lawrence White
Revenue Drivers: Global Banking and Wealth Inflows
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Full-Year Results and Buyback Highlights
HONG KONG, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Standard Chartered reported on Tuesday that full-year pretax profit rose 16%, as robust global banking and strong wealth inflows boosted revenue at the emerging markets-focused lender.
Pretax Profit vs Analyst Estimates
StanChart, which earns most of its revenue in Asia and Africa, reported pretax profit for the full year of $6.96 billion. That compared with $6 billion a year earlier and the $7.2 billion average of 16 analyst estimates compiled by the bank.
Timing: Buyback to Start Imminently
It also announced a $1.5 billion share buyback that it said would start imminently.
(Reporting by Selena Li in Hong Kong and Lawrence White in London; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
