As of the morning of October 21, eight banks had reported 2026 nine-month results, with most posting double-digit profit growth and VPBank earning nearly VND 30,000 billion. LPBank's pre-tax profit reached VND 10,421 billion over nine months, up nearly 9% and about 70% of its full-year plan, with a non-performing loan ratio of 1.87%. Techcombank's nine-month pre-tax profit rose 23.7% to VND 28,900 billion, with 12-month ROE at 16.3%. PGBank reported pre-tax profit after provisions of VND 630 billion, up 27%. ABBank's pre-tax profit reached VND 4,301 billion, nearly 96% of its full-year plan, with an NPL ratio of 0.80%.
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Original headline: Cập nhật lợi nhuận ngân hàng sáng 21/10: VPBank tạm dẫn đầu, thêm ngân hàng lãi trên 10.000 tỷ sau 9 tháng
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VPB
▲ Likely positiveVPBank
Relevance: medium
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Banks |
| Market cap | 240,000 bn VND |
| P/E | 7.7 |
| P/B | 1.28 |
| Close on 10/20/2026 | 24.00 |
| Change that session | 0.00% |
VNINDEX
▲ Likely positiveRelevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Close on 10/20/2026 | 1,691.97 |
| Change that session | +0.13% |
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