Net profit surged! The net profit of the securities industry in the first half of the year exceeded 112.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of over 40%.

Reporters learned from the industry that the China Securities Association recently disclosed the operating conditions of the securities industry in the first half of 2025 and provided an interpretation. In the first half of the year, the entire industry achieved revenues of 251.036 billion yuan, an increase of 23.47% year-on-year; net profit reached 112.28 billion yuan, an increase of 40.37% year-on-year. A total of 128 securities firms were profitable, with a profit margin of 85%; the industry's annualized return on net assets was 7.25%, an increase of 1.88 percentage points year-on-year. The China Securities Association believes that in terms of the growth rate of various business of securities firms, the brokerage business saw the largest increase. In the first half of the year, the entire industry achieved brokerage business revenue of 76.413 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.02%, with a revenue share reaching 30.44%, an increase of 4.7 percentage points. In terms of business structure, proprietary trading remains the largest source of revenue.