Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Mizuho entered FY2026 with strong operating momentum: first-quarter profit attributable to owners of parent was JPY422.909 billion, up 45.5% year over year, and management subsequently raised full-year profit guidance to JPY1,400 billion. The shareholder-return proposition also strengthened through a JPY150 annual dividend forecast and aggregate FY2026 buyback authorizations of JPY200 billion. Capital remains adequate, with the operating presentation indicating a 10.8% CET1 ratio excluding net unrealized gains. These positives support continued earnings and distribution resilience. The resulting stance is Hold rather than Buy.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets2 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$8.90
Mean target$10.48
High · most bullish analyst$12.06
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$8.9020%

A deterioration in credit quality, adverse securities-market movements, weaker fee activity, or unfavorable interest-rate and currency developments causes guidance reductions and constrains distributions. A CET1 decline toward or below 10% would amplify the downside.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$10.4856%
Matches the consensus mean

Mizuho broadly delivers its revised FY2026 profit guidance, maintains CET1 near or above 10%, and executes the JPY150 dividend forecast and announced buybacks.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$12.0624%

Loan-margin expansion, fee growth, and capital-markets activity remain stronger than management's revised assumptions; FY2026 profit reaches or exceeds current guidance without a material increase in credit costs; CET1 remains comfortably above 10%; and progressive dividends plus buybacks support a higher ADR valuation.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Q1 FY2026 profit attributable to owners of parent increased 45.5% year over year to JPY422.909 billion, and management raised the full-year profit forecast to JPY1,400 billion.
  • The FY2026 shareholder-return program combines a JPY150 annual dividend forecast, representing a sixth consecutive annual increase, with JPY200 billion of announced share-buyback capacity.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Credit-cost normalization, declines in securities values, interest-rate changes, and foreign-exchange movements can reduce earnings and capital, as described in Mizuho's regulatory disclosures.
  • The ADR represents five depositary receipts for one underlying common share, making the USD return sensitive to both the Japanese share price and the JPY/USD exchange rate.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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