Woori Financial's Q3 profit tops W1tr for second straight quarter

Woori Financial Group reported Friday a cumulative net profit of 2.66 trillion won ($2 billion) for the first nine months of 2026 as underlying income grew, though one-off gains from insurance acquisitions in 2025 mean the figure was down 4.9 percent year-on-year. Excluding bargain purchase gains related to last year's insurance acquisitions, profit rose 18.7 percent. Third-quarter net profit fell 15.7 percent from last year's record quarter, but at 1.05 trillion won, it was its second-highest e

Source: The Korea Herald