Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is a Japanese financial services holding company and the parent organization of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). The group provides a broad range of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, institutional clients and public-sector organizations.

Its principal activities include commercial and investment banking, retail banking, corporate lending, deposits, payments, foreign exchange and trade finance. Through affiliated companies, SMFG also offers securities brokerage and underwriting, asset management, leasing, credit cards, consumer finance and other specialized financial services.

SMFG traces its heritage to the historical Sumitomo and Mitsui banking businesses. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation was formed in 2001 through the merger of Sakura Bank and Sumitomo Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group was established as a holding company in 2002. The group serves customers throughout Japan and maintains operations in major financial centers across Asia, the Americas and Europe. Toru Nakashima serves as SMFG’s President and Group CEO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.31 to $26.59
• 50-Day Range: $24.55 to $27.55
• 52-Week Range: $15.18 to $27.61
• Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $166.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.30
• Dividend Yield: 1.78%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 603rd out of 836 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are expected to grow by 14.92% in the coming year, from $1.81 to $2.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is 18.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is 18.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.13% of the float of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.55.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has recently decreased by 1.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is 31.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.12% next year. This indicates that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SMFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $169,880.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.85% of the stock of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Today: 9/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SMFG
• CIK: 1022837
• Web: www.smfg.co.jp
• Phone: (133) 282-8111
• Fax: 813-4333-9954
• Employees: 123,000
• Year Founded: 2001

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.56
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: $7.84 billion
• Net Margins: 16.24%
• Pretax Margin: 18.18%
• Return on Equity: 10.65%
• Return on Assets: 0.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.65
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $71.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.33
• Cash Flow: $2.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.05
• Book Value: $18.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,335,210,000
• Free Float: 6,332,040,000
• Market Cap: $166.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42