Agricultural Bank of China Posts Solid H1 2026 Prudential Metrics: CET1 at 10.80%, TLAC 20.88%

Bulletin Express08-28 20:22

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) released its Pillar 3 Report for the first half of 2026, confirming capital, leverage and liquidity positions well above regulatory minima despite a modest increase in risk-weighted assets (RWA).

Capital Adequacy Steady Amid RWA Growth • Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital reached RMB 2.84 trillion, up 3.17% from year-end 2025. • Total RWA expanded 5.9% year-to-date to RMB 26.28 trillion, mainly driven by credit-risk growth. • CET1 ratio held at 10.80%, unchanged versus 31 March 2026 and comfortably above the 5.00% national minimum and 4.00% combined buffer requirement. • Tier 1 and total capital ratios stood at 12.59% and 17.50% respectively; total capital ratio advanced 0.10 percentage points quarter-on-quarter.

Loss-Absorbing Capacity Surpasses G-SIB Thresholds • TLAC resources amounted to RMB 5.49 trillion, equating to 20.88% of RWA and 10.24% of adjusted on- and off-balance-sheet assets, exceeding the 20% risk-weighted requirement for Bucket 2 global systemically important banks. • AT1 instruments totalled RMB 0.47 trillion, while Tier 2 capital contributed RMB 1.29 trillion.

Leverage and Liquidity Ratios Remain Robust • Leverage ratio improved to 6.17% (6.15% on an average-balance basis), surpassing the 4.75% regulatory threshold for G-SIBs. • Average second-quarter Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) was 129.72%, backed by RMB 10.15 trillion of high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) against RMB 7.84 trillion net cash outflows. • Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) stood at 132.00% on 30 June 2026, above the 100% minimum, supported by RMB 34.48 trillion in available stable funding.

Risk Profile Highlights • Credit risk RWA accounted for RMB 24.58 trillion, or 93.5% of total RWA; foundation and advanced IRB portfolios represented 65% of credit RWA. • Counterparty credit risk RWA was RMB 44.41 billion, with derivative and securities-financing exposures totalling RMB 1.20 trillion. • Market-risk RWA totalled RMB 202.48 billion, driven primarily by foreign-exchange and commodity positions. • Operational-risk RWA remained unchanged at RMB 1.50 trillion.

Governance and Disclosure The Board of Directors approved the report on 28 August 2026, affirming the bank’s internal control framework for regulatory disclosures.

Overall, ABC’s H1 2026 Pillar 3 metrics demonstrate resilient capital buffers, substantial loss-absorbing capacity and strong liquidity, positioning the bank comfortably above all prevailing regulatory thresholds.

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