Sterling Financial’s 9-month Profit Rises 37% To N97.28bn

Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has reported a 37.1 per cent year-on-year increase in profit before tax to N97.28 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026. Profit after tax rose by 21 per cent to N75.37 billion, according to the group’s unaudited results.
Sterling Financial’s nine-month profit rises 37 per cent to N97.28 billion
The financial services group said gross earnings increased by 33.2 per cent to N454.94 billion during the period, while non-interest income rose 27.6 per cent to N101.16 billion. It attributed the latter to fee-based activities, commodities trading and joint enterprise investments.
Total assets grew by 30.4 per cent from the end of 2025 t...