SBP profit falls 20% to Rs1.99 trillion in FY26 on lower earnings

The State Bank of Pakistan recorded a net profit of Rs1.99 trillion for FY26, a 20% drop from the Rs2.499 trillion earned in FY25, according to Profit by Pakistan Today. The Rs506 billion decline was mainly tied to lower earnings compared with the prior year. On Thursday, the central bank posted its accounts covering the period through June 30, 2026, with the auditors' report attached online.

Once appropriations and statutory deductions were settled, the federal government received a surplus of Rs1.932 trillion. The accounts follow IFRS, a framework maintained by the International Accounting Standards Board, and both the federal government and Parliament received them at the same time under Section 40(3) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956.

Returns on financial assets, including discount and interest income, fell to Rs2.037 trillion in FY26 from Rs2.801 trillion a year earlier. Printing expenses for banknotes and prize bonds climbed to Rs29.1 billion from Rs24.667 billion, paid to Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Private) Limited, a fully owned SBP subsidiary, at agreed rates.