ABUJA, Nigeria — United Capital Group Plc reported a profit after tax of N28.15 billion for the 2025 financial year, a 17 percent increase from the previous year, as the pan-African investment banking and financial services group delivered simultaneous profitability across all seven of its subsidiaries for the first time.
Okay News reports that the results were presented at the Group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Abuja on Friday, April 24, 2026, where the Board of Directors approved a final dividend of N0.70 per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to N1.00 per share.
The total dividend payout of approximately N18 billion represents a 25 percent increase over the N14.4 billion distributed to shareholders in 2024. Profit before tax rose 37 percent to N41.18 billion, while total comprehensive income closed the year at N30.97 billion.
Revenue climbed 35 percent to N58.55 billion from N43.43 billion in 2024, driven by a 176 percent surge in net trading income and a 59 percent rise in fee and commission income.
Peter Ashade, Group Chief Executive Officer of United Capital Group, described the performance as the result of years of strategic discipline.
“2025 was a defining year for United Capital. In a challenging macroeconomic environment, we grew revenue by a third, returned every single subsidiary to profit, and strengthened our capital base. These results are not accidental, they reflect years of deliberate choices around people, products, and discipline,” Ashade said.
The seven profitable subsidiaries span Asset Management, Trusteeship, Securities, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Microfinance Banking, and Consumer Finance.
Ashade added: “We enter 2026 with strong momentum and a clear ambition: to continue to build a financial services group that can deploy, manage and utilize capital in a manner that empowers Africans everywhere.”
