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title: "HBL reports Rs115bn pre-tax profit for nine months to September 2026"
description: "Most outlets led with HBL’s record pre-tax profit of Rs115 billion for the nine months ending September 2026, highlighting the bank’s financial performance. One outlet also noted the interim cash dividend of Rs6 per share and the increase in deposits to Rs5.9 trillion, while another briefly mentioned the quarterly profit of Rs41.9 billion."
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# HBL reports Rs115bn pre-tax profit for nine months to September 2026

business · updated 23 Oct 2026, 7:38 AM PKT · 22–23 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with HBL’s record pre-tax profit of Rs115 billion for the nine months ending September 2026, highlighting the bank’s financial performance. One outlet also noted the interim cash dividend of Rs6 per share and the increase in deposits to Rs5.9 trillion, while another briefly mentioned the quarterly profit of Rs41.9 billion.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [HBL posts 9M’26 profit before tax of Rs115bn](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445524/hbl-posts-9m26-profit-before-tax-of-rs115bn) · 23 Oct 2026, 7:38 AM PKT
  > KARACHI: HBL declared a record quarterly profit before tax of Rs 41.9 billion for the third quarter of 2026. The Bank’s total profit before tax for nine months ended September 30, 2026, increased to Rs 115 billion while the profit after tax rose to Rs 54.1 billion. EPS for 9M’26 increased to Rs 36.84. Along with the results, the Bank declared an interim cash dividend for the third quarter ended...
- **Profit** — [HBL posts 9M’26 profit before tax of Rs 115 billion, while creating sustainable value for its clients and stakeholders](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/22/hbl-posts-9m26-profit-before-tax-of-rs-115-billion-while-creating-sustainable-value-for-its-clients-and-stakeholders) · 22 Oct 2026, 9:15 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Bank reports Rs115bn pre-tax profit as deposits reach Rs5.9tr; board declares interim cash dividend of Rs6 per share.

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3 articles from 2 outlets, 22–23 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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