UOB shares fall over 2% following lower Q2 net profit of S$1.34 billion reported

[SINGAPORE] Shares of UOB fell by more than 2 per cent on Thursday (Aug 7), on the back of the local bank’s second-quarter results, which saw a 6 per cent year-on-year decline in its net profit of S$1.34 billion for the three months ended June 2025, from S$1.43 billion in the same year-ago period.

This figure had missed the S$1.48 billion consensus estimate in a Bloomberg poll of six analysts. The fall in net profit also came as net interest income for Q2 fell 3 per cent to S$2.34 billion, as net interest margin declined 14 basis points to 1.91 per cent, from 2.05 per cent a year prior.

As at 9.01 am, its shares declined by 2.1 per cent or S$0.74 to S$35.71, before rebounding to S$36.04 at 9.06 am, down S$0.41. By 9.18 am, the counter was trading 1.4 per cent or S$0.52 down at S$35.93, and fell further to S$35.89 at 9.20 am. At 9.30 am, UOB shares were trading 1.8 per cent or S$0.66 lower at S$35.79, after 2.4 million securities changed hands.

UOB declared an interim dividend of S$0.85 per share for the half-year ended Jun 30, a decrease from S$0.88 in the previous year. A second tranche of the bank’s S$0.50 per share special dividend will also be paid to shareholders.