Guotai Haitong Securities (SHA:601211, HKG:2611) reported a profit attributable to equity holders of 15.7 billion yuan for the first half of 2025, up from 5.02 billion yuan a year earlier, according to an Aug. 29 Hong Kong bourse filing.

Earnings per share came in at 1.11 yuan, compared with 0.52 yuan in the prior-year period.

Revenue and other income jumped to 45.4 billion yuan from 22.1 billion yuan. Analysts at Visible Alpha had estimated 24.2 billion yuan.

The board declared an interim dividend of 1.563 yuan per 10 shares, expected to be distributed on Oct. 28.