Lloyds Banking's Q3 Statutory Profit, Net Income Surge

03:25 AM EDT, 10/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) logged 1.71 billion pounds sterling in statutory profit after tax for the third quarter, compared with 778 pounds a year ago. EPS moved to 0.028 pound from 0.01 pound year over year, a Thursday filing showed. For the three months ended Sept. 30, net income was 5.07 billion pounds versus 4.64 billion pounds previously, the British lender added. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 5.31 billion pounds in sales, 1.61 billion pounds in net income, and zero EPS. Looking ahead, Lloyds said it remains on track to achieve an underlying net interest income of more than 14.9 billion pounds for full-year 2026.