[Shanghai securities firms’ net profit in the first three quarters was 170.138 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.72%] On November 3, according to statistics, 34 securities firms in the Shanghai stock market (two of which have now been delisted) have all disclosed their third quarter reports for 2026. In the first three quarters, Shanghai securities companies achieved a total revenue of 407.979 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.88%; net profit attributable to the parent company was 170.138 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.72%. Among them, CITIC Securities’ net profit exceeded 30 billion yuan, Cathay Haitong exceeded 20 billion yuan, and five other securities companies exceeded 10 billion yuan. From the perspective of growth rate, 26 securities firms achieved positive growth, and there were 22, 2, and 2 companies with year-on-year growth rates of 0%-50%, 50%-100%, and >100% respectively. In the first three quarters, the brokerage, investment banking, asset management, credit, and self-operated businesses of Shanghai-listed securities companies achieved revenue of 108.490 billion yuan, 27.945 billion yuan, 31.909 billion yuan, 36.626 billion yuan, and 170.00 billion yuan respectively. 5.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.22%, 28.34%, 26.77%, 43.28%, and 15.68% respectively. Self-operated and brokerage business are the main sources of income for the industry, accounting for nearly 70% of the total revenue. In addition, four Shanghai-listed securities firms disclosed their third-quarter dividend plans, namely Caitong Securities, Beijing Capital Securities, Southwest Securities and Zheshang Securities, with a total proposed dividend amount of 1.049 billion yuan. (Reporter Wang Yanlin)