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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Japanese bank holding company
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Updated:
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Date:
September 2000 - present
Ticker:
MFG
Share price:
$3.89 (mkt close, Apr. 10, 2024)
Market cap:
$49.50 bil.
Annual revenue:
$2.88 tr.
Earnings per share (prev. year):
$0.37
Sector:
Finance
Industry:
Banks
CEO:
Masahiro Kihara

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Japanese bank holding company, one of the largest in the world in terms of assets, which exceeded $1 billion when it was founded. Mizuho originated in September 2000 with the mergers of Dai-Ichi Kangyō Bank, Fuji Bank, and the Industrial Bank of Japan. Losses at Mizuho and other Japanese banks, stemming largely from loan write-offs, were criticized as contributing to weakness in Japan’s economy at the start of the 21st century.