LAGOS — Guaranty Trust Holding Company reported profit before tax of N603.03 billion for the first half of 2026, up 0.4 per cent from a year earlier, as a N46.2 billion fair-value loss offset growth in interest and trading income. Total assets reached N18.6 trillion and customer deposits rose 10.3 per cent to N14.19 trillion. The group's capital adequacy ratio was 34.9 per cent and its pre-tax return on equity 35.9 per cent. Chief Executive Segun Agbaje said the group's non-bank businesses are growing.