Paragon Banking Posts Higher FY25 Profit, Operating Income

02:30 AM EST, 12/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Paragon Banking Group (PAG.L) said Wednesday its profit and total operating income jumped year over year for fiscal 2025. Pretax profit for the 12 months ended Sept. 30 was 256.5 million pounds sterling, compared with 253.8 million pounds earlier. EPS moved to 0.879 pound from 0.852 pound. The British banking group's total operating income was 515.1 million pounds, compared with 496.4 million pounds a year ago. Meanwhile, the board proposed a final dividend of 0.303 pound per share, payable March 6, 2026, to shareholders on record Feb. 6, 2026. It paid 0.272 pound per share in the prior year. This takes the full-year dividend to 0.439 pound per share, up from 0.404 pound per share a year ago.