FCMB Group posted a dramatic rise in earnings for 2025, with net profit increasing by 141.2 per cent, helped by a remarkable growth in interest income, its principal revenue source. The unaudited financial report of the banking group, released on Thursday, showed that gross earnings leapt by more than two-fifths to N1.1 trillion compared with a year ago. At N86 billion, FCMB Group set aside 108.5 per cent more than it did in 2024 as a provision to cover problem loans that have been impaired by repeated defaults. Profit before tax rose to N200.9 billion from N112.1 billion, while profit for the period climbed to N176.9 billion from N73.3 billion. Return on equity, which gauges how much of shareholder funds has been turned into profit, stood at 21.5 per cent, up from 10.6 per cent.