Capital allocation remains highly active, as evidenced by the $1.43 trillion returned to shareholders through dividends and buybacks during 2026Q4, alongside a substantial $91.6 trillion cash and bank balance.
| Metric | Mar'26 | Mar'25 | Mar'24 | Mar'23 | Mar'22 | Mar'21 | Mar'20 | Mar'19 | Mar'18 | Mar'17 | Mar'16 | Mar'15 | Mar'14 | Mar'13 | Mar'12 | Mar'11 | Mar'10 | Mar'09 | Mar'08 | Mar'07 | Mar'06 | Mar'05 | Mar'04 | Mar'03 | Mar'02 | Mar'01 | Mar'00 | Mar'99 | Mar'98 | Mar'97 |
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| Cash from Operations | 8.42T | 6.42B | -9.84T | 13.43T | 9.84T | 34.9T | 8.06T | 5.61T | -563.84B | 7.01T | 6.75T | 2.38T | 909.45B | -2.16T | 592.88B | 4.24T | 2.31T | -1.14T | 383.21B | 1.56T | 354.09B | 207.71B | 617.39B | 779.92B | -924.39B | -1.07T | 48.4B | 616.62B | 817.24B | 15.2B |
| Operating CF Growth % | 131175.5% | 100.07% | -173.3% | 36.5% | -71.81% | 333.02% | 43.7% | 1094.85% | -108.04% | 3.83% | 183.25% | 162.2% | 142.01% | -465.15% | -86.01% | 83.46% | 302.54% | -397.62% | -75.48% | 341.42% | 70.47% | -66.36% | -20.84% | 184.37% | 13.86% | -2317.22% | -92.15% | -24.55% | 5276.48% | -78.46% |
| Net Income | 2.57T | 2.55T | 2.05T | 1.57T | 1.49T | 1.04T | 829.44B | 1.15T | 1.41T | 1.3T | 1.5T | 1.6T | 1.08T | 1.12T | 420.75B | 397.34B | 875.08B | -1.47T | -542.44B | 581.29B | 363.51B | 415.31B | 821.52B | 203.03B | -216.91B | -108.2B | 35.55B | -344.75B | -773.36B | 32.32B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 0 | 415.03B | 362.37B | 334.64B | 363.25B | 337.41B | 703.29B | 340.2B | 338.81B | 333.15B | 315.46B | 331.01B | 301.86B | 301.6B | 307.01B | 319.64B | 345.27B | 410.36B | 432.46B | 383.87B | 260.82B | 116.78B | 119.27B | 109.83B | 113.11B | 57.38B | 67B | 121.97B | 168.37B | 83.51B |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266.27B | -60.97B | -47.8B | 120.59B | -212.37B | -60.95B | 252.51B | -8.05B | 133.05B | 193.11B | 316.63B | 316.39B | -401.37B | 446.25B | 434.99B | 67.26B | 234.63B | 307.76B | -18.76B | -129.32B | -93.7B | -109.95B | -286.41B | -493.03B | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -3.86T | -8.67T | -6.57T | -2.89T | -3.22T | 35.16T | 267.35B | 391.83B | -765.22B | -2.7T | -526.73B | 109.13B | 209.81B | 105.7B | 94.64B | 94.33B | -26.63B | 163.51B | -54.1B | -14.72B | 17.64B | 135.44B | -502.19B | 882.91B | 1.19T | 613.78B | 481.3B | 782.57B | 1.63T | -45.4B |
| Working Capital Changes | 9.7T | 5.71T | -5.69T | 14.41T | 11.21T | -1.9T | 6.32T | 4.54T | 6.17T | 6.27T | 4.97T | -769.36B | 945.19B | -2.88T | -1.46T | 2.64T | 494.22B | -3.15T | -1.12T | -181.29B | -486.45B | -496.38B | -10.43B | -115.73B | -1.87T | -1.45T | -292.85B | 318.9B | 126.9B | -55.23B |
| Cash from Investing | -20.03T | -186.95B | 3.99T | -10.68T | -2.2T | -10.14T | -3.37T | -5.63T | 3.24T | 8.91T | 2.24T | -10.98T | -12.4T | -1.8T | -10.36T | -8.29T | -10.81T | -8.27T | -7.83T | -2.49T | 8.26T | -1.82T | -9.11T | -399.22B | -547.85B | -5.06T | 234.28B | 10.36T | -4.11T | 627.07B |
| Purchase of Investments | -130.13T | -108.13T | -92.82T | -103.99T | -97.89T | -116.74T | -90.42T | -65.1T | -73.03T | -56.62T | -86.42T | -137.85T | -133.89T | -163.72T | -192.67T | -116.71T | -136.32T | -115.83T | -75.07T | -63.91T | -80.24T | -74.19T | -52.61T | -44.83T | -45.5T | -48.42T | -31.91T | -8.23T | -9.71T | -7.72T |
| Sale/Maturity of Investments | 120.62T | 108.28T | 97.43T | 95.43T | 96.74T | 107.31T | 88.53T | 59.84T | 73.01T | 66.03T | 88.73T | 144.79T | 140.27T | 166.18T | 186.19T | 108.43T | 120.93T | 107.42T | 78.2T | 64.75T | 83.69T | 74.46T | 44.75T | 44.12T | 43.75T | 43.21T | 31.83T | 9.79T | 6.5T | 7.9T |
| Net Investment Activity | -9.51T | 151.75B | 4.61T | -8.57T | -1.15T | -9.43T | -1.89T | -5.26T | -22.98B | 9.41T | 2.3T | 6.93T | 6.38T | 2.45T | -6.48T | -8.28T | -15.39T | -8.41T | 3.13T | 840.08B | 3.45T | 264.87B | -7.85T | -716.45B | -1.75T | -5.21T | -80.35B | 1.56T | -3.22T | 181.25B |
| Acquisitions | 44.72B | -163.41B | -196.32B | -1.78T | -689.74B | -23.76B | -995.78B | -1.11B | -7.08B | -19.19B | 218.64B | 102.59B | -223.56B | 20.95B | 1.3B | 45.96B | 1.29B | -42.96B | 117.63B | 303.23B | 5.71T | 44.07B | 51.92B | 50.49B | 110.58B | 46.91B | 33.29B | 41.71B | 58.39B | 55.06B |
| Other Investing | -9.85T | -41.09B | -302.5B | -206.52B | -256.74B | -287.17B | -39.1B | 62.86B | 3.68T | -114.31B | 65.55B | -17.64T | -18.19T | -3.97T | -3.6T | 192.11B | 4.86T | 530.7B | -10.66T | -3.33T | -825.11B | -2.09T | -1.26T | 317.23B | 1.2T | 144.27B | 314.63B | 8.8T | -887.71B | 445.82B |
| Cash from Financing | -9.25T | -861.12B | 8.31B | -977.14B | -1.08T | -436.07B | -251.66B | -484.36B | 9.36T | -670.59B | -105.6B | 8.18T | 11.48T | 4.29T | 9.79T | 4.46T | 8.3T | 8.49T | 8.72T | -2.5T | -6.6T | 2.73T | 7.4T | 2.12T | 1.51T | 5.8T | -227.7B | -11.23T | 3.09T | -405.37B |
| Dividends Paid | -899.57B | -532.98B | -439.75B | -380.45B | -334.62B | -321.77B | -304.54B | -276.28B | -241.07B | -246.56B | -251.5B | -263.92B | -216.05B | -187.72B | -187.56B | -190.3B | -149.49B | -153.22B | -141.16B | -103.05B | -64.22B | -45.68B | -32.84B | -45.89B | -28.31B | -46.66B | -44.39B | -39.78B | -39.65B | -40.7B |
| Share Repurchases | -530.38B | -418.55B | -400.16B | -450.15B | -158.51B | -13M | -50.03B | -159.96B | -201.1B | -217.8B | -200.05B | -490.08B | -74M | -19M | -18M | 0 | -4.62B | -2.7B | -151.37B | -292.18B | -897.34B | 0 | -467M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock Issued | 4.17B | 15.66B | 2.3B | 2.24B | 5.4B | 2.14B | 21.52B | 4.14B | 2.23B | 1.2B | 1.08B | 2M | 845M | 22M | 130M | 327M | 1.04T | 467.61B | 1.17B | 64.04B | 7.83B | 1.16B | 942M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Stock Activity | -526.21B | -402.88B | -397.86B | -447.92B | -153.12B | 2.13B | -28.51B | -155.82B | -198.88B | -216.6B | -198.97B | -490.07B | 771M | 3M | 112M | 327M | 1.03T | 464.91B | -150.19B | -228.14B | -889.51B | 1.16B | 475M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K |
| Other Financing | 10.79T | -146.32B | -45.81B | -32.27B | -29.3B | -7.46T | -357.31B | 1.85T | 9.55T | 1.91T | 889.15B | 9.19T | 11.23T | 4.89T | 7.95T | 2.9T | 8.12T | 4.86T | 9.16T | 2.09T | -210.78B | -1.45T | 4.38T | 5.78T | 2.51T | 6.15T | 956.95B | -6.63T | 2.18T | 72.54B |
| Net Change in Cash | 0 | -779.66B | -3.76T | 2.87T | 7.78T | 24.65T | 4.13T | -506.79B | 41.91T | 15.2T | 8.77T | -335.99B | 69.97B | 388.84B | -395M | 368.28B | -209.17B | -1.02T | 1.24T | -3.4T | 2.03T | 1.11T | -1.18T | 2.45T | 102.87B | -310.86B | 9.97B | -285.09B | -148.7B | 298.31B |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 20.85T | 261.99B | 2.09T | 1.09T | 1.23T | 316.54B | -311.99B | -4.19B | -80.46B | -45.49B | -115.21B | 71.85B | 87.26B | 62.48B | -16.88B | -32.58B | 440M | -99.95B | -32.44B | 25.46B | 20.28B | -6.65B | -73.29B | -49.55B | 64.33B | 22.7B | -45.01B | -34.06B | 52.85B | 61.41B |
| Cash at Beginning | 0 | 109.88T | 113.63T | 110.76T | 102.98T | 78.34T | 74.21T | 74.71T | 33.97T | 18.76T | 9.99T | 3.69T | 3.62T | 3.23T | 3.23T | 2.86T | 3.07T | 4.09T | 2.85T | 6.25T | 4.22T | 3.11T | 4.28T | 1.83T | 1.73T | 1.86T | 1.85T | 2.13T | 2.28T | 1.98T |
| Cash at End | 0 | 109.1T | 109.88T | 113.63T | 110.76T | 102.98T | 78.34T | 74.21T | 75.87T | 33.97T | 18.76T | 3.35T | 3.69T | 3.62T | 3.23T | 3.23T | 2.86T | 3.07T | 4.09T | 2.85T | 6.25T | 4.22T | 3.11T | 4.28T | 1.84T | 1.55T | 1.86T | 1.85T | 2.13T | 2.28T |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 879.92B | 1.76T | 1.49T | 1.04T | 779.24B | 755.74B | 729.4B | 601.63B | 605.61B | 683.03B | 725.4B | 831.85B | 1.64T | 2.06T | 1.55T | 913.78B | 453.53B | 454.54B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Income Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124.7B | 128.12B | 302.02B | 265.23B | 373.89B | 406.29B | 498.91B | 187.7B | 288.27B | 119.9B | 116.4B | 84.89B | 38.27B | 145.81B | 3.86B | 254.59B | 95.48B | 58.83B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Free Cash Flow | 8.09T | -450.29B | -10.31T | 13.03T | 9.46T | 34.51T | 7.61T | 5.18T | -971.03B | 6.64T | 6.41T | 2.01T | 539.01B | -2.47T | 306.38B | 3.99T | 2.02T | -1.49T | -35.84B | 1.26T | 271.7B | 163.64B | 565.47B | 729.43B | -1.03T | -1.12T | 15.1B | 574.92B | 758.85B | -39.86B |
| FCF Growth % | 1897.71% | 95.63% | -179.11% | 37.8% | -72.6% | 353.17% | 46.98% | 633.53% | -114.62% | 3.68% | 218.55% | 273.08% | 121.86% | -904.79% | -92.32% | 96.99% | 236.14% | -4049.07% | -102.84% | 363.67% | 66.04% | -71.06% | -22.48% | 170.48% | 7.59% | -7514.73% | -97.37% | -24.24% | 2003.92% | -215.79% |
Global commercial real estate
According to the 2026Q4 financial disclosures, MUFG generated $625.0 billion in net income, providing a solid foundation for capital retention despite the bank's ongoing commitment to shareholder distributions, which warrants close monitoring as the institution navigates the evolving interest rate environment and potential regulatory capital buffer requirements.
The bank's ability to generate consistent net income suggests that organic capital formation remains intact, even as the firm balances dividend payouts and buybacks. Investors should monitor whether this earnings trajectory remains sufficient to support both strategic growth initiatives and the regulatory capital demands inherent in a global systemic institution.
As reported in recent filings, MUFG engaged in substantial investment activity during 2026Q4, with $130.1 trillion in purchases offset by $120.6 trillion in sales, indicating a highly active management of the securities portfolio that appears designed to optimize duration and yield in a shifting interest rate landscape.
This high volume of turnover suggests that the bank is actively repositioning its fixed-income holdings to capture yield improvements following the Bank of Japan's policy pivot. The net outflow from these activities may indicate a strategic preference for liquidity or a tactical adjustment to mitigate interest rate risk.
Based on the 2026Q4 data, MUFG returned a combined $1.43 trillion to shareholders through $899.6 billion in dividends and $530.4 billion in buybacks, a level of capital distribution that appears to reflect management's confidence in the bank's underlying earnings power and its ongoing strategic shareholding divestment program.
The aggressive return of capital suggests that the bank is successfully unlocking value from its legacy cross-shareholding portfolio. Analysts should evaluate whether this pace of distribution is sustainable without compromising the capital adequacy ratios necessary to support the bank's global corporate and investment banking operations.
As indicated by the provided financial data, MUFG reported zero provision expense in 2026Q4, contrasting sharply with the $143.4 billion provision recorded in 2026Q3, which suggests a highly discretionary approach to credit loss modeling that may be sensitive to management's forward-looking economic assumptions and global risk assessments.
The absence of provisioning in the most recent quarter may imply a benign view of current credit quality, yet it warrants further investigation given the bank's exposure to volatile global commercial real estate markets. Investors should consider whether this volatility in provisioning reflects actual credit trends or shifts in internal risk-weighting models.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying MUFG stock.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) generated $8.42T in net cash from operating activities in 2026. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) generated $8.09T in free cash flow in 2026. Free cash flow is the cash left over after capital expenditures, which can be used to pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay down debt.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) spent $713.73B on capital expenditures in 2026. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2026, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) returned $899.57B to shareholders via cash dividends and spent $530.38B on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.