By the end of the first quarter of 2025, commercial banks of China manifested a cumulative net profit of RMB656.8 billion, as revealed by the data from the National Financial Regulatory Administration for the first quarter of 2025.The average return on capital was 8.82%, up 0.72 ppts from the end of the previous quarter. The average return on assets was 0.68%, up 0.05 ppts from the end of the previous quarter. The balance of non-performing loans (NPLs) was RMB3.4 trillion, an increase of RMB157.4 billion from the end of the previous quarter; the NPL ratio for commercial banks stood at 1.51%, up 0.01 ppt from the end of the previous quarter.Related NewsCICC Lists HK Stocks w/ Largest Increases in Southbound Capital Inflows YTD (Table)