New China Life Insurance Co Ltd

New China Life Insurance released its 2026 interim report, with total operating revenue of 83.258 billion yuan, an increase of 13.217 billion yuan from the same period last year, up 18.87% year-on-year. Net profit attributable to the parent company was 22.793 billion yuan, an increase of 7.994 billion yuan from the same period last year, up 54.02% year-on-year. Net cash inflow from operating activities was 56.19 billion yuan. The asset-liability ratio was 93.69%, a decrease of 1.62 percentage points from the same period last year. Return on equity was 18.44%, an increase of 0.70 percentage points from the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share were 7.31 yuan, up 54.22% year-on-year. The number of shareholders was 105,500. The top ten shareholders held 2.519 billion shares, accounting for 80.73% of the total share capital.

On the evening of August 26, several A-share companies disclosed hefty dividend plans. Energy storage leader Deye plans to distribute 16 yuan in cash per 10 shares, totaling 2.037 billion yuan, representing 74.97% of net profit attributable to shareholders for the period. In the first half, the company achieved revenue of 10.641 billion yuan, up 92.23% year on year, with net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.717 billion yuan, up 78.53%. MicroPort Endovascular MedTech plans to distribute 13 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 157 million yuan, or 48.73% of first-half net profit attributable to shareholders. Giant Network plans to distribute 8 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 1.515 billion yuan, or 70.65% of net profit, and also released a shareholder dividend return plan for the next three years. NARI Technology plans to distribute 1.53 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 1.222 billion yuan, with first-half dividends and buybacks combined at 1.261 billion yuan, or 41.03% of net profit attributable to shareholders for the same period. In addition, China CITIC Bank plans to distribute 2.03 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 11.296 billion yuan; New China Life Insurance plans to distribute 7.3 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 2.277 billion yuan; Anhui Conch Cement plans to distribute 1.3 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 680 million yuan; Sinotruk plans to distribute 5.41 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 632 million yuan; Haisco Pharmaceutical plans to distribute 5.26 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 600 million yuan.

On the evening of August 26, multiple listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges released announcements covering half-year results, major contracts, and buybacks. Jiama Electric said its nuclear power business is now at full capacity. Kingwon Electronics expects to make more progress with cloud server vendors by 2027. Hengtong Optic-Electric has been preliminarily selected for a 1.831 billion yuan marine energy project. Dapu Micro signed a 515 million US dollar enterprise-grade PCIe SSD sales order. On the earnings front, Northern Copper reported first-half net profit of 1.396 billion yuan, up 186.61 percent year on year. Hengtong Optic-Electric posted net profit of 3.12 billion yuan, up 93.38 percent. Hua Hong Hongli reported net profit of 399 million yuan, up 436.69 percent. Lianxun Instruments posted net profit of 567 million yuan, up 903 percent. New China Life reported net profit of 22.793 billion yuan, up 54 percent. Shennan Circuits posted net profit of 2.251 billion yuan, up 65.55 percent. Tsingtao Brewery reported net profit of 3.92 billion yuan, up 0.4 percent. Yili Group posted net profit of 5.759 billion yuan, down 20.02 percent. China CITIC Bank reported net profit of 37.602 billion yuan, up 3.08 percent. Conch Cement posted net profit of 2.527 billion yuan, down 42.76 percent. In addition, Yili Group plans to buy back shares worth between 1 billion and 2 billion yuan for cancellation.

On the evening of August 26, multiple listed companies released positive announcements. Jiamusi Electric Machine said its nuclear power business is currently at full production, and the new multifunctional high-temperature high-pressure nuclear main pump full-flow test bench project, with an investment of 381 million yuan, has been completed, with comprehensive testing capability leading in China. Kinwong Electronic expects to make more positive progress with North American hyperscale cloud provider customers by 2027. Hengtong Optic-Electric's net profit in the first half of the year rose 93.38% year on year, and revenue from its optical communications business grew more than 130% year on year. Hua Hong Semiconductor's net profit in the first half of the year rose 436.69% year on year, with shipments hitting a record high. Lianxun Instruments' net profit in the first half of the year rose 903% year on year, and it plans to transfer 4.8 shares for every 10 shares from capital reserve. New China Life Insurance's net profit in the first half of the year rose 54% year on year, and it plans to pay a cash dividend of 0.73 yuan per share. Shennan Circuits' net profit in the first half of the year was 2.251 billion yuan, up 65.55% year on year. Yili Group plans to buy back shares for no less than 1 billion yuan and no more than 2 billion yuan. Leaderdrive's net profit in the first half of the year rose 31.25% year on year, and its embodied intelligent robot business grew substantially in scale. Northern Copper's net profit in the first half of the year was 1.396 billion yuan, up 186.61% year on year. Dapu Microelectronics signed a sales order for enterprise-grade PCIe SSDs worth 515 million US dollars, accounting for 152.70% of its 2025 main business revenue. COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers' net profit in the first half of the year was 1.371 billion yuan, up 66.24% year on year.

Insurance stocks rallied across the board, with China Pacific Insurance leading the gains. China Pacific Insurance announced at midday that it firmly believes in the long-term improvement of China's economy and is strongly optimistic about the development prospects of China's capital market. It will continue to invest in stocks and ETFs in sectors such as technology growth, consumption, and new energy, support the cultivation of new quality productive forces, and act as genuine patient capital in the market. The company also stated it will steadfastly implement its existing profit distribution policy, optimize the frequency of dividends, and in 2026 focus on optimizing the dividend rhythm while actively preparing for interim profit distribution. At the close, China Pacific Insurance stood at 31.73 yuan per share, up 6.32 percent; Ping An Insurance at 53.23 yuan per share, up 4.99 percent; PICC at 7.54 yuan per share, up 4 percent; China Life Insurance at 40.60 yuan per share, up 3.97 percent; and New China Life Insurance at 64.84 yuan per share, up 3.25 percent.

China Reform Holdings Corporation and China Chengtong Holdings Group simultaneously disclosed progress on large-scale secondary market purchases, having together deployed nearly 60 billion yuan into core A-share assets. China Reform’s investment arm used over 50 billion yuan from a special central bank relending facility for share buybacks and increases, while China Chengtong, together with Chengtong Capital and Chengtong Yang Capital, has cumulatively bought close to 10 billion yuan. Both firms define these purchases as medium- to long-term strategic allocations, with funds continuously deployed via the central bank’s special relending facility. On the same day, five central enterprises—China Coal Energy, CRRC, Aluminum Corporation of China, NARI Technology, and China Shenhua Energy—jointly announced share increases, buybacks, asset injections, and dividend plans. Among them, three controlling shareholders’ increase plans total between 1.2 billion and 2.4 billion yuan. Five insurance institutions with assets under management exceeding one trillion yuan each voiced support for the stock market. China Pacific Insurance said it will continue to add positions in technology, consumer, and new energy stocks and ETFs. Ping An Insurance stated it will increase allocations to emerging industries, advanced manufacturing, and undervalued value stocks. New China Life Insurance expressed confidence in the market’s long-term value and will raise equity allocations. PICC and China Life Group also expressed a firm bullish stance and plans to boost allocations. On the evening of July 20, more than 20 listed companies issued share increase and buyback announcements, with confirmed deployed funds exceeding 720 million yuan and planned implementation funds totaling between 4.64 billion and 7.6 billion yuan. China Securities Regulatory Commission Chairman Wu Qing visited a securities branch to exchange views with investor representatives, listening to suggestions on strengthening oversight of quantitative and AI program trading and encouraging listed companies to increase dividend payouts.