Korea Investment Securities said on Tuesday that its 2025 net operating revenue rose 39 percent from a year earlier to 3.06 trillion won, based on a preliminary results disclosure.

Over the same period, consolidated operating profit was 2.34 trillion won and net profit was 2.01 trillion won, setting a record for the securities industry.

Korea Investment Securities said it posted balanced growth across all business divisions last year, including trading, brokerage, wealth management and investment banking (IB).

In brokerage, commission income from brokerage services rose 39.6 percent, helped by an increase in domestic and overseas stock trading value and an expansion of services.

In wealth management, sales of financial products such as funds, wrap accounts and derivatives increased. Financial product balances held by individual clients were tallied at 85 trillion won, up 17 trillion won from a year earlier.

The IB division also posted a 14.9 percent rise in revenue, supported by a solid deal pipeline across areas including initial public offerings (IPOs), equity capital markets (ECM), debt capital markets (DCM) and project financing (PF).

The trading division recorded net operating revenue of 1.28 trillion won, accounting for 41.7 percent of the total. It rose 76.3 percent from a year earlier as the company upgraded its market response capabilities despite changes in the interest rate and foreign exchange environment.

Korea Investment Securities was also selected at the end of last year as South Korea's first operator of an integrated investment account (IMA) business, securing a mid- to long-term growth engine.

It said it aims to raise the quality and structure of earnings to the level of global standards such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, beyond simply expanding in scale.

Korea Investment Securities CEO Kim Seong-hwan (김성환) said, "These results are not just about bigger numbers, but show that the structure and execution capability that generate profits have evolved to a higher level." He added, "To narrow the gap with global investment banks, we will strengthen our expertise and deepen the density of our competitiveness to be recognised in global markets beyond Korea."