Industrial Bank of Japan

Japanese bank

Also known as: Nippon Kōgyō Ginkō

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Updated: Nov. 14, 2026

Also Known As:: Nippon Kōgyō Ginkō

Date:: 1902 - September 2000

Ticker:: MFG

Share price:: $10.34 (mkt close, Nov. 13, 2026)

Market cap:: $124.83 bil.

Annual revenue:: $4.74 tr.

Earnings per share (prev. year):: $0.76

CEO:: Mr. Masahiro Kihara

Sector:: Financials

Industry:: Banks

Industrial Bank of Japan, former Japanese commercial bank that operated a general-banking and foreign-exchange business with branches in Japan and overseas. Established in 1902, the bank had specialized in medium- and long-term financing of industrial development, and both its main office and its foreign branches were active in the foreign-exchange markets. In September 2000, Industrial Bank of Japan merged with the Dai-Ichi Kangyō Bank and Fuji Bank to form the Mizuho Financial Group.