Shanghai-listed companies posted stronger first-half results in 2026, with 2,318 firms generating 26.22 trillion yuan in operating revenue, up 6.3% year on year, and 2.82 trillion yuan in net profit, up 17.6%, marking the fastest profit growth since 2022. STAR Market companies outpaced the broader exchange, reporting 1.01 trillion yuan in revenue, up 38.6%, and 144.887 billion yuan in net profit, up 437.6% year on year and above the previous full-year level. Revenue at 36 STAR Market growth-tier companies rose 29.1%, while net losses narrowed 62.3%. Investor returns also increased, with 427 Shanghai-listed companies announcing interim dividends totaling 633 billion yuan. The six major banks accounted for 220.9 billion yuan of that total, while 16 companies each paid more than 10 billion yuan in dividends.