# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001335730
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-225230
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 4345
**Document Hash:** 4bc476d8ae4f405fbbc50fd81fdf3f76
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-225230.hdr.sgml**: 20260515

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-225230

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260515

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260515

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260515

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001335730
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-33098
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26982087

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1-5-5, OTEMACHI
- **CITY:** CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 100-8176
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 81-3-5224-1111

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1-5-5, OTEMACHI
- **CITY:** CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 100-8176

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

## FORM 6-K
**REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER** 

**PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16** 

**UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934** 

**For the month of May 2026** 

**Commission File Number 001-33098** 

## Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
**(Translation of registrant's name into English)** 

**5-5, Otemachi 1-chome** 

**Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176** 

**Japan** 

**(Address of principal executive office)** 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.'S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-282497) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: May 15, 2026<br>Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | Date: May 15, 2026<br>Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |
| By: | /s/ Makoto Samejima |
| Name: | Makoto Samejima |
| Title: | Senior Managing Corporate Executive / Group CFO |

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May 15, 2026

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| Company name: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |
| Representative: | Masahiro Kihara, President & Group CEO |
| Head Office: | 1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Stock code: | 8411 (Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange) |

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**<u>Notice regarding difference in consolidated financial results</u>** 

**<u>for fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026</u>** 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces that the Ordinary Profits in its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 have exceeded a 30% percentage change when compared to those for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. Accordingly, it is issuing this separate notice as required by the Securities Listing Regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1. Difference in results for fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026

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|  | Ordinary Income | Ordinary Profits | Profit Attributable<br> to Owners of<br> Parent | Earnings per<br> Share |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 /<br>Previously announced forecasts\* (JPY) (A) | 9,030,374 million | 1,168,141 million | 1,130,000 million | 453.49 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (JPY) (B) | 9,085,438 million | 1,573,159 million | 1,248,632 million | 502.92 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change (B)-(A) | 55063 | 405018 | 118632 | 49.43 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Percentage change (%) | 0.6 | 34.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 |

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\* Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent and Earnings per Share in this row are forecasts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, originally announced on November 14, 2025.

2. Reason for difference

The increase in ordinary profits was mainly due to factors including strong growth in Fee business both in and outside Japan, and profits from the sale of cross-holding stocks.

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