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Westpac's Total Capital, CET1 Capital Up Year on Year in March Quarter

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-- Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC, NZE:WBC) total capital and Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital both increased year-over-year in the March quarter, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.

The bank's total capital in the three months to March came in at AU$98.54 billion, up from the AU$97.14 billion it reported in the year-ago period. Its CET1 capital for the period clocked in at AU$56.94 billion, rising from the AU$55.01 billion it reported for the March 2025 quarter.

Its CET1 ratio for the March quarter was 12.4%, compared with a ratio of 12.2% in the prior-year period. It reported a liquidity coverage ratio of 132% for the quarter, compared with 135% in the same period in the previous year.

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