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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - JPY (¥)
¥ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income [1] ¥ 1,326,013 ¥ 559,756 ¥ 1,197,992
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 167,983 (33,637) 285,519
Net income attributable to MHFG shareholders 1,158,031 593,393 912,473
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 278,340 238,631 222,714
Provision (credit) for credit losses 188,465 96,943 47,135
Investment losses (gains)—net (961,282) 186,486 (1,003,842)
Equity in losses (earnings) of equity method investees—net [2] (75,152) (28,233) (19,791)
Foreign exchange losses (gains)—net 386,191 (35,254) 737,268
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) (65,445) (104,358) 165,355
Net change in trading account assets (10,023,197) (1,946,305) (5,783,698)
Net change in trading account liabilities 6,946,018 595,934 270,707
Net change in loans held for sale 48,303 (287,927) 125,402
Net change in accrued income (23,629) 17,830 (148,029)
Net change in accrued expenses 180,650 (29,661) 138,098
Other—net 181,339 761,563 875,705
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (1,781,369) 59,044 (3,460,502)
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Proceeds from sales of Available-for-sale securities 25,882,312 29,403,773 28,361,232
Proceeds from sales of Equity securities [3] 5,513,705 2,872,217 2,834,790
Proceeds from maturities of Available-for-sale securities 5,579,293 17,213,606 39,223,805
Proceeds from maturities of Held-to-maturity securities 716,207 712,029 450,249
Purchases of Available-for-sale securities (37,660,715) (43,329,158) (60,811,386)
Purchases of Held-to-maturity securities (1,100,053) (943,708) (2,154,616)
Purchases of Equity securities [3] (5,705,197) (2,354,450) (3,406,497)
Proceeds from sales of loans 1,399,457 1,114,090 681,116
Net change in loans (5,141,690) (2,208,464) (909,874)
Net change in call loans and funds sold, and receivables under resale agreements and securities borrowing transactions (942,767) (6,803,413) (7,739,449)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment 34,340 94,134 13,594
Purchases of premises and equipment (307,003) (338,013) (256,475)
Proceeds from sales of investments in subsidiaries (affecting the scope of consolidation) 5,636 37,044 89,522
Purchases of investments in subsidiaries (affecting the scope of consolidation) (41,308) 0 (55,469)
Payments for sales of investments in subsidiaries (affecting the scope of consolidation) (38,621) 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (11,806,403) (4,530,312) (3,679,457)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Net change in deposits 1,482,684 1,846,792 2,466,532
Net change in call money and funds purchased, and payables under repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions (1,157,853) 1,693,993 9,633,825
Net change in due to trust accounts (1,432) 57,784 (503,770)
Net change in other short-term borrowings (2,763,358) 1,934,023 14,167
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 7,655,894 3,144,808 3,061,735
Repayment of long-term debt (2,548,148) (4,336,484) (2,956,548)
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests 13,723 33,292 62,780
Payments to noncontrolling interests (44,401) (5,084) (67,169)
Proceeds from sales of treasury stock 2,263 2,865 2,768
Purchases of treasury stock (404,325) (102,921) (3,384)
Dividends paid (368,704) (304,426) (234,787)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (11,130) (9,223) (18,549)
Net cash provided by financing activities 1,855,213 3,955,420 11,457,601
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 902,982 (161,217) 1,803,107
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (10,829,577) (677,064) 6,120,748
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal year 73,435,979 74,113,043 67,992,295
Cash and cash equivalents at end of fiscal year 62,606,401 73,435,979 74,113,043
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Interest paid 4,376,289 5,044,971 4,758,832
Income taxes paid 276,443 124,107 287,693
Noncash investing activities:      
Transfer of loans into loans held for sale 78,341 31,866 2,227
Transfer of loans held-for-sale into loans ¥ 186,640 ¥ 0 ¥ 0
[1] The amounts that have been reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax into net income are presented in Note 16 “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.”
[2] These amounts are revenues from contracts that do not meet the scope of ASC 606.
[3] Proceeds from sales of Equity securities as well as Purchases of Equity securities include cash activity related to Other investments, the amounts of which are not significant.