Indonesian finance companies' profit rises 19.04% by August; online lenders' profit dips
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Key points
- Finance companies reported net profit of IDR 17.38 trn as of August, up 19.04% year on year, OJK said, while their receivables grew only 1.68%.
- Online lending (pindar) platforms' profit was IDR 1.58 trn, down 2.99% year on year (after +18.20% as of July), even though their loans outstanding grew 22.07%.
- Finance companies' financing to productive sectors fell −1.81% year on year to IDR 241.88 trn.
Implications for lenders
Online lenders whose book grew 22.07% while industry profit was down 2.99% year on year may need to review risk-based pricing and early collections, with TWP90 at 4.73%. Finance companies facing −1.81% growth in productive financing can find it harder to grow without loosening credit standards.
Implications
Facts
Finance companies: the Financial Services Authority (OJK) said in written answers for its September board meeting that the multifinance industry's net profit reached IDR 17.38 trn as of August 2026, up 19.04% year on year. 1 Financing to productive sectors was IDR 241.88 trn, down 1.81% year on year, 2 while investment financing fell −4.47%. 3 Total receivables grew 1.68% and gross non-performing financing was 3.04%. 4
Online lenders: the pindar industry's comprehensive profit was IDR 1.58 trn as of August, down 2.99% year on year, 5 compared with IDR 1.36 trn as of July, up 18.20% year on year. 6 Outstanding online loans grew 22.07% 7 and the industry's 90-day arrears ratio (TWP90) was 4.73%. 8
Analysis
Across lender types: finance companies' profit growth of 19.04% is far ahead of receivables growth of 1.68%, so earnings are not coming mainly from a larger book; OJK's figures do not break down margins, funding costs or credit costs. Online lenders show the opposite pattern: a book growing 22.07% with profit down 2.99% year on year.
Over time: the online lending profit change was −2.99% as of August, after +18.20% as of July, while TWP90 stood at 4.73% in August (chart). With OJK drafting a longer bad-loan cut-off and a lender reserve for platforms, profitability may matter more for which platforms can absorb new requirements.
| 2026-04 | 4.62 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 4.42 |
| 2026-06 | 4.26 |
| 2026-07 | 4.32 |
| 2026-08 | 4.73 |
Industry-wide share of licensed P2P (pindar) loans more than 90 days past due (OJK TWP90), month-end · Source: OJK monthly Board of Commissioners press releases (RDKB) (2026-04, 2026-05, 2026-06, 2026-07, 2026-08)
Counterpoints and uncertainties
OJK's written answers do not state how profit is measured over the year or which items drove the change, and a single month's swing in a cumulative figure can reflect one-off items. The pindar profit figure is comprehensive profit, which can include items beyond lending income.
Key figures
- Finance companies' net profit, August 2026: IDR 17.38 trn (up 19.04% year on year). Net profit of the finance-company (multifinance) industry as of August 2026, reported by OJK. Indonesia, OJK data. Basis date: 31 Aug 2026. Source: Bisnis.com: Industri Multifinance Raup Laba Rp17,38 Triliun pada Agustus 2026 (2026-10-14, OJK)
OJK's written answers do not state whether the figure is cumulative from January; OJK industry statistics normally report profit year to date.
- Finance companies' productive-sector financing, August 2026: IDR 241.88 trn (down 1.81% year on year). Outstanding finance-company financing to productive sectors, August 2026 (OJK). Indonesia, OJK data. Basis date: 31 Aug 2026. Source: InvestorTrust: Laba Multifinance Melonjak 19,04%, Pembiayaan Produktif Masih Lesu (2026-10-15, OJK)
- Finance companies' investment financing growth: −4.47%. Year-on-year change in finance companies' investment financing. Finance companies (multifinance) supervised by OJK. Basis date: 31 Aug 2026. Source: Kontan: Pembiayaan multiguna multifinance tembus Rp 257 triliun, ini data terbaru OJK (2026-10-08)
- Finance companies' gross NPF ratio: 3.04% (up from 3.03% in July). Gross non-performing financing as a share of receivables, finance companies (OJK). Finance companies (multifinance) supervised by OJK. Basis date: 31 Aug 2026. Source: OJK: Siaran Pers RDKB September 2026 (SP 185/OJK/DKPU/X/2026, 2026-10-05)
- Online lending industry profit, August 2026: IDR 1.58 trn (down 2.99% year on year). Comprehensive profit of the online lending (pindar) industry as of August 2026, reported by OJK. Indonesia, OJK data. Basis date: 31 Aug 2026. Source: Kontan: Laba Industri Fintech P2P Lending Turun 2,99% Jadi Rp1,58 Triliun per Agustus 2026 (2026-10-08, OJK)
The source says 'as of August 2026'; the July figure of IDR 1.36 trn is lower, consistent with a cumulative year-to-date measure.
- Online lending industry profit, July 2026: IDR 1.36 trn (up 18.20% year on year). Comprehensive profit of the online lending (pindar) industry as of July 2026, reported by OJK. Indonesia, OJK data. Basis date: 31 Jul 2026. Source: Kontan: Laba Industri Fintech P2P Lending Turun 2,99% Jadi Rp1,58 Triliun per Agustus 2026 (2026-10-08, OJK)
- Online lending outstanding, year-on-year growth: 22.07% (down from 24.76% in July and 25.88% in June). Year-on-year growth in outstanding loans of licensed P2P lending platforms. Licensed online lending (pindar / P2P) platforms. Basis date: 31 Aug 2026. Source: OJK: Siaran Pers RDKB September 2026 (SP 185/OJK/DKPU/X/2026, 2026-10-05)
July and June growth rates are from OJK's September 2026 board press release (RDKB August 2026).
- Online lending TWP90 (90+ day arrears): 4.73% (up from 4.32% in July). Share of outstanding loans more than ninety days past due, industry-wide (OJK TWP90). Licensed online lending (pindar / P2P) platforms. Basis date: 31 Aug 2026. Source: OJK: Siaran Pers RDKB September 2026 (SP 185/OJK/DKPU/X/2026, 2026-10-05)
Sources
- Bisnis.com: Industri Multifinance Raup Laba Rp17,38 Triliun pada Agustus 2026 (2026-10-14, OJK)
- InvestorTrust: Laba Multifinance Melonjak 19,04%, Pembiayaan Produktif Masih Lesu (2026-10-15, OJK)
- Kontan: Laba Industri Fintech P2P Lending Turun 2,99% Jadi Rp1,58 Triliun per Agustus 2026 (2026-10-08, OJK)
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