Strong Profitability and Returns
Profit after tax of over EUR 2.1 billion in 2025, return on tangible equity (RoTE) of 25% and return on assets of 1.4%; earnings per share EUR 0.933.
Net Interest Income Resilience and 2026 Guidance
Net interest income (NII) of EUR 3.748 billion in 2025 (reported as EUR 3.75bn), ahead of expectations despite rate moves; management guidance for NII circa EUR 3.8 billion in 2026.
Strong Capital Position and Organic Generation
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio ended 2025 at 16.2%, supported by very strong organic capital generation of 370 basis points during the year.
Material Shareholder Distributions
Total distributions proposed for 2025 of EUR 2.25 billion (105% payout ratio), including interim EUR 263 million paid, proposed final ordinary cash dividend EUR 988 million, and an on-market buyback of EUR 1 billion underway.
Deposit and Funding Strength
Customer deposits of EUR 117.2 billion, up 7% year-on-year; liquidity metrics strong with loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) 61%, liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) 204% and net stable funding ratio (NSFR) 163%.
Lending Momentum and Loan Book Growth
Gross loans around EUR 72.3 billion (up ~2–3% underlying) with EUR 14.7 billion of new lending (up 2% year-on-year); medium-term lending growth target a 5% CAGR out to end-2027.
Wealth & ESG Progress
Assets under management (AUM) now EUR 18.3 billion (Goodbody EUR 15.3bn, AIB Life EUR 3.0bn). AIB Life AUM grew 20% in 2025; Goodbody AUM grew 7%. Almost EUR 23 billion of green/transition lending deployed since 2019; EUR 6.3 billion of new green/transition lending in 2025 (43% of all new lending).
Operational Resilience and Digital Adoption
Level 1 service availability at 99.99% in 2025, zero critical cyber incidents, ABBYY digital assistant engaged >1.3 million customers since launch with 80% of callers choosing to continue with ABBYY; FTEs reduced 3% supporting cost discipline.
Asset Quality Metrics
Non-performing exposures (NPEs) at 2.2% of gross loans (lowest in years); expected 2026 cost-of-risk guidance of 20–30 basis points; 2025 ECL charge EUR 172 million representing a 24 bps cost of risk and ECL cover around 1.6%.