Record Net Profit
Net attributable profit reached a record EUR 10.5 billion in 2025, up 4.5% year-over-year in current euros.
Strong Loan Growth
Loan portfolio expanded 16.2% year-over-year in constant euros (11.7% in current euros), with particularly strong activity in Spain and Mexico (Spain +8% YoY; Mexico +7.5% YoY or +9.9% excl. USD FX impact).
Outstanding Profitability Metrics
Return on tangible equity (RoTE) remained industry-leading at 19.3%; earnings per share (EPS) rose to EUR 1.78, +5.8% YoY (5‑year CAGR ~26%).
Record Customer Acquisition
11.5 million gross new customers acquired in 2025; example monetization metrics: revenue per customer in Spain grows ~3.7x from year 1 to year 5; in Mexico, 75% of new credit cards sold in 2025 went to customers acquired in the previous five years.
Core Revenue and Fee Momentum
Gross income grew 16.3% YoY in constant euros driven by NII growth of 13.9% and fee income growth of 14.6%.
Best‑in‑class Efficiency
Group efficiency ratio improved to 38.8%; Spain cost-to-income remained best-in-class at 33.1%; Mexico cost-to-income ~30%.
Strong Country Results
Spain net profit EUR 4.1 billion (double‑digit growth) with loan growth +8% and cost of risk 34 bps; Mexico delivered robust core revenue growth (~+8% YoY), Q4 net profit ~EUR 1.4 billion; Turkey net profit EUR 805 million with strong NII recovery.
Improving Asset Quality
Group cost of risk improved to 139 bps YTD; NPL ratios and coverage improved year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter across many geographies (South America NPL ~4%, coverage >90%).
Capital Generation and Shareholder Returns
CET1 stood at 13.75% (Dec 2025) before distributions; regular payout proposed EUR 5.2 billion (50% payout; EUR 0.92/share, +31% vs 2024) and continuing execution of the EUR 4 billion extraordinary buyback (first tranche EUR 1.5 billion). Earnings contributed ~64 bps to CET1 in the year.
Rest of Business & Fee Growth
Rest of business net profit EUR 627 million (vs EUR 485 million in 2024); NII +15.9% YoY; fee income showing strong growth in transactional and investment banking.