Strong full-year profitability
Net income EUR 5.9bn, up 1.8% year-on-year; Return on tangible equity 17.5% (upper end of guidance); EPS +5%; book value per share and dividends growth ~16%.
Robust volume growth and market share gains
Performing lending grew ~7% (mortgages +6.5%, consumer +12.4%, business +7.6%); customer funds up ~6.8%; client base +390,000; client penetration 40.4%; market share increases across lending and deposits (around +10–14 bps).
Recurring revenues and wealth management strength
Revenue from services +5.4% year-on-year; wealth management net inflows ~40%; AUM at year-end ~7% above average 2025 balances; protection insurance +13% and non-life +11.7% driving fee growth.
Improving asset quality
NPL ratio down to 2.07% (–20 bps Q/Q); coverage ratio 77%; cost of risk 22 bps (below guided <25 bps); EUR 311m of unassigned collective provisions retained for protection.
Capital position and shareholder returns
CET1 12.56% (above 12.25% threshold), capital accretion +63 bps; dividend per share +15% to EUR 0.50; ongoing share buyback program (seventh buyback, EUR 0.5bn deployed so far); payout policy maintained at 50–60%.
Strong liquidity and funding metrics
LCR >200%, NSFR ~150%, loan-to-deposit ~87%; non–interest-bearing deposits increased by ~EUR 17bn during the year; deposit costs down ~10 bps Q/Q to ~47 bps (ex-hedges).
Transformation and digital traction
New app #1 rated in Spain; Imagin and onboarding digital sales accelerating (cashback launched Nov with 1.3m clients); Facilitea portal 1.6m visits; vehicle financing +30%; hired ~650 IT professionals; AI rollout (Copilot) with use cases (e.g., ~75% reduction in client interview prep time).
Portugal business outperformance
Portugal (BPI) net income EUR 473m; business volume +7.5%; profitability 19.2%; efficiency improved to ~42%; asset quality NPL ~1.5% with strong coverage.