Solid Quarterly and Full-Year Profit
Q4 net profit of EUR 410 million; full-year NII ended in line with guidance. Net result supported by strong NII and fee income.
Strong Mortgage Production and Portfolio Growth
New mortgage production market share rose 21% in Q4, driving a net increase of EUR 2.5 billion in mortgage volume in the quarter; gross mortgage production of EUR 14 billion for the year and a net increase of EUR 8 billion in the mortgage portfolio for 2025.
Deposit and Client Asset Inflows
Total client deposits increased by EUR 8.3 billion in Q4. Client assets rose by ~EUR 7 billion in the quarter; Wealth Management client assets increased by EUR 44 billion in 2025 (driven by HAL acquisition, market performance and net new assets).
Significant RWA and Capital Optimization
Risk-weighted assets declined by around EUR 7.7 billion in Q4 (management cites close to EUR 8 billion), contributing to CET1 rising to 15.4%. More than EUR 4 billion of reductions came from RWA optimization measures; Corporate Banking delivered ~EUR 3 billion of RWA optimization in Q4.
Shareholder Distributions and Payouts
Proposed final dividend of EUR 0.70 per share and announced additional distributions of EUR 500 million (EUR 250 million cash dividend + EUR 250 million share buyback subject to approval). Total 2025 payout ratio ~87% (total distributions ~EUR 1.8 billion).
Cost Discipline and Run-Rate Improvements
Full-year costs ended at the lower end of guidance. Bank achieved around EUR 160 million of cost savings in 2025, reduced total FTEs by 1,500 during the year and retired more than 200 applications to simplify IT landscape.
Low Through-the-Cycle Cost of Risk and Solid Asset Quality
Full-year cost of risk was 1 basis point (well below through-the-cycle guidance of 10–15 bps). Stage 3 ratio at 2.1% with a slight increase in coverage ratio; management describes credit quality as solid.
Commercial Momentum in Key Businesses
Wealth Management and Personal & Business Banking jointly delivered deposit growth and Wealth Management saw conversion of cash into fee-generating mandates. Clearing strengthened top-3 position with higher fee income. New10 reached EUR 1 billion in financing to 10,000 SMEs since launch.