Strong Profitability and Net Income Growth
Cumulative net income of TRY 111 billion in 2025, up 21% year-on-year, delivering a 29% ROE for the year (Q4 ROE would be ~30% excluding tax-regulation one-off). Management emphasizes sector‑leading earnings generation and capital‑generative growth.
Robust Core Banking Revenues and NIM Leadership
Core banking revenues grew for the eighth consecutive quarter; Q4 core banking revenues rose 11% quarter-on-quarter and reached TRY 300 billion (declared highest among peers). Net interest margin recovered by 60 bps in Q4 to 5.4%, and annual net interest income including swap cost doubled year-on-year.
Very Strong TL Loan Growth and Market Share Gains
TL loan portfolio reached TRY 1.7 trillion; TL loans grew 10% quarter-on-quarter in Q4 and 45% year-on-year for 2025, outpacing the operating plan and achieving market share gains across retail and SME products.
Customer Funding Franchise and Liquidity
Total customer deposits exceeded TRY 3 trillion and represent 69% of assets. TL deposit market share among private peers increased to 21%; demand deposits account for 41% of total deposits. Foreign-currency liquidity buffer of $7.1 billion supports $9.8 billion total external debt (short-term $3.5 billion).
Fee Income Momentum and Wealth Management Gains
Fee base grew 50% year-on-year in 2025, driven by payment systems, lending-related and money-transfer fees. Mutual fund market share rose by 1.3 percentage points to 11.6%; management targets 30–35% fee growth for 2026.
Capital Strength and Solvency
Consolidated CET1 ratio at 13.1% in Q4; capital adequacy ratio 17.5% (without BRSA forbearance). Reported TRY 179 billion of excess capital and ongoing issuance (subordinated bonds totaling $2.45 billion over last two years) to support growth.
Guidance: Growth, Margin Expansion and ROE Target
2026 guidance includes TL loan growth of 30–35%, net interest margin expansion of ~75 basis points, net cost of risk normalizing to 2–2.5%, fee growth of 30–35%, and a target of mid-single-digit positive real ROE (assumes year-end inflation ~25% and policy rate ~32%).
Improving Asset-Quality Trends in Retail and SME
Management reports improvement in retail NPL roll rates (around 40% improvement year-on-year) and credit-card roll rates (~20–25% improvement). SME NPL roll rate in January was ~20% lower than last year; FX Stage-2 coverage remains healthy at 16%.