Overview
- Fourth-quarter net profit rose to €1.3 billion, beating a €1.12 billion consensus, with group revenue at €7.73 billion in line with estimates.
- For 2025, the bank reported €9.7 billion in pre-tax profit and €6.1 billion in net profit on €32.1 billion in revenue, delivering on management’s stated goals.
- German federal authorities searched offices in Frankfurt and Berlin as part of a new probe, with investigators looking at unidentified individuals and bank employees.
- Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported a possible link to companies connected to Roman Abramovich, a detail not confirmed by prosecutors, and executives cited older transactions from 2013 and 2018 and possible late suspicious-activity filings.
- Key metrics underscored resilience with a CET1 ratio of 14.2% and Q4 credit impairment of €395 million, and the bank approved €1 billion in buybacks and guided 2026 revenue to around €33 billion.