Piraeus Bank S.A.: First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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Strong loan expansion and client assets growth
- Loans at €38.6bn, with €1.3bn net credit expansion in Q1, supported by all business lending segments
- Mortgage lending recovery continues, with €30mn net credit expansion in Q1; €185mn mortgage disbursements, up 95% yoy
- Client deposits shaped at €64.9bn, +6% yoy
- Client assets under management (AuM) up by 17% yoy, at €14.7bn, with €0.5bn net inflows in Q1
Sustainable profits and shareholder returns
- Solid profitability of €281mn, which translates to 15% normalized return on tangible book value, in line with 2026 target of c.15%
- €0.21 earnings per share, on track to meet the €90c full year EPS target
- Tangible book value per share at €6.11, +3% qoq; combined with dividends paid, shareholder value creation +6.5% yoy
- Core revenues at €692mn, +8% yoy, with strong loan volume and fee growth offsetting lower rates and spreads
- Revenues from services rose to €210mn, at 32% yoy; revenues over assets at market leading 0.94%
- Cost-to-income ratio at 37%, confirming cost discipline despite temporary impact from trading book volatility
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Cash distribution of €494mn out of 2025 net profits approved at the AGM, planned to be paid to Piraeus shareholders on
15 Jun.26 , subject to regulatory consent
Balance sheet management to sustain growth and low risk profile
- Controlled organic cost of risk at 32bps
- NPE ratio at 2.1% vs. 2.6% a year ago and NPE coverage at 70% vs. 64%, respectively
- Optimizing loan-to-deposit ratio to 68% through market leading credit growth
- Solid liquidity coverage ratio at 191%, with unutilized capacity to improve further
Capital ratios with comfortable buffers
- CET1 ratio at 12.6% absorbing robust loan growth, the 57% distribution accrual for 2026, and accelerated DTC amortization; total capital ratio at 18.5% with c.260bps buffer, above 2026 overall capital requirement including P2G
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