Nordea’s fourth-quarter and full-year results 2025
We finished 2025 well, with solid fourth-quarter profitability. Return on equity for the full year 2025 was 15.5%, making this the third year in a row that we have exceeded 15%.
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We finished 2025 well, with solid fourth-quarter profitability. Return on equity for the full year 2025 was 15.5%, making this the third year in a row that we have exceeded 15%.
Read moreFrank Vang-Jensen, President and Group CEO, presented the results followed by a Q&A audio session for investors and analysts with Frank Vang-Jensen, Ian Smith, Group CFO, and Ilkka Ottoila, Head of Investor Relations.
Watch the webcastResilient and strong performance despite muted consumer sentiment due to geopolitical tensions
Return on equity* 14.4% and earnings per share EUR 0.34
Continued solid growth in lending and deposit volumes and assets under management
Corporate lending up 8% y/y, mortgage lending up 1%. Retail deposits up 6% y/y, corporate deposits up 1%. AuM up 13% y/y
Income resilient
Total income stable y/y. Net interest income down 5%, as expected; net fee and commission income up 3% and net fair value result up 28%
Expenses down with firm cost management
Total expenses down 3% y/y with stable levels of strategic investment
Strong credit quality – net loan losses again well below long term expectation
Net loan losses and similar net result EUR 49m or 5bp (EUR 66m or 7bp excluding management buffer reduction)
Continued strong capital generation; EUR 250m share buy-back programme executed and new EUR 500m one launched
CET1 ratio 15.7% – 1.9pp above current regulatory requirement
Dividend of EUR 0.96 per share proposed for 2025, compared with EUR 0.94 per share for 2024
2026 outlook: return on equity greater than 15% and cost-to-income ratio excluding regulatory fees around 45%