Swiss bank UBS posts bumper 2025 profits

Swiss banking giant UBS has reported annual 2025 profits of $7.8 billion, boosted by an unexpectedly high $1.2 billion performance in the final quarter of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Full year profits rose 53% from 2024, while Q4 profits gained 56% year-on-year. Analysts had expected an average of $970 million for the last three months of 2025. UBS announced its financial results on Wednesday with the bank still working on the integration of rival Credit Suisse, which it agreed to buy in 2023. + Capital punishment: how Swiss bank reforms could hit UBS Adjusted for these integration costs, pre-tax Q4 profit amounted to $2.87 billion, UBS reported. Shareholders are to receive a dividend of $1.10 per share for the financial year, compared with $0.90 in 2024. In addition, the bank is initially planning share buybacks worth $3 billion in 2026 - with the intention of further buybacks. The amount will depend on the final form of the new regulation ...