Bper reports profits of over 2 billion in the first nine months
Full-year guidance has been raised
Record growth for BPER. The banking group controlled by Unipol posted profits of over 2 billion in the first nine months of the year. The bank has therefore revised its guidance for 2026 upwards.
The accounts
Ordinary net profit for the first nine months of 2026 stands at 2.013 billion, up 16.4 per cent year-on-year. Net operating income totalled 5.820 billion, up 5.8% compared with the same period last year. Bper has therefore revised its guidance for the 2026 financial year upwards with regard to the cost of risk and the CET1 ratio; the cost of risk for the financial year is expected to be below 35 basis points. The CET1 ratio is estimated to be above 14.5 per cent. These are “the best nine months ever” and the bank is “well on track to achieve its ambitions for 2028” as outlined in the “B:Dynamic” strategy, said CEO Gianni Franco Papa during the conference call on the results as at 30 September. Papa also announced that he would provide “an update on progress” when the fourth-quarter figures are presented. Finally, Papa explained that he currently sees “no deterioration in the business” despite the climate of geopolitical uncertainty.
