
Dividend revised upwards, 2026 target confirmed above 1.95 billion
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Banco Bpm has published the results for the first nine months of the year, recording a net profit of 1.51 billion euros and an adjusted net profit of 1.53 billion, up 2.6% compared to the previous year. The bank has revised its dividend guidance upwards to above 1 euro per share and confirmed the 2026 net profit target of above 1.95 billion.
Banco Bpm closed the first nine months of the year with a net profit of 1.51 billion euros and an adjusted net profit of 1.53 billion, up 2.6% year on year, marking a new historic high for the bank.
The institute led by Giuseppe Castagna, we read in a note, has revised the dividend guidance for the current financial year upwards to over 1 euro per share, raising from 0.46 to 0.5 euros the advance on the coupon which will be detached in November and which will bring 750 million into the pockets of shareholders. However, the objective of a 2026 net profit above 1.95 billion was confirmed.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Banco Bpm will pay an interim dividend of 0.5 euros per share in November
Very likely · Within weeks
Banco Bpm will achieve a 2026 net profit of more than 1.95 billion
Possible · Within months

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