Deutsche Bank reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of 1.3 billion euros for the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the 1.12 billion euro consensus estimate compiled by analysts. This result marks the bank’s strongest quarterly profit since 2007, driven primarily by robust performance in its investment banking and asset management divisions.

Group revenues for the quarter stood at 7.73 billion euros, marginally ahead of the 7.72 billion euro estimate from LSEG. The bank achieved a year-on-year reduction in operating expenses and provisions, contributing to an improved cost/income ratio. However, revenues in the Corporate Bank segment declined compared with the same period in 2024, reflecting slower client activity in trade finance and cash management.

Deutsche Bank’s Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio was 14.2% at December 31, down slightly from 14.5% in the prior quarter but up from 13.8% a year earlier. The bank maintained a leverage ratio above 5%, underscoring its commitment to preserving a conservative balance sheet and satisfying global regulatory requirements despite higher capital distributions to shareholders during the year.

On January 28, Frankfurt prosecutors and the Federal Criminal Police Office conducted searches at Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt and Berlin as part of a money-laundering investigation into certain client relationships. Shares fell as much as 3.6% intraday and remained down 3.4% by early afternoon trading in Frankfurt. Deutsche Bank confirmed full cooperation with authorities while emphasizing ongoing investments in compliance and internal controls under CEO Christian Sewing’s turnaround strategy.