Annual profits to top forecasts at Commerzbank

(Sharecast News) - Germany's Commerzbank posted above-forecast earnings on Tuesday, and confirmed plans to return more than €500m to shareholders.

In a brief update ahead of it publishing full-year numbers on Wednesday, the lender said net profits in 2025 had come in at €2.63bn. That was down on 2024's €2.68bn, but was better than consensus expectations of €2.54bn.

Once restructuring charges were stripped out, net income rose around 13% to €3bn, the lender added.

The bank also confirmed plans to launch a €540m share buyback later this week, alongside an improved dividend. It is proposing a final dividend of €1.10 per share, up from €0.65 in 2024.

Bettina Orlopp, chief executive, said: "2025 marked an outstanding year of success for Commerzbank, and we are committed to sharing this achievement with our investments.

"In total, we are returning €2.7bn in capital, which is even slightly more than we had committed to deliver."

The total figure includes an earlier €1bn share buyback which completed in December 2025.

As at 1315 GMT, the Frankfurt-listed stock was up 2%.