Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A.

BBVA Financial Banks Diversified

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $41.8 billion, up 8.82% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+18.1%
EPS
+29.8%
Free cash flow
−91.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

25.35 0.20 −0.78%
Market cap
$139.2B
P/E
10.9×
Fwd P/E
7.7×
Dividend yield
4.37%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) Return on equity

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Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 18.1%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.51% (fiscal 2020) to 17.4% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Banks Diversified industry median of 11.0% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 17.0% (0.47)
FY2024 17.4% 2.10
FY2023 15.3% 2.77
FY2022 12.6% 2.98
FY2021 9.59% 7.08
FY2020 2.51% (3.84)
FY2019 6.35% (3.90)
FY2018 10.3% 3.71
FY2017 6.54% 0.28
FY2016 6.26% 1.75

Against its own ten years

Low 2.51% High 17.4%
Ten-year median 9.59%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
BBVA Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. 18.1%
BNY BNY compare 15.9%
SAN Banco Santander, S.A. compare 14.2%
UBS UBS Group AG compare 10.9%
MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. compare 10.1%
SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc compare 9.85%
C Citigroup Inc. compare 9.40%
BCS Barclays PLC compare 9.11%
ING ING Group, N.V. compare 0.00%
Banks Diversified industry median 11.0%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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