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UBS Group AG · UBS · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
UBS posts strong Q4 while reaffirming 2026 targets
UBS enters 2026 with strong earnings momentum, progress on Credit Suisse integration and continued wealth-management inflows. The outlook depends on converting cost savings and growth initiatives while managing capital, regulatory, adviser-attrition and macro risks.
Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services
$146.01B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.37
Consensus $0.25
EPS surprise
+48.0%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$12.20B
Consensus $11.71B
Revenue surprise
+4.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-5.9%
Event window
SPY move
-0.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
-5.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.2×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-12.5%
Up to 20 sessions
UBSSPY benchmark
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Why did UBS fall 5.9% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in UBS's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for UBS after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Management highlighted underlying pretax profit growth, Q4 gross cost savings, continued Credit Suisse integration and strong full-year Global Wealth Management net new assets. It maintained its 2026 targets and added emphasis on AI, tokenisation, capital management and the U.S. national-charter process.
Guidance delta
Guidance was maintained. Management reaffirmed its 2026 targets for underlying return on CET1 of about 15% and a cost-income ratio below 70%.
Key takeaways
- Underlying pretax profit rose 62% year over year to $2.9 billion, while reported net profit was $1.2 billion.
- Global Wealth Management generated $101 billion of full-year net new assets; management targets more than $200 billion by 2028.
- The bank delivered $700 million of gross cost savings in Q4 and is targeting $13.5 billion of total savings by 2026.
- Management outlined continued AI and tokenisation investment, a planned $3 billion 2026 share buyback and pursuit of a U.S. national charter.
Management priorities
- Complete the final Swiss Booking Center client migration by the end of Q1 2026.
- Reach a cost-income ratio below 70% and underlying return on CET1 of about 15% by year-end 2026.
- Grow net new assets, with a 2026 objective of $125 billion and a 2028 objective above $200 billion.
- Scale AI and tokenisation initiatives and broaden the U.S. banking platform through a national charter.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$47.69Current
$19.24Low
$23.57Average
$34High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Underweight | Upgrade | Apr 20, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Mar 8, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Oct 16, 2023 |
| Oddo Securities | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 19, 2021 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Kepler Cheuvreux | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 10, 2019 |
| DZ Bank | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Aug 21, 2019 |
| Societe Generale | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jul 24, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 10, 2017 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Underweight | Upgrade | Dec 12, 2016 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Underperform | Upgrade | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Underperform | Upgrade | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Bernstein | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 12, 2016 |
| UBS | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Feb 17, 2016 |
| J. Safra Sarasin | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Mediobanca Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Rafferty Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 6, 2014 |
| Rafferty | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 6, 2014 |
| MainFirst Bank AG | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Nov 5, 2013 |
| MainFirst | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Bankhaus Lampe | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Rochdale Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 1, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $47.69. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Securities | Antonio Reale | $34 | $30.3 | -28.7% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Benjamin Goy | $24.59 | $20.37 | -48.4% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Berenberg Bank | Eoin Mullany | $23.52 | $20.53 | -50.7% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | Amit Goel | $21.38 | $20.4 | -55.2% | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Magdalena Stoklosa | $22.45 | $17.15 | -52.9% | Nov 29, 2021 |
| DZ BANK AG | Markus Mischker | $19.24 | $17.96 | -59.6% | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Societe Generale | Andrew T Lim | $19.78 | $16.14 | -58.5% | Sep 27, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationUBS Group AG, a financial services giant headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, since its founding in 1862 (and known as UBS AG until its name change in December 2014), delivers a comprehensive range of financial advice and solutions to a global clientele of private individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm structures its operations across four primary business segments: The Global Wealth Management division caters specifically to affluent and ultra-high-net-worth clients. It provides sophisticated investment guidance, various lending products, including mortgages and securities-based loans, and extensive planning services encompassing estate and wealth management, philanthropy, corporate and banking services, and family advisory. Through its Personal & Corporate Banking arm, UBS supports individual clients with essential banking services like deposits, cards, and digital platforms, alongside financing, investment opportunities, and retirement solutions.…
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-01T02:40:44.341341+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-11-01T02:40:44.338650+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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