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DBS Group Holdings (DE:DEVL)
FRANKFURT:DEVL
Germany Market
EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report

DBS Group Holdings (DEVL) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

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DE:DEVL Q2 2026 EPS Results

Actual EPS€0.74
Consensus EPS€0.69
Beat/MissBeat by +€0.05
One Year Ago EPS€0.67

DE:DEVL Q2 2026 Revenue Results

Actual Revenue€12.77B
Expected Revenue€4.06B
Beat/MissBeat by +€8.70B
YoY Revenue Growth-2.76%

Earnings Announcement Details

QuarterQ2 2026
Date08/05/2026
TimeAfter Close
Conference CallWednesday, August 5, 2026
DE:DEVL Upcoming Earnings
DBS Group Holdings's next earnings date is estimated for November 5, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio

DE:DEVL Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Q2 2026
Earnings Call Date:Aug 05, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call emphasized a strong set of record results driven by substantial growth in fee-based and customer-driven non-interest income (notably wealth management and treasury sales), robust asset quality, healthy liquidity and solid returns on equity. These positives offset ongoing headwinds from lower interest rates that pressured net interest income, a modest dip in capital ratios (partly due to capital returns), and moderate cost and provisioning dynamics. Management highlighted strategic initiatives (AI, securitization, tokenization, RMB clearing) and maintained disciplined cost and capital stances while acknowledging macro and geopolitical uncertainties.
Company Guidance
DBS guided that total income for 2026 should exceed last year’s level, with management not expecting any further rate hikes and assuming SORA will average around 1.2 for the rest of the year (no US hikes expected); deposit growth is expected to be in the high single digits and loan growth should be healthy though timing‑dependent. They raised commercial‑book non‑interest income growth to the mid‑teens, expect to narrow the H1 NII gap as rates bottom out (H1 NII was down ~3%), will continue hedging and trading to capture market volatility, and target a cost‑to‑income ratio in the low‑40s. Provisioning is guided with specific provisions in the 17–20 bps range, supported by a $2.4bn general‑provision overlay; relevant reported metrics from the results include Q2 net profit $3.08bn (up 9%), H1 net profit $6.01bn (up 5%), H1 total income $12.0bn, CET1 16.6% (14.6% fully phased‑in), leverage 5.8%, LCR 142%, NSFR 113%, deposits SGD638bn, gross loans SGD475bn, wealth AUM $516bn and Q2 net new money $11bn (annualized dividend assumption of $0.81/quarter implies a 4.4% yield).
Record Quarterly and Half-Year Profit
Net profit for Q2 rose 9% year-on-year to a record $3.08 billion; first-half net profit grew 5% to a record $6.01 billion.
Total Income Milestone and Growth
Quarterly total income crossed $6.0 billion for the first time, up 6% year-on-year; first-half total income rose 3% to a record $12.0 billion.
Strong Returns on Equity
Return on equity was 17.9% and return on tangible equity was 19.6%, signaling high profitability and capital efficiency.
Fee and Customer-Driven Non-Interest Income Surge
Net fee income rose ~25% year-on-year to $1.46 billion (gross fee income +22% to $1.70 billion); customer-driven non-interest income increased 27% to $2.14 billion, driven by wealth and treasury customer sales.
Wealth Management Outperformance
Wealth management fees jumped 42% year-on-year; wealth segment total income rose 26% to a record $1.71 billion; wealth AUM reached a record $516 billion (up 17% YoY) with $11 billion net new money in the quarter.
Robust Markets and Treasury Performance
Markets trading income strengthened 12% year-on-year to $469 million (up 21% quarter-on-quarter), and commercial-book other non-interest income rose 30% to $681 million driven by record treasury customer sales ($678 million, +33% YoY).
Resilient Asset Quality and Allowance Coverage
NPL ratio remained stable at 1.0%; specific allowances were $188 million (16 bps of loans), below historical cycle averages; total allowance reserves stood at $6.20 billion with allowance coverage 130% (196% including collateral) and a general provisions overlay of $2.4 billion.
Strong Liquidity and Capital Metrics
Liquidity coverage ratio was 142% and NSFR 113%, both comfortably above regulatory minima; reported CET1 was 16.6% (transitional) and leverage ratio 5.8% above regulatory minimums.
Operational and Strategic Firsts
Completed the bank's first synthetic securitization (SRT), tokenized physical gold product launch, and appointment as a RMB clearing bank — strategic initiatives that support capital recycling, product innovation and RMB transaction flows.
Cost Discipline and Efficiency
Expenses rose modestly (Q2 up 3% to $2.35 billion) while cost-to-income improved to 39%, reflecting tight expense management despite higher staff costs.

DE:DEVL Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Nov 05, 2026
2026 (Q3)
0.69 / -
0.705
2026 (Q2)
0.69 / 0.74
0.6759.07% (+0.06)
2026 (Q1)
0.68 / 0.71
0.6942.16% (+0.01)
2025 (Q4)
0.60 / 0.57
0.612-7.67% (-0.05)
2025 (Q3)
0.65 / 0.70
0.719-2.08% (-0.01)
2025 (Q2)
0.66 / 0.67
0.6671.12% (<+0.01)
2025 (Q1)
0.68 / 0.69
0.777-10.68% (-0.08)
2024 (Q4)
0.63 / 0.61
0.5648.43% (+0.05)
Nov 06, 2024
2024 (Q3)
0.67 / 0.72
0.62215.75% (+0.10)
2024 (Q2)
0.65 / 0.67
0.6453.48% (+0.02)
The table shows recent earnings report dates and whether the forecast was beat or missed. See the change in forecast and EPS from the previous year.
Beat
Missed