Earnings Release • Jul 11, 2025
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Second quarter 2025

Kjerstin R. Braathen (CEO)


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2 Ranked by Boost.ai.

Solid result with high and increasing activity across customer segments and product areas.
Net interest income down 1.6 per cent from 1Q25 (up 2.1 from 2Q24) Profitable loan growth in all customer segments, accelerated in latter part of quarter. Strong deposit growth in personal customer segment.
Net commissions and fees up 27.1 per cent from 2Q24 Strong results across product areas, particularly within asset management and investment banking. Solid and well-diversified fee platform.
Robust and well-diversified portfolio across industries and geographies 99.3 per cent of portfolio in stages 1 and 2. Impairment provisions of NOK 677 million in the quarter.
Share buy-back programme of 1.0 per cent initiated. Earnings per share of NOK 6.79 in 2Q25 (year to date NOK 13.83, up NOK 0.52 from 1H24).

Sources: DNB Carnegie, Statistics Norway, NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration).


3 Restated from 2024 to include DNB Asset mgmt. and adv./distrib. services via DNB Bank ASA, and as of 2025, incl. Carnegie Fonder, Holberg and DNB Carnegie PB.


1 Total net interest income relative to average loans and deposits in the customer segments.
2 The principles relating to calculation of margins on short-term deposits were revised in 2Q24 – adjusted for this change, combined spreads were stable from 1Q24.



1 The closed defined-benefit pension scheme is partly hedged and recognised in financial instruments.
| Impairment of financial instruments by customer segment NOK million |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Q25 | 1Q25 | 2Q24 | ||||||
| Total | (677) | (410) | (560) | |||||
| Of which: | ||||||||
| Personal customers - Stages 1 and 2 - Stage 3 |
22 (34) |
(33) (30) |
20 (101) |
|||||
| Corporate customers Norway | ||||||||
| - Stages 1 and 2 | 21 | 40 | (20) | |||||
| - Stage 3 | (224) | (159) | (460) | |||||
| Large corporates and international customers | ||||||||
| - Stages 1 and 2 | (164) | (189) | (3) | |||||
| - Stage 3 | (298) | (36) | (16) |

1 On- and off-balance sheet items, net of accumulated impairment provisions.

1 Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority's (FSA's) current expectation: 16.5 per cent.
2 FSA's current requirement: 15.2 per cent.

| NOK million | 2Q25 | 1Q25 | 2Q24 | Change from 1Q25 |
Change from 2Q24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income | 16 152 | 16 410 | 15 817 | (258) | 335 |
| Other operating income | 6 339 | 5 503 | 5 756 | 836 | 583 |
| Total income | 22 491 | 21 913 | 21 572 | 578 | 918 |
| Operating expenses | (8 725) | (7 907) | (7 505) | (818) | (1 220) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment | 13 766 | 14 006 | 14 067 | (240) | (301) |
| Impairment of loans and guarantees and gains on assets | (674) | (392) | (562) | (283) | (112) |
| Pre-tax operating profit | 13 091 | 13 614 | 13 504 | (523) | (413) |
| Tax expense | (2 618) | (2 723) | (2 701) | 105 | 83 |
| Profit from operations held for sale, after taxes | (31) | (43) | (37) | 12 | 6 |
| Profit for the period | 10 442 | 10 849 | 10 766 | (407) | (324) |
| Portion attributable to shareholders | 10 049 | 10 434 | 10 271 | (385) | (222) |
| NOK million | 2Q25 | 1Q25 | 2Q24 | Change from 1Q25 |
Change from 2Q24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net commissions and fees | 4 370 | 3 500 | 3 439 | 870 | 931 |
| Customer revenues in DNB Carnegie | 898 | 786 | 851 | 112 | 47 |
| Trading revenues in DNB Carnegie | 189 | 212 | 225 | (23) | (36) |
| Hedging of defined-benefit pension scheme | 118 | (8) | 39 | 126 | 78 |
| Credit spreads on bonds | 17 | (7) | 57 | 24 | (40) |
| Credit spreads on fixed-rate loans | 3 | 16 | 110 | (13) | (107) |
| CVA/DVA/FVA | (60) | 39 | 42 | (99) | (102) |
| Other mark-to-market adjustments | (327) | 406 | 55 | (733) | (381) |
| Basis swaps | (97) | 209 | (290) | (306) | 192 |
| Exchange rate effects related to additional Tier 1 capital | (222) | (459) | (79) | 237 | (142) |
| Net gains on financial instruments at fair value | 519 | 1 193 | 1 010 | (674) | (491) |
| Net life insurance result | 357 | 280 | 433 | 77 | (76) |
| Profit from investments accounted for by the equity method | 394 | 27 | 258 | 367 | 136 |
| Other | 699 | 503 | 615 | 196 | 84 |
| Net other operating income, total | 6 339 | 5 503 | 5 756 | 836 | 583 |
The statements contained in this presentation may include forward-looking statements, such as statements of future expectations. These statements are based on the management's current views and assumptions and involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
Although DNB believes that the expectations implied in any such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those set out or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: (i) general economic conditions, (ii) performance of financial markets, including market volatility and liquidity, (iii) the extent of credit defaults, (iv) interest rate levels, (v) currency exchange rates, (vi) changes in the competitive climate, (vii) changes in laws and regulations, (viii) changes in the policies of central banks and/or foreign governments, or supranational entities.
DNB assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
This presentation contains alternative performance measures, or non-IFRS financial measures. Definitions and calculations are presented on ir.dnb.no.


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