[6-K] UBS AG Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
UBS Group delivered a strong first quarter of 2026, with total revenues of $14.243bn, up 13% year on year, and net profit attributable to shareholders of $3.040bn, up 80%.
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UBS Group delivered a strong first quarter of 2026, with total revenues of $14.243bn, up 13% year on year, and net profit attributable to shareholders of $3.040bn, up 80%. Diluted earnings per share rose to $0.94, and the reported cost / income ratio improved to 72.5%.
Profit growth was broad-based: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank all increased pre-tax profit, helped by higher fee income, stronger markets and higher client activity. Underlying pre-tax profit reached $3.99bn, with an underlying cost / income ratio of 70.2%.
Integration of Credit Suisse is advancing, with cumulative gross cost savings of $11.5bn toward a $13.5bn 2026 ambition. UBS highlights upcoming Swiss regulatory changes that could require about $37bn of additional CET1 capital over time, but the Group CET1 ratio is currently a solid 14.7%. UBS also paid a $1.10 dividend per share and repurchased $0.9bn of shares in the quarter.
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UBS posts strong Q1 profits while flagging sizable future capital needs.
UBS Group grew Q1 2026 revenues to $14.243bn and lifted net profit to $3.040bn, nearly doubling year on year. Profitability improved across divisions, with the Group cost / income ratio down to 72.5% and underlying return on CET1 capital at 17.0%.
Credit Suisse integration remains central. UBS has achieved $11.5bn in cumulative gross cost savings versus the 2022 combined cost base and still targets an annualized exit rate of about $13.5bn by end-2026. Non-core and Legacy risk-weighted assets have been reduced by 67% since Q2 2023, meeting the $4bn year-end 2026 credit and market risk RWA ambition early.
Regulatory changes are the main counterweight. Swiss proposals and post‑acquisition effects together imply around $37bn of additional CET1 capital versus UBS AG standalone and Group estimates, on top of current requirements. Even so, the Group CET1 ratio is 14.7% on $73.3bn of CET1 capital, and UBS continues capital returns, including a $1.10 per-share dividend and a targeted $3bn buyback by July 2026.
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