Among the European banks considered, UBS Group AG had the highest return on equity (RoE) as of the third quarter of 2020. Return on equity is an important measure of a bank or country’s banking sector's profitability. ROE is calculated by taking the amount of net income returned as a percentage of the shareholders equity. Return on Equity looks at how well a bank’s (or company’s) management is using its assets to create profits. The figures included in this statistic use the trailing twelve month income against the shareholders equity.
On a country level, Germany has continued to see poor profitability in its banking sector with returns on equity remaining below one percent.
Return on equity (RoE) of Europe's largest banks as of September 2020
Return on equity is understood as the trailing twelve month net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. It is a measure of the profitability on investment.
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MacroTrends. (May 17, 2021). Return on equity (RoE) of Europe's largest banks as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090198/europe-leading-banks-ranked-by-return-on-equity/
MacroTrends. "Return on equity (RoE) of Europe's largest banks as of September 2020." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090198/europe-leading-banks-ranked-by-return-on-equity/
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