Intesa Sanpaolo stock reports stronger H1 profit and MPS progress
Published on 09/25/2026 at 11:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Intesa Sanpaolo stock stood at EUR 6.79 on Borsa Italiana on September 25, 2026, up 0.94 percent and 2.2 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 6.94. The bank's H1 profit growth and regulatory progress on its MPS offer give investors two concrete measures of the current setup.
IVASS clears another MPS step
On September 16, 2026, Intesa Sanpaolo announced that it had received prior authorization from IVASS for indirect qualified holdings in Assicurazioni Generali, AXA MPS Assicurazioni Vita and AXA MPS Assicurazioni Danni. The approval relates to the voluntary public tender and exchange offer for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, while the Italian Competition Authority also opened an investigation, according to Intesa Sanpaolo.
The authorization is conditional on the broader MPS transaction progressing, so it removes one regulatory hurdle rather than completing the offer. The company also stated that the offer covered a maximum of 3,037,397,735 MPS shares as of the filing date.
H1 profit reaches EUR 5.6 billion
Intesa Sanpaolo reported EUR 5.6 billion of net income in H1 2026, compared with EUR 5.2 billion in H1 2025. That EUR 0.4 billion increase marks a 7.7 percent year-over-year gain, according to Morningstar DBRS.
Credit metrics add a second layer to the earnings comparison. The fully loaded CET1 ratio was 13.1 percent at the end of June 2026, while the cost-to-income ratio improved to 35.9 percent from 38.1 percent a year earlier, and loan loss provisions fell 15.2 percent year over year.
Stock remains near yearly high
The September 25 price of EUR 6.79 leaves the shares EUR 0.15 below the 52-week high and EUR 1.98 above the 52-week low of EUR 4.81. Market capitalization stood at EUR 119,836,992,616 on the same date, giving the profit increase and MPS authorization a market value context.
Intesa Sanpaolo operates as a financial services group with banking, asset management and insurance activities. Its primary listing is Borsa Italiana under ticker ISP, and the reference price is denominated in EUR.
Intesa Sanpaolo stock facts
- Company: Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
- Ticker: ISP
- Trading venue: Borsa Italiana
- Price as of September 25, 2026: EUR 6.79
- Market capitalization: EUR 119,836,992,616 as of September 25, 2026
- 52-week range: EUR 4.81-6.94 as of September 25, 2026
- Sector / Industry: Financial Services / Banks
