KBC Group raises guidance and plans EUR 1 dividend per KBC Group stock

Published on 10/14/2026 at 10:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

KBC Group lifts 2026 guidance to EUR 7.05 billion. KBC Group stock costs EUR 120.73 on October 14, 2026, 0.59 percent below Xetra close.

Guidance and half-year profit

KBC Group raised 2026 net interest income guidance to EUR 7.05 billion on September 30, 2026.
First-half 2026 net profit reached EUR 1.709 billion, up 9.00 percent year over year.
KBC Group stock traded at EUR 120.73 at 9:47 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, 0.59 percent below the Xetra close of October 9, 2026.

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KBC Group (ISIN BE0003565737) was trading at EUR 120.73 at Lang & Schwarz at 9:47 a.m. CEST on October 14, 2026, down 0.59 percent versus the Xetra close of October 9, 2026 at EUR 121.45. On September 30, 2026, KBC Group raised its 2026 net interest income guidance to EUR 7.05 billion from at least EUR 6.725 billion and lifted total income guidance to 11.00 percent year over year from at least 9.90 percent.

Profit supports the higher guidance

The guidance change followed second-quarter 2026 net profit of EUR 1.152 billion, according to KBC Group. First-half 2026 net profit reached EUR 1.709 billion, up 9.00 percent from the year-earlier period. Net interest income rose 20.00 percent year over year in the second quarter, while the net interest margin reached 2.23 percent.

The operating picture also contained a measurable efficiency improvement. The first-half 2026 cost-to-income ratio was 43.00 percent, compared with 46.00 percent for full-year 2025, while the ratio excluding bank and insurance taxes was 40.00 percent versus 41.00 percent.

What comes next for KBC Group?

The company said it will pay an interim dividend of EUR 1.00 per share in November 2026. It also reported a fully loaded common equity ratio of 14.40 percent at the end of June 2026 and completed a second significant risk-transfer transaction covering a EUR 1.25 billion corporate loan portfolio.

Dates investors can track

Yahoo Finance lists November 12, 2026 as the next earnings date. KBC Group also plans a topical event on February 11, 2027 alongside its fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results, according to KBC Group.

Stock remains below the Xetra close

The euro quotation was below the previous Xetra reference in the morning session, while the higher income guidance and interim dividend provide concrete markers for the next results cycle. KBC Group stock was trading at EUR 120.73 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026 at 9:47 a.m. CEST, 0.59 percent below the Xetra close of October 9, 2026 at EUR 121.45. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of KBC Group stock.