Danske Bank at record high after slight Q3 beat, guidance revised to upper end

Danske Bank A/S

31/10/2025 09:17

** Shares in Danske Bank DANSKE.CO rise 3% as Denmark's biggest lender posts Q3 net profit slightly above expectations and specifies 2025 outlook

** Q3 net profit came in at DKK 5.52 billion ($862.11 million), beating the 5.42 billion estimate seen in a company-provided poll

** Guidance for 2025 was specified as a profit after tax in the higher end of the previously announced DKK 21-23 billion range

** Jyske Bank says the group's net interest income was 1% better than expected, supported by lending growth and the bank's hedge in the form of the hold-to-collect portfolio

** The brokerage adds the bank has recently been able to demonstrate accelerated commercial momentum with reasonable cost control and a strong capital base, required to achieve its ambitious financial targets for 2026

** With share price at 288 Danish crowns, the stock hits record high

($1 = 6.4029 Danish crowns)

 (Reporting by Jagoda Darlak)

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