Helvetia Baloise rises on strong 2025 results, mid-term dividend targets

Helvetia Baloise Holding AG

15/04/2026 08:22

** Shares in Helvetia Baloise HBANC.S rise 3.5% after the Swiss insurance group reported strong full-year results and issued new 2028 targets

** In 2025, the company achieved underlying earnings of CHF 633.4 million ($811.0 million), up 19.8% compared to 2024

** Helvetia Baloise aims at higher dividend payout of more than CHF 2.8 billion cumulative from 2026 to 2028 and annual underlying earnings per share growth of 10-12%

** The group "clearly wants to establish itself as an attractive new dividend play in the Swiss insurance industry," Vontobel says

** Full-year 2025 results show an overall positive development, ZKB says

** The company reported solid pro-forma underlying earnings, with stronger growth and dividend outlook, JP Morgan says

** "We think this is a solid set of results and expect the shares to outperform," JPM says

($1 = 0.7810 Swiss francs)

 (Reporting by Amir Orusov)

 ((Amir.orusov@thomsonreuters.com))