
Key Points
- Italy’s second-largest lender UniCredit on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter profit beat, raising shareholder returns amid market focus on the bank’s M&A overtures.
- The bank upped its cash dividend pay-out guidance to 50% of net profit in 2025, from 40% in 2024.
- CEO Andrea Orcel said UniCredit was progressing onto the next phase of its strategy and will “accelerate our growth, aspiring to further widen the gap with our competitors.”