AIB has announced a €1bn share buyback, after reporting profits for last year of €2.139bn. Total income decreased to €4.5bn in 2025, from €4.9bn a year earlier, primarily driven by lower interest rates, AIB said. However, customer deposits increased 7pc to €117.2bn, total lending reached €72.3bn and new lending amounted to €14.7bn, of which 43pc was green, the bank said. The share buyback combined with cash dividends means shareholders will get a total distribution of €2.25bn for the year, more than the entire profit for the year, at a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty. The AIB results show Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1), a standard measure of a bank’s capital, was 16.2pc at the end of December, far above its regulatory requirements.

Source: Irish Independent March 04, 2026 21:11 UTC