BB/Tobias: looking towards 2026 we can aim for a RoE around 15%

By André Marinho and Altamiro Silva Junior São Paulo, 12/02/2026 - The Vice President of Financial Management and Investor Relations of Banco do Brasil, Geovanne Tobias, said that the bank's return in 2026 may be around 15%. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the indicator was 12.4%. In a press conference, Tobias stated that he is "cautiously optimistic" regarding profitability and that the public bank aims for a RoE in the "mid teens", that is, around 15%. "It could be 14%, 16%... it will depend on how quickly the producers who extended their debts recover, on our improvement in collection efficiency, in the halting of judicial recoveries," he cited. The president of Banco do Brasil, Tarciana Medeiros, said the goal is to deliver increasing equity return (ROE, in English). If in 2026 it should be in the range of 15%, for 2027 it may rise further. "This will happen with discipline in the ...