S&P: OTP Group Ranks Among Europe’s Best-Performing Banks for Second Year Running

17/ 07/ 2025

Budapest, July 11, 2025 — S&P Global Market Intelligence has released its latest ranking of Europe’s best-performing banks, with OTP Group earning a prestigious second-place position for 2025. This recognition reaffirms OTP’s status as one of the continent’s top financial institutions. Building on its first place ranking in 2024, OTP Group has once again demonstrated financial strength and strategic execution, maintaining a leading position among Europe’s 50 largest publicly traded banks. OTP Group’s continued recognition by S&P Global Market Intelligence reflects our unwavering commitment to sustainable growth, customer-centric services, and financial stability, said Péter Csányi, CEO of OTP Bank Hungary, in response to the 2025 ranking. With a presence in 11 countries, our banking group remains focused on delivering secure, innovative, and customer-centric financial services, while actively supporting the sustainable economic development of the Central and Eastern European region.” S&P Global Market Intelligence annual ranking evaluates Europe’s 50 largest publicly traded banks. The ranking is based on a composite score derived from key financial metrics, such as: return on average equity, net interest margin, noninterest income to average assets, cost-to-income ratio, problem loan ratio, net stable funding ratio, and CET1 ratio. More info: link About OTP Group OTP Group is one of the fastest growing and one of the leading banking groups in the Central and Eastern European region, with outstanding profitability and a stable capital and liquidity position. With nearly 40,000 employees in 11 countries of the CEE and Central Asian region, the Group provides universal financial services to 17 million customers. As the most active consolidator in the banking sector of the Central and Eastern European region, the Group has successfully acquired and integrated 25 banks since the early 2000s. OTP Group is headquartered in Hungary and has a diversified and transparent ownership structure. The Banking Group has been listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange since 1995.

Building on its first place ranking in 2024, OTP Group has once again demonstrated financial strength and strategic execution, maintaining a leading position among Europe’s 50 largest publicly traded banks.

“OTP Group’s continued recognition by S&P Global Market Intelligence reflects our unwavering commitment to sustainable growth, customer-centric services, and financial stability,” said Péter Csányi, CEO of OTP Bank Hungary, in response to the 2025 ranking. “With a presence in 11 countries, our banking group remains focused on delivering secure, innovative, and customer-centric financial services, while actively supporting the sustainable economic development of the Central and Eastern European region.”

S&P Global Market Intelligence annual ranking evaluates Europe’s 50 largest publicly traded banks. The ranking is based on a composite score derived from key financial metrics, such as: return on average equity, net interest margin, noninterest income to average assets, cost-to-income ratio, problem loan ratio, net stable funding ratio, and CET1 ratio.

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About OTP Group

OTP Group is one of the fastest growing and one of the leading banking groups in the Central and Eastern European region, with outstanding profitability and a stable capital and liquidity position. With nearly 40,000 employees in 11 countries of the CEE and Central Asian region, the Group provides universal financial services to 17 million customers. As the most active consolidator in the banking sector of the Central and Eastern European region, the Group has successfully acquired and integrated 25 banks since the early 2000s. OTP Group is headquartered in Hungary and has a diversified and transparent ownership structure. The Banking Group has been listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange since 1995.