5.8.2026 08:00:06 CEST | Føroya Banki | Half Year financial report

Company announcement no. 8/2026

“The Group successfully carried the positive Q1 momentum into the second quarter, reporting a satisfactory net profit of DKK 125m for the six-month period. The total business volume grew by 2% in the quarter, driven by positive developments in both the Faroese and the Greenlandic markets. Growing customer demand for investment solutions was reflected, among other things, in an increase in our total assets under management. In the second quarter, the financial results were also positively supported by a satisfactory return on the investment portfolio. In-come exceeded expectations, while expenses remained under pressure. We note with satisfac-tion that our customers are financially robust with strong credit quality, as reflected in persis-tently low levels of impairment charges. We expect our business to continue its stable, positive development in the second half-year, and we reiterate our financial guidance for the full year,” says CEO Turið F. Arge.

Highlights of Føroya Banki’s interim report for H1 2026:

DKKm H1 2026 H1 2025 Index Q2 2026 Q1 2026 Index Q4 2025 Q3 2025 Q2 2025
Net interest income 159 160 99 81 78 105 79 77 84
Net fee and commission income 45 39 116 23 23 100 24 21 19
Net insurance income 28 42 65 11 16 68 20 14 27
Other operating income  24 37 65 13 11 115 10 11 24
Operating income25627992128128100132123154
Operating costs 145 137 106 73 72 102 70 73 68
Profit before impairment charges11114278555697635086
Impairment charges, net 2 7 35 3 -1 -444 -2 -9 2
Operating profit10913580525791655884
Investment portfolio earnings 46 55 84 34 13 264 20 22 30
Profit before tax1551908185701228580115
Tax 30 36 82 16 14 114 15 17 21
Net profit125154816956124716493
Loans and advances 9.788 9.695 101 9.788 9.774 100 9.670 9.598 9.695
Deposits and other debt 11.393 10.383 110 11.393 11.096 103 10.948 10.803 10.383
Mortgage credit 3.015 2.909 104 3.015 3.095 97 2.824 2.789 2.909
Equity 1.939 1.881 103 1.939 1.870 104 2.015 1.945 1.881
Total capital ratio, incl MREL capital, % 40,2 35,940,2 40,236,3 36,6 35,9
CET 1 capital, % 25,6 22,725,6 25,523,3 23,1 22,7
ROE, % 12,7 15,614,6 11,514,3 13,3 20,3
Liquitidy Coverage Ratio (LCR), % 273,5 259,7273,5 322,4306,4 294,5 259,7
Operating cost/income, % 57 4957 5653 59 44
Number of FTE, end of period 201 199 101 201 207 97 201 202 199

Business developments
Overall, the second quarter was characterised by generally satisfactory business volume growth, reflected in a 3% increase in deposits, a stable level of lending and a 3% decline in mortgage broking services compared to Q1 2026. Net insurance income from the Group’s non-life insurance business was satisfactory despite a 35% decrease compared to the year-earlier period, when the Group reported an extraordinarily strong result. In the investment area, the Group reported an 8% increase in assets under management in the second quarter, driven by a high level of activity and general price appreciation. The total business volume grew by 2% dur-ing Q2 2026.

Capital ratios
At 30 June 2026, the Group’s CET 1 capital ratio was 25.6%, against 23.3% at 31 December 2025. The total capital ratio including MREL was 40.2% at 30 June 2026, against 36.3% at 31 December 2025. The net profit of DKK 125m for H1 2026 is not included in the calculation of capital ratios. 

Guidance for 2026
The Group announced its guidance for 2026 on 28 January. At the end of H1 2026, the net profit for the Group was in the upper part of the guided range, but the guidance for the year is maintained at a net profit in the DKK 195-235m range. The guidance is subject to uncertainty related to developments in interest rates, returns on the investment portfolio, impairment charges, insurance performance and geopolitical factors.

Føroya Banki has banking activities in Greenland and the Faroe Islands and insurance activi-ties in the Faroe Islands. Founded in the Faroe Islands 120 years ago, the Group has total as-sets of DKK 15.4bn and 201 employees. The Bank is subject to the supervision of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen.

Further details are available in the H1 2026 interim report.

For further information, please call:
Rúna N. Rasmussen, Investor Relations, tel. (+298) 230 478

Attachments

  • Interim Report H1 2026.pdf
  • Q2 2026_Investor Presentation.pdf

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