• Erste Group’s nine-month 2026 net profit attributable to shareholders rose 21% year over year to EUR 3.1 billion.
• Net interest income climbed 43% year over year to EUR 8.26 billion, while net fee and commission income increased 24% to EUR 2.9 billion.
• Impairment charges more than doubled year over year to EUR 753 million, including EUR 302 million from initial Polish portfolio consolidation.
• The cost/income ratio improved year over year to 44%, with operating income growing faster than expenses.
• A voluntary takeover bid to increase the stake in Erste Bank Polska will launch in early November.

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