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Itau Unibanco Q1 2025 Earnings Report

Itaú Unibanco reported solid financial results with higher revenues and profitability in Q1 2025.

Key Takeaways

The bank posted R$44.5B in revenue and R$11.1B in net income, supported by growth in financial margins and improved efficiency.

Recurring managerial net income reached R$11.1B, up from R$9.8B in Q1 2024.

Operating revenues increased to R$44.5B, driven by a stronger financial margin with clients.

Efficiency ratio improved to 38.1%, reflecting better cost management.

Cost of credit rose to R$9.0B, reflecting higher loss provisions and lower recoveries.

Total Revenue
R$44.2B
Previous year: R$40.7B
+8.6%
EPS
R$1.09
Previous year: R$1.3
-16.0%
Recurring Managerial ROE
22.5%
Previous year: 21.9%
+2.7%
Efficiency Ratio
38.1%
Previous year: 39.8%
-4.3%
Cost of Credit
R$9B
Previous year: R$8.8B
+2.3%

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Forward Guidance

Itaú reaffirmed its 2025 guidance across all metrics, projecting balanced growth in credit and revenue streams.

Positive Outlook

  • Total credit portfolio expected to grow between 4.5% and 8.5%
  • Financial margin with clients projected between 27.0% and 29.0%
  • Stable financial margin with market guided at 4.0% to 7.0% growth
  • Commissions and insurance operations expected between R$34.5B and R$38.5B
  • Cost of credit guidance between 5.5% and 8.5% growth

Challenges Ahead

  • Effective tax rate remains high at 7.5% to 11.5% expected growth
  • Guidance implies modest growth in financial margin with the market
  • Persistently elevated cost of credit may pressure bottom line
  • Flat revenue from insurance operations in Q1 may signal slower growth
  • Slight decline in recoveries of written-off loans could impact credit cost efficiency